Patents by Inventor Alvin P. Kromm, JR.

Alvin P. Kromm, JR. 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING NIP WIDTH BASED ON THE MEASURED HARDNESS OF A FUSER ROLL IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100150587
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting nip width based on the measured hardness of a fuser roll in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include receiving an identification of media type, receiving a signal to measure fuser roll hardness, positioning a fuser roll hardness measurement unit onto the fuser roll, measuring the fuser roll hardness, and adjusting the nip width based on the measured fuser roll hardness and received media type identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Julie Marie HANFLAND, William Alexander Burton, Alvin P. Kromm, JR., Eric Scott Hamby