Patents by Inventor William K. Giguere

William K. Giguere 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).

  • System and method of measuring deflected doctor blade angle and loading force
    Patent number: 5783042
    Abstract: A method and system of measuring deflected doctor blade angle and loading force of an arrangement including a doctor apparatus operating in connection with a rotating cylinder, the apparatus having a doctor blade and a support member which pivots about at least one pivot point in response to an externally applied force for applying the doctor blade to a contact point on the cylinder. The arrangement corresponds to a kinematic model of linkages including a first link defined between the at least one pivot point and the contact point, a second link defined between the contact point and the center of the cylinder, and a third link defined between the center of the cylinder and the at least one pivot point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Thermo Web Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Leeman, Steven J. Coleman, David J. Dziadzio, William K. Giguere, Ronald F. Goodnow