Patents by Inventor Devin Kyle Byerley

Devin Kyle Byerley 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).

  • Compliant liquid path member and receptacle for ink recirculation
    Patent number: 8714721
    Abstract: In an inkjet printer, an ink reclamation apparatus receives ink emitted from at least one printhead. The ink reclamation apparatus includes an ink receptacle and a liquid path member that extends from the ink receptacle to contact the face of at least one printhead proximate to a plurality of inkjets in the at least one printhead. The liquid path member draws liquid ink from the plurality of inkjets and the liquid ink enters the ink receptacle. The ink reclamation apparatus returns the ink to a reservoir in the printhead and reduces or eliminates wasted ink during operation of the at least one printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frazier, Nicholas C. Hill, Trevor James Snyder, Steven Van Cleve Korol, Devin Kyle Byerley
  • Method and apparatus for ink recirculation
    Patent number: 8702186
    Abstract: A method for recirculating ink in an inkjet printer includes applying air pressure to an ink supply to expel liquid ink through a plurality of inkjets in the printhead. An ink receptacle that is positioned at a predetermined distance from the inkjets collects the expelled ink. The ink receptacle moves into fluid communication with an ink supply, and the ink collected in the ink receptacle enters the ink supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor James Snyder, Nicholas C. Hill, Devin Kyle Byerley, Rodney Bryant Hill, Steven Van Cleve Korol
  • COMPLIANT LIQUID PATH MEMBER AND RECEPTACLE FOR INK RECIRCULATION
    Publication number: 20130258010
    Abstract: In an inkjet printer, an ink reclamation apparatus receives ink emitted from at least one printhead. The ink reclamation apparatus includes an ink receptacle and a liquid path member that extends from the ink receptacle to contact the face of at least one printhead proximate to a plurality of inkjets in the at least one printhead. The liquid path member draws liquid ink from the plurality of inkjets and the liquid ink enters the ink receptacle. The ink reclamation apparatus returns the ink to a reservoir in the printhead and reduces or eliminates wasted ink during operation of the at least one printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frazier, Nicholas C. Hill, Trevor James Snyder, Steven Van Cleve Korol, Devin Kyle Byerley
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INK RECIRCULATION
    Publication number: 20130194324
    Abstract: A method for recirculating ink in an inkjet printer includes applying air pressure to an ink supply to expel liquid ink through a plurality of inkjets in the printhead. An ink receptacle that is positioned at a predetermined distance from the inkjets collects the expelled ink. The ink receptacle moves into fluid communication with an ink supply, and the ink collected in the ink receptacle enters the ink supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Trevor James Snyder, Nicholas C. Hill, Devin Kyle Byerley, Rodney Bryant Hill, Steven Van Cleve Korol