Patents by Inventor Edward L. Schlueter, Jr.
Edward L. Schlueter, Jr. 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).
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Patent number: 7052426Abstract: A seamed, conformable belt including a substrate having first and second opposing substantially planar surfaces, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end of the substrate form a first seam, and an elastomeric layer having a first end and a second end, wherein the elastomeric layer is adjacent and in contact with the first surface of the substrate and wherein the first end and the second end of the elastomeric layer form a second detachable, substantially planar seam.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: David Battat, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr.
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Patent number: 6953615Abstract: A xerographic component having a substrate and thereover a coating with a thiophene-based material is set forth.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1999Date of Patent: October 11, 2005Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., James F. Smith, Lucille M. Sharf
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Patent number: 6904252Abstract: An image-bearing article used in liquid contact electrostatic printing (CEP) is formed from polymers that meet the requisite conformance and heat stability for the CEP process. Excessive absorption of toner carrier liquids by the image-bearing article in liquid CEP leads to the deterioration of the image-bearing article and reduces the useful life of the image-bearing article. The absorption of the toner carrier fluid may be controlled by the addition of oxides, silicone elastomers containing phenyl end groups, fluorosilicones or increasing the cross-linking density of the methyl silicones.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Constance J. Thornton, Joseph Mammino, Robert M. Ferguson, Paul J. Brach, Edward Scales, Raymond K. Crandall, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr.
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Patent number: 6736745Abstract: Seamed belts, particularly puzzle-cut imageable seam intermediate transfer belts, and marking machines that use such belts, that have a beveled sides across the thickness of the belt. When the first and second ends are interlocked the bevel points are adjacent one another and a substantially V-shaped channel is formed. An adhesive is disposed in that channel. The V-shaped channel beneficially continuously extends along the puzzle-cut seam.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2000Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Joseph A. Swift, T. Edwin Freeman, Theodore Lovallo, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Constance J. Thornton, Xiaoying Elizabeth Yuan, Santokh S Badesha
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Patent number: 6669800Abstract: Imageable seamed intermediate transfer belts having a large seam surface area, and marking machines that use such imageable seamed intermediate transfer belts. The seamed intermediate transfer belt having an inner surface and an outer surface having predefine surface properties for the purpose of imaging. A belt is formed from a semiconductive substrate having a first end and a second end that are mated to form a seam. An adhesive is disposed over the joint whereupon joint can be burnished or overcoated with a material that substantially imitate predefined surface properties of the belt.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2002Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Constance J. Thornton, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Joseph A. Swift, Santokh S. Badesha, Theodore Lovallo, Xiaoying (Elizabeth) Yuan, T. Edwin Freeman
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Patent number: 6647237Abstract: A three-layer transfer member having a rigid substrate, a conformable intermediate layer and an outer thin fluoropolymer layer wherein the fluoropolymer layer can be tetrafluoroethylene, perfluoroalkoxy, fluorine ethylene propene monomers, polymers thereof, and mixtures thereof, and an image apparatus including the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2000Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Gerald M. Fletcher, Nancy Y. Jia, John S. Berkes
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Patent number: 6625416Abstract: A transfix member with a substrate, an optional intermediate layer, and thereover an outer coating having a haloelastomer consisting essentially of monomers selected from the group consisting of halogenated monomers, polyorganosiloxane monomers, and mixtures thereof, and a heating member associated with substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2000Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Santokh S. Badesha, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr.
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Patent number: 6604565Abstract: A system for manufacturing large quantities of seamed belts for printing systems with controlled imageable seams, which belts require a defined circumference and width, from suitable belt material in a large roll thereof, by feeding a continuous web of that belt material from the roll in (or cut to) a width that is at least as wide as the defined circumference of the finished seamed belt into a seam cutting station, where the opposing side edges of the continuous web of belt material are cut as they move through the seam cutting station into opposing seam-forming mating edge patterns, preferably mating puzzle-cut patterns cut by small movement laser beams on each side of the moving web.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2002Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Constance J. Thornton, Joseph A. Swift, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Theodore Lovallo
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Patent number: 6606476Abstract: A transfix member with a substrate, an optional intermediate layer, and thereover an outer layer having a fluoroelastomer and polyamino polysiloxane, and a heating member associated with the transfix member.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Kock-Yee Law, Xiaoying (Elizabeth) Yuan, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Ihor W. Tarnawskyj
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Patent number: 6602156Abstract: A seamed flexible belt having a substrate and a seam having interlocking seam members, wherein the interlocking seam members are held together by an adhesive having polyamide and a doped metal oxide filler, for use in electrostatographic, contact electrostatic, digital and other like printing machines.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2001Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: Edward L. Schlueter, Jr.
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Patent number: 6600895Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a transfuse member, an intermediate transfer member and a transfer member that electrostatically transfers a toner image from the intermediate transfer member to the transfuse member. The transfer member includes at least one temperature control device that maintains the transfer member within a predefined range. A controller assembly may be connected to the at least one temperature control device for extending the electrical life of the transfer member by maintaining the transfer member at a substantially constant resistivity.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2001Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Gerald M. Fletcher, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Shawn R. Rowan, Eugene J Fina
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Patent number: 6514650Abstract: An electrostatographic component having a substrate and an outer coating of a thin, conformable perfluoroelastomer, wherein the outer coating has a thickness of from about 1 to about 75 micrometers, and wherein the unit manufacturing cost of developing the component is decreased and adhesion of the layer is increased.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1999Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Arnold W. Henry
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Patent number: 6498918Abstract: A xerographic component including an intermediate transfer, fusing and/or biasing component, wherein one or more of each component may have a substrate and thereover a polymer coating with a thiophene filler dispersed or contained therein, and also an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium having a charge-retentive surface to receive an electrostatic latent image thereon; a biasable component capable of receiving an electrical bias for charging one of a xerographic component or copy substrate surface; a development component to apply toner to the charge-retentive surface to develop the electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the charge retentive surface; a transfer component to transfer the developed image from the charge retentive surface to a copy substrate; and a fuser component for fusing the developed image to a surface of the copy substrate, wherein at least one of the biasable component, transfer component and the fuser component have a) a substrate; and thereoType: GrantFiled: June 28, 1999Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., James F. Smith, Lucille M. Sharf
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Patent number: 6489020Abstract: A transfer member having a polyimide substrate with polyaniline and two different carbon black electrically conductive fillers dispersed therein for use in electrostatographic apparatuses.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2000Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Edward B. Caruthers, Jr., Santokh S. Badesha, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Gerald M. Fletcher
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Patent number: 6488798Abstract: Imageable seamed intermediate transfer belts having a large seam surface area, and marking machines that use such imageable seamed intermediate transfer belts. The seamed intermediate transfer belt having an inner surface and an outer surface having predefine surface properties for the purpose of imaging. A belt is formed from a semiconductive substrate having a first end and a second end that are mated to form a seam. An adhesive is disposed over the joint whereupon joint can be burnished or overcoated with a material that substantially imitate predefined surface properties of the belt.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2000Date of Patent: December 3, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Constance J. Thornton, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Joseph A. Swift, Santokh S. Badesha, Theodore Lovallo, Xiaoying (Elizabeth) Yuan, T. Edwin Freeman
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Patent number: 6461701Abstract: Flexible belts, and electrophotographic machines that use such flexible belts, that having embedded sensor fibers that run across the belt's width. Such sensor fibers enable sensors located along the side of the belt to sense belt position and/or motion.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 1999Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., William E. Bond
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Patent number: 6457392Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for producing an endless flexible seamed belt using a punch and die is disclosed. The punch and die have patterned edges in the form of a puzzle cut pattern with extremely small nodes and kerfs. The cutting tolerances of the patterned edges make it necessary to fix the punch with respect to the die so that there is no misalignment of the punch and die between cutting operations. This is accomplished by resiliently fixing the punch to the die, rather than having the punch attached to the force generating assembly as in normal punch and die assemblies. Belt material is positioned between a stock gap between the punch and die and the force generating assembly is activated to provide the cutting force. Once the belt material is cut, the cutting force is removed and the force generating assembly returns to its retracted position. There are two cutting edges on the punch and die so that a first end of one belt and a second end of another belt are formed in a single cutting operation.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2001Date of Patent: October 1, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Laurence J. Lynd, Donald W. Owens, Eric J. Smith, Alex Skirko, David Watro
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Patent number: 6453783Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for producing an endless flexible seamed belt using templates is disclosed. A first form of the template is a mask template with a template aperture in the form of a puzzle cut pattern to be used in combination with an excimer laser. The template is placed between the excimer laser source and the belt material to be cut. As the excimer laser traverses the width of the belt, the laser forms a puzzle cut pattern on the belt. A second form of the template is a punch and die having patterned edges in the form of a puzzle cut pattern with extremely small nodes and kerfs. The cutting tolerances of the patterned edges make it necessary to fix the punch with respect to the die so that there is no misalignment of the punch and die between cutting operations. This is accomplished by resiliently fixing the punch to the die, rather than having the punch attached to the force generating assembly as in normal punch and die assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, William A. Hammond, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Constance J. Thornton
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Patent number: 6440515Abstract: Seamed belts having puzzle-cut seam with edges that are themselves puzzle-cut: puzzle-cut on puzzle-cut seamed belts. Such belts beneficially may take the form of imageable seam intermediate transfer belts such as those used in marking machines. Belts are formed from a substrate having a puzzle-cut first end and a puzzle-cut second end that interlock to form a seam. That first end includes puzzle-cut tabs that have puzzle-cut edges and the second end includes puzzle-cut tabs that also have puzzle-cut edges. The first end and the second end interlock such that the puzzle tabs and the puzzle-cut edges mate to form the seam. Beneficially an adhesive is disposed over the seam. If the seamed belt is an imageable seam intermediate transfer belt the substrate is beneficially semiconductive.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Constance J. Thornton, T. Edwin Freeman, Theodore Lovallo, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Joseph A. Swift, Xiaoying Elizabeth Yuan
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Patent number: RE38248Abstract: A welded seam of an imaging belt comprises a surface roughness. To reduce the surface roughness, the welded seam is treated by compressing a portion of the belt comprising the welded seam and adjacent belt portions and, while compressing, heating the welded seam to a heating temperature near but less than the glass transition temperature of the imaging layer of the belt, then cooling the welded seam to a cooling temperature. The compressing continues while the heating and cooling steps are repeated until the surface roughness is determined to be satisfactory. The process then ceases.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2002Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, William A. Hammond, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr., Constance J. Thornton