Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Claessens

Thomas W. Claessens 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).

  • Toner bottle/cartridge housing attachment assembly
    Patent number: 6363235
    Abstract: A toner-dispensing container assembly for attachment to a toner compartment cover device on an electrographic printing machine to supply toner composition to the toner receiving compartment while avoiding detachment and spillage. The toner-dispensing container assembly is fastenable over the toner compartment cover device and rotatable to a first position to open the cover to the toner compartment while the toner-dispensing container remains sealed. Further rotation of the toner dispensing container opens it to the toner-receiving compartment to dispense toner thereinto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel A. Chiesa, Thomas W. Claessens, Karl E. Kurz, John Howard