Patents by Inventor Laura A. Fike

Laura A. Fike 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).

  • Enhanced container and method for dispensing toner and supplying toner to an image forming machine
    Patent number: 5722014
    Abstract: An enhanced container for supplying toner to an image forming machine and a consequentially enhanced, toner dispensing method characterized by the utilization of a slip-clutched shutter plate, journaled in the free end of a container body, and operable to be manipulated, without positional constraints, through simple rotation of the container body itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Nashua Corporation
    Inventor: Laura A. Fike