Patents by Inventor John Leroy Howard

John Leroy Howard 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).

  • CRU/toner bottle connector assembly
    Patent number: 6332065
    Abstract: A toner-dispensing container assembly for attachment to a toner compartment cover on an electrographic printing machine to supply toner composition to the toner receiving compartment while avoiding detachment and spillage. The toner-dispensing container assembly is fastenable over the toner compartment cover and rotatable to a first position to open the cover to the toner compartment while the toner-dispensing container remains sealed. Further rotation of the toner dispensing container to a second position opens it to the toner-receiving compartment to dispense toner thereinto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: John Leroy Howard