Patents by Inventor Patrick P. McPhail

Patrick P. McPhail 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).

  • Cassette and heating arrangement for photocopy machine
    Patent number: 4306802
    Abstract: A cassette and heating arrangement for a photocopy machine having a transport system including an in-feed roller with conventional components for acting upon a sheet to produce a developed image during transport of the sheet from an entry way to a discharge slot. A copy sheet cassette is provided including a shallow rectangular tray for a stack of copy sheets having a cover hinged at the rear end of the tray to extend over the top of the tray but foreshortened to leave the front portion of the tray uncovered. The housing of the machine has a receptacle at the entry way for plugging in the cassette with the front portion of the cassette being totally accommodated within the housing and with the front portion of the stack of sheets carried by the cassette in engagement with the in-feed roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1981
    Assignee: Apeco Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kucera, Stanley J. Szczesniak, Patrick P. McPhail