Patents by Inventor Deborah Ann Gualtieri

Deborah Ann Gualtieri 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).

  • Cleaning blade control apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7251448
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a xerographic cleaning blade, an actuator member operatively connected to the cleaning blade and movable over a first stroke from a first actuator position to a second actuator position, and a damper operatively connected to the actuator member. As the actuator member moves over the first stroke the cleaning blade moves from a first blade position to a second blade position. The damper allows substantially uninhibited actuation of the actuator member over a first portion of the first stroke. The damper damps actuation of the actuator member over a second portion of the first stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Pozniakas, Deborah Ann Gualtieri, Ahmed-Mohsen T. Shehata, Erwin Ruiz