Patents by Inventor Brian Patrick Weaver

Brian Patrick Weaver 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).

  • Kiosk-installable printer with duplex path utilized to deliver printed media sheets to lower front exterior of printer
    Patent number: 8641040
    Abstract: An image forming device includes an image formation path extending from an entrance end adjacent to a source of supply of media sheets, past an image forming station, to an exit end adjacent to a top collection site adapted to receive media sheets, a duplex path extending from an inlet end adjacent the top collection site to an outlet end adjacent a lower front opening in the device, a media sheet directing mechanism disposed between the exit end of the image formation path, top collection site and inlet end of the duplex path and selectively operable to deliver printed media sheets to the top collection site or the inlet end of the duplex path, and a deflector mechanism between the lower front opening and the outlet end of the duplex path and operable to divert printed media sheets from the duplex path through the lower front opening to exterior of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Paul Cahill, Chad Michael Piening, Louann Behymer Samuels, Brian Patrick Weaver, Curtis Duane Woodson
  • Kiosk-Installable Printer with Duplex Path Utilized to Deliver Printed Media Sheets to Lower Front Exterior of Printer
    Publication number: 20100032883
    Abstract: An image forming device includes an image formation path extending from an entrance end adjacent to a source of supply of media sheets, past an image forming station, to an exit end adjacent to a top collection site adapted to receive media sheets, a duplex path extending from an inlet end adjacent the top collection site to an outlet end adjacent a lower front opening in the device, a media sheet directing mechanism disposed between the exit end of the image formation path, top collection site and inlet end of the duplex path and selectively operable to deliver printed media sheets to the top collection site or the inlet end of the duplex path, and a deflector mechanism between the lower front opening and the outlet end of the duplex path and operable to divert printed media sheets from the duplex path through the lower front opening to exterior of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel Paul Cahill, Chad Michael Piening, Louann Behymer Samuels, Brian Patrick Weaver, Curtis Duane Woodson