Patents by Inventor Lee Reitz

Lee Reitz 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).

  • Patent number: 11654942
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a latch and a travelling nut. The latch couples to a deck of an auto rack car. The latch includes a body coupled to a hinge such that the body may rotate about the hinge from a first position to a second position. The body includes a key. The travelling nut engages a ball screw. The travelling nut includes a slot. The travelling nut rotates with the ball screw when the body is in the first position. The key engages the slot when the body is in the second position. The travelling nut and the latch adjust a height of the deck in the auto rack car when the body is in the second position and when the ball screw is turned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TRINITY NORTH AMERICAN FREIGHT CAR, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Huck, Christopher C. Harkey, Lee Reitz, Kyle R. Coston
  • Publication number: 20200247435
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a latch and a travelling nut. The latch couples to a deck of an auto rack car. The latch includes a body coupled to a hinge such that the body may rotate about the hinge from a first position to a second position. The body includes a key. The travelling nut engages a ball screw. The travelling nut includes a slot. The travelling nut rotates with the ball screw when the body is in the first position. The key engages the slot when the body is in the second position. The travelling nut and the latch adjust a height of the deck in the auto rack car when the body is in the second position and when the ball screw is turned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Huck, Christopher C. Harkey, Lee Reitz, Kyle R. Coston
  • Patent number: 10676109
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a latch and a travelling nut. The latch couples to a deck of an auto rack car. The latch includes a body coupled to a hinge such that the body may rotate about the hinge from a first position to a second position. The body includes a key. The travelling nut engages a ball screw. The travelling nut includes a slot. The travelling nut rotates with the ball screw when the body is in the first position. The key engages the slot when the body is in the second position. The travelling nut and the latch adjust a height of the deck in the auto rack car when the body is in the second position and when the ball screw is turned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Trinity North American Freight Car, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Huck, Christopher C. Harkey, Lee Reitz, Kyle R. Coston
  • Publication number: 20180118229
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a latch and a travelling nut. The latch couples to a deck of an auto rack car. The latch includes a body coupled to a hinge such that the body may rotate about the hinge from a first position to a second position. The body includes a key. The travelling nut engages a ball screw. The travelling nut includes a slot. The travelling nut rotates with the ball screw when the body is in the first position. The key engages the slot when the body is in the second position. The travelling nut and the latch adjust a height of the deck in the auto rack car when the body is in the second position and when the ball screw is turned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth Huck, Christopher C. Harkey, Lee Reitz, Kyle R. Coston
  • Patent number: 8908201
    Abstract: Methods and systems of filtering non-actionable alerts are disclosed. A processing device receives an alert from a printing device and determines a page count for the printing device. The processing device compares the page count with at least one threshold value associated with the alert and the printing device. In response to the page count satisfying the at least one threshold value, the processing device identifies the alert as a valid alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Handley, Beilei Xu, Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Patent number: 8788373
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking, controlling, and replenishing consumption of at least one consumable item in a printing system are disclosed. The system includes a first network and a printing device coupled to the first network. A cabinet device coupled to the first network stores and controllably dispenses the at least one consumable item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Lee Reitz, Carl Robertson, Neeraj Wadhera
  • Patent number: 8738704
    Abstract: A publish/subscribe broker messaging system and method for processing a data message based on a message broker scheduling algorithm. The scheduling algorithm can be configured in association with a message broker to receive and transmit the data message associated with one or more publishers to a subscriber. The subscriber can register a subscription with respect to the message broker to receive the data message based on a selected topic. An attribute can be added to the selected topic description based on the scheduling algorithm in order to schedule the data message from the publisher with respect to the selected topic via the message broker. The data message with respect to the selected topic from the publisher can be processed sequentially and the scheduling algorithm can process other topics simultaneously. The data messages from other publishers with similar topic can also be processed simultaneously in order to transmit a high volume of message while ensuring high levels of service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Stark, Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Patent number: 8473249
    Abstract: Method and systems of identifying a printing device having an exceptional incident rate among a plurality of printing devices are disclosed. For each of a plurality of printing devices, a processor receiving a printing device model, a print volume, and an incident count that includes a number of incidents occurring within a particular time frame. The processor determines a generalized linear regression model of the incident counts for each printing device model and also determines a predicted incident count for each printing device model using the generalized regression model. The processor determines a residual value for each printing device between the incident count for the printing device and the predicted incident count for the printing device model associated with the printing device. The processor identifies one or more printing devices having a residual value exceeding a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Handley, Jie Ning, Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Publication number: 20120209565
    Abstract: Method and systems of identifying a printing device having an exceptional incident rate among a plurality of printing devices are disclosed. For each of a plurality of printing devices, a processor receiving a printing device model, a print volume, and an incident count that includes a number of incidents occurring within a particular time frame. The processor determines a generalized linear regression model of the incident counts for each printing device model and also determines a predicted incident count for each printing device model using the generalized regression model. The processor determines a residual value for each printing device between the incident count for the printing device and the predicted incident count for the printing device model associated with the printing device. The processor identifies one or more printing devices having a residual value exceeding a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: John C. Handley, Jie Ning, Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Publication number: 20120188592
    Abstract: Methods and systems of filtering non-actionable alerts are disclosed. A processing device receives an alert from a printing device and determines a page count for the printing device. The processing device compares the page count with at least one threshold value associated with the alert and the printing device. In response to the page count satisfying the at least one threshold value, the processing device identifies the alert as a valid alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: John C. Handley, Beilei Xu, Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Publication number: 20120078759
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking, controlling, and replenishing consumption of at least one consumable item in a printing system are disclosed. The system includes a first network and a printing device coupled to the first network. A cabinet device coupled to the first network stores and controllably dispenses the at least one consumable item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Lee Reitz, Carl Robertson, Neeraj Wadhera
  • Publication number: 20120059882
    Abstract: A publish/subscribe broker messaging system and method for processing a data message based on a message broker scheduling algorithm. The scheduling algorithm can be configured in association with a message broker to receive and transmit the data message associated with one or more publishers to a subscriber. The subscriber can register a subscription with respect to the message broker to receive the data message based on a selected topic. An attribute can be added to the selected topic description based on the scheduling algorithm in order to schedule the data message from the publisher with respect to the selected topic via the message broker. The data message with respect to the selected topic from the publisher can be processed sequentially and the scheduling algorithm can process other topics simultaneously. The data messages from other publishers with similar topic can also be processed simultaneously in order to transmit a high volume of message while ensuring high levels of service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Stark, Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Patent number: 8078068
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described hereinto to provide a notification when a predetermined event occurs that is related to a consumable. A print engine outputs hard copies based on electronically received data. One or more toner cartridges that are utilized by the print engine to place toner onto a hard copy substrate. A meter monitors and provides a level of remaining toner for each of the one or more cartridges. A yield component receives level data from each meter to compare to an expected yield and an expected grams per impression, wherein if the expected yield and/or the expected grams per impression are outside of a predetermined threshold, a signal is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Lee Reitz, Matthew Owen Scrafford
  • Patent number: 7996729
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating a helpdesk ticket when a remote rendering device possesses a series of customer resolvable events within a time period. The helpdesk ticket can be moved into an active state when an alert associated with the customer resolvable events is triggered and the ticket can be moved into a passive state when the alert is no longer triggered for the predefined time period. The helpdesk ticket can be retained in the active state if the fault condition detected for a defined number of times without being out of that state for the predefined time period. A device management module sends a notification indicative on each change of the state associated with the rendering device to a helpdesk unit. The device management module can also reset the time period between alerts if the problem occurs infrequently and the ticket can be automatically closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Scrafford, Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Publication number: 20110078514
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating a helpdesk ticket when a remote rendering device possesses a series of customer resolvable events within a time period. The helpdesk ticket can be moved into an active state when an alert associated with the customer resolvable events is triggered and the ticket can be moved into a passive state when the alert is no longer triggered for the predefined time period. The helpdesk ticket can be retained in the active state if the fault condition detected for a defined number of times without being out of that state for the predefined time period. A device management module sends a notification indicative on each change of the state associated with the rendering device to a helpdesk unit. The device management module can also reset the time period between alerts if the problem occurs infrequently and the ticket can be automatically closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Matthew Scrafford, Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Publication number: 20100303481
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described hereinto to provide a notification when a predetermined event occurs that is related to a consumable. A print engine outputs hard copies based on electronically received data. One or more toner cartridges that are utilized by the print engine to place toner onto a hard copy substrate. A meter monitors and provides a level of remaining toner for each of the one or more cartridges. A yield component receives level data from each meter to compare to an expected yield and an expected grams per impression, wherein if the expected yield and/or the expected grams per impression are outside of a predetermined threshold, a signal is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy Lee Reitz, Matthew Owen Scrafford
  • Publication number: 20100271655
    Abstract: A system and method for replenishing consumables in a printing system having a plurality of multi-function devices (MFDs), including receiving information related to the plurality of MFDs; enabling at least one of the plurality of MFDs to automatically generate and transmit a notification to a storage station based on at least a portion of the information; selectively tracking one or more parameters within the information received from the plurality of MFDs; comparing the one or more parameters with one or more preset parameters stored in the storage station; and determining a confidence level interval for each of the consumables of the at least one of the plurality of MFDs that generated and transmitted the notification; wherein the consumables are automatically replenished if the confidence level interval is greater than or equal to a pre-established confidence level for at least one of the plurality of MFDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Jeremy Lee Reitz
  • Publication number: 20100238462
    Abstract: A system and method for diagnosing image quality of a printer device's output is provided. The method includes receiving by a processor, via a network from a remote node of the network, a service incident report. The incident report includes an indication of a type of the printer device the printer device being disposed along the network at a location remote from the processor. The method further includes accessing by the processor a storage device storing a collection of test patterns, selecting by the processor a test pattern from the collection of test patterns based on the type of the printer device, wherein the test pattern is configured as input that the printer device can receive and output corresponding printed output, and transmitting by the processor the selected test pattern for the selected test pattern to be provided as input to the printer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Lee Reitz, Yevgeniy Shustef