Patents by Inventor Charles P. Vorndran

Charles P. Vorndran 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).

  • Point of need access to an electronic maintenance manual utilizing current machine status
    Patent number: 8972804
    Abstract: A method and system for providing point of need diagnostic information in an electronic service manual. A rendering device can be configured to transmit machine diagnostics related reports to a computer. The diagnostics are then integrated into an electronic service manual. In this way a reference can be created which includes point of need diagnostic information related to the machine, thereby increasing the productivity of user time spent on maintenance activities associated with the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Czebiniak, Charles P. Vorndran, John R. Russell, Cheryl M. Koenig, Suraj Kumar
  • POINT OF NEED ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC MAINTENANCE MANUAL UTILIZING CURRENT MACHINE STATUS
    Publication number: 20120072814
    Abstract: A method and system for providing point of need diagnostic information in an electronic service manual. A rendering device can be configured to transmit machine diagnostics related reports to a computer. The diagnostics are then integrated into an electronic service manual. In this way a reference can be created which includes point of need diagnostic information related to the machine, thereby increasing the productivity of user time spent on maintenance activities associated with the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Czebiniak, Charles P. Vorndran, John R. Russell, Cheryl M. Koenig, Suraj Kumar
  • Copy stacking tray
    Patent number: 4221379
    Abstract: A copy receiving tray having a general vertical orientation with a bottom stop member a first vertical stacking portion inclined to the horizontal, a second vertical stacking portion on top of the first portion further inclined to the horizontal to provide a stacking surface for copy sheets up to a first size, and a third vertical stacking portion above the second portion generally in the same plane as said first vertical portion to provide a stacking surface for the top portion of a copy sheet of a size greater than said first size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Venkatesh H. Kamath, Charles P. Vorndran
  • Copy stacking tray with restraining fingers
    Patent number: 4221378
    Abstract: A copy receiving tray having a general vertical orientation and a bottom stop member and being pivotally mounted in a frame at the bottom of the tray and including means for decelerating and stacking sheets entering the tray comprising at least one resilient elongated member mounted above a sheet advancing means the free end of the decelerating member and the bottom stop member having mutually engageable fastening means whereby upon pivoting the tray the sheets stacked within the tray are restrained from falling out of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Venkatesh H. Kamath, Michael A. Malachowski, Charles P. Vorndran