Patents by Inventor Dean Alan Eltzroth

Dean Alan Eltzroth 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).

  • Friction backup roller for media picking
    Patent number: 7980554
    Abstract: A friction backup roller assembly for a peripheral device, comprising an auto-compensating mechanism having a pick tire at one end, a media tray disposed adjacent to the auto-compensating mechanism, a backup roller extending through an aperture in the media tray, the backup roller having a tire, the auto-compensating mechanism pivotally positioned for engagement and disengagement of the pick tire with the backup roller, and a biasing element acting on the backup roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Alan Eltzroth, Kevin Matthew Johnson, Michael William Lawrence, Robert Sandheinrich
  • Friction Backup Roller for Media Picking
    Publication number: 20080150220
    Abstract: A friction backup roller assembly for a peripheral device, comprising an auto-compensating mechanism having a pick tire at one end, a media tray disposed adjacent to the auto-compensating mechanism, a backup roller extending through an aperture in the media tray, the backup roller having a tire, the auto-compensating mechanism pivotally positioned for engagement and disengagement of the pick tire with the backup roller, and a biasing element acting on the backup roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Dean Alan Eltzroth, Kevin Matthew Johnson, Michael William Lawrence, Robert Sandheinrich