Patents by Inventor Richard S. Clouthier

Richard S. Clouthier 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).

  • Conductive charge/discharge device
    Patent number: 4555171
    Abstract: A copying or printing apparatus has a photoconductive surface, a charging station to impart an electrostatic charge to at least a portion of the photoconductive surface, an exposure station, a development station and a transfer station followed by a discharge station, at the charging station a charging device in the form of a support surface having a plurality of conductive fibers extending therefrom to a substantially uniform height toward the photoconductive surface is provided and which has a conductor connected to a potential voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Assignee: Schlegel Corporation
    Inventors: Richard S. Clouthier, Thomas A. Rogers