Patents by Inventor Nolan Francis Luckett

Nolan Francis Luckett 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).

  • Cover damping mechanism
    Patent number: 6588624
    Abstract: A damping mechanism for use with a housing having a body and a cover pivotably attached to the body, the cover being movable between an open position and a closed position. The damping mechanism includes a body engagement surface located on the body and a cover engagement surface located on the cover. One of the body engagement surface or the cover engagement surface includes a generally planar damping pad and the other of the body engagement surface or the cover engagement surface includes a cam having a generally curved cam surface. The cam surface is shaped and positioned to engage the damping pad such that the damping pad and the cam cooperate to damp the movement of the cover when the cover pivots between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Michael Connors, Nolan Francis Luckett
  • Apparatus for increasing waste ink accumulation capacity in an ink jet
    Patent number: 6536867
    Abstract: A maintenance unit for use in an ink jet printer includes a maintenance frame coupled to a printer frame, a maintenance sled moveably coupled to the maintenance frame and a spreader mechanism coupled to the maintenance sled, wherein the spreader mechanism disperses waste ink over a waste ink accumulation region as the maintenance sled moves relative to the maintenance frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Hulin James, III, Christopher Patrick Murphy, Terry Lee King, Nolan Francis Luckett