Patents by Inventor Bruce Karl Baur

Bruce Karl Baur 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).

  • Drum maintenance system for an imaging device and method and system for maintaining an imaging device
    Patent number: 7677717
    Abstract: A maintenance system and method for maintaining an imaging member of an imaging device includes a pre-cleaning device to clean the imaging member; an applicator to apply release agent to the imaging member; a metering device to meter release agent on the imaging member; a reservoir to remotely store release agent; and a pump to supply the applicator with release agent from the reservoir. The saturation level of the applicator is monitored and maintained within a predetermined range. The applicator, pre-cleaning device and metering device may be independently actuated to engage the imaging member. Release agent collected by the pre-cleaning device and/or metering device may be recycled. Debris collected by the pre-cleaning device and/or metering device may be stored and/or removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Abu S. Islam, Michael C. Gordon, Joseph B. Gault, Alexander J. Fioravanti, Kelly Anne Kessler, Larry Eugene Hindman, Bruce Karl Baur, Ernest I. Esplin, Scott J. Phillips, Roger G. Leighton