Patents Assigned to Control Components, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9501024
    Abstract: A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Huck, James H. Jones, Matthew J. Morton, Anthony D. Causey
  • Patent number: 9500297
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a bi-directional shut-off trim for a valve which possesses the functional attributes of a pilot operated trim and a balanced trim through the integration of a spring loaded check valve into a pilot trim. In forward flow isolation, the bi-directional shut-off trim of the present invention acts as a normal pilot operated trim. In reverse flow, the check valve of the shut-off trim opens to balance the pressure on either side of the plug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Control Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Sina Alikhani
  • Patent number: 9483003
    Abstract: A method of operating a cartridge chip installed in an imaging device includes: causing, by the cartridge chip, the imaging device to enter an error condition; monitoring the timing or sequence of communication signals received from the imaging device during at least a portion of the error condition; and operating, based on the timing or sequence of the communication signals received from the imaging device during at least a portion of the error condition, in a first mode of operation compatible with a first type of imaging device or in a second mode of operation compatible with a second type of imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventor: William Eli Thacker, III
  • Patent number: 9395675
    Abstract: A cartridge drive gear assembly for holding a drum coupling includes a drive gear having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface including inner projections which extend into the interior of the drive gear and includes at least two voids disposed on opposing sides of the inner projections, and at least one slot disposed in the inner surface
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Huck, Lawrence Dale Lewis, William L. London, III
  • Patent number: 9393799
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for verifying a chip having a memory. Remanufacturers of imaging devices, such as inkjet printers or electrostatic printers, often have to use a replacement chip in order to reuse an imaging cartridge. It is desirable to have a system and method for determining if the replacement chip is suitable for use with a specific imaging cartridge. Also, it may be desirable to confirm that the chip was manufactured by a specific manufacturer. The disclosed system and method allow the remanufacturer a reliable and efficient way to verify chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: William Eli Thacker, III, Lynton R. Burchette, Scott Martin Babish
  • Patent number: 9346275
    Abstract: Many devices, such as printers, work with one or more removable unit. Often, the removable units have an electronic circuit that used to communicate with the device. It may be desirable to provide a replacement unit in these devices. The replacement unit must include an electronic circuit that is able to communicate with the original device. Disclosed is a method and apparatus where a replacement unit is provided with a new electronic circuit and a used electronic circuit. The new electronic circuit is electrically connected to the used electronic circuit and uses the used electronic circuit to facilitate communication with the host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Larkin Shelby
  • Patent number: 9328846
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a bi-directional shut-off trim for a valve which possesses the functional attributes of a pilot operated trim and a balanced trim through the integration of a spring loaded check valve into a pilot trim. In forward flow isolation, the bi-directional shut-off trim of the present invention acts as a normal pilot operated trim. In reverse flow, the check valve of the shut-off trim opens to balance the pressure on either side of the plug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Control Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Sina Alikhani
  • Patent number: 9304475
    Abstract: A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component; a cylindrical shaft attached to the body, the cylindrical shaft having an end surface; and three prongs extending longitudinally outward from the end surface. Each prong may include an extension member extending perpendicular to the prongs and the cross-sectional area of the extension members may be less than the cross-sectional area of the prongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Dale Lewis, Donald R. Huck
  • Patent number: 9304435
    Abstract: Electronic systems, such as printing systems, often use components that have integral memory. The integral memory can be used to store information about the component. In some printing systems this memory includes a portion that stores a value indicative of a print yield. Disclosed is a method and system for allowing the memory to have data indicative of an increased print yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: William Eli Thacker, Lynton R. Burchette, Scott M. Babish
  • Patent number: 9268299
    Abstract: Methods are provided for modifying an imaging process cartridge intended for installation in one type of printer to be installed in at least one other type of printer. In one embodiment, a method of modifying the imaging process cartridge may include modifying one or more endplates of the imaging process cartridge. In another embodiment, one or more of the endplates is removed and replaced with a replacement endplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Manning, Thomas Mitchell
  • Patent number: 9266045
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a strainer system comprising a plurality of strainer modules, each of which comprises multiple cassettes or cartridges assembled together in a prescribed arrangement. In the strainer system constructed in accordance with the present invention, the “clean” sides of the strainer modules are fluidly connected to each other by a plenum duct which also has a suction pump fluidly coupled thereto. Integrated into the plenum duct is a pressure released membrane (PRM) which is positioned so as to effectively isolate one of the strainer modules from the remaining active strainer modules included in the strainer system. The pressure released membrane is uniquely configured so as to facilitate the activation of the isolated strainer module when pressure across the plenum duct increases beyond a prescribed threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanislaw Kielbowicz, Carl W. Prather
  • Patent number: 9233324
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an increased efficiency strainer system which is particularly suited for use in the emergency core cooling system of a nuclear power plant. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the strainer system includes one or more strainer cassettes or cartridges, with each such cassette or cartridge including a plurality of strainer pockets disposed in side-by-side relation to each other. In these embodiments, multiple cassettes or cartridges may be assembled together to form a strainer module of the strainer system. The strainer pockets of the cartridge each define an inflow end. Within the cartridge, or the module including multiple cartridges, the inflow ends of one or more of the strainer pockets may be enclosed by an elastic metal membrane. When in a closed position, the membrane prevents liquid flow into the corresponding strainer pocket via the inflow end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanislaw Kielbowicz, Carl W. Prather
  • Patent number: 9229363
    Abstract: Electronic systems, such as printing systems, often use components that have integral memory. The integral memory can be used to store information about the component. In some printing systems this memory includes a portion that stores a value indicative of a print yield. Disclosed is a method and system for allowing the memory to have data indicative of an increased print yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: William Eli Thacker, Lynton R. Burchette, Scott M. Babish
  • Patent number: 9188242
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a fluid or liquid barrier packing system which is adapted to minimize VOC emissions, while also providing live-loading and continuous load monitoring functions. The components of the packing system (including the liquid barrier) are adapted to be installed in a traditional stuffing box of a valve utilizing a top entry method, and without the necessity of having to inject the liquid through any side ports of the valve. The packing system reduces leakage levels as required by low emission leakage specifications by creating a reverse osmosis effect, limiting the diffusivity of a gas through the packing elements of the system. Thus, the packing system of the present invention provides a simplified method to load and monitor a barrier in the stuffing box of the valve to slightly higher pressure than processed fluid pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Giove, Jalal Abrahimzadeh
  • Patent number: 9182717
    Abstract: Image recording devices, such as electrophotographic devices, laser printers, copiers, and fax machines, often have a cartridge that utilizes an encoder wheel assembly in addition to or instead of a chip for determining toner load. It may be desirable to alter the encoder wheel or part of the cartridge, either by the printer or the cartridge, to permit a deliberate end of life function situation that requires the replacement of the cartridge, encoder wheel, or encoder wheel assembly components. This thereby controls the remanufacture or replacement of the toner cartridge in a way that is desirable to the manufacturer and prevents unauthorized refilling of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Nichols, David Dale Bascome, Jr., David G. Thompson, Donald R. Huck
  • Patent number: 9175787
    Abstract: A linear displacement control valve comprising a valve body having a valve bonnet cooperatively engage thereto. The body and the bonnet collectively accommodate a valve trim which comprises a flow control element and a complementary spindle. The spindle is preferably attached to a reciprocally movable valve stem of the control valve via a stem adaptor. The stem adaptor is adapted to allow for some measure of “float” between the spindle and the flow control element as may be needed to accommodate any misalignment therebetween. The spindle is uniquely configured such that when used in conjunction with the flow control element, the trim is capable of providing low end flow control at a higher level of accuracy and/or wider rangeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Naziri, Graham Clark
  • Publication number: 20150308442
    Abstract: An anti-surge system capable of anticipating a surge event in a compressor for readying the actuator to quickly actuate the anti-surge valve from the closed position to the open position. The control system includes a compressor surge controller configured to transmit a signal to the valve positioner when the operating point of the valve is approaching the surge control line. The compressor surge controller may monitor an operating margin equal to the difference between the operating point and the surge control line, and when the operating margin falls below a prescribed threshold, the compressor surge controller may send a signal to the positioner. In turn, the positioner may vent some pressure from the actuator. In this way, the dead time of the anti-surge valve on the valve seat is minimized and the valve will react more promptly to an opening signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Fabio Giove, Flavio Tondolo, Marco Mastrovito
  • Patent number: 9122242
    Abstract: Image recording devices, such as electrophotographic devices, laser printers, copiers, and fax machines, often have a cartridge that utilizes a drive gear to transmit rotational force from the printer to the print cartridge. Also, it is desirable to remanufacture print cartridge both to reduce waste and to save resources. Therefore, it may be desirable to provide a drive gear mechanism that is easily replaced or reused when a print cartridge is remanufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald R. Huck, Anthony D. Causey
  • Publication number: 20150241828
    Abstract: A method of operating a cartridge chip installed in an imaging device includes: causing, by the cartridge chip, the imaging device to enter an error condition; monitoring the timing or sequence of communication signals received from the imaging device during at least a portion of the error condition; and operating, based on the timing or sequence of the communication signals received from the imaging device during at least a portion of the error condition, in a first mode of operation compatible with a first type of imaging device or in a second mode of operation compatible with a second type of imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventor: William Eli Thacker, III
  • Patent number: 9104174
    Abstract: Electronic systems, such as printing systems, often use components that have integral memory. The integral memory can be used to store information about the component. In some printing systems this memory includes a portion that stores a value indicative of a print yield. Disclosed is a method and system for allowing the memory to have data indicative of an increased print yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Static Control Components, Inc.
    Inventor: Lynton R Burchette