Patents by Inventor Norman Vanas

Norman Vanas 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).

  • Image and stacking orientation compensating method and apparatus for media having marginal regions with different thicknesses
    Patent number: 7880904
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a printing system comprises a media feeder that receives and stores asymmetrically thick media from an outside source and outputs such media to the printing system via a feed mechanism. A conveyer system transports the asymmetrically thick media from the media feeder utilizing at least one linear belt wherein a sensor is employed to determine the presence of the asymmetrically thick piece of stock. A controller coupled to the conveyer determines the location and orientation of an image on a piece of the asymmetrically thick stock. An imaging system receives the asymmetrically thick media from the conveyer system and places an image on the media in the proper location and orientation based at least in part on information from the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James G. Stenzel, Vincent Berardi, Edward P. Imes, Ronald Edsall, Warren Brady, Liam Cummings, Norman Vanas, Christopher Delano, Michael Cook
  • System, method, and program for stacking multi-thickness sheets of media
    Patent number: 7651088
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs for adjusting an output orientation of multi-thickness media input marking data, determine a number of sheets of the multi-thickness media that is to be alternated within an output stack, and adjust the output orientation of at least one sheet of multi-thickness media to be output based on the determined number of sheets of the multi-thickness media to be alternated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James G Stenzel, Vincent Berardi, Cesar R Marquez, Edward P Imes, Ronald M Edsall, Warren Brady, Liam Cummings, Norman Vanas, Christopher Delano, Michael Cook
  • System, method, and program for alternating sheets of media
    Patent number: 7411602
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs for adjusting marking data for use with alternately stacked multi-thickness media. The systems, methods, and programs input marking data and determine an orientation of sheets of the multi-thickness media that is alternated within a stack. The systems, methods, and programs adjust, for each sheet whose orientation is not consistent with the marking data, the marking data for that sheet such that the marking data for that sheet is consistent with the orientation of that sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James G Stenzel, Vincent Berardi, Cesar R Marquez, Edward P Imes, Ronald M Edsall, Warren Brady, Liam Cummings, Norman Vanas, Christopher Delano, Michael Cook
  • Image and stacking orientation compensating method and apparatus for media having marginal regions with different thicknesses
    Publication number: 20070098475
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, a printing system comprises a media feeder that receives and stores asymmetrically thick media from an outside source and outputs such media to the printing system via a feed mechanism. A conveyer system transports the asymmetrically thick media from the media feeder utilizing at least one linear belt wherein a sensor is employed to determine the presence of the asymmetrically thick piece of stock. A controller coupled to the conveyer determines the location and orientation of an image on a piece of the asymmetrically thick stock. An imaging system receives the asymmetrically thick media from the conveyer system and places an image on the media in the proper location and orientation based at least in part on information from the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: James Stenzel, Vincent Berardi, Edward Imes, Ronald Edsall, Warren Brady, Liam Cummings, Norman Vanas, Christopher Delano, Michael Cook
  • System, method, and program for alternating sheets of media
    Publication number: 20070046709
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs for adjusting marking data for use with alternately stacked multi-thickness media. The systems, methods, and programs input marking data and determine an orientation of sheets of the multi-thickness media that is alternated within a stack. The systems, methods, and programs adjust, for each sheet whose orientation is not consistent with the marking data, the marking data for that sheet such that the marking data for that sheet is consistent with the orientation of that sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Stenzel, Vincent Berardi, Cesar Marquez, Edward Imes, Ronald Edsall, Warren Brady, Liam Cummings, Norman Vanas, Christopher Delano, Michael Cook
  • System, method, and program for stacking multi-thickness sheets of media
    Publication number: 20070045940
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs for adjusting an output orientation of multi-thickness media input marking data, determine a number of sheets of the multi-thickness media that is to be alternated within an output stack, and adjust the output orientation of at least one sheet of multi-thickness media to be output based on the determined number of sheets of the multi-thickness media to be alternated
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Stenzel, Vincent Berardi, Cesar Marquez, Edward Imes, Ronald Edsall, Warren Brady, Liam Cummings, Norman Vanas, Christopher Delano, Michael Cook