Patents by Inventor Ernest L. Staples, Jr.

Ernest L. Staples, 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).

  • Method of assembling a composite print wheel
    Patent number: 4018639
    Abstract: A method of assembling a composite print wheel comprising the steps of locating a hub member in an assembly fixture in a fixed predetermined position; locating an insert member, with character slugs attached, in the assembly fixture such that the print characters on the character slugs align with and fit into a respective molded likeness of a corresponding print character provided in the assembly fixture and then fastening the hub member and the insert member together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Ernest L. Staples, Jr.