Patents by Inventor David Neil Petley

David Neil Petley 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).

  • Patent number: 8267258
    Abstract: A tray assembly may include a tray having at least a first track and a second track. The first track and the second track may each include one or more indents and one or more ratchets. Each ratchet may include a plurality of projections, and each projection may be located a distance from each adjacent projection. A tray assembly may include a guide assembly having a first latch coupled to a second latch. The first latch may include a plurality of first teeth configured to engage the first track, and the second latch may include a plurality of second teeth configured to engage the second track. The tray assembly may include a compression element configured to lock and unlock the guide assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Julia Allwright, David Neil Petley, Richard Thomas Calhoun Bridges
  • Publication number: 20100270735
    Abstract: A guide assembly may include a first latch, a second latch, a fastening device and a compression device. The first latch may be coupled to the second latch by the fastening device such that the first latch and the second latch are moveable about the fastening device. The first latch may include a plurality of first teeth on at least a portion of the first latch. The first teeth may be configured to engage a first track. The second latch may include a plurality of second teeth on at least a portion of the second latch. The second teeth may be configured to engage a second track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Julia Allwright, David Neil Petley, Richard Thomas Calhoun Bridges
  • Publication number: 20100270250
    Abstract: A tray assembly may include a tray having at least a first track and a second track. The first track and the second track may each include one or more indents and one or more ratchets. Each ratchet may include a plurality of projections, and each projection may be located a distance from each adjacent projection. A tray assembly may include a guide assembly having a first latch coupled to a second latch. The first latch may include a plurality of first teeth configured to engage the first track, and the second latch may include a plurality of second teeth configured to engage the second track. The tray assembly may include a compression element configured to lock and unlock the guide assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Julia Allwright, David Neil Petley, Richard Thomas Calhoun Bridges