Samuel Paul Harris

Address:

233 Cattle Scales Rd, Waynesboro, VA 22980

Phone:

(540)9421696

VIN:

JTHBB1BA4A2031884

Make:

LEXUS

Model:

HS 250H

Year:

2010

US Patent:

44875150, Dec 11, 1984

Filed:

Jul 19, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/399216

Inventors:

Samuel C. Harris - Waynesboro VA

Assignee:

Genicom Corporation - Waynesboro VA

International Classification:

B41J 312

US Classification:

400121

Abstract:

A dot matrix print head control circuit is capable of selectively requesting and receiving a predetermined set of print head control data from a digital data processor which successively transmits plural sets of such digital data and corresponding data acknowledge pulses in response to a data request signal. The microprocessor is thus enabled to independently control two print wire arrays in a dot matrix print head using identical circuits which are thus more economically formed as LSI chips. Each such identical print head control circuit has a "role determining" circuit which can be initialized such that its associated print head control circuit, although identically constructed, is capable of selecting a predetermined set (e. g. byte) of digital data from among the plural sets (e. g. bytes) of digital data transmitted in succession by the microprocessor.

US Patent:

40741281, Feb 14, 1978

Filed:

Apr 22, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/789854

Inventors:

Samuel C. Harris - Waynesboro VA
William A. Hanger - Churchville VA

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Waynesboro VA

International Classification:

G01J 132

US Classification:

250205

Abstract:

A regulator for a two phase shaft encoder used in sensing irregular body movements which determines when the light transmission of a photocoupler is maximum and corrects the photocoupler output to agree with a reference value.

US Patent:

43333982, Jun 8, 1982

Filed:

Nov 6, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/204632

Inventors:

Andrew B. Carson - Waynesboro VA
Samuel C. Harris - Waynesboro VA

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Waynesboro VA

International Classification:

B41J 784
B41J 792
B41J 938
B41J 942

US Classification:

101 9302

Abstract:

In a drive circuit for an electromagnetic printing element of a matrix impact printer, a drive pulse drives the printing element from the backstop toward a record medium to print indicia, and a damping pulse, applied to the printing element after its return to the backstop, urges it toward the backstop to limit rebound therefrom. Logical control circuitry is responsive to overlap of a drive pulse with a preceding damping pulse for terminating the damping pulse and for decreasing the width of the drive pulse in proportion to the amount of overlap. Blanking means are provided to prevent application of a damping pulse to the printing element until after the completion of a preceding drive pulse and after impact of the printing element with the record medium and with the backstop.

US Patent:

40096548, Mar 1, 1977

Filed:

Dec 20, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/534600

Inventors:

Samuel C. Harris - Waynesboro VA
Terry L. Hewitt - Waynesboro VA

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Waynesboro VA

International Classification:

B41J 530

US Classification:

101 9309

Abstract:

An arrangement for detecting a change in the number of printing characters associated with a set of such characters employed in a printer and for automatically modifying the print control algorithm employed in the printing process in accordance with said detected change.

US Patent:

39447413, Mar 16, 1976

Filed:

Sep 17, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/506908

Inventors:

Samuel C. Harris - Waynesboro VA
Clifford M. Jones - Waynesboro VA

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Waynesboro VA

International Classification:

H04L 100

US Classification:

178 23R

Abstract:

Maximizing the printing rate of an electronic printer by causing it to print data characters at a relatively constant rate despite variations in the pattern of the incoming data. The number of characters in an incoming data pattern to be printed substantially simultaneously is monitored and the printing rate controlled within certain limits to provide a maximum printing rate consistent with the power and mechanical limits of the printer design.

US Patent:

44681402, Aug 28, 1984

Filed:

Jul 16, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/399130

Inventors:

Samuel C. Harris - Waynesboro VA

Assignee:

Genicom Corporation - Waynesboro VA

International Classification:

B41J 312

US Classification:

400124

Abstract:

A dot matrix printer has a programmable interval counter which produces motion control pulses for stepping the stepper motor of a print head carriage and/or of a paper advance system. The same motion control pulse which is used to control the carriage step motor is also input to a microprocessor, in an open loop fashion, to request further print head data for driving the wire array(s) of the dot matrix print head. A programmed time delay may be introduced between the programmable interval counter and the carriage step motor to compensate for wire flight time of the print head wires in a manner which is substantially independent of carriage velocity. A variable delay may also be introduced between the programmable interval counter and the microprocessor to compensate for carriage motor shaft lag/lead. The number of print operations per control pulse and the number of control pulses per print operation may be independently controlled to increase the print density and quality by inserting programmable divider/counters between the programmable interval counter and the microprocessor and/or the carriage stepper motor.

US Patent:

44790813, Oct 23, 1984

Filed:

May 13, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/494350

Inventors:

Samuel C. Harris - Waynesboro VA

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Fort Wayne IN

International Classification:

H02K 2904

US Classification:

318696

Abstract:

Use of a programmable source of stepping pulses to control the speed of linear movement of a material from a supply spool to a takeup spool wherein feedback signals provide an indication of the angular velocity of the supply spool and a function table provides information on the rate of stepping pulses to be applied to the takeup spool.

US Patent:

45736456, Mar 4, 1986

Filed:

Nov 23, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/554736

Inventors:

Samuel C. Harris - Waynesboro VA

Assignee:

Genicom Corporation - Waynesboro VA

International Classification:

B65H 7700

US Classification:

242 7547

Abstract:

A ribbon tension control for controlling the tension of ribbon traveling between a rotating supply spool and a rotating take-up spool varies the amount of braking torque applied to the supply spool to hold ribbon tension constant as the distribution of ribbon between the spools changes. A generator rotationally coupled to the supply spool produces braking torque to resist the rotation of the spool when the generator windings are electrically loaded. The loading of the generator is controlled by processing feedback signals emitted by the generator to provide periodic load switching signals. Processing of the feedback signal is accomplished in the exemplary embodiment by a drag lookup table which is addressed by the feedback signal. The drag lookup table produces a duty cycle value which is used to determine the duty cycle of the switching signal, which, in turn, controls the electrical loading of the generator. Because electrical loading of the generator at the switching signal rate modulates the feedback signal which it emits, the period of the switching signal is sufficiently different from that of the feedback signal to permit separation of the feedback signal from the switching signal.