Patents by Inventor Cedric R. Burns

Cedric R. Burns 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).

  • Outboard support for cantilevered air bearing stationary shaft
    Patent number: 6249366
    Abstract: Motor polygon assemblies having a housing, a cantilevered stationary shaft within the housing, a rotating sleeve, a multifaceted polygon mounted on the rotating sleeve, and a cover over the housing. The cover includes a protrusion that contacts the free end of the cantilevered stationary shaft. The protrusion stabilizes the free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Hinton, Cedric R. Burns, Joseph R. Pecoraro