Patents by Inventor James Harvey Gottsch

James Harvey Gottsch 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).

  • Melt plate for use in a solid ink jet printer
    Patent number: 8414116
    Abstract: A melt plate for use in a solid ink printer is formed with a drip plate to provide controlled flow of melted ink from the melt plate to a drip point. The melt plate includes a first portion having a perimeter, a second portion having a perimeter, the second planar portion angling from the first portion along a transition boundary at a first angle, a first rim extending around the perimeter of the first portion except along the transition boundary, the first rim angling from the first portion at a second angle, and a second rim extending around the perimeter of the second portion except along the transition boundary and a drip point, the second rim angling from the second portion at a third angle, the third angle being different than the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Alan Fairchild, James Harvey Gottsch, Ernest Isreal Esplin
  • Melt Plate For Use In A Solid Ink Jet Printer
    Publication number: 20120105557
    Abstract: A melt plate for use in a solid ink printer is formed with a drip plate to provide controlled flow of melted ink from the melt plate to a drip point. The melt plate includes a first portion having a perimeter, a second portion having a perimeter, the second planar portion angling from the first portion along a transition boundary at a first angle, a first rim extending around the perimeter of the first portion except along the transition boundary, the first rim angling from the first portion at a second angle, and a second rim extending around the perimeter of the second portion except along the transition boundary and a drip point, the second rim angling from the second portion at a third angle, the third angle being different than the second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Alan Fairchild, James Harvey Gottsch, Ernest Isreal Esplin
  • Melt plate for use in a solid ink jet printer
    Patent number: 8091999
    Abstract: A melt plate for use in a solid ink printer is formed with a drip plate to provide controlled flow of melted ink from the melt plate to a drip point. The melt plate includes a first portion having a perimeter, a second portion having a perimeter, the second planar portion angling from the first portion along a transition boundary at a first angle, a first rim extending around the perimeter of the first portion except along the transition boundary, the first rim angling from the first portion at a second angle, and a second rim extending around the perimeter of the second portion except along the transition boundary and a drip point, the second rim angling from the second portion at a third angle, the third angle being different than the second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Alan Fairchild, James Harvey Gottsch, Ernest Isreal Esplin
  • Melt Plate For Use In A Solid Ink Jet Printer
    Publication number: 20100026769
    Abstract: A melt plate for use in a solid ink printer is formed with a drip plate to provide controlled flow of melted ink from the melt plate to a drip point. The melt plate includes a first portion having a perimeter, a second portion having a perimeter, the second planar portion angling from the first portion along a transition boundary at a first angle, a first rim extending around the perimeter of the first portion except along the transition boundary, the first rim angling from the first portion at a second angle, and a second rim extending around the perimeter of the second portion except along the transition boundary and a drip point, the second rim angling from the second portion at a third angle, the third angle being different than the second angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Alan Fairchild, James Harvey Gottsch, Ernest Isreal Fairchid