Patents by Inventor James Shifley

James Shifley 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).

  • Publication number: 20050220487
    Abstract: A belt fuser/finisher including an endless fusing/finishing belt directed around a closed loop path defined by a heated roller and at least one unheated roller. The endless fusing/finishing belt and rollers are mounted on a belt frame that is pivotally attached to a mainframe. The belt frame may be rotated from a latched running position to service position, and the tension in the endless fusing/finishing belt can be relieved, thereby enabling the endless fusing/finishing belt to be easily removed and replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: James Shifley, Mark Wilde
  • Publication number: 20050147433
    Abstract: A variable torque device for maintaining constant tension in a web of material as the web is unwound from a supply roll. The variable torque device includes a lead screw attached to the shaft of the supply roll via an appropriate gear ratio. A coil spring is located between a hub on the lead screw and a set of rings and friction pads. As the lead screw rotates, the hub translates, thus changing the displacement of the coil spring, which in turn changes the loading of the rings and friction pads. With a full supply roll the coil spring is compressed so as to create an amount of torque to create the desired web tension. As the supply roll unwinds, the rotation of the lead screw translates the hub to expand the coil spring, reducing the torque and maintaining the web tension constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Berg, James Shifley, Douglas Pfaff, James Gunn
  • Patent number: 6615722
    Abstract: A cylinder with a functional layer (23) and with a supporting body (1), which passes through the cylinder. On the supporting body (1), a sleeve that accommodates the functional layer (23) is supported at ends (2, 5). The supporting body (1) is for its part accommodated on supporting elements (10, 11, 13) provided on the frame side. The cylinder sleeve (3) that accommodates the functional layer (23) can be centered in relation to the axis of rotation (8) by centering faces (6, 7) formed at the ends (2, 5). One end of the cylinder can be exposed at the supporting element (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Nex Press Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heinrich Alberstadt, Christian Compera, Andreas Dickhoff, Karlheinz Groeninger, Gregory Kowalski, James Shifley
  • Publication number: 20020003972
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cylinder arrangement for electrographic printing units, having ends (4, 7) which are fitted to a supporting body (1) and on whose circumference there is supported a cylinder sleeve (6) whose outer face accommodates a functional layer (16). The cylinder arrangement (1, 4, 6, 7) contains devices (21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29) for prepositioning the cylinder sleeve (6) when it is being replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Christian Compera, Gregory Kowalski, James Shifley
  • Publication number: 20010042476
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cylinder with a functional layer (23) and with a supporting body (1), which passes through the cylinder. On the supporting body (1), a sleeve that accommodates the functional layer (23) is supported at ends (2, 5, 25). The supporting body (1) is for its part accommodated on supporting elements (10, 11, 13) provided on the frame side. The cylinder sleeve (3) that accommodates the functional layer (23) can be centered in relation to the axis of rotation (8) by centering faces (6, 7) formed at the ends (2, 5, 25). One end of the cylinder can be exposed at the supporting element (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Applicant: NexPress Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heinrich Alberstadt, Christian Compera, Andreas Dickhoff, Karlheinz Groeninger, Gregory Kowalski, James Shifley