Patents by Inventor Paul F. Brown, II

Paul F. Brown, II 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).

  • Patent number: 12273353
    Abstract: An enterprise owned multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the MFD includes, a communication interface to establish a communication session with an authentication server, a re-activation timer, a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to authenticate the enterprise owned MFD over the communication session when the enterprise owned MFD is activated at a remote location of an employee, create a local account of the employee for local authentication, and authorize access to the employee via the local account of the employee until the re-activation timer expires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph H. Lang, Timothy L. Dioguardi, Fadi G. Rouhana, Paul F. Brown, II, Scott C. Van Scooter
  • Publication number: 20230297662
    Abstract: A non-networked multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the non-networked MFD includes a communication interface to establish a communication session with a mobile endpoint device, a memory to store authentication information, and a processor. The processor is to receive a connection request from a mobile endpoint device, establish a connection with the mobile endpoint device, authenticate the mobile endpoint device via authentication information received from the mobile endpoint device that matches authentication information stored in the memory, provide available functions to the mobile endpoint device, receive a request from the mobile endpoint device to execute a function from the available functions, and execute the function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy L. Dioguardi, Joseph H. Lang, Fadi G. Rouhana, Scott C. Van Scooter, Paul F. Brown, II
  • Publication number: 20230300142
    Abstract: An enterprise owned multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the MFD includes, a communication interface to establish a communication session with an authentication server, a re-activation timer, a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to authenticate the enterprise owned MFD over the communication session when the enterprise owned MFD is activated at a remote location of an employee, create a local account of the employee for local authentication, and authorize access to the employee via the local account of the employee until the re-activation timer expires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph H. Lang, Timothy L. Dioguardi, Fadi G. Rouhana, Paul F. Brown, II, Scott C. Van Scooter
  • Patent number: 11383952
    Abstract: A sheet stacking apparatus includes a frame, a round member directly or indirectly connected to the frame, and an arm directly or indirectly connected to the frame. The arm is rotatable to rotate between a first position and a second position. The arm is positioned to bias sheets toward the round member when in the first position, and the arm is positioned to bias the sheets away from the round member when in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Erwin Ruiz, Bruce A. Thompson, Derek A. Bryl, Arthur H. Kahn, Paul F. Brown, II
  • Publication number: 20210163243
    Abstract: A sheet stacking apparatus includes a frame, a round member directly or indirectly connected to the frame, and an arm directly or indirectly connected to the frame. The arm is rotatable to rotate between a first position and a second position. The arm is positioned to bias sheets toward the round member when in the first position, and the arm is positioned to bias the sheets away from the round member when in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Erwin Ruiz, Bruce A. Thompson, Derek A. Bryl, Arthur H. Kahn, Paul F. Brown, II
  • Patent number: 10065826
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. For example, the apparatus includes a paper feed to feed print media a single sheet at a time, a plurality of rotating discs, wherein each one of the plurality of rotating discs comprises an elastomer ring to secure a leading edge of the single sheet against a registration wall and initiate a flipping process, a plurality of fans to generate an air flow, wherein the air flow levitates a trailing edge of the single sheet during completion of the flipping process, and a movable platform to hold a stack of the print media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Erwin Ruiz, Ali R. Dergham, Glenn David Batchelor, William A. Novak, Paul F. Brown, II
  • Patent number: 10005632
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. For example, the apparatus includes a paper feed to feed print media a single sheet at a time, a plurality of rotating discs, wherein each one of the plurality of rotating discs comprises an elastomer ring to secure a leading edge of the single sheet against a registration wall and initiate a flipping process, an air duct to force an air flow towards the print media to levitate a trailing edge of the single sheet during completion of the flipping process, and a movable platform to hold a stack of the print media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Erwin Ruiz, Glenn David Batchelor, Ali R. Dergham, David J. Breed, Paul F. Brown, II, Mark A. Adiletta
  • Patent number: 8371674
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface associated with a printing system and a method of using the user interface to select a profile for jet detection. The printing system has a plurality of jets for outputting test images and document images and a jet detection device with at least one or more sensors for reading the output test images to detect faulty jets. The user interface provides a plurality of profiles for the jet detection device for selection. Each profile has a plurality of predetermined conditions that cause a test image to be printed at a particular location and analyzed. For example, a profile can include a time and a location for printing output test images using one or more of the plurality of jets. Thus, a user can control the conditions for outputting test images and determining missing or faulty jets within the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Russell James Powers, Bryon Reo Young, Alicia Schwenk Mruthyunjaya, Paul F. Brown, II
  • Publication number: 20120056928
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface associated with a printing system and a method of using the user interface to select a profile for jet detection. The printing system has a plurality of jets for outputting test images and document images and a jet detection device with at least one or more sensors for reading the output test images to detect faulty jets. The user interface provides a plurality of profiles for the jet detection device for selection. Each profile has a plurality of predetermined conditions that cause a test image to be printed at a particular location and analyzed. For example, a profile can include a time and a location for printing output test images using one or more of the plurality of jets. Thus, a user can control the conditions for outputting test images and determining missing or faulty jets within the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Russell James POWERS, Bryon Reo Young, Alicia Schwenk Mruthyunjaya, Paul F. Brown, II