Patents by Inventor Kevin M. McGlynn

Kevin M. McGlynn 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).

  • Serviceable sensor assembly and method
    Patent number: 8896888
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for a printer arranged to displace printed material along a path, including a sensor housing and a platen assembly. The sensor housing includes top surfaces and resilient elements fixed to the top surfaces, and houses light emitting elements. The platen assembly includes transparent material and a platen housing with a plurality of steps, and is arranged to engage the sensor housing and displace in a first direction along the sensor housing toward an end of the sensor housing such that the transparent material is aligned with the light emitting elements in a direction orthogonal to the axis. As the platen assembly displaces in the first direction, the plurality of resilient elements is arranged to engage the plurality of steps to urge the piece of transparent material into contact with the sensor housing with progressively greater force such that the transparent material is sealed against the sensor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Atwood, Kevin M. McGlynn, Frederick O. Hayes, III
  • SERVICEABLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20130292445
    Abstract: A sensor assembly for a printer arranged to displace printed material along a path, including a sensor housing and a platen assembly. The sensor housing includes top surfaces and resilient elements fixed to the top surfaces, and houses light emitting elements. The platen assembly includes transparent material and a platen housing with a plurality of steps, and is arranged to engage the sensor housing and displace in a first direction along the sensor housing toward an end of the sensor housing such that the transparent material is aligned with the light emitting elements in a direction orthogonal to the axis. As the platen assembly displaces in the first direction, the plurality of resilient elements is arranged to engage the plurality of steps to urge the piece of transparent material into contact with the sensor housing with progressively greater force such that the transparent material is sealed against the sensor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mark A. Atwood, Kevin M. McGlynn, Frederick O. Hayes, III