Patents by Inventor Claude R. Colleyacme

Claude R. Colleyacme 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).

  • Detoning apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7006778
    Abstract: A toner separation apparatus includes a target, an inlet through which toner laden carrier enters to strike the target, an exit for carrier particles below the target, and an exit for toner particles downstream of the target. A filter can be positioned between the target and the toner exit, and a mesh to which the target is attached can be located between the inlet and the filter. The toner-laden carrier can be entrained by air driven by one or more impellers, which can be located within or without the apparatus, upstream or downstream of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Harold S. Mitchell, Claude R. Colleyacme, Richard S. Held, Rudolph Forgensi
  • Detoning apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20040126141
    Abstract: A toner separation apparatus includes a target, an inlet through which toner laden carrier enters to strike the target, an exit for carrier particles below the target, and an exit for toner particles downstream of the target. A filter can be positioned between the target and the toner exit, and a mesh to which the target is attached can be located between the inlet and the filter. The toner-laden carrier can be entrained by air driven by one or more impellers, which can be located within or without the apparatus, upstream or downstream of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Harold S. Mitchell, Claude R. Colleyacme, Richard S. Held, Rudolph Forgensi