Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Stuart

Mark Alan Stuart 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: 11038315
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to assist an operator in connecting electrical connectors. The apparatus includes a first U-shaped cradle and a second U-shaped cradle. Each of the cradles has a contact surface on a front side that is configured to contact a flange on an electrical connector. Each of the cradles also includes a jaw mount configured to mount on a jaw member of a bar clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark Alan Stuart, Brett August Tinius, Brian Charles Poggioli
  • Publication number: 20200067254
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to assist an operator in connecting electrical connectors. The apparatus includes a first U-shaped cradle and a second U-shaped cradle. Each of the cradles has a contact surface on a front side that is configured to contact a flange on an electrical connector. Each of the cradles also includes a jaw mount configured to mount on a jaw member of a bar clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Alan Stuart, Brett August Tinius, Brian Charles Poggioli
  • Patent number: 7593653
    Abstract: A method and device for monitoring toner transfer within an image forming device is described herein. A reflectivity sensor senses movement of a toner transfer gear operatively connected to a toner transfer system. A threshold unit generates a dynamic threshold based on the output of the reflectivity sensor. In one embodiment, the threshold unit generates the dynamic threshold based on a time delayed average of the sensor output. An instantaneous sensor output is compared to the dynamic threshold. Based on the comparison, the device determines the how much the toner transfer gear has rotated, and therefore, how much toner has been transferred from the toner cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: John Parker Richey, David Feinauer, Mark Alan Stuart
  • Publication number: 20090052911
    Abstract: A method and device for monitoring toner transfer within an image forming device is described herein. A reflectivity sensor senses movement of a toner transfer gear operatively connected to a toner transfer system. A threshold unit generates a dynamic threshold based on the output of the reflectivity sensor. In one embodiment, the threshold unit generates the dynamic threshold based on a time delayed average of the sensor output. An instantaneous sensor output is compared to the dynamic threshold. Based on the comparison, the device determines the how much the toner transfer gear has rotated, and therefore, how much toner has been transferred from the toner cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: John Parker Richey, David Feinauer, Mark Alan Stuart