Ronald G Sergeant

44602286, Jul 17, 1984

Oct 12, 1982

6/433930

David Lane - Greensboro NC
Ronald G. Sergeant - Winston-Salem NC

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

H01R 1339

339 99R

An electrical connector having a series of terminals having contact portions located at different pitches at different faces of the connector. The terminals are formed from identical blanks and have looped body portions integrally joining the contact portions which body portions are deformable both laterally to accommodate the pitch-change and longitudinally to enable the contact portions to lie in coplanar places at respective faces.

50588427, Oct 22, 1991

Aug 17, 1990

7/569184

Karl E. Zemlin - Greensboro NC
Ronald G. Sergeant - Lewisville NC

Burle Technologies, Inc. - Wilmington DE

F16M 1102

248178

A low torque apparatus for tilting platforms. A leg attached to the platform protrudes from the bottom of the platform to a motor shaft which penetrates one of two vertical sides which form a box-like support structure for the platform. The platform pivots on supports which slide in horizontal slots near the top of each vertical side. The motor is mounted so that it slides in near vertical slots in the vertical sides of the support box to maintain the fixed distance between the motor shaft and the tilting platform.

55172369, May 14, 1996

Jun 22, 1994

8/263782

Ronald G. Sergeant - High Point NC
Scott A. Corbin - Stevens PA
Theodore L. Jones - Akron PA
Gopi N. Mehrotra - Lancaster PA
Jennifer L. Randall - Lancaster PA

Philips Electronics North America Corporation - New York NY

H04N 718

348143

A video surveillance system includes a plurality of remote surveillance units, each of which has a video camera mounted in a dome housing. The video camera is panned and/or tilted to a desired orientation within the dome by a pan motor and/or a tilt motor. The surveillance system also includes a keyboard for entering user commands, a joystick for controlling the positioning of the cameras, a central processing unit for interpreting the user commands and the joystick movements, and a communication system for issuing operating commands to the remote surveillance units. Each remote surveillance unit is constructed and arranged to store and to recall selected camera control parameters in association with selected pan and tilt coordinates in response to commands entered by the user. The camera control parameters include white balance, focus, and shutter speed settings for the camera. Additionally, automatic control of the camera exposure, white balance, and focus is provided.

56276168, May 6, 1997

Jun 22, 1994

8/263918

Ronald G. Sergeant - High Point NC
Scott A. Corbin - Stevens PA
Theodore L. Jones - Akron PA
Gopi N. Mehrotra - Lancaster PA
Jennifer L. Randall - Lancaster PA

Philips Electronics North America Corporation - New York NY

G03B 2900
G03B396427

354 81

A camera module for use in a surveillance camera system is provided. The camera module includes a housing and a pan-and-tilt mechanism that is mounted to the housing. The pan-and-tilt mechanism includes a pan motor for panning a camera and a tilt motor for tilting the camera. The pan motor is mounted on the pan-and-tile mechanism so as to be stationary relative to the housing. A slip ring, mounted to the pan-and-tilt mechanism, provides electrical connections to the tilt motor and the camera and a flex cable connects the camera to the slip ring. Also provided are methods for controlling unique functions of the surveillance camera system. Calibration of a home pan position for the camera is achieved by monitoring an optical homing sensor. Calibration of a home tilt position for the camera is accomplished by driving the camera against a stop. Thereafter, pan and tilt positions of the camera are tracked relative to the home pan and tilt positions.

50483633, Sep 17, 1991

Sep 5, 1990

7/577889

Frederick R. Hughes - Kernersville NC
Carlton L. Rintz - Lititz PA
Ronald G. Sergeant - Lewisville NC
Karl E. Zemlin - Greensboro NC

Burle Technologies, Inc. - Wilmington DE

F16H 5704
F16N 712

74467

A lubrication retainer and distribution system for a worm gear and the mating worm. Porous pads saturated with lubricating fluid are attached to both sides of the worm gear and located so that they spread slightly and wipe the high ridges of the worm. To equalize the fluid distribution between the pads, at least one through hole is formed in the worm gear between the pads, and the hole's size is selected so that capillary action transfers the fluid between the pads as required. Also, to retain the lubricating fluid on the worm, "O" rings are fitted tightly upon the worm shaft just beyond the spiral thread of the worm to act as barriers to prevent fluid from escaping from the system along the worm shaft.

43002820, Nov 17, 1981

Aug 16, 1979

6/067076

John R. Bunyea - Kernersville NC
Jess B. Ferrill - Greensboro NC
Ray A. J. Hutchinson - Winston-Salem NC
Ronald G. Sergeant - Winston-Salem NC

AMP Inc. - Harrisburg PA

H01R 4304

29751

An electrically operated tool is disclosed for inserting one or more insulated electrical wires into a barrel shaped, slotted terminal. A modified solenoid provides a hammer action power stroke which is initiated by partially retracting the toolhead inwardly of the tool upon movement of the tool against the barrel terminal. A trigger circuit applies line voltage to the solenoid windings, saturating the core, to provide rapid power stroke, so that the solenoid armature hammers against a strike plate of the toolhead. The trigger circuit includes a high and low power adjustment.

41603176, Jul 10, 1979

Sep 5, 1978

5/939515

Ronald G. Sergeant - Winston-Salem NC

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

H01R 4304

29749

A tool is disclosed for dispensing connectors from a multiple chamber magazine and for assembling the connectors onto multiple electrical wires. The tool includes a ram which is adjustable in size to accommodate different sized connectors. One handle of the tool incorporates a passageway having multiple walls which align and support each chamber of the magazine. A spring loaded ejector or thrust arm slideably straddles one magazine chamber and enters an open side of the chamber to urge the connectors therein toward a work station of the tool whereat the connectors are engaged by the ram for assembly onto the wires.

42388740, Dec 16, 1980

Jul 31, 1978

5/929742

William B. Chandler - Winston-Salem NC
John D. Davis - Lexington NC
Ronald G. Sergeant - Winston-Salem NC

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

H01R 4304

29 33M

Apparatus is disclosed which includes a carriage having mounted thereon tooling for trimming wires and inserting trimmed wires into electrical contacts successively along an electrical connector mounted on an anvil. A stepping motor drive transports and repeatedly stops the carriage and the tooling successively in alignment with the multiple contacts preparatory to insertion of corresponding trimmed wires therein. The tooling is quickly replaceable and follows along a reference surface of the connector for positive alignment with the contacts.