Patents by Inventor Andrew K. Balm

Andrew K. Balm 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).

  • Automated user feedback
    Patent number: 8736898
    Abstract: A method and printing device print a feedback form in response to activation of a customer feedback option of the printing device. The printing device and the feedback form instruct the user to supply feedback comments on the feedback form and cause the feedback form to be scanned using the printing device. The method and printing device identifying the feedback form in response to the scanning of the feedback form and capture the feedback form as a feedback form image. The method and printing device transmit the feedback form image from the printing device to a feedback collection entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew K. Balm, Gemma R. Lee
  • Repositionable sheet side guide and sheet size indicator
    Patent number: 7516956
    Abstract: For sheet stacking trays having a lowered sheet stacking position and raised sheet feeding positions, and repositionable stack edge guides, improved visual accuracy for the repositioning of the stack edge guide for different sheet sizes is provided by automatically extending out an elongated visual indicator from the repositionable stack edge guide to closely overlay the correct corresponding stack size visual indicia from a spaced array of such indicia when the tray is in said lowered sheet stacking position, and automatically pivotally lifting this elongated visual indicator up away from any possible obstruction of the raising of the tray for sheet feeding. The indicator may further provide a reading window surrounding the correct indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Julia Allwright, Andrew K. Balm, Rebecca Mallaband
  • Repositionable sheet side guide and sheet size indicator
    Publication number: 20080012207
    Abstract: For sheet stacking trays having a lowered sheet stacking position and raised sheet feeding positions, and repositionable stack edge guides, improved visual accuracy for the repositioning of the stack edge guide for different sheet sizes is provided by automatically extending out an elongated visual indicator from the repositionable stack edge guide to closely overlay the correct corresponding stack size visual indicia from a spaced array of such indicia when the tray is in said lowered sheet stacking position, and automatically pivotally lifting this elongated visual indicator up away from any possible obstruction of the raising of the tray for sheet feeding. The indicator may further provide a reading window surrounding the correct indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Julia Allwright, Andrew K. Balm, Rebecca Mallaband