Patents by Inventor Billy D. Walcott

Billy D. Walcott 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).

  • Patent number: 5381583
    Abstract: A high velocity air and stationary disturber cleaner for cleaning surfaces by drawing air under flexible film seals. A vacuum enclosed in a housing provides the suction force to draw the air under the seal, tangent to the surface to be cleaned, thus removing adhered particles. Disturbers are placed on the surface of the seals in contact with the surface to be cleaned to loosen particles to be removed. The brush density, the fiber length and a plastic film incorporated into the brush design are all ways to limit the amount of air flow through the bulk of the brushes for better cleaning efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Thayer, Samuel P. Mordenga, Billy D. Walcott
  • Patent number: 5329665
    Abstract: A high velocity air and stationary disturber cleaner for cleaning surfaces by drawing air under flexible film seals. A vacuum enclosed in a housing provides the suction force to draw the air under the seal, tangent to the surface to be cleaned, thus removing adhered particles. Disturbers are placed on the surface of the seals in contact with the surface to be cleaned to loosen particles to be removed. The brush density, the fiber length and a plastic film incorporated into the brush design are all ways to limit the amount of air flow through the bulk of the brushes for better cleaning efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Thayer, Samuel P. Mordenga, Billy D. Walcott
  • Patent number: 5317781
    Abstract: A high velocity air and stationary disturber cleaner for cleaning surfaces by drawing air under flexible film seals. A vacuum enclosed in a housing provides the suction force to draw the air under the seal, tangent to the surface to be cleaned, thus removing adhered particles. Disturbers are placed on the surface of the seals in contact with the surface to be cleaned to loosen particles to be removed. The brush density, the fiber length and a plastic film incorporated into the brush design are all ways to limit the amount of air flow through the bulk of the brushes for better cleaning efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce E. Thayer, Billy D. Walcott
  • Patent number: 4899186
    Abstract: An ion printing head is provided with a pin array coronde as an ion generation device, a corona controlling electrode and an array of modulation electrodes controlling the flow of ions to an imaging member in imagewise configuration. The pin array coronode provides an efficient and highly directable source of ions. At least part of the directability of the ions appears to be a result of the highly directionalized ion or corona wind, that tends to flow in a direction defined by the plane of the coronode. The corona wind also serves the purpose of removing corona effluents from the area adjacent the coronode that eventually cause deterioration of the head parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Billy D. Walcott