Patents by Inventor Kelly J. Burton

Kelly J. Burton 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).

  • System and method for attenuating ink weeping and air ingestion in a printhead moved by an articulating arm
    Patent number: 10940691
    Abstract: An inkjet printer adjusts operation of a vacuum system coupled to a printhead to compensate for pressure changes in the manifold of the printhead caused by vertical displacement of the printhead within the printer. The inkjet printer includes a controller that determines either a difference between an optimal pressure in the manifold and a current pressure to operate a vacuum coupled to the manifold for pressure adjustment or it correlates a current printhead vertical position to a previously observed vertical position and uses a vacuum value associated with the previously observed vertical position to operate the vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marc D. Daniels, Husein Naser Rashed, Roger G. Leighton, Kelly J. Burton
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTENUATING INK WEEPING AND AIR INGESTION IN A PRINTHEAD MOVED BY AN ARTICULATING ARM
    Publication number: 20200247158
    Abstract: An inkjet printer adjusts operation of a vacuum system coupled to a printhead to compensate for pressure changes in the manifold of the printhead caused by vertical displacement of the printhead within the printer. The inkjet printer includes a controller that determines either a difference between an optimal pressure in the manifold and a current pressure to operate a vacuum coupled to the manifold for pressure adjustment or it correlates a current printhead vertical position to a previously observed vertical position and uses a vacuum value associated with the previously observed vertical position to operate the vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Marc D. Daniels, Husein Naser Rashed, Roger G. Leighton, Kelly J. Burton
  • System for preparing three-dimensional (3D) objects for surface printing
    Patent number: 10525694
    Abstract: A printing system treats the surface of three-dimensional objects to be printed to improve the printing of the articles of manufacture. The system includes a surface treatment module that is positioned to part of the printing process and to treat the object surfaces prior to the surfaces being printed. The treatment of the surfaces within the module include operating an abrasive device to remove material from an object surface and to apply solvent to the object surface to clean the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly J. Burton, Elizabeth M. Crossen, Sean P. Lillis, Jr., Annie Liu
  • SYSTEM FOR PREPARING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) OBJECTS FOR SURFACE PRINTING
    Publication number: 20180162064
    Abstract: A printing system treats the surface of three-dimensional objects to be printed to improve the printing of the articles of manufacture. The system includes a surface treatment module that is positioned to part of the printing process and to treat the object surfaces prior to the surfaces being printed. The treatment of the surfaces within the module include operating an abrasive device to remove material from an object surface and to apply solvent to the object surface to clean the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Kelly J. Burton, Elizabeth M. Crossen, Sean P. Lillis, JR., Annie Liu