Patents by Inventor Brent Rodney Jones

Brent Rodney Jones 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).

  • System and method for verifying position of an object before identifying the object
    Patent number: 8052265
    Abstract: A solid ink stick loader verifies position and orientation of an ink stick prior to an ink stick identification operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Brent Rodney Jones
  • Ink sticks with visually discernible feature patterns
    Patent number: 8025385
    Abstract: A solid ink stick having an ink stick body formed of a phase change ink material. The ink stick body is configured for inclusion in a first set of ink sticks and has substantially a same size and shape as other ink sticks in the first set of ink sticks and ink sticks in a second set of ink sticks. The first set of ink sticks is of a different series than the second set of ink sticks. An identification pattern is formed on the ink stick body. The identification pattern is one identification pattern in a set of identification patterns. The identification pattern formed on the pattern area of the ink stick body is visually discernible from the other identification patterns in the set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher Ryan Gold
  • Solid ink stick with visual orientation indicator
    Patent number: 8016403
    Abstract: An ink stick for use in a phase change ink imaging device comprises an ink stick body configured for insertion in an insertion orientation into an ink loader of the phase change ink imaging device. The ink stick body has a plurality of surfaces. A visual orientation indicator is formed on at least one surface in the plurality of surfaces. The visual orientation indicator is configured to visually indicate a direction of orientation of at least one surface of the plurality of surfaces to place the ink stick body in the insertion orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Rodney Jones, Frederick T. Mattern, Christopher Ryan Gold, Brian Walter Aznoe, William Loren Emery
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D644266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Gold, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D644686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Walter Aznoe, Jonathan R Ritter, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D644687
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold, John I Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D644688
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold, John I Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D644689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold, John I Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D645079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Walter Aznoe, Jonathan R Ritter, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D647135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold, John I Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650430
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold, John I Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan R Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe, Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R Gold, John I Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R. Gold, Brian Walter Aznoe, John I. Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R. Gold, Brian Walter Aznoe, John I. Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R. Gold, Brian Walter Aznoe, John I. Ramalho
  • Ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer
    Patent number: D650436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Rodney Jones, Christopher R. Gold, Brian Walter Aznoe, John I. Ramalho