Patents by Inventor Kevin T. McManus

Kevin T. McManus 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).

  • Media clamping apparatus and method for an external drum imaging system
    Patent number: 6705226
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for clamping the leading edge of a supply of recording media, such as a printing plate, on the external drum of an imaging system. The leading edge clamping apparatus includes a spring segment disposed on the external drum, wherein the spring segment may be selectively displaced between a clamping position for clamping the leading edge of the printing plate against the external drum and a release position, and an inflatable member positioned between the spring segment and the external drum for displacing the spring segment between the clamping position and the release position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Agfa Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin T. McManus
  • MEDIA CLAMPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN EXTERNAL DRUM IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20040040457
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for clamping the leading edge of a supply of recording media, such as a printing plate, on the external drum of an imaging system. The leading edge clamping apparatus includes a spring segment disposed on the external drum, wherein the spring segment may be selectively displaced between a clamping position for clamping the leading edge of the printing plate against the external drum and a release position, and an inflatable member positioned between the spring segment and the external drum for displacing the spring segment between the clamping position and the release position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin T. McManus