Patents by Inventor Dennis P. Eidem

Dennis P. Eidem 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).

  • Patent number: 5386282
    Abstract: An apparatus for retracting and engaging the cleaning blade from the imaging surface and preventing copy reprint. At least one of two momentary switches are depressed by one of at least two lobes on a motorized cam. When the copying machine is in a standby condition, a computer controlled signal energizes the cam motor to advance the cam until the appropriate switch is depressed by the cam lobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John M. Palmer, Kris J. Walker, Dennis P. Eidem, Bernard J. Dunham