Patents Represented by Law Firm Fay & Sharp
  • Distributed limit-based accounting for print jobs
    Patent number: 8289542
    Abstract: A system updates at least one database and includes at least one slave print device, a master print device having the database or a server having the database, and at least one network accessing mechanism communicating with the slave print device and with master print device or the server via a network for administration of the database. A method is disclosed for updating at least one database. The method includes providing at least one slave print device and a master print device having the database or a server having the database; and at least one network accessing mechanism communicating with the slave print device and with the master print device or the server via a network for administration of the database. The slave print device initiates updating the database of the master print device and/or the server. The slave print device may or may not have a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Vanditha Mukund, Kenneth James Buck
  • Method and system for non-contact powder image development
    Patent number: 8290408
    Abstract: An improved method and system for non-contact powder image development are provided. The present technique implements a 5-stage jumping development cycle where the initial stage is a momentary over-voltage condition to release the majority of the toner on a donor substrate and the final stage includes the implementation of a decelerating potential to minimize return impact on the donor and therefore toner abuse. It also uses a routine to directly determine improved (e.g. up to optimal) waveform amplitudes and pulse widths based on toner size and q/m, guided by physical insight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignees: Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Meng H. Lean, Shu Chang, Daniel L. Larner, Armin R. Volkel
  • Drag reducing apparatus for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8287030
    Abstract: The disclosure comprises a pair of inflatable substantially inelastic lobes. A single lobe can be mounted on each of the rear trailer doors of a standard tractor-trailer unit. Each lobe can be inflated or deployed to provide an aerodynamic substantially planar contour extending rearwardly of the rear end of the vehicle. The aerodynamic shape of the lobes with stable and substantially planar external surfaces for air to pass over can be created by a series of internal cords and flag sets extending substantially horizontally and vertically in an array from one side of the lobe to the other side of each lobe. When the lobes are deflated, the trailer doors can be opened and latched to the side of the trailer in a conventional manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Airodynamic Trailer Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick E. Ryan, J. Barry Ryan, James C. Ryan, William J. Ryan, Paul J. Pawlowski, Kenneth Chaloupek, Peter Huggins, Steven Fenske, Mohammad Kassemi
  • Production environment CRM information gathering system for VI applications
    Patent number: 8291316
    Abstract: A system and method for gathering CRM information in a variable imaging application utilize keywords which are associated with each image of a number of digital images. A variable imaging job stream is generated containing one or more of the digital images. Keyword metadata may also be inserted into the variable imaging job stream, and the variable imaging job stream is received by a VI production system. The variable imaging job stream is processed by the VI production system, thereby identifying the keywords previously associated with the contained images, and also extracting the inserted keyword metadata. A CRM output is generated containing the identified keywords and the extracted keyword metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John C. Czudak
  • Method of forming a fuser member with intermediate adhesive layer
    Patent number: 8287964
    Abstract: A method of forming a fuser member with an intermediate adhesive layer is provided, wherein the fusing member comprises, in order, a base member, a cured liquid silicone rubber substrate layer, an amino silane, and an anhydrous solvent containing the adhesive layer. The fusing member further comprises a fluoroelastomer fusing surface topcoat layer including poly (vinylidene fluoride-tetrafluoroethylene- hexafluoropropylene).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Alan Richard Kuntz, Joy Longhenry, Kevin Taft
  • Blending algorithm for trajectory planning
    Patent number: 8290611
    Abstract: The present exemplary embodiment relates to motion control and planning algorithms to facilitate execution of a series of moves within a motion trajectory. In one example, a trajectory is specified as a sequence of one or more path segments. A velocity profile is calculated for each of the one or more path segments, wherein each velocity profile is divided into a blend-in region, a blend-out region and a remainder region. Each path segment is executed such that the blend-in region of its velocity profile overlaps only with the blend-out region of the previous profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bohumir Sladek, Jatin P. Bhatt, William C. Schwarz, Bhanu K. Gouda
  • Cabinet shelf with keyed slot
    Patent number: 8287060
    Abstract: A metal cabinet assembly has first and second opposed side walls and at least one shelf interposed between the first and second side walls. The shelf has a first planar member including at least one elongated slot formed through the first planar member. A second member includes a first wall which extends from the first planar member. A first curved portion is formed between the first wall and the first planar member wherein the first wall has at least one key-shaped opening formed through the first planar wall and substantially aligned with the elongated slot. The key-shaped opening has various configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Metal Fabricating Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard J. Golias, Jr., Robert J. Golias, Gary W. James, Gary R. Kish, Bernard J. Golias, Sr.
  • Modular soft starter
    Patent number: 8289113
    Abstract: Modular soft starters are disclosed having a plurality of soft starter modules with stacked SCRs and heat sinks for accommodating a single phase of a three phase motor, where the modules may be connected serially for starting each phase of a higher voltage motor, and where the modules can be mounted in a cabinet in a variety of different orientations to facilitate optimized cabinet space utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Donald Miller, David Scott S. Maclennan
  • Method and apparatus for assembling pressure reducing fuel regulator
    Patent number: 8282134
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of assembling a thermally responsive fluid coupling of a pressure reducing fuel regulator is provided. The fuel regulator includes an inlet conduit having a longitudinally extending ridge. A generally annular bushing is positioned over the inlet conduit. The bushing includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced figures and a cutout dimensioned to receive the ridge of the inlet conduit. A fluid-carrying member is positioned at least partially within the inlet conduit. A collar is positioned over the inlet conduit. The collar includes a first end adapted to be releasably connected to a cooperative fluid coupling and a second end. The second end of the collar is secured between the plurality of fingers of the bushing and the inlet conduit for preventing axial movement between the collar and the fluid-carrying member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Cavagna Group
    Inventor: Savio Cavagna
  • Authenticatable articles and methods therefor
    Patent number: 8283015
    Abstract: An article comprising the compound of Formula (I): wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic functionality having 1 to 12 carbons, an aromatic functionality having 3 to 20 carbons, and a cycloaliphatic functionality having 3 to 20 carbons; R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, an aliphatic functionality having 1 to 12 carbons, an aromatic functionality having 3 to 20 carbons, and a cycloaliphatic functionality having 3 to 20 carbons; Y is either an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; “n” has a value of 0 to 4; and “m” has a value of 0 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Yogendrasinh Bharatsinh Chauhan, Adil Minoo Dhalla, Sriramakrishna Maruvada, Shantaram Narayan Naik, Vandita Pai-Paranjape, Kiran Puthamane, Philippe Schottland
  • Learning image templates for content anchoring and data extraction
    Patent number: 8285058
    Abstract: Methods, and corresponding systems, of generating one or more image anchor templates for extracting data from a data field of a first class of documents are provided. The methods include generating one or more candidate image anchor templates from at least one of one or more exemplars of the first class; determining a quality score for each of the one or more candidate image anchor templates using a computer processor and known locations of the data field within the one or more exemplars of the first class; ranking the one or more candidate image anchor templates according to quality score; and selecting one or more of the most highly ranked image anchor templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventor: Prateek Sarkar
  • Femtocell base station, and a method of radio communication in a network comprising a femtocell base station
    Patent number: 8285293
    Abstract: A method is provided of radio communication in a radio communications network comprising a macrocell base station and a femtocell base station. The method comprises the femtocell base station: transmitting in a first radio frequency band that is allocated to the macrocell, and detecting that a user terminal that is connected to the macrocell base station is in the femtocell. In response to said detecting the user terminal as being in the femtocell, the femtocell base station ceases to use that frequency band at least in the region in which the user terminal is located so as to avoid unacceptable interference to the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Holger Claussen, Irwin O Kennedy
  • Finding low variance regions in document images for generating image anchor templates for content anchoring, data extraction, and document classification
    Patent number: 8285074
    Abstract: Methods of generating image anchor templates from low variance regions of document images of a first class are provided. The methods select a document image from the document images of the first class and align the other document images of the first class to the selected document image. Low variance regions are then determined by comparing the aligned document images and the selected document image and used to generate image anchor templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignees: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Saund, Prateek Sarkar, Alejandro E. Brito, Marshall W. Bern, Francois Ragnet
  • Streak compensation in compressed image paths
    Patent number: 8284450
    Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, there is provided a method for compensating tones on a compressed digital image data. The method comprises generating the compressed digital image from an input digital image data using a wavelet-based compression method; recovering a low resolution version of the input digital image data from the compressed digital image data by partially decompressing the compressed digital image; applying compensating tone reproduction curves (TRC) to the low resolution version of the input digital image data to generate a compensated low resolution image; re-compressing the image using the compensated low resolution image; and, subsequently decompressing all of the compensated pixel arrays to produce decompressed compensated image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Edgar Bernal, Robert Paul Loce
  • Small molecule semiconductor
    Patent number: 8283660
    Abstract: Disclosed is a small molecule semiconductor of Formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as described herein. The compound is useful in a semiconducting layer for an electronic device, such as a thin-film transistor. Devices including the compound exhibit high mobility and excellent stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony James Wigglesworth, Yiliang Wu, Ping Liu, Matthew A. Heuft
  • Method for automatic enhancement of images containing snow
    Patent number: 8285059
    Abstract: A content-based image processing method and system are provided for images identified as having snow content. Images having dark snow content are identified and processed with a first enhancement chain tailored to enhancing images which would be generally perceived as having dark snow while images having blue snow content are identified and processed with a second enhancement chain tailored to enhancing images which would be generally perceived as having blue snow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Luca Marchesotti
  • Trailer side wall and floor structure
    Patent number: D668583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: East Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Howard D. Booher
  • Trailer side wall and floor structure
    Patent number: D668584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: East Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Howard D. Booher
  • Trailer side wall and floor structure
    Patent number: D668585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: East Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Howard D. Booher
  • Universal hook with T-scan
    Patent number: D668937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Fasteners For Retail, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Walker