Patents by Inventor Carl Thomas Urban

Carl Thomas Urban 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).

  • Apparatus for transitioning media sheets in a printer
    Patent number: 8348268
    Abstract: A new media path includes a flexible member that cooperates with a control point for smooth transitions of media sheets along the path. The media path includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member having a longitudinal axis and a cross-member axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the elongated member having a first surface that is non-linear in at least one of the longitudinal and cross-member axes, and a bevel on a second surface of the elongated member, the bevel being proximate to the first end of the elongated member at a predetermined distance from the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Thomas Urban, David B. Schaefer, Rob Huala
  • Apparatus For Transitioning Media Sheets In A Printer
    Publication number: 20100194035
    Abstract: A new media path includes a flexible member that cooperates with a control point for smooth transitions of media sheets along the path. The media path includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member having a longitudinal axis and a cross-member axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the elongated member having a first surface that is non-linear in at least one of the longitudinal and cross-member axes, and a bevel on a second surface of the elongated member, the bevel being proximate to the first end of the elongated member at a predetermined distance from the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl Thomas Urban, David B. Schaefer, Rob Huala