Patents Represented by Attorney Taylor & Aust
  • Patent number: 7620359
    Abstract: A method for processing a duplexed document having a first side with a first image and a second side with a second image includes scanning only the first side of the document under a first imaging condition to retrieve first information relating to each of the first image and the second image; scanning only the first side of the document under a second imaging condition to retrieve second information relating to each of the first image and the second image; and determining from the first information and the second information a show-through contribution of the second image with respect to the first side of the duplexed document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Everett Gardner, Scott Michael Heydinger, Khageshwar Thakur
  • Patent number: 7614764
    Abstract: A linear light fixture includes a housing having a back and a pair of end plates. At least one end plate has a pair of mounting features. At least one of the mounting features is an elongate mounting feature with a longitudinal axis oriented generally tangent to a radius arc originating from a point which is offset from the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney Williams, Geza T. Lanczy
  • Patent number: 7614921
    Abstract: A battery post electrical terminal includes a monolithic component configured for electrically coupling an electrical conductor with a battery post of a battery, the component including two arms and a cross-over section connecting the arms, each arm including a first wall and a second wall extending from the first wall, the first walls being substantially parallel relative to each other, the second walls configured for wrapping at least partly around the battery post of the battery and thereby for electrically coupling the component with the battery post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Sikora
  • Patent number: 7614970
    Abstract: A torque sensing assembly includes an axially fixed sheave having an axis of rotation, and an axially movable sheave movable along the axis in relation to the axially fixed sheave. A compression spring has a first end and a second end, with the first end being positioned to engage the axially movable sheave. A dual stage spring compression mechanism has a spring retainer that engages the second end of the compression spring. The dual stage spring compression mechanism is connected to the axially fixed sheave. The dual stage spring compression mechanism has a first stage compression device that compresses the compression spring by a first preload amount and a second stage compression device that compresses the compression spring by a second preload amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Joseph Albert Teijido, Jeffrey Allen Turigliatti, Steve Michael Juhasz
  • Patent number: 7616745
    Abstract: A method for printing incoming facsimiles assigns a print-priority number to a plurality of known facsimile origination identification numbers, wherein the print-priority number is different for at least two of the plurality. The method also identifies the facsimile origination identification number of incoming facsimiles. The method also stores the incoming facsimiles if from a known facsimile origination identification number assigned one of at least two different print-priority numbers. The method also prints the stored facsimiles in an order based at least on their corresponding print-priority numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian K. Owens, Douglas L. Robertson
  • Patent number: 7614737
    Abstract: A method for identifying an installed cartridge in a cartridge carrier of an imaging apparatus, wherein the imaging apparatus communicates with the installed cartridge over at least one line, includes sending an ID command to the installed cartridge via an ID line; and monitoring the ID line for an affirmative response from the installed cartridge, wherein the affirmative response over the ID line indicates that the installed cartridge is a perforator cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Jude Ahne, George Chausanski, Jimish Doshi
  • Patent number: 7614770
    Abstract: A bracket locator for use with a fixture. The bracket locator including a main body, a swinging arm and a plurality of alignment protrusions. The swinging arm is rotatably connected to the main body. The plurality of alignment protrusions include a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion extends from the main body. The second protrusion extends from the swinging arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventor: Geza T. Lanczy
  • Patent number: 7615136
    Abstract: A machine for the manufacture of a fiber material web (12), in particular a paper or card web, having a forming zone including at least one circulating endless dewatering belt (16, 18) includes at least one pressing zone (14) combined with a suction system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Luiz Silva
  • Patent number: 7611515
    Abstract: An orthopedic reamer assembly for minimally invasive surgery including a reamer and a driver. The driver includes a shaft with a distal end and a longitudinal axis; and a driver head connected to the distal end. The driver head is pivotable about an axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The reamer is connected to the driver head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Symmetry Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd A. Wolford, Mark Nordman
  • Patent number: 7611607
    Abstract: A woven fabric for a papermaking machine includes a textured sheet contacting surface having substantially continuous machine-direction ripples separated by valleys. The ripples are formed of multiple warp strands grouped together and supported by multiple shute strands of two or more diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Cristina Asensio Mullally, Brooke Savell
  • Patent number: 7607328
    Abstract: A deadbolt assembly includes a bolt housing having a longitudinal sleeve defining a first axis. A bolt is located in the longitudinal sleeve. An elongate member has a first end and a second end portion opposite the first end, the first end being attached to the proximal end of the bolt and the second end portion having a first connector. A rotatable crank has a pivot member, a second connector and an arm. The second connector of the crank is operationally engaged with the first connector of the elongate member. A first actuator assembly has a body, a lock cylinder, and a tailpiece that extends from the lock cylinder and is rotatable around a second axis with respect to the lock cylinder. The tailpiece is engaged with the pivot member of the crank. At least a portion of the lock cylinder extends past a vertical plane of an outer side surface of the elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Newfrey, LLC
    Inventor: Philip C. Ellis
  • Patent number: 7607722
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a roll-over protective structure mounted to the frame. The roll-over protective structure includes a plurality of upright support posts supporting a roof. Each support post includes a lower post section and an upper post section detachably coupled together in an end-to-end arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: James M. Frett, Owen Ziemer, Ravi Modukuri
  • Patent number: 7605953
    Abstract: A method to compensate for imperfect scanner motion in a scanning apparatus having a moveable scanner includes generating an error array by measuring errors in a scanner position at each of a plurality of spaced positions along a direction of travel of the scanner; generating an error compensation array from the error array based on a low frequency component of the error array; and using the error compensation array to adjust at least one parameter associated with the scanning apparatus during a document scanning operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Ray Crooker, Noah Jonathon Gawlik, Marc Alan Herwald, Michael Anthony Marra, III, Donald Norman Spitz
  • Patent number: 7604266
    Abstract: A door handle assembly includes a door handle having an operator portion, and a shank extending from the operator portion, the shank having a first opening. A door latch mechanism has a rotatable actuator, the rotatable actuator having a second opening. A spindle assembly includes a spindle and a spring. The spindle has a first end and a second end. The spring is attached to the first end of the spindle. The spring and the first end of the spindle of the spindle assembly are inserted as a unit into the first opening of the shank of the door handle, and the second end of the spindle is inserted into the second opening of the rotatable actuator of the door latch mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Newfrey, LLC
    Inventor: Philip C. Ellis
  • Patent number: 7600538
    Abstract: Seam fabric for a machine for producing web material, in particular paper or paperboard, includes a basic structure constructed as seam cloth with weft threads running in a belt longitudinal direction and warp threads running in a belt transverse direction. At the belt longitudinal ends the weft threads form seam loops for joining the belt longitudinal ends. At least two weft thread layers are formed in the seam cloth, and weft thread pairs include respectively one weft thread of a first of the weft thread layers and one weft thread of a second of the weft thread layers. Two different types of groups of weft thread pairs are formed. In a first type of groups of weft thread pairs one respective weft thread of the first of the weft thread layers lies offset in a first direction in relation to the pair-wise assigned weft thread of the second of the weft thread layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Johan Einarsson
  • Patent number: 7600364
    Abstract: A cutting platform for use with an agricultural harvesting machine includes a plurality of platform sections. At least one platform section includes a cutterbar assembly movable in a localized manner in upwards and downwards directions, an endless belt having a leading edge, a plurality of belt supports mounted to the cutterbar assembly, and a plurality of belt guides. Each belt support is at least partially positioned under the leading edge of the endless belt, and includes at least one upwardly extending clip. Each belt guide partially overlies the leading edge of the endless belt. Each belt guide includes at least one clip hole for receiving a corresponding clip, and a rear surface which is attached to a belt support or the cutterbar assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Lovett, Bruce A. Coers, John Andrios
  • Patent number: 7597419
    Abstract: An interface device for attaching a printhead carrier to a carrier drive belt includes a belt holder attached to the carrier drive belt, and an isolator coupled between the belt holder and the printhead carrier. The isolator is configured to provide directionally dependent filtering of vibrations propagating to the printhead carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Alan Herwald, Michael Anthony Marra, III, Brian Andrew Naro
  • Patent number: 7597514
    Abstract: A method of clearing debris from an air valve of an air driven tool including the steps of contacting a portion of a first valve with a portion of a second valve; sealing the first valve to the second valve; and opening the first valve prior to the sealing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Bryan Machine Services
    Inventor: Steve M. Bryan
  • Patent number: 7589850
    Abstract: A licensing method includes the steps of establishing a licensing vendor; providing an imaging device that uses an imaging media in forming printed images on print media, the imaging media including an initial supply amount of an imaging substance; associating a usage license with at least one of the imaging device and the imaging media, the usage license defining a first usage threshold at which a consumer is prompted to acquire a new license; and providing a license monitoring mechanism communicatively coupled with the imaging device, the license monitoring mechanism performing the steps of tracking an amount of usage of the imaging media by the imaging device; determining whether the amount of usage of the imaging media by the imaging device has reached a usage threshold; and upon reaching the usage threshold, then prompting the consumer to acquire the new license from the licensing vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Adkins, Timothy Strunk, John Dennis Zbrozek
  • Patent number: D602737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Wolfedale Engineering Limited
    Inventors: Sydney Barkhouse, Stuart T. McKenzie