Patents by Inventor James Spence

James Spence 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).

  • Patent number: 11850842
    Abstract: A printing system comprises a print fluid deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an air flow control system. The print fluid deposition assembly comprises a carrier plate and a printhead arranged to eject a print fluid through an opening of the carrier plate to a deposition region. The media transport device holds a print medium against the movable support surface by vacuum suction and transports the print medium through the deposition region. The air flow control system comprises an air supply unit comprising air flow guide structure extending into the opening of the carrier plate between the carrier plate and the printhead to flow air through the opening. The air flow control system controls the air supply unit to selectively flow the air based on a location of a print medium relative to the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Jun Howe, John Patrick Baker, Brian M. Balthasar, Glenn Batchelor, Anthony Salvatore Condello, Ali R. Dergham, Timothy P. Foley, Douglas K. Herrmann, Richard A. Kalb, Peter John Knausdorf, Jason M. LeFevre, Jack T. Lestrange, Chu-Heng Liu, Paul J. McConville, Seemit Praharaj, Palghat S. Ramesh, Joseph C. Sheflin, Emmett James Spence, Robert Jian Zhang, Megan Zielenski
  • Patent number: 11772391
    Abstract: A printing system comprises a media transport device which holds print media, such as paper, against a movable support surface, such as a belt, by vacuum suction through holes in the media transport device and transports the print media though a deposition region of one or more printheads, which deposit a print fluid, such as ink, on the print media. The printing system comprises an airflow control device comprising one or more dampers that are moveable in a cross-process direction between an undeployed configuration and a deployed configuration, each damper blocking at least one row of the holes in the deployed configuration. The airflow control device also comprises one or more actuators to move the damper(s). The actuator(s) are controlled to selectively move the damper(s) between the undeployed and deployed configuration based on a position of an inter-media zone between adjacent print media held against the movable support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Megan Zielenski, John Patrick Baker, Brian M. Balthasar, Emmett James Spence, Robert Jian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11697296
    Abstract: A printing system comprises a print fluid deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an air flow control system. The print fluid deposition assembly comprises a carrier plate and a printhead arranged to eject a print fluid through an opening of the carrier plate to a deposition region. The media transport device comprises a movable support surface to transport a print medium along a process direction through the deposition region, the media transport device holding the print medium against the movable support surface by vacuum suction. The air flow control system is arranged to selectively flow air through the opening of the carrier plate between the carrier plate and the printhead based on a location of a print medium transported by the media transport device relative to the printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas K. Herrmann, Linn C. Hoover, Patrick Jun Howe, Joseph C. Sheflin, Robert Jian Zhang, John Patrick Baker, Brian M. Balthasar, Glenn Batchelor, Anthony Salvatore Condello, Ali R. Dergham, Timothy P. Foley, Richard A. Kalb, Peter John Knausdorf, Jason M. LeFevre, Jack T. Lestrange, Chu-Heng Liu, Paul J. McConville, Seemit Praharaj, Palghat S. Ramesh, Erwin Ruiz, Emmett James Spence, Rachel Lynn Tanchak, Kareem Tawil, Carlos M. Terrero, Megan Zielenski
  • Publication number: 20220314649
    Abstract: A printing system comprises an ink deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an airflow control system. The ink deposition assembly comprises printheads to deposit a print fluid, such as ink, on print media, such as paper, transported through a deposition region. The media transport device holds the print media against a movable support surface, such as a belt, by vacuum suction through holes in the media transport device and transports the print media though the deposition region. The airflow control system comprises one or more valves that are actuatable between an open state and a closed state, each valve blocking a subset of the holes in the closed state. The airflow control system also comprises one or more actuators to actuate the valve(s). The actuator(s) selectively actuate the valve(s) between the open and closed states based on a position of an inter-media zone between adjacent print media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Patrick BAKER, Brian M. BALTHASAR, Emmett James SPENCE, Robert Jian ZHANG, Megan ZIELENSKI
  • Publication number: 20220314648
    Abstract: A printing system comprises a media transport device which holds print media, such as paper, against a movable support surface, such as a belt, by vacuum suction through holes in the media transport device and transports the print media though a deposition region of one or more printheads, which deposit a print fluid, such as ink, on the print media. The printing system comprises an airflow control device comprising one or more dampers that are moveable in a cross-process direction between an undeployed configuration and a deployed configuration, each damper blocking at least one row of the holes in the deployed configuration. The airflow control device also comprises one or more actuators to move the damper(s). The actuator(s) are controlled to selectively move the damper(s) between the undeployed and deployed configuration based on a position of an inter-media zone between adjacent print media held against the movable support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Megan ZIELENSKI, John Patrick BAKER, Brian M. BALTHASAR, Emmett James SPENCE, Robert Jian ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220314655
    Abstract: A printing system comprises an ink deposition assembly and a media transport assembly. The ink deposition assembly comprises a printhead arranged to eject a print fluid to a deposition region of the ink deposition assembly. The media transport assembly comprises a vacuum source and a movable support surface. The movable support surface comprises valves having holes through the media support surface. The media transport assembly is configured to hold one or more print media against the movable support surface by vacuum suction communicated from the vacuum source through valves. The valves are each configured to transition between a closed state in which airflow through the hole of the respective valve is prevented and an open state in which airflow through the hole of the respective valve is allowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian M. BALTHASAR, John Patrick BAKER, Emmett James SPENCE, Robert Jian ZHANG, Megan ZIELENSKI
  • Publication number: 20220305819
    Abstract: A printing system comprises a print fluid deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an air flow control system. The print fluid deposition assembly comprises a carrier plate and a printhead arranged to eject a print fluid through an opening of the carrier plate to a deposition region. The media transport device holds a print medium against the movable support surface by vacuum suction and transports the print medium through the deposition region. The air flow control system comprises an air supply unit comprising air flow guide structure extending into the opening of the carrier plate between the carrier plate and the printhead to flow air through the opening. The air flow control system controls the air supply unit to selectively flow the air based on a location of a print medium relative to the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Jun HOWE, John Patrick BAKER, Brian M. BALTHASAR, Glenn BATCHELOR, Anthony Salvatore CONDELLO, Ali R. DERGHAM, Timothy P. FOLEY, Douglas K. HERRMANN, Richard A. KALB, Peter John KNAUSDORF, Jason M. LeFEVRE, Jack T. LESTRANGE, Chu-Heng LIU, Paul J. McCONVILLE, Seemit PRAHARAJ, Palghat S. RAMESH, Joseph C. SHEFLIN, Emmett James SPENCE, Robert Jian ZHANG, Megan ZIELENSKI
  • Publication number: 20220305815
    Abstract: A printing system comprises a print fluid deposition assembly, a media transport device, and an air flow control system. The print fluid deposition assembly comprises a carrier plate and a printhead arranged to eject a print fluid through an opening of the carrier plate to a deposition region. The media transport device comprises a movable support surface to transport a print medium along a process direction through the deposition region, the media transport device holding the print medium against the movable support surface by vacuum suction. The air flow control system is arranged to selectively flow air through the opening of the carrier plate between the carrier plate and the printhead based on a location of a print medium transported by the media transport device relative to the printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas K. HERRMANN, Linn C. HOOVER, Patrick Jun HOWE, Joseph C. SHEFLIN, Robert Jian ZHANG, John Patrick BAKER, Brian M. BALTHASAR, Glenn BATCHELOR, Anthony Salvatore CONDELLO, Ali R. DERGHAM, Timothy P. FOLEY, Richard A. KALB, Peter John KNAUSDORF, Jason M. LeFEVRE, Jack T. LESTRANGE, Chu-Heng LIU, Paul J. McCONVILLE, Seemit PRAHARAJ, Palghat S. RAMESH, Erwin RUIZ, Emmett James SPENCE, Rachel Lynn TANCHAK, Kareem TAWIL, Carlos M. TERRERO, Megan ZIELENSKI
  • Patent number: 11332653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to drilling fluid comprising one or more linear internal olefin having from 15 to 18 carbon atoms and containing less than 25% branching based on the total amount of the linear internal olefin and a hydrogenated Fischer-Tropsch derived product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Burnell Lee, David Matthew Brown, Graham Francis Whale, Michael James Spence, Delina Yvonne-Marie de Souza Lyon
  • Patent number: 11322905
    Abstract: A single longitudinal mode ring Raman laser including: a pump source outputting a pump light power, resonantly coupled to a first ring resonator; a optical measurement and piezo-actuator for stabilising the resonant coupling of the pump light power to a first ring resonator; a first ring resonator including a Raman gain medium, wherein the Raman gain medium receives the pump light power and undergoes Raman lasing generating resonated Stokes power at the corresponding Stokes output wavelength; the first ring resonator acting as a feedback loop for the pump light power and the resonated Stokes power and outputting a portion of the Stokes power as the laser output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Macquarie University
    Inventors: David James Spence, Ondrej Kitzler, Jipeng Lin, Richard Paul Mildren, Helen M. Pask, Graeme P. A. Malcolm, Nils Hempler, Stephen Webster
  • Patent number: 11221579
    Abstract: A printer for producing a print media moving in a process direction including a print engine, a fuser, a full width array and a duplexing path. The print engine is operatively arranged to receive the print media and to apply a first dry marking material to a first surface of the print media. The fuser is arranged subsequently to the print engine in the process direction and is operatively arranged to receive the print media with the first dry marking material applied to the first surface of the print media and to fix the first dry marking material on the first surface using at least one of heat and pressure. The full width array is arranged subsequently to the fuser and is operatively arranged to obtain a first image of the first surface of the print media, the first image being used to quantify a flatness of the print media and/or image quality of the first image. The duplexing path is arranged subsequently to the full width array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Eliud Robles Flores, James A. Spence, William G. Osbourne, Dragana Pavlovic, Michael J. Martin, David C. Craig, Roberto A. Irizarry
  • Patent number: 11028705
    Abstract: A transition piece can include: an inner transition piece providing a gas channel; a plurality of cooling rings disposed on the inner transition piece; a plurality of film holes formed on the inner transition piece; and a plurality of impingement holes formed on the plurality of cooling rings, wherein the plurality of film holes are arranged to correspond to the plurality of cooling rings. Each of the plurality of cooling rings includes a cavity such that the plurality of film holes connect the cavity to the gas channel and the plurality of impingement holes connect the cavity to an outside of the inner transition piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Esam Abu-Irshaid, Michael Brody, Kevin James Spence
  • Publication number: 20210122964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to drilling fluid comprising one or more linear internal olefin having from 15 to 18 carbon atoms and containing less than 25% branching based on the total amount of the linear internal olefin and a hydrogenated Fischer-Tropsch derived product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Burnell LEE, David Matthew BROWN, Graham Francis WHALE, Michael James SPENCE, Delina Yvonne-Marie de Souza LYON
  • Publication number: 20210075182
    Abstract: A single longitudinal mode ring Raman laser including: a pump source outputting a pump light power, resonantly coupled to a first ring resonator; a optical measurement and piezo-actuator for stabilising the resonant coupling of the pump light power to a first ring resonator; a first ring resonator including a Raman gain medium, wherein the Raman gain medium receives the pump light power and undergoes Raman lasing generating resonated Stokes power at the corresponding Stokes output wavelength; the first ring resonator acting as a feedback loop for the pump light power and the resonated Stokes power and outputting a portion of the Stokes power as the laser output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Macquarie University
    Inventors: David James Spence, Ondrej Kitzler, Jipeng Lin, Richard Paul Mildren, Helen M. Pask, Graeme P. A. Malcolm, Nils Hempler, Stephen Webster
  • Patent number: 10944232
    Abstract: A frequency electromagnetic radiation generation system including: a non linear crystal producing THz frequency electromagnetic radiation; a fundamental beam that interacts with the non linear crystal thereby emitting a THz frequency electromagnetic radiation emission; a silicon intermediary coupled to the non linear crystal for output channeling the THz frequency electromagnetic radiation emission to an output environment; the system utilising a fundamental beam which has a photon energy below the bandgap energy of silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Macquarie University
    Inventors: Andrew Lee, Helen M. Pask, David James Spence
  • Publication number: 20200142341
    Abstract: A printer for producing a print media moving in a process direction including a print engine, a fuser, a full width array and a duplexing path. The print engine is operatively arranged to receive the print media and to apply a first dry marking material to a first surface of the print media. The fuser is arranged subsequently to the print engine in the process direction and is operatively arranged to receive the print media with the first dry marking material applied to the first surface of the print media and to fix the first dry marking material on the first surface using at least one of heat and pressure. The full width array is arranged subsequently to the fuser and is operatively arranged to obtain a first image of the first surface of the print media, the first image being used to quantify a flatness of the print media and/or image quality of the first image. The duplexing path is arranged subsequently to the full width array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Eliud Robles Flores, James A. Spence, William G. Osbourne, Dragana Pavlovic, Michael J. Martin, David C. Craig, Roberto A. Irizarry
  • Patent number: 10590797
    Abstract: A combustion system can include: a liner defining a combustion chamber; a casing covering the combustion chamber; a first tube disposed in the liner; a machined union disposed inside the casing and connected to the first tube; a second tube passing through the casing and connected to the machined union; a sensor housing disposed outside the casing and connected to the second tube; and an infinite tube connected to the sensor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Esam Abu-Irshaid, Kevin James Spence
  • Publication number: 20200014166
    Abstract: A frequency electromagnetic radiation generation system including: a non linear crystal producing THz frequency electromagnetic radiation; a fundamental beam that interacts with the non linear crystal thereby emitting a THz frequency electromagnetic radiation emission; a silicon intermediary coupled to the non linear crystal for output channeling the THz frequency electromagnetic radiation emission to an output environment; the system utilising a fundamental beam which has a photon energy below the bandgap energy of silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew LEE, Helen M. PASK, David James SPENCE
  • Publication number: 20190292935
    Abstract: A combustion system can include: a liner defining a combustion chamber; a casing covering the combustion chamber; a first tube disposed in the liner; a machined union disposed inside the casing and connected to the first tube; a second tube passing through the casing and connected to the machined union; a sensor housing disposed outside the casing and connected to the second tube; and an infinite tube connected to the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: ESAM ABU-IRSHAID, KEVIN JAMES SPENCE
  • Publication number: 20190284944
    Abstract: A transition piece can include: an inner transition piece providing a gas channel; a plurality of cooling rings disposed on the inner transition piece; a plurality of film holes formed on the inner transition piece; and a plurality of impingement holes formed on the plurality of cooling rings, wherein the plurality of film holes are arranged to correspond to the plurality of cooling rings. Each of the plurality of cooling rings includes a cavity such that the plurality of film holes connect the cavity to the gas channel and the plurality of impingement holes connect the cavity to an outside of the inner transition piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: ESAM ABU-IRSHAID, MICHAEL BRODY, KEVIN JAMES SPENCE