Patents by Inventor Christopher Elton Nichols

Christopher Elton Nichols 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).

  • OPC Drum Drive Solutions
    Publication number: 20180173151
    Abstract: A drive gear for a generally cylindrical imaging component. The drive gear includes a body for engaging the generally cylindrical imaging component having an axis of rotation, a drive portion extending out from body along the axis of rotation, wherein the drive portion comprises a plurality of pillars and narrows towards the axis of rotation of the drive gear as the distance from the end surface increases outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Elton Nichols, Thomas Mathew Mitchell, Lawrence Dale Lewis
  • Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components
    Publication number: 20170235274
    Abstract: A method of remanufacturing an imaging cartridge comprising a toner hopper having a toner bag and not having a seal port, the method comprising forming a seal port in the toner hopper; disposing a replacement toner container in the toner hopper, the replacement toner container including a removable seal having a seal tail; inserting a portion of the seal tail through the seal port and repairing a broken doctor blade contact
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Daniels, Robert Farmer, Christopher Elton Nichols, Derick Keith Dove, Roderick Craig Boone
  • Methods for Remanufacturing Imaging Components
    Publication number: 20160306299
    Abstract: A method of remanufacturing an imaging cartridge comprising a toner hopper having a toner bag and not having a seal port, the method comprising forming a seal port in the toner hopper; disposing a replacement toner container in the toner hopper, the replacement toner container including a removable seal having a seal tail; inserting a portion of the seal tail through the seal port and repairing a broken doctor blade contact
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Daniels, Robert Farmer, Christopher Elton Nichols, Derick Keith Dove, Roderick Craig Boone