Patents by Inventor Mark William Johnson

Mark William Johnson 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).

  • Publication number: 20250117605
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for content assistance processes via foundation model integrations in software applications. In an implementation, a computing device receives natural language input from a user relating to content of a document in a user interface of an application. The computing device generates a first prompt for a foundation model to generate at least a completion to the natural language input. The computing device receives a reply to the first prompt from the foundation model which includes a completion to the natural language input. The computing device causes display of the completion in association with the natural language input in the user interface and receives user input comprising an indication to combine the input and the completion, resulting in a revised natural language input. The computing device submits a second prompt including the revised natural language input to the foundation model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Adrian DE WYNTER, Xun WANG, Siqing CHEN, Xinyu HE, Qilong GU, Mark William JOHNSON, Utsab BOSE, Olivier GAUTHIER
  • Patent number: 10474061
    Abstract: A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a toner reservoir. An outlet is positioned on the housing for exiting toner from the toner cartridge. An insert is selectably installable in the toner reservoir. The insert separates a first portion of the toner reservoir that is in fluid communication with the outlet from a remainder of the toner reservoir when the insert is installed in the toner reservoir providing a reduced capacity toner reservoir in the first portion of the toner reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Frazier Baker, Kyle Benjamin Freels, Mark William Johnson
  • Publication number: 20190265610
    Abstract: A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a toner reservoir. An outlet is positioned on the housing for exiting toner from the toner cartridge. An insert is selectably installable in the toner reservoir. The insert separates a first portion of the toner reservoir that is in fluid communication with the outlet from a remainder of the toner reservoir when the insert is installed in the toner reservoir providing a reduced capacity toner reservoir in the first portion of the toner reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: MARC FRAZIER BAKER, KYLE BENJAMIN FREELS, MARK WILLIAM JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 8304066
    Abstract: A toner release coating may be applied to a toner regulating member such as a doctor blade. The toner release coating may reduce toner adhesion at a doctoring pre-nip location of the doctor blade. The toner release coating may be formed from a mixture of lubricating particulate and polymeric binder resin in a liquid carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Kent Anderson, Martin Victor DiGirolamo, Mark William Johnson, David Starling MacMillan, Robert Watson McAlpine, Donald Wayne Stafford, Jason Carl True
  • Patent number: 8238803
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surface energy reduction material in the form of a topcoat or additive to a coating that may be applied to a toner regulating member such as a doctor blade which may reduce toner build-up about a nip region, pre-nip region, and/or post-nip region. The surface energy reduction material may be include any material having a surface energy of less than or equal to 35 dynes/cm, for example, between 15-30 dynes/cm, including all values and ranges therein. The surface energy reducing materials may include any material that provides a 25% or more reduction of the surface energy of the doctor blade compared to an untreated doctor blade, for example, greater than or equal to 50% reduction or greater than or equal to 75% reduction, including all values and ranges therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Kent Anderson, Martin Victor DiGirolamo, Mark Duane Foster, Whitney April Greer, Mark William Johnson, David Starling MacMillan, Robert Watson McAlpine, Donald Wayne Stafford, Jason Carl True, James Thomas Welch
  • Patent number: 8017192
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of radiation cured coatings that may be used in a device within an image forming apparatus. The coating composition may include a reactive oligomer capable of radiation curing having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of greater than 1500. A reactive diluent may then be combined with the reactive oligomer, which diluent is also capable of radiation curing and which has a Mn of less than or equal to 1500. The reactive diluent may be present at a level of less than fifty percent by weight of the coating composition. The coating composition may be present at a solids level of 90-100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark William Johnson, Kelly Ann Killeen, David Starling MacMillan, Bart Mansdorf, Donald Wayne Stafford, Mark Stephen Weisman, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090181236
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a toner release coating that may be applied to a toner regulating member such as a doctor blade which may reduce toner adhesion at a doctoring pre-nip location. The toner release coating may be formed from lubricating particulate and a polymeric binder resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Kent Anderson, Martin Victor DiGirolamo, Mark William Johnson, David Starling MacMillan, Robert Watson McAlpine, Donald Wayne Stafford, Jason Carl True
  • Publication number: 20090169273
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a surface energy reduction material in the form of a topcoat or additive to a coating that may be applied to a toner regulating member such as a doctor blade which may reduce toner build-up about a nip region, pre-nip region, and/or post-nip region. The surface energy reduction material may be include any material having a surface energy of less than or equal to 35 dynes/cm, for example, between 15-30 dynes/cm, including all values and ranges therein. The surface energy reducing materials may include any material that provides a 25% or more reduction of the surface energy of the doctor blade compared to an untreated doctor blade, for example, greater than or equal to 50% reduction or greater than or equal to 75% reduction, including all values and ranges therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Richard Kent Anderson, Martin Victor DiGirolamo, Mark Duane Foster, Whitney April Greer, Mark William Johnson, David Starling MacMillan, Robert Watson McAlpine, Donald Wayne Stafford, Jason Carl True, James Thomas Welch
  • Publication number: 20090022902
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of radiation cured coatings that may be used in a device within an image forming apparatus. The coating composition may include a reactive oligomer capable of radiation curing having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of greater than 1500. A reactive diluent may then be combined with the reactive oligomer, which diluent is also capable of radiation curing and which has a Mn of less than or equal to 1500. The reactive diluent may be present at a level of less than fifty percent by weight of the coating composition. The coating composition may be present at a solids level of 90-100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Mark William Johnson, Kelly Ann Killeen, David Starling MacMillan, Bart Mansdorf, Donald Wayne Stafford, Mark Stephen Weisman, JR.