Patents by Inventor Dale W. Young

Dale W. Young 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).

  • Off-set nip roll decurler
    Patent number: 4632533
    Abstract: An apparatus in which sheet material is decurled. The apparatus includes off-set nips for reverse bending a sheet. As the sheet leaves a fuser, it is directed into one of two channels toward an off-set nip depending on the curl in the sheet. The off-set nip in conjunction with an output baffle reverse bends the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Dale W. Young
  • Tri-pass baffle decurler
    Patent number: 4591259
    Abstract: An apparatus in which sheet material is decurled. The apparatus includes a baffle type decurler in which a sheet moving therethrough chooses one of three paths and baffles, depending on the direction and amount of curl. Spring loaded baffles in conjunction with idler rolls reverse bends the sheets in two of the three paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Youti Kuo, Dale W. Young
  • Apparatus for detecting the flotation level in an air supported sheet separating and feeding device
    Patent number: 4397459
    Abstract: An apparatus in which sheets are separated and fed, in seriatim, from a stack with a flow of pressurized fluid being directed between the stack and support thereof. The pressurized fluid produces a gap between the stack and support which is detected. The pressure of the fluid is controlled in response to the detected gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Morton Silverberg, John M. Browne, Dale W. Young