Daniel W Bush

US Patent:

20130111849, May 9, 2013

Filed:

Nov 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/509772

Inventors:

Daniel Bush - Novi MI, US
John Jackson - Bloomfield Township MI, US
Stephane Sauve - Windsor, CA
William Rotner - Acampo CA, US

Assignee:

CPS COLOR EQUIPMENT SPA CON UNICO SOCIO - San Felice Sul Panaro

International Classification:

B65B 65/00

US Classification:

53167

Abstract:

A fully automated paint sample mixing and vending machine including an inventory section holding a plurality of containers with a base paint solution. The containers are individually dispensed onto a shuttle unit when a color is selected. The shuttle unit delivers the container to a capping unit for cap removal. After cap removal, the container moves on the shuttle unit to a colorant dispensing unit where various colorant paint solutions are injected into the base paint solution. Following tinting, the shuttle unit returns the container to the capping unit where the cap is securely reattached. The container is then delivered to a shaker unit where the container is rigorously shaken to mix the base and colorant solutions together to provide a uniform solution of consistent color. The container is then transported by the shaker unit to a delivery chute where the container is provided to the customer.

US Patent:

49950363, Feb 19, 1991

Filed:

Aug 7, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/390885

Inventors:

William A. Copen - Bloomfield MI
Ashok M. Patel - Taylor MI
Daniel R. Bush - Middleville MI

Assignee:

General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. - Troy MI

International Classification:

H04J 1500

US Classification:

370118

Abstract:

A multichannel data compressor (20) for a data transmission system having a plurality of data sources. The multichannel data compressor has a plurality of data latches (44,46,48) for temporarily storing the data generated by each data source and a plurality of difference circuits (52,54,56), one for each data source, which subtract the data stored in the data latches from the next subsequent data value generated by the data sources to generate a difference data value. A plurality of summing circuits (58,60,62) sum the difference data values to generate a plurality of composite data values. A selector switch (64) transfers the composite data values or selected current data values to a multiplexer (72) when the magnitude of at least one of the composite data values exceeds a predetermined value. The multiplexer (72) formats the received data into a predetermined format, converts it to a serial format, then forwards the data to a transmitter for transmission. A receiver system (4) has a multichannel data expander (26) that regenerates, in response to a received data transmission, data as originally generated by the data sources.