Patents by Inventor Peyman Kermanshani Nejad

Peyman Kermanshani Nejad 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).

  • Rake mechanism for distributing waste toner in a printer
    Patent number: 8233834
    Abstract: The present invention provides a waste particulate toner collection container system for an image forming apparatus that includes a waste particulate toner spreading device movably disposed within the container in a reciprocating manner generally along its length, the device including a spine member having on a first end a first plurality of spaced apart raking tine members and on a second end a second plurality of spaced apart raking tine members disposed substantially transversely of the length of the spine member, and a crank arm attached at the first end of the spine member. A post disposed on an inner wall of the container supports the device at a point along the length of the spine member between the first and second pluralities of raking tine members, and a drive mechanism is operatively connected to the crank arm for imparting reciprocating movement to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Douglas Horrall, Peyman Kermanshani Nejad, Christopher Kent Washing
  • RAKE MECHANISM FOR DISTRIBUTING WASTE TONER IN A PRINTER
    Publication number: 20100054832
    Abstract: The present invention provides a waste particulate toner collection container system for an image forming apparatus that includes a waste particulate toner spreading device movably disposed within the container in a reciprocating manner generally along its length, the device including a spine member having on a first end a first plurality of spaced apart raking tine members and on a second end a second plurality of spaced apart raking tine members disposed substantially transversely of the length of the spine member, and a crank arm attached at the first end of the spine member. A post disposed on an inner wall of the container supports the device at a point along the length of the spine member between the first and second pluralities of raking tine members, and a drive mechanism is operatively connected to the crank arm for imparting reciprocating movement to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Douglas Horrall, Peyman Kermanshani Nejad, Christopher Kent Washing