Patents by Inventor Monica B. Skerker

Monica B. Skerker 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).

  • Fluid stabilizer disc
    Patent number: 9901848
    Abstract: A stabilizer disc for a liquid that reduces or prevents the formation of a foam on an upper surface of the liquid. The stabilizer disc has a width and a height, wherein the width is greater than the height. The stabilizer disc further has a surface roughness within a disclosed range of surface roughness (i.e., surface finish) values. Further, a plurality of stabilizer discs may be used to cover a disclosed percentage of a surface area of the fluid. A method for reducing the formation of a foam on the liquid within a container during transport and/or storage is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Judith M. Vandewinckel, Monica B. Skerker, Kevin F. Marcell, Michael L. Mehan
  • FLUID STABILIZER DISC
    Publication number: 20160107102
    Abstract: A stabilizer disc for a liquid that reduces or prevents the formation of a foam on an upper surface of the liquid. The stabilizer disc has a width and a height, wherein the width is greater than the height. The stabilizer disc further has a surface roughness within a disclosed range of surface roughness (i.e., surface finish) values. Further, a plurality of stabilizer discs may be used to cover a disclosed percentage of a surface area of the fluid. A method for reducing the formation of a foam on the liquid within a container during transport and/or storage is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Judith M. Vandewinckel, Monica B. Skerker, Kevin F. Marcell, Michael L. Mehan