Patents by Inventor Brian J. Perry
Brian J. Perry 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).
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Publication number: 20130336690Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for fusing an image to a substrate at a fusing nip defined by a first pressure member and a pressure belt in a belt-roll fuser. The belt-roll fuser has a fuser belt having a portion that faces a surface of the first pressure member at the fusing nip. The pressure belt has a portion that faces another portion of the fuser belt at the fusing nip. The belt-roll fuser also has a group of elements configured to constrain the pressure belt such that another portion of the pressure belt faces a surface of a backing element at the fusing nip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: XEROX CORPORTATIONInventors: Matthew Ryan MCLAUGHLIN, Donald Richard FESS, Brian J. PERRY
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Patent number: 8231489Abstract: A guide useful to install or remove a belt from a belt module is shown. This guide is made up of an elongated structure with a center aperture over which an endless belt is initially draped during installation. Once rotably attached to a belt module, the guide is moved downwardly to form a belt form over a top of the top drive rollers. A tube is attached to a bottom drive roller to help transfer the belt to the bottom drive roller and form the belt around the entire module. Once the belt is slidably positioned adjacent each drive roller, the belt is transferred from the guide and tube to the drive rollers for final installation.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Steven J Fiore, Brian J Perry
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Patent number: 8216100Abstract: A guide useful to install or remove a belt from a belt module is shown. This guide is made up of two pivotable wings over which an endless belt is initially draped. Once pivotly attached to a belt module, the guide wings are moved away from each other to form a belt form over a top of the top drive rollers. A tube is attached to a bottom drive roller to help transfer the belt to the bottom drive roller. Once the belt is slidably positioned adjacent each drive roller, the belt is transferred from the guide and tube to the drive rollers for final installation.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Steven J Fiore, Brian J Perry
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Patent number: 8032053Abstract: A latch apparatus has a latch base, a latch frame, and at least one flexible bracket connecting the latch frame to the latch base. Connectors are used to connect the flexible bracket to the latch frame and connect the flexible bracket to the latch base. The connectors prevent the outer surface of the flexible bracket from moving along the surface of the latch frame or the surface of the latch base. A biasing member is connected to the latch base and the latch frame. The flexible bracket maintains a gap between the latch base and the latch frame and prevents the latch base from contacting or sliding along the latch frame.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Mark A. Atwood, Joseph M. Wing, Michael L. Gumina, Brian J. Perry
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Patent number: 8004551Abstract: In a color marking assembly, a series of ROS units are aligned above a photoconductive surface. These units have inboard and outboard mounts connecting them to this assembly. The inboard mounts are attached to a first side of the ROS, and the outboard mounts are attached to a second side of the ROS unit. The inboard mount is an elongated bar extending beyond the height of the ROS unit. This elongated bar has hinged portions on both its top and bottom connections to the ROS unit. The outboard mount has a ball bearing or sphere configuration. This configuration and the inboard mount enable the ROS unit to be easily deskewed when required.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Mark A Atwood, Joseph M Wing, Brian J Perry, James P Calamita, Thomas R Race, Alan G Schlageter
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Patent number: 7826770Abstract: Disclosed is a printing apparatus and method to correct for image non-uniformities. The printing apparatus comprises a photoreceptor (P/R) belt charging device positioned to charge the P/R belt after an image is transferred to a media sheet. Subsequently, an image sensing device scans the P/R belt residual image or patches to detect image non-uniformities.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Joseph M. Wing, Brian R Conrow, Robert Edward Hildebrand, Brian J. Perry, Alan G. Schlageter, Shawn Updegraff, Moritz P. Wagner, R. Enrique Viturro
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Publication number: 20090239695Abstract: A guide useful to install or remove a belt from a belt module is shown. This guide is made up of two pivotable wings over which an endless belt is initially draped. Once pivotly attached to a belt module, the guide wings are moved away from each other to form a belt form over a top of the top drive rollers. A tube is attached to a bottom drive roller to help transfer the belt to the bottom drive roller. Once the belt is slidably positioned adjacent each drive roller, the belt is transferred from the guide and tube to the drive rollers for final installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Steven J. Fiore, Brian J. Perry
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Publication number: 20090237746Abstract: In a color marking assembly, a series of ROS units are aligned above a photoconductive surface. These units have inboard and outboard mounts connecting them to this assembly. The inboard mounts are attached to a first side of the ROS, and the outboard mounts are attached to a second side of the ROS unit. The inboard mount is an elongated bar extending beyond the height of the ROS unit. This elongated bar has hinged portions on both its top and bottom connections to the ROS unit. The outboard mount has a ball bearing or sphere configuration. This configuration and the inboard mount enable the ROS unit to be easily deskewed when required.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Mark A. Atwood, Joseph M. Wing, Brian J. Perry, James P. Calamita, Thomas R. Race, Alan G. Schlageter
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Publication number: 20090239694Abstract: A guide useful to install or remove a belt from a belt module is shown. This guide is made up of an elongated structure with a center aperture over which an endless belt is initially draped during installation. Once rotably attached to a belt module, the guide is moved downwardly to form a belt form over a top of the top drive rollers. A tube is attached to a bottom drive roller to help transfer the belt to the bottom drive roller and form the belt around the entire module. Once the belt is slidably positioned adjacent each drive roller, the belt is transferred from the guide and tube to the drive rollers for final installation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Steven J. Fiore, Brian J. Perry
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Patent number: 7417662Abstract: A docking system may repeatedly dock a movable sensor module relative to another module with high precision. The docking system may move with minimal constraints and several degrees of freedom. The docking system may be particularly useful for precisely locating a movable sensor module relative to another module, such as a full width array sensor relative to a photoreceptor module within an image forming apparatus. A high degree of freedom may be achieved through use of a series of at least three spherical bearing connections that enable freedom of movement about X, Y and Z axes.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Joseph M. Wing, Brian J. Perry
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Publication number: 20080187335Abstract: Disclosed is a printing apparatus and method to correct for image non-uniformities. The printing apparatus comprises a photoreceptor (P/R) belt charging device positioned to charge the P/R belt after an image is transferred to a media sheet. Subsequently, an image sensing device scans the P/R belt residual image or patches to detect image non-uniformities.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Joseph M. Wing, Brian R. Conrow, Robert Edward Hildebrand, Brian J. Perry, Alan G. Schlageter, Shawn Updegraff, Moritz P. Wagner, R. Enrique Viturro
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Publication number: 20080062245Abstract: A docking system may repeatedly dock a movable sensor module relative to another module with high precision. The docking system may move with minimal constraints and several degrees of freedom. The docking system may be particularly useful for precisely locating a movable sensor module relative to another module, such as a full width array sensor relative to a photoreceptor module within an image forming apparatus. A high degree of freedom may be achieved through use of a series of at least three spherical bearing connections that enable freedom of movement about X, Y and Z axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph M. WING, Brian J. PERRY
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Patent number: 6564264Abstract: A system, apparatus and method automatically update address information of a user's outgoing and incoming messages to/from a communication network thereby relieving the user of the burden of manually entering address changes into a user address book. A plurality of users are coupled through terminals to a server in the communication network for exchanging telephone, CATV, Internet, intranet for messaging, facsimile, etc purposes. The server includes a message store; stored message profile; and is coupled to a change server linked to a network. The change server includes search rules and change options provided by the users in directing the change server in finding correct and alternative address information when erroneous or unknown information is detected in the outgoing and incoming messages. Each user address book includes a series of contacts for each user. Each contact is identified by an identification number, ID, including a name and address.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 1999Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Carroll W. Creswell, Kenneth Mervin Huber, Brian J. Perry, John Gerow Ramage, Ronald Sherman