Inventor

Ronald J. Straayer

Inventor

South Windsor, CT, US

Overview

1978–2006

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 19 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Nprimary

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television19%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus11%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general11%

G01RMeasuring electric variables8%

G03FPhotomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices8%

G06KGraphical data reading8%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties6%

H05KPrinted circuits6%

B23KSoldering or unsoldering3%

B65HHandling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables3%

PatentTitleYear

7,003,003'Method and apparatus for providing multiple independently controllable beams from a single laser output beam'2006 6,999,490'Discharge igniter for a waveguide CO2 laser'2006 5,850,307'Scanner system having a dual trace spinner'1998 5,818,508'Imaging device and media handling apparatus'1998 5,739,843'Pixel clock method and apparatus for scanning type photo imaging mechanisms'1998 5,640,473'Method and apparatus for generating an optical beam for use in an imaging system'1997 5,619,246'Apparatus and method of positioning photosensitive media on an exposure platen'1997 5,608,453'Automatic optical inspection system having a weighted transition database'1997 5,517,234'Automatic optical inspection system having a weighted transition database'1996 5,506,793'Method and apparatus for distortion compensation in an automatic optical inspection system'1996 5,291,392'Method and apparatus for enhancing the accuracy of scanner systems'1994 5,274,761'Imaging system with image buffer for exposing film on a substrate'1993 5,163,128'Method and apparatus for generating a multiple tolerance, three state data base for use with automatic optical inspection systems'1992 4,978,184'Laser raster scanner having passive facet tracking'1990 4,965,749'Method and apparatus providing skip line asynchronous imaging'1990 4,867,566'Method and apparatus for calibrating artwork from a direct imaging system'1989 4,866,464'Method and apparatus for generating a scan timing signal with diffuser and detector array'1989 4,851,656'Method and apparatus for enhancing optical photoplotter accuracy'1989 4,099,829'Flat field optical scanning system'1978

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1978Patents assigned to HARRIS CORP (1)· patent assignee history

1978Based in Melbourne Beach, FL, US· patent location history

1989–1990Patents assigned to GERBER SCIENTIFIC INSTR CO (5)· patent assignee history

1989–2006Based in South Windsor, CT, US· patent location history

1992–1998Patents assigned to GERBER SYSTEMS CORP (11)· patent assignee history

2006Patents assigned to COHERENT INC (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GERBER SYSTEMS CORP	11	1992–1998
GERBER SCIENTIFIC INSTR CO	5	1989–1990
COHERENT INC	2	2006
HARRIS CORP	1	1978

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
South Windsor, CT, US	18	1989–2006
Melbourne Beach, Florida, US	1	1978