Patents by Inventor Paul L. Jacobs
Paul L. Jacobs 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).
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Patent number: 11961348Abstract: A maze-based switch generally having three functional blocks is disclosed. The first functional block handles communications by accepting an entered maze pattern from an external system controller and outputting the entered maze pattern (and optionally its directional complement) to the second functional block. The second functional block stores the maze pattern (and optionally its directional complement) to a permanent storage element and outputs the stored, entered maze pattern and its directional complement to a series of transistors in the third functional block. The third functional block is an electronic maze in which a correct maze pattern and its directional complement must be received by the transistors for the transistors to pass electrical power through the electronic maze to a connected element. The third functional block may alternatively be implemented with optical elements, optoelectronic elements, microelectromechanical elements, or elements formed by other microsystem technologies.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Paul C. Galambos, Keith Ortiz, Brent T. Meyer, Sean Yen, Gilbert V. Herrera, Anthony L. Lentine, Gwendolyn Hummel, Robin B. Jacobs-Gedrim
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Patent number: 8655209Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a toner image, comprising: electrically charging a photoreceptor by a charging roller being brought into contact with the photoreceptor, the photoreceptor comprises a photosensitive coating layer on a cylindrical conductive substrate; correcting line width variation using an exposure adjustment calculation (y); and, wherein the exposure adjustment calculation uses a factor based on a ratio (m) of a coefficient of line width variation due to toner age divided by the coefficient of line width variation due to laser power.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: W. Bradford Willard, Paul L. Jacobs, Brian Robert Conrow
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Patent number: 8442407Abstract: Disclosed are printing methods, apparatus and systems for developing a latent image recorded on a surface, for example, a photoreceptor with developer material. According to an exemplary embodiment, the development method applies a development field voltage between a development station donor member and a development station transport member as a function of a humidity measurement associated with the developer material, the humidity measurement providing a surrogate tribo measurement of the developer material.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: W. Bradford Willard, Kimberly Anne Stoll, David R. Stookey, Paul L. Jacobs, Robert W. Phelps, Jyothsna Ram
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Patent number: 8411324Abstract: Line width of images marked by an image marking device is adjusted by reading a calibration patch marked by the marking device, and then adjusting one or more settings of the marking device, such as exposure intensity or cleaning field intensity, independent of the digital control of the tone reproduction curve so that the line width of subsequently marked images becomes closer to a target value. A digital control may be implemented to compensate for the impact of the modification of the one or more settings on the tone reproduction curve.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Paul L. Jacobs, W. Bradford Willard, Brian R. Conrow
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Publication number: 20130002788Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a toner image, comprising: electrically charging a photoreceptor by a charging roller being brought into contact with the photoreceptor, the photoreceptor comprises a photosensitive coating layer on a cylindrical conductive substrate; correcting line width variation using an exposure adjustment calculation (y); and, wherein the exposure adjustment calculation uses a factor based on a ratio (m) of a coefficient of line width variation due to toner ager divided by the coefficient of line width variation due to laser power.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: W. BRADFORD WILLARD, Paul L. Jacobs, Brian Robert Conrow
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Publication number: 20120028173Abstract: Disclosed are printing methods, apparatus and systems for developing a latent image recorded on a surface, for example, a photoreceptor with developer material. According to an exemplary embodiment, the development method applies a development field voltage between a development station donor member and a development station transport member as a function of a humidity measurement associated with the developer material, the humidity measurement providing a surrogate tribo measurement of the developer material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: W. Bradford Willard, Kimberly Anne Stoll, David R. Stookey, Paul L. Jacobs, Robert W. Phelps, Jyothsna Ram
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Publication number: 20110188087Abstract: Line width of images marked by an image marking device is adjusted by reading a calibration patch marked by the marking device, and then adjusting one or more settings of the marking device, such as exposure intensity or cleaning field intensity, independent of the digital control of the tone reproduction curve so that the line width of subsequently marked images becomes closer to a target value. A digital control may be implemented to compensate for the impact of the modification of the one or more settings on the tone reproduction curve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Paul L. JACOBS, W. Bradford WILLARD, Brian R. CONROW
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Patent number: 6599673Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner and process for making the improved toner. The improved toner comprises a toner resin comprising: at least one colorant; (b) at least one toner resin mixed with the colorant and formed into combined colorant and resin particles having an average size less than 15 microns; and (c) surface additive particles wherein the surface additives are adhered to the colorant and toner resin by an impaction process in a quantity greater than three (3) percent of the combined weight of resin and colorant in the toner.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2002Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Samir Kumar, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, D. Paul Casalmir, Scott M. Silence, Ying S. Molisani, James M. Proper, Paul L. Jacobs, Geraldine Baer
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Patent number: 6582866Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner and process for making the improved toner. The improved toner comprises a toner resin comprising: at least one colorant; (b) at least one toner resin mixed with the colorant and formed into combined colorant and resin particles having an average size less than 15 microns; and (c) surface additive particles wherein the surface additives are adhered to the colorant and toner resin by an impaction process in a quantity greater than three (3) percent of the combined weight of resin and colorant in the toner.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Samir Kumar, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, D. Paul Casalmir, Scott M. Silence, Ying S. Molisani, James M. Proper, Paul L. Jacobs, Geraldine Baer
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Publication number: 20030096181Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner and process for making the improved toner. The improved toner comprises a toner resin comprising: at least one colorant; (b) at least one toner resin mixed with the colorant and formed into combined colorant and resin particles having an average size less than 15 microns ; and (c) surface additive particles wherein the surface additives are adhered to the colorant and toner resin by an impaction process in a quantity greater than three (3) percent of the combined weight of resin and colorant in the toner.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2002Publication date: May 22, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Samir Kumar, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, D. Paul Casalmir, Scott M. Silence, Ying S. Molisani, James M. Proper, Paul L. Jacobs, Geraldine Baer
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Publication number: 20030064310Abstract: The present invention relates to a toner and process for making the improved toner. The improved toner comprises a toner resin comprising: at least one colorant; (b) at least one toner resin mixed with the colorant and formed into combined colorant and resin particles having an average size less than 15 microns; and (c) surface additive particles wherein the surface additives are adhered to the colorant and toner resin by an impaction process in a quantity greater than three (3) percent of the combined weight of resin and colorant in the toner.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Samir Kumar, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, D. Paul Casalmir, Scott M. Silence, Ying S. Molisani, James M. Proper, Paul L. Jacobs, Geraldine Baer
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Patent number: 5328181Abstract: A mandrel for transporting hollow cylinders including an elongated arm having a first end and a second end, an expandable disk supported at the first end and means supported at the second end to expand the expandable disk, the mandrel arm comprising an elongated body having an imaginary axis and at least three fins extending substantially radially from the arm, each of the fins having an alignment shoulder adjacent the first end adapted to receive an end of a hollow cylinder and to coaxially align the cylinder with the elongated arm. This mandrel is used in a process for coating hollow cylinders.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1992Date of Patent: July 12, 1994Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Alan B. Mistrater, Stanley J. Pietrzykowski, Alfred O. Klein, Loren E. Hendrix, Mark Petropoulos, Paul L. Jacobs, Gary A. Batt, Eugene A. Swain, Alexander A. Antonelli
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Patent number: 5320364Abstract: A mandrel for transporting a hollow cylinder including an elongated arm having an imaginary axis, an expandable disk shaped member having at least one hole and a circular outermost edge, the disk shaped member being mounted on and coaxially aligned with one end of the arm and including an elastomeric polymer material having a durometer of between about 25 and about 35 and a maximum continuous use temperature rating of at least about 230.degree. C., and means mounted on the mandrel to apply compressive pressure to the disk shaped member to increase the length of the circumference of the circular outermost edge. This mandrel is used in a process for coating hollow cylinders.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1992Date of Patent: June 14, 1994Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Alan B. Mistrater, Stanley J. Pietrzykowski, Alfred O. Klein, Loren E. Hendrix, Mark C. Petropoulos, Paul L. Jacobs, Eugene A. Swain, Alexander A. Antonelli
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Patent number: 4686824Abstract: Apparatus for modulating the thrust vector of a rocket motor by injecting t gas into the divergent section of the rocket nozzle and modulating injection of the hot gas by varying the flow from a solid propellant gas generator by controlling its flow rate with a vortex throttling valve arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1982Date of Patent: August 18, 1987Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: J. C. Dunaway, Paul L. Jacobs
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Patent number: 4188576Abstract: An angular rate sensor is conceived which operates by utilizing electrica conducting fluid flowing in a transverse magnetic field. The electric field induced in the flow direction due to rotation will produce a signal that is proportional to angular rate.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1978Date of Patent: February 12, 1980Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventor: Paul L. Jacobs
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Patent number: 4063685Abstract: Aerodynamic surfaces are fixedly mounted in the diverging section of a rot nozzle and a fluid is injected through the fixed jet vane to flow about the vane. Fluid flow is controlled to make it appear that from upstream the jet vane is at an angle of attack. This deflects the main flow and produces side force. A minimum of injection flow enables high side forces to be obtained for missile control.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1976Date of Patent: December 20, 1977Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventor: Paul L. Jacobs
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Patent number: H747Abstract: A system for controlling solid propellant gas generators including a microcessor which has inputs such as the sensed temperature of the gases in the solid propellant gas generator, the pressure within the solid propellant gas generator and/or pre-programmed input control signals to the microprocessor for causing the microprocessor to produce signals that are used to control a modulation valve which in turn controls a thrust nozzle device that controls exhaust gases from the solid propellant gas generator.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1982Date of Patent: February 6, 1990Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Paul L. Jacobs, J. C. Dunaway