Patents by Inventor Diego A. Pereda

Diego A. Pereda 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).

  • Interposer having decurler
    Patent number: 8544386
    Abstract: Embodiments herein comprise an apparatus that includes a printing engine and an interposer adapted to receive printed sheets from the printing engine. The interposer adds insert sheets between printed sheets. The interposer includes a decurler positioned within the interposer so as to decurl the printed sheets after the interposer adds the insert sheets. The printing engine adds a curl to the printed sheets and the decurler removes the curl from the printed sheets. The decurler can comprise a roller-based decurler, a heated decurler, a pressure based decurler, and/or a moisture-vacuum based decurler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas C. Keyes, Thomas E. Bitter, Ronald A Ippolito, Dale T. Platteter, Richard F. Scarlata, Joe Marasco, Donald R. Fess, Diego A. Pereda, Douglas F. Sundquist
  • INTERPOSER HAVING DECURLER
    Publication number: 20080061488
    Abstract: Embodiments herein comprise an apparatus that includes a printing engine and an interposer adapted to receive printed sheets from the printing engine. The interposer adds insert sheets between printed sheets. The interposer includes a decurler positioned within the interposer so as to decurl the printed sheets after the interposer adds the insert sheets. The printing engine adds a curl to the printed sheets and the decurler removes the curl from the printed sheets. The decurler can comprise a roller-based decurler, a heated decurler, a pressure based decurler, and/or a moisture-vacuum based decurler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas C. Keyes, Thomas E. Bitter, Ronald A. Ippolito, Dale T. Platteter, Richard F. Scarlata, Joe Marasco, Donald R. Fess, Diego A. Pereda, Douglas F. Sundquist