Patents by Inventor Alicia G. Hughes

Alicia G. Hughes 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).

  • Xerographic charging device having three pin arrays
    Patent number: 7149458
    Abstract: In a xerographic printing apparatus, a scorotron places a uniform charge on a photoreceptor for forming electrostatic latent images. Three conductive pin arrays are disposed in a housing defined by sidewalls and a screen adjacent the photoreceptor. There can be provided insulative walls between adjacent pin arrays. The screen and a surface of the housing can be curved to correspond to a curvature of the photoreceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Zona, Alicia G. Hughes, Allen J. Thompson, Neil A. Frankel, Charles H. Tabb, Clifford W. Imes, IV, George E. Wright, Eugene M. Gluszko
  • Detoning blade
    Patent number: 6633739
    Abstract: A detoning blade including a steel member of stainless steel or carbon steel having a length, a width, and a thickness and a coating including titanium nitride or tungsten carbide having a thickness ranging from 0.1 microns to 4 microns or a coating of diamond embedded chromium having a thickness ranging from 2.5 microns to 7.5 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick B. White, Alicia G. Hughes, Michael J. DeLuzio, Ann M. Kazakos
  • Detoning blade
    Publication number: 20030113146
    Abstract: A detoning blade including a steel member of stainless steel or carbon steel having a length, a width, and a thickness and a coating including titanium nitride or tungsten carbide having a thickness ranging from 0.1 microns to 4 microns or a coating of diamond embedded chromium having a thickness ranging from 2.5 microns to 7.5 microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick B. White, Alicia G. Hughes, Michael J. DeLuzio, Ann M. Kazakos