Patents by Inventor Richard Harold Ellis

Richard Harold Ellis 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).

  • Thermally conductive, electrically isolated peel member assembly
    Patent number: 8169453
    Abstract: A thermal printer having reduced electrical charge built at point of separation of a donor web and a receiver web, includes at least one thermal printhead and at least one platen roller with a nip is formed between the at least one thermal printhead and the at least one platen roller through which the donor web and the receiver web are drawn. A heat sink is attached to the at least one thermal printhead and a peel member is located downstream of the nip. The peel member is substantially electrically isolated from ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert F. Mindler, Richard Harold Ellis, David B. Hilton
  • THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE, ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED PEEL MEMBER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20100026776
    Abstract: A thermal printer having reduced electrical charge built at point of separation of a donor web and a receiver web, includes at least one thermal printhead and at least one platen roller with a nip is formed between the at least one thermal printhead and the at least one platen roller through which the donor web and the receiver web are drawn. A heat sink is attached to the at least one thermal printhead and a peel member is located downstream of the nip. The peel member is substantially electrically isolated from ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Robert F. Mindler, Richard Harold Ellis, David B. Hilton