Joseph E Stagnitto

6729927, May 4, 2004

Aug 1, 2002

10/210687

Joseph E. Stagnitto - Rochester NY
Thomas W. Palone - Rochester NY
Camiel J. Raes - Phelps NY
James A. White - Conesus NY
Joseph Yokajty - Webster NY
Gopalan Rajeswaran - Fairport NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

H01J 2907

445 47, 445 37, 445 30, 445 68

A method for making a shadow mask array is taught. Producing a plurality of shadow mask sections; inspecting the plurality of shadow mask sections to determine which shadow mask sections are acceptable as meeting predetermined criteria; positioning a predetermined number of the acceptable mask sections into predetermined locations relative to one another to form a mask section array thereby distributing any error in individual mask sections across the mask section array; and attaching the individual mask sections of the mask section array to a support structure. The support structure allows for expansion and/or contraction of the individual mask sections of the mask section array while maintaining relative positioning of the individual shadow mask section in the shadow mask array. The support structure further allows for compliance of the shadow mask array in a direction normal to the plane of the shadow mask array thereby allowing for a substantially planar interface between the shadow mask array and a substrate to be coated.

20110249793, Oct 13, 2011

Apr 11, 2011

13/083860

Michael C. Lalena - Webster NY, US
Joseph E. Stagnitto - Rochester NY, US

G01N 23/04

378 62

A radiography system for obtaining a radiographic image of a subject has a radiation source energizable to direct radiant energy along a radiation path and an imaging receiver sensitive to the radiant energy for forming the radiographic image. A sensor apparatus is disposed to provide one or more output signals that are indicative at least of centering of the radiation path with respect to the receiver, of an angle of the receiver relative to the radiation path, and of a source-to-image distance along the radiation path. A display apparatus generates, in response to the one or more output signals, a display that indicates the centering of the radiation path with respect to the receiver and that provides one or more values indicative of at least the source-to-image distance and the angle of the receiver relative to the radiation path.

20110249807, Oct 13, 2011

Apr 11, 2011

13/083785

Anthony Dirisio - Rochester NY, US
Joseph E. Stagnitto - Rochester NY, US

H05G 1/02

378198

A mobile radiography apparatus has a portable transport frame and a sectioned vertical column mounted on the frame and defining a vertical axis and having a base section having a fixed vertical position relative to the vertical axis and at least one movable section that is translatable to a variable vertical position along the vertical axis. A counterbalance apparatus is coupled to the at least one movable section of the vertical column with an actuator that is energizable to translate the at least one movable section along the vertical axis. A boom apparatus supports an x-ray source and is coupled to the at least one movable section for vertical displacement of the boom apparatus to a height position. A height sensing element provides a signal that is indicative of the height position of the boom apparatus.

20120039447, Feb 16, 2012

Oct 28, 2011

13/284218

Michael C. Lalena - Webster NY, US
Xiaohui Wang - Pittsford NY, US
Joseph E. Stagnitto - Rochester NY, US

A61B 6/08

378206

A radiography system for obtaining a radiographic image of a subject, has a radiation source within an enclosure, the radiation source energizable to direct radiant energy along a radiation path toward an imaging receiver, wherein the radiation path is defined according to a collimator. A digital projector is coupled to the enclosure and is energizable to provide an illumination beam that outlines the defined radiation path.

20120230473, Sep 13, 2012

Oct 28, 2011

13/283654

Joseph E. Stagnitto - Rochester NY, US
Xiaohui Wang - Pittsford NY, US
Michael C. Lalena - Webster NY, US

A61B 6/08

378205

A method for aligning a radiation source with a portable image receiver in a radiographic imaging system generates a magnetic field with a predetermined field pattern and with a time-varying vector direction at a predetermined frequency from an emitter apparatus that is coupled to the radiation source, wherein the generated magnetic field further comprises a synchronization signal. Sensed signals from the magnetic field are obtained from a sensing apparatus that is coupled to the image receiver, wherein the sensing apparatus comprises three or more sensor elements, wherein at least two of the sensor elements are arranged at different angles relative to each other and are disposed outside the imaging area of the image receiver. An output signal is indicative of an alignment adjustment according to the amplitude and phase of the obtained sensed signals relative to the synchronization signal.

61113840, Aug 29, 2000

May 26, 1998

9/084745

Joseph E. Stagnitto - Rochester NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

G05B 1929

318602

A method of controlling motor speed. The motor speed control apparatus includes an encoder in mechanical association with the motor. The encoder has one channel providing an encoder signal having a rising and falling state transition for each period of the encoder signal. The periodic frequency of the state transitions are used to precisely measure instantaneous motor speed. A comparitor then compares the periodic frequency with a predetermined motor speed to provide an error signal, representative of the difference. A feedback control system affects the motor speed dependent on the error signals. In a further embodiment, the encoder includes two channels and four state transitions.

60927968, Jul 25, 2000

Oct 14, 1998

9/172382

Michael Long - Cary NC
Camiel J. Raes - Phelps NY
Joseph E. Stagnitto - Rochester NY
James A. White - Conesus NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B23Q 308

269 32

A work piece holding mechanism which provides multi position part holding capability to automatically sequentially hold and present a work pieces in multiple orientations for work thereon. The work piece holding mechanism includes two rotatable clamp means for clamping the work piece therebetween. Rotation of at least one of the rotary clamps is driven by a rotary drive mechanism, preferably a rotary air cylinder. The rotary air cylinder is provided with at least one fixed rotational stop. In addition, the rotary air cylinder may be provided with one or more actuatable intermediate stops. Rotation of the work piece can be accomplished by driving the rotary air cylinder to a predetermined position against either a fixed stop or an actuatable stop. Each of such stop positions results in a different orientation of the work piece and thus a different work plane on which the robot can operate. Loading of the work piece into the holding mechanism can be performed automatically by the robot with the robot controller also commanding the opposing clamps of the work holder to engage the work piece.

54614503, Oct 24, 1995

Oct 7, 1994

8/319905

Michael Long - Rochester NY
Frank Castrignano - Fairport NY
David H. Lancy - Rochester NY
William C. Lebbon - Rochester NY
Allen R. Lentz - Rochester NY
David M. Orlicki - Rochester NY
Thomas W. Palone - Rochester NY
Robert C. Raduns - Webster NY
Joseph E. Stagnitto - Rochester NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B26D 718
G03B 1310

354354

A web (14) of material such as photographic film is supplied continuously from a stock roll (16) into an infeed vacuum box (24) from which the web passes into an intermittently operated perforator apparatus (30) through which the web is drawn intermittently by a high performance vacuum drum (32) which feeds the web into an outfeed vacuum box (34) from which the web passes continuously to a rewind stock roll (44) or to other intermittently operated processing apparatus. Various patterns of widely spaced perforations and leader/trailer sections may be provided in the stationary web, which moves at high web speeds and accelerations between operations of the perforator apparatus.