Patents by Inventor Eric Staples

Eric Staples 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).

  • Method of and means for self-fixed printing from ferro-electric recording member
    Patent number: 6134409
    Abstract: A method for applying instant self-fixing adherent printing images from a recording member to a substrate includes applying a liquid toner including toner material and a liquid carrier to a latent image on a ferro-electric recording member, removing an excess amount of the liquid carrier from the adherent image using an extraction mechanism, and transferring the adherent image without the excess liquid carrier to a substrate. The present invention also includes a apparatus for performing the inventive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Phillip Eric Staples, Luis Lima-Marques
  • Method and apparatus for developing electrostatic images
    Patent number: 5752142
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to develop electrostatic images using a mist which is substantially water and a colorant. Mist is transported from a generation station to a development station via a development electrode. Unused mist may be recycled or extracted. The mist may be size classified before development so that a consistent and desired resolution is obtained. Classification by size may be achieved by passing the mist in an arcuate path from the generation station to the development station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Watermark Imaging Ltd.
    Inventors: Phillip Eric Staples, Luis Lima-Marques
  • Baby food container
    Patent number: D739735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Beech-Nut Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Christopher Darling, Robert Harvey, Jodi Breuer, Brody Boyer, Kelly Frazier, Eric Staples, Michelle Hayward, Nancy Mines
  • Baby food container
    Patent number: D754544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Beech-Nut Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Christopher Darling, Robert Harvey, Jodi Breuer, Brody Boyer, Kelly Frazier, Eric Staples, Michelle Hayward, Nancy Mines
  • Baby food container
    Patent number: D756789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Beech-Nut Nutrition Company
    Inventors: Christopher Darling, Robert Harvey, Jodi Breuer, Brody Boyer, Kelly Frazier, Eric Staples, Michelle Hayward, Nancy Mines