Patents by Inventor Daniel J. McTigue

Daniel J. McTigue 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).

  • Occluder with integral illumination source
    Patent number: 5742881
    Abstract: An annotation system for automatically recording additional image information on an image bearing member is provided. The system includes an occluding device assembly, including an occluder bar for masking the image bearing member in a predetermined region to allow for the additional image information to be recorded thereon, a light emitting source for producing a light image of the additional image information, and a drive apparatus for simultaneously selectively positioning the occluder bar and the light emitting source with respect to an image area on the image bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel J. McTigue
  • Annotation system occluding device for an electrophotographic printing apparatus
    Patent number: 5521675
    Abstract: An annotation system for automatically recording additional image information on an image bearing member such as a photoconductive member in an electrostatographic printing machine. The annotation system includes an occluding device assembly having an occluder bar for masking the image bearing member in a predetermined region to allow for the additional image information to be recorded thereon and a drive apparatus for selectively positioning the occluder bar with respect to an image area on the image bearing member, wherein a system is provided for releasably mounting the occluder bar to the drive apparatus. The system also includes a light emitting source for producing a light image of the additional image information on the masked region of the image bearing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Leon G. Poplawski, John S. Serafin, Jr., Daniel J. McTigue