Patents by Inventor Anthony M. Vigliotti

Anthony M. Vigliotti has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Non-leaking and easily remanufactured toner cartridge
    Patent number: 6289188
    Abstract: A non-leaking and easily remanufactured toner cartridge is provided and includes a cartridge housing defining a first housing portion having a sump for storing toner, and a second housing portion containing development components. The first housing portion and the second housing portion each have mateable rims. The non-leaking and easily remanufactured toner cartridge also includes an externally identifiable ultrasonically meltable adhesive layer interleaved between the mateable rims of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, and an ultrasonic weld, formed by ultrasonically welding only the ultrasonically meltable adhesive layer, for bonding the mateable rims of the first housing portion and the second housing portion, thereby resulting in a non-leaking and easily remanufactured toner cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Alan M. Litman, Anthony M. Vigliotti