Patents by Inventor Wayne J. Arsenault

Wayne J. Arsenault 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).

  • Door assembly for cassette autoloader
    Patent number: 5319217
    Abstract: In an apparatus for storing and automatically delivering cassettes and/or pallets containing cassettes to a reader. The apparatus includes a plurality of cassette retaining sites. A door assembly is provided adjacent the portal for allowing access to the plurality of cassette retaining sites. The door assembly has at least one panel slideably mounted to the apparatus for movement between a closed position and an open position. Sensors are provided for determining if a foreign object is in the closure path of the at least one panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Wayne J. Arsenault, John C. Boutet, Darryl D. DeWolff, James D. Lattimore, Gary W. Shope, Jeffrey J. Yaskow, Thomas D. Baker