Patents by Inventor John D Ormonde

John D Ormonde 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 for increasing the capacity of high capacity feeder trays for uneven stock
    Patent number: 9857744
    Abstract: A method for feeding uneven media from a high capacity feeder includes rotating the pages in a stack 180° every 100-250 pages. This is only done with non-flat pages, such as, envelopes, pages with labels thereon, etc., which create tilted stacks and limit the number of pages that can be placed in the high capacity feeder. Rotating the pages 180° distributes the uneven build-up of the pages and creates a relatively flat stack, allowing the high capacity feeder to be filled to capacity. A camera or sensor placed in the high capacity feeder will detect the orientation of the stack on the fly so the image can be rotated accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John P Parsons, James M Maryniak, John M Palmer, John D Ormonde
  • METHOD FOR INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF HIGH CAPACITY FEEDER TRAYS FOR UNEVEN STOCK
    Publication number: 20170285544
    Abstract: A method for feeding uneven media from a high capacity feeder includes rotating the pages in a stack 180° every 100-250 pages. This is only done with non-flat pages, such as, envelopes, pages with labels thereon, etc., which create tilted stacks and limit the number of pages that can be placed in the high capacity feeder. Rotating the pages 180° distributes the uneven build-up of the pages and creates a relatively flat stack, allowing the high capacity feeder to be filled to capacity. A camera or sensor placed in the high capacity feeder will detect the orientation of the stack on the fly so the image can be rotated accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN P PARSONS, JAMES M MARYNIAK, JOHN M PALMER, John D Ormonde