Patents by Inventor Michelle Elizabeth Beck

Michelle Elizabeth Beck 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).

  • Dual input bump alignment assembly for an imaging device
    Patent number: 9448523
    Abstract: A bump alignment assembly using at least two input media feeds for use in an imaging device. Two spaced apart media guides form a tunnel-shaped bubble chamber about a media path. Two media feed roll pairs are positioned adjacent to the entrance of the bubble chamber. The width of the entrance to the bubble chamber is equal to or greater than the separation of the feed nips of the two media feed roll pairs allowing two or more media paths to be accommodated without the use of media path extensions. A bump alignment roll pair is adjacent the exit of the bubble chamber. Entry, exit and biasing surface features of the media guides provide for buckling and bubble formation of media being fed into the bubble chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Elizabeth Beck, Derek Masami Inouye, Philip David Jones, Michael James Shanor, Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges
  • Dual Input Bump Alignment Assembly for an Imaging Device
    Publication number: 20150378299
    Abstract: A bump alignment assembly using at least two input media feeds for use in an imaging device. Two spaced apart media guides form a tunnel-shaped bubble chamber about a media path. Two media feed roll pairs are positioned adjacent to the entrance of the bubble chamber. The width of the entrance to the bubble chamber is equal to or greater than the separation of the feed nips of the two media feed roll pairs allowing two or more media paths to be accommodated without the use of media path extensions. A bump alignment roll pair is adjacent the exit of the bubble chamber. Entry, exit and biasing surface features of the media guides provide for buckling and bubble formation of media being fed into the bubble chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Elizabeth Beck, Derek Masami Inouye, Philip David Jones, Michael James Shanor, Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges