Patents by Inventor Randall F. Sell

Randall F. Sell 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: 5634175
    Abstract: A developer roller contact device that provides a more reliable and longer lasting electrical connection between a bias voltage source and a developer roller of a toner cartridge assembly used in printers, copiers and facsimile machines. In the first embodiment, an improved contact device has been developed that has a conductive cylindrical member with a rim on one end. The cylindrical member is sized to fit snugly within the developer roller to contact the inner wall of the roller. The rim abuts against the end of the developer roller to hold the contact device in position. A contact surface provided inside the cylindrical member presses against the electrical contact mounted on the cartridge assembly. A second embodiment of the contact device is for a different type of cartridge assembly. The cylindrical member is divided into a large diameter portion for snugly fitting within the developer roller and a small diameter portion for fitting within an alignment piece on the cartridge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Steven Bruce Michlin
    Inventors: Steven Bruce Michlin, Randall F. Sell