Patents by Inventor Michael Alan Cleary

Michael Alan Cleary 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).

  • Backup roll having axial constraints and fuser therefor
    Patent number: 9261833
    Abstract: A fuser assembly for an imaging device is shown and described. The fuser assembly includes a heat transfer member for generating heat and a backup roll coupled to the heat transfer member and rotatable therewith. The backup roll includes a central core and a rubber layer surrounding the central core. The fuser assembly further includes a plurality of end cap members, each end cap member being disposed at an end of the backup roll and dimensioned for substantially preventing outward expansion of the rubber layer in an axial direction of the backup roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Campbell Hamilton, Fangsheng Wu, Michael Alan Cleary
  • Backup Roll Having Axial Constraints and Fuser Therefor
    Publication number: 20150110534
    Abstract: A fuser assembly for an imaging device is shown and described. The fuser assembly includes a heat transfer member for generating heat and a backup roll coupled to the heat transfer member and rotatable therewith. The backup roll includes a central core and a rubber layer surrounding the central core. The fuser assembly further includes a plurality of end cap members, each end cap member being disposed at an end of the backup roll and dimensioned for substantially preventing outward expansion of the rubber layer in an axial direction of the backup roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Douglas Campbell Hamilton, Fangsheng Wu, Michael Alan Cleary