Patents by Inventor Larry S. Blake

Larry S. Blake 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 guidance system for a scanning system
    Patent number: 5969742
    Abstract: A media guidance system for substantially reducing media jamming as the leading (head) end of a web of recording media is directed over the drum surface of an internal drum type laser imagesetter during a media loading procedure. The media guidance system includes a hollow shield, at least one outrigger extending laterally away from the hollow shield, and at least one retractable plate assembly for selectively applying a pressure load against the leading end of the recording media as it approaches the exit aperture of the internal drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: AGFA Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Knox, Larry S. Blake, Arthur R. Newton, Jr.
  • Media guidance system for a scanning system
    Patent number: 5867199
    Abstract: A media guidance system for substantially reducing media jamming as the leading (head) end of a web of recording media is directed over the drum surface of an internal drum type laser imagesetter during a media loading procedure. The media guidance system includes a hollow shield, at least one outrigger extending laterally away from the hollow shield, and at least one retractable plate assembly for selectively applying a pressure load against the leading end of the recording media as it approaches the exit aperture of the internal drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Knox, Larry S. Blake, Arthur R. Newton, Jr.