Ronald B Webster

US Patent:

51899515, Mar 2, 1993

Filed:

Dec 4, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/803126

Inventors:

Ronald B. Webster - Ellington CT
David P. Boisvert - Bristol CT
Thomas A. Gordon - Hebron CT
Michael Baron - Vernon CT
Michael L. Raczkowski - Tolland CT
Raymond J. MacQueen - Canton CT
Robert Evans - Middletown CT
K. Scott Smith - Sturbridge MA

Assignee:

Gerber Scientific Products - Manchester CT

International Classification:

B41C 114

US Classification:

1011281

Abstract:

A sheet material support system includes a floating box having upwardly extending leading edges defining a plane extending parallel to said base in which sheet material is caused to conform to by applying downward pressure to it and causing the sheet material to become tautly drawn over the box upper edges. The system includes a locating block and clamps which allow frames to be located uniformly along X and Y coordinate axes so that successive frames can be loaded in uniform registration in the system.

US Patent:

55517862, Sep 3, 1996

Filed:

May 24, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/449425

Inventors:

Ronald B. Webster - Vernon CT
David J. Logan - Bloomfield CT
Jay T. Niland - Wethersfield CT
William Loos - Broad Brook CT
Joseph W. Stempien - Newington CT

Assignee:

Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. - Manchester CT

International Classification:

B41J 1128

US Classification:

4006163

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for preparing graphic products utilizes a printer to print on sheet material and a cutter to cut the sheet material with the printed material within the periphery of the cut edges. Both the printer and the cutter are controlled by machine readable data having a common data base so that the printed material and the cut material correspond positionally in the final graphic product. The printer is a thermal printer that places the printed material on a strip of sheet material generally before the sheet material is cut. The thermal printer utilizes a donor web bearing a transfer ink to create enhanced printed images on the sheet material with half tones, color and other attractive features. The printer is controlled to regulate a number of printing parameters through coding on a cassette in which the donor web is supported.

US Patent:

42498082, Feb 10, 1981

Filed:

Aug 10, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/065558

Inventors:

Ronald B. Webster - Ellington CT

Assignee:

The Gerber Scientific Instrument Company - South Windsor CT

International Classification:

G03B 4100

US Classification:

354 4

Abstract:

A method of plotting in color with a photoplotter and color film employs a technique of budgeting the amount of exposure in each of the color sensitive emulsion layers of the film. An optical exposure head in the plotter projects a beam of colored light onto the film and relative movement of the film and head causes a spot of light generated by the projected beam to move to various positions on the film and expose the film in accordance with the color components of the beam. The optical head changes the color components to produce beams of different colors and exposes the film accordingly. The total exposure of each emulsion layer by all of the color components is limited to the exposure capacities of the layers by restricting the colors that are produced by the projected beams.

US Patent:

39414809, Mar 2, 1976

Filed:

Feb 8, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/440740

Inventors:

Ronald B. Webster - Melrose CT
Vincent J. Carulli - Warehouse Point CT
Kenneth O. Wood - Hebron CT

Assignee:

The Gerber Scientific Instrument Company - South Windsor CT

International Classification:

G01B 902
G01B 1126

US Classification:

356106R

Abstract:

A work locating system having temperature and other compensation capabilities wherein the work member is mounted for controlled movement with respect to the work tool. Two sets of two laser interferometers are utilized to generate distance measuring light beams such that the beams of each set are coaxial and the beams of the respective sets are orthogonal and intersect at the work tool reference axis to thereby instantaneously and continuously determine the location of four reference points on the work member and compensate for all expansions or contractions of the work member or changes in the laser measuring system during the programmed work operation.

US Patent:

53044100, Apr 19, 1994

Filed:

May 2, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/694792

Inventors:

Ronald B. Webster - Vernon CT

Assignee:

Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. - Manchester CT

International Classification:

B32B 300
B26D 100

US Classification:

428 40

Abstract:

A cutting cloth web having a multilayer construction comprises a generally elongate base layer of material having a first surface disposed on one side and having a second surface disposed on its side facing oppositely thereof and includes a generally elongate sheet of fabric material having a first surface disposed on one side thereof and a second surface disposed on its opposite side and facing the base layer second surface. The base layer and the fabric sheet are releasably attached to one another by holding means interposed between the second surface of the fabric material and the second surface of the base layer maintaining the two sheets in registry with one another such that a closed shape may be cut in the fabric material without disrupting the registration between the base layer and the sheet of fabric material as provided for by the holding means.

US Patent:

44359047, Mar 13, 1984

Filed:

Feb 8, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/346998

Inventors:

David J. Logan - Glastonbury CT
Ronald B. Webster - Ellington CT
Daniel J. Sullivan - Hartford CT

Assignee:

Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. - Manchester CT

International Classification:

G01B 320
G01B 502

US Classification:

33143K

Abstract:

An automated measuring scale for making linear measurements includes a guide bar and an index marker that is moved automatically along the bar to predetermined positions commanded by the operator. A manually operated keyboard is provided to enter the position commands, and a digital display illustrates the commands as they are entered. The scale of movement is adjustable for an infinite number of variables, and the index marker can be repeatedly stepped along the guide bar by fixed increments when desired. In a manual mode of operation, the index marker is positioned to any location along the guide bar and the display automatically reveals the marker position in any selected scale.

US Patent:

57401462, Apr 14, 1998

Filed:

Oct 22, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/735332

Inventors:

Ronald I. Webster - Sagaponack NY

Assignee:

Disney Enterprises, Inc. - Burbank CA

International Classification:

G11B 364
G11B 586

US Classification:

369107

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method for reducing noise using a plurality of recording copies. The present invention produces a master file with lower noise than the available recording copies, and avoids the problems of losing musical content caused by prior art pop and click removers. The system comprises a recording playback unit, a computer system with a sound input capability, and a high capacity storage system such as a CD recorder. In operation, a plurality of recording copies of a single recording are played on the playback unit. These recordings are digitized by the computer and a separate recording file is formed for each copy of the recording. The recording files are then synchronized. The samples from each of the recording files are then averaged to reduce the noise components. A variety of threshold comparison techniques can be employed to eliminate samples and/or recording files that are outside of a computed range for that sample based on the values of the master, the other slave files or a combination thereof.

US Patent:

62062638, Mar 27, 2001

Filed:

May 13, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/311167

Inventors:

Leonard G. Rich - West Hartford CT
Ronald B. Webster - Ellington CT
Mark E. Guckin - Middletown CT

Assignee:

Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. - Manchester CT

International Classification:

B65H23/18;26/00

US Classification:

226 30

Abstract:

The friction drive system for printing, plotting or cutting graphic images on strip material includes a feedback for a drive motor driving a plurality of friction wheels for advancing strip material in a longitudinal direction. The feedback signal includes a short-term response component and a long-term response component to accurately pinpoint the exact longitudinal location of the strip material. The short-term response component is generated by comparing a motor encoder signal from a motor encoder secured to the drive motor with a commanded longitudinal position of the strip material and passing the resultant differential error signal through an all pass filter. The long-term response component is generated by comparing a detecting encoder signal from a detecting encoder secured to a device detecting the actual longitudinal position of the strip material with the commanded longitudinal position of the strip material and passing the differential error signal through a low pass filter.