Patents by Inventor Justin Chase

Justin Chase 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).

  • Booklet maker with crease roller
    Patent number: 8814773
    Abstract: A booklet maker having a first crease device forming a folded edge on a set of sheets. A second crease device is disposed downstream along a booklet processing path from the first crease device. The second crease device includes an edge engaging mechanism translatable in a direction transverse to the path of booklet travel. The edge engaging mechanism is compressively engagable with the folded edge of a booklet for forming a crease in the booklet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Chase, Stephen May, Jeffrey W. Ryan, Ian A. Parks, Justin Chase
  • Retard feeder
    Patent number: 8540233
    Abstract: A method for providing increased performance in fully active retard feeders includes driving a feed roll and retard roll pair of a reprographic apparatus backwards periodically at the start of the machine or during idle periods to compensate for contamination buildup and/or roll “set” when left in position overnight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Ian A Parks, Neil Flynn, Samuel Hagos, Christopher Pearce, Stephen P Wood, Richard G Hubbard, Allan D Mciver, Justin Chase
  • JAMMED SHEET REVERSE USING ACTIVE RETARD FEEDER
    Publication number: 20130221602
    Abstract: A fully active retard feeder is configured to move a partially feed sheet back into a feed tray in response to a jam either in the nip of the feed head or in a location downstream of the feed head and thereby ease user jam clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin R Walsh, Ian A Parks, Colin JON Partridge, Justin Chase, Martin Lloyd
  • RETARD FEEDER
    Publication number: 20120147435
    Abstract: A method for providing increased performance in fully active retard feeders includes driving a feed roll and retard roll pair of a reprographic apparatus backwards periodically at the start of the machine or during idle periods to compensate for contamination buildup and/or roll “set” when left in position overnight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ian A. Parks, Neil Flynn, Samuel Hagos, Christopher Pearce, Stephen P. Wood, Richard G. Hubbard, Allan D. Mciver, Justin Chase
  • Booklet Maker With Crease Roller
    Publication number: 20100304946
    Abstract: A booklet maker having a first crease device forming a folded edge on a set of sheets. A second crease device is disposed downstream along a booklet processing path from the first crease device. The second crease device includes an edge engaging mechanism translatable in a direction transverse to the path of booklet travel. The edge engaging mechanism is compressively engagable with the folded edge of a booklet for forming a crease in the booklet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas E. Chase, Stephen May, Jeffrey W. Ryan, Ian A. Parks, Justin Chase