Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Marotta

Joseph J. Marotta 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: 5452066
    Abstract: A shutter seal assembly for opening and sealing an aperture on a surface including a frame having raised mounting ridges along its periphery on a first side, an aperture through the frame from the first side to a second side for communication with a dispensing device on the second side and a storage chamber on the first side, a pair of mounting pivot pins on the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph J. Marotta, Bruce C. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 5331388
    Abstract: A counter assembly which can be used in a toner cartridge has a generally circular rotatable actuator member fixedly mounted on one end of a shaft having a screw thread on its surface, a magnet made of a molded compliant magnetic material mounted on the screw thread surface of the shaft adjacent to the actuator member. The magnet is secured against rotational movement but is permitted longitudinal movement along the screw thread surface of the shaft. The actuator member is rotated in a direction to transport the magnet along the screw thread surface of the shaft away from the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph J. Marotta, Bruce C. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 4603714
    Abstract: A toner bottle for resupplying toner to a copying or reproduction machine having an iris type closure in the bottle mouth to control discharge of toner therefrom and prevent spilling, the iris closure consisting of a first iris member located in the bottle mouth with a second cooperating iris closure integral with a cover for the bottle, projecting tabs on the first and second iris members cooperating with the machine toner hopper to establish relative rotation between the first and second iris members on rotation of the bottle while locking the bottle in place on the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph J. Marotta