Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER STRACK

CHRISTOPHER STRACK 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).

  • Cleaner assembly for removing waste toner in an electrophotographic image forming device
    Patent number: 10025267
    Abstract: A cleaner assembly for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a cleaner blade having a pair of longitudinal ends and a cleaning edge that extends between the pair of longitudinal ends for contacting a surface of a photoconductive drum to remove toner from the surface of the photoconductive drum. An end seal is positioned at one of the pair of longitudinal ends of the cleaner blade. The end seal includes a front side positioned to contact the surface of the photoconductive drum and a rear side opposite the front side. A tab extends from the end seal across the cleaning edge of the cleaner blade for preventing a longitudinal end section of the cleaning edge of the cleaner blade from contacting the surface of the photoconductive drum. The tab does not obstruct the front side of the end seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Lester Boettcher, Trey Dustin Gilliam, Christopher Strack, Ahren Michael Hoy, Jose Paul Sacoto Aguilar
  • CLEANER ASSEMBLY FOR REMOVING WASTE TONER IN AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170176921
    Abstract: A cleaner assembly for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a cleaner blade having a pair of longitudinal ends and a cleaning edge that extends between the pair of longitudinal ends for contacting a surface to remove toner from the surface. A strip is attached to the cleaner blade at one of the pair of longitudinal ends of the cleaner blade. The strip is wrapped over the cleaning edge of the cleaner blade for preventing a longitudinal end section of the cleaning edge of the cleaner blade from contacting the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: BRIAN LESTER BOETTCHER, TREY DUSTIN GILLIAM, CHRISTOPHER STRACK, AHREN MICHAEL HOY, JOSE PAUL SACOTO AGUILAR
  • CLEANER ASSEMBLY FOR REMOVING WASTE TONER IN AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170176926
    Abstract: A cleaner assembly for an electrophotographic image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a cleaner blade having a pair of longitudinal ends and a cleaning edge that extends between the pair of longitudinal ends for contacting a surface of a photoconductive drum to remove toner from the surface of the photoconductive drum. An end seal is positioned at one of the pair of longitudinal ends of the cleaner blade. The end seal includes a front side positioned to contact the surface of the photoconductive drum and a rear side opposite the front side. A tab extends from the end seal across the cleaning edge of the cleaner blade for preventing a longitudinal end section of the cleaning edge of the cleaner blade from contacting the surface of the photoconductive drum. The tab does not obstruct the front side of the end seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: BRIAN LESTER BOETTCHER, TREY DUSTIN GILLIAM, CHRISTOPHER STRACK, AHREN MICHAEL HOY, JOSE PAUL SACOTO AGUILAR