Patents by Inventor Kimberely Aubrey Thuringer

Kimberely Aubrey Thuringer 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).

  • Fuser assembly fan control
    Patent number: 7933530
    Abstract: A printer is provided including a reference edge, a fuser assembly, a cooling apparatus and a controller. The reference edge is adapted to be contacted by a substrate as the substrate moves along a substrate path through the printer. The fuser assembly includes a heat transfer member including a belt and a backup member. The cooling apparatus is adapted to move cooling air capable of cooling the fuser assembly. The controller is configured to activate the cooling apparatus after determining that a first end portion of the backup member opposite a second end portion of the backup member near the reference edge is at a temperature above a predefined first threshold temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul Cook, Hrishikesh Pramod Gogate, Kimberely Aubrey Thuringer, Edward Lynn Triplett