Patents by Inventor Jonathan Ryan Ritter

Jonathan Ryan Ritter 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).

  • Solid ink stick with motion control inset
    Patent number: 8317308
    Abstract: A solid ink stick for use in solid ink printers is provided that enables adjacent ink sticks to be separated and retained at a predetermined location in the feed channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Gold, Jonathan Ryan Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe
  • Solid Ink Stick with Motion Control Inset
    Publication number: 20120013689
    Abstract: A solid ink stick for use in solid ink printers is provided that enables adjacent ink sticks to be separated and retained at a predetermined location in the feed channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Gold, Jonathan Ryan Ritter, Brian Walter Aznoe
  • Solid ink stick with reflection features
    Patent number: 7971980
    Abstract: An ink stick for use in an imaging device comprises an ink stick body formed of a phase change ink material; and a reflection surface formed in the ink stick body. The reflection surface is configured to receive light from a light source associated with the reflection surface in an ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device. The reflection surface is configured to direct the light from the light source away from or onto one or both a first light detector and a second light detector associated with the reflection surface in the ink delivery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brent Rodney Jones, Brian Walter Aznoe, Jonathan Ryan Ritter
  • Solid Ink Stick with Reflection Features
    Publication number: 20100020143
    Abstract: An ink stick for use in an imaging device comprises an ink stick body formed of a phase change ink material; and a reflection surface formed in the ink stick body. The reflection surface is configured to receive light from a light source associated with the reflection surface in an ink delivery system of a phase change ink imaging device. The reflection surface is configured to direct the light from the light source away from or onto one or both a first light detector and a second light detector associated with the reflection surface in the ink delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent Rodney Jones, Brian Walter Aznoe, Jonathan Ryan Ritter