Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Spencer

Christopher C. Spencer 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).

  • Sheet holding tray having adjustable sheet edge guides and method for adjusting sheet edge guides
    Patent number: 5251889
    Abstract: A reproduction apparatus including a logic and control unit, and a sheet storage tray having selectable sheet alignment positions and a movable sheet edge guide for positioning at a selected sheet alignment position. A mechanism for automatically positioning the sheet edge guide includes magnetizable reed switches, a magnetic member attached to the sheet edge guide and controls for counting and moving the magnetic member relative to a selected magnetizable reed switch through a first motion in a first direction for a first total number of counts, and through a second motion in a second and opposite direction for a second total number of counts equal to one-half the first total number of counts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christopher C. Spencer, Raymond M. Quackenbush, Michael J. Wendell