Patents by Inventor Jerry Robert Boyle

Jerry Robert Boyle 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).

  • Carrier dispense rate measurement
    Patent number: 9014577
    Abstract: A printing device (and associated method) comprises a carrier supply, one or more tubes operatively connected to the carrier supply, one or more developer stations operatively connected to the tubes, and at least two sensors connected to each of the tubes. The tubes supply a pulse of the carrier material (“slug”) from the carrier supply to the developer stations. The sensors are positioned a known distance apart along a length of the tubes. The sensors detect the slug of the carrier material passing in the tubes. The processor determines the slug speed based on the timing difference of when the different sensors detect the slug. The processor determines the size of the slug based on the slug speed and determines the dispense rate of the carrier supply based on the size of the slug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Rodolfo Enrique Valladares Estrada, Jerry Robert Boyle
  • CARRIER DISPENSE RATE MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20140169805
    Abstract: A printing device (and associated method) comprises a carrier supply, one or more tubes operatively connected to the carrier supply, one or more developer stations operatively connected to the tubes, and at least two sensors connected to each of the tubes. The tubes supply a pulse of the carrier material (“slug”) from the carrier supply to the developer stations. The sensors are positioned a known distance apart along a length of the tubes. The sensors detect the slug of the carrier material passing in the tubes. The processor determines the slug speed based on the timing difference of when the different sensors detect the slug. The processor determines the size of the slug based on the slug speed and determines the dispense rate of the carrier supply based on the size of the slug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rodolfo Enrique Valladares Estrada, Jerry Robert Boyle