Patents by Inventor Evan P. Kastner

Evan P. Kastner 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 and apparatus for life extension of oil contaminated intermediate transfer belts
    Patent number: 8548349
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that uniformly distributes a material on an image transfer surface is disclosed. The apparatus may include a circulation mechanism to circulate an image transfer surface in a two-dimensional manner around an axis and a retractable blade which is movable between a smoothing position contacting the material on the image transfer surface and a stand-by position departing from the material on the image transfer surface. Additionally, a cam on a lever moves the retractable blade to the stand-by position or to the smoothing position. In an image forming apparatus a retractable blade is used to smooth contamination of unknown distribution on a belt and to move corresponding to the movement of a roller disposed proximate to the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Evan P. Kastner
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIFE EXTENSION OF OIL CONTAMINATED INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELTS
    Publication number: 20100098454
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that uniformly distributes a material on an image transfer surface is disclosed. The apparatus may include a circulation mechanism to circulate an image transfer surface in a two-dimensional manner around an axis and a retractable blade which is movable between a smoothing position contacting the material on the image transfer surface and a stand-by position departing from the material on the image transfer surface. Additionally, a cam on a lever moves the retractable blade to the stand-by position or to the smoothing position. In an image forming apparatus a retractable blade is used to smooth contamination of unknown distribution on a belt and to move corresponding to the movement of a roller disposed proximate to the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Evan P. Kastner