Patents by Inventor Walter R. Binns

Walter R. Binns has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Paper basis weight detector
    Patent number: 5118940
    Abstract: Apparatus for continuously determining the basis weight of paper simultaneously at multiple points across the full width of a substrate. The apparatus includes a radioactive source which extends across one side of the web of paper. A detector array, on the opposite side of the substrate, detects the emission from the source. The array includes scintillating fibers and multi- or single-anode photomultipliers which may be connected by a scintillating or non-scintillating fiber optic elements to the photomultiplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Assignee: Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Davis, Walter R. Binns, Joseph Klarmann, John W. Epstein