Patents by Inventor Ricky Earl Robbins

Ricky Earl Robbins 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: 8243318
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the image capturing system. A scanner body has a scanner opening. The image capturing system is located adjacent the scanner opening. A document planar member is positioned across the scanner opening. The document planar member is communicatively coupled to the controller. The document planar member has an input operating state wherein the document planar member receives at least one input from a user input object and supplies the at least one input to the controller for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Edwards, Brian Keith Owens, Ricky Earl Robbins, John Thomas Writt
  • Patent number: 8045240
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the image capturing system. A scanner body has a scanner opening. The image capturing system is located adjacent the scanner opening. A document planar member is positioned across the scanner opening. The document planar member is communicatively coupled to the controller. The document planar member has a transparent state wherein the document planar member is clear and having a translucent state wherein the document planar member is translucent. The controller executes program instructions to control the document planar member to display scan operation related indicia formed by controlling a first portion of the document planar member to be in the transparent state and controlling a second portion of the document planar member to be in the translucent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Dale Cook, Mark Joseph Edwards, Michael R. Wedding, Ricky Earl Robbins
  • Patent number: 7995254
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a scan bar having a scanner head. A drive mechanism is drivably coupled to the scan bar. A controller is communicatively coupled to the scanner head and the drive mechanism. A scanner body has a cover defining a scanner opening in which a document glass is mounted. The scan bar is located below the cover. The scanner body has a home position opening separate from the scanner opening that passes through the cover. A scanner lid is pivotably coupled to the scanner body. The scanner lid has a home protrusion located for mating engagement with the home position opening of the scanner body when the scanner lid is closed to define a home position for the scanner head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Edwards, Ricky Earl Robbins
  • Publication number: 20100091312
    Abstract: Multiple enhancements are provided to a smart copy function of an imaging device to improve performance by making it operate in a time efficient manner. The enhancements include determining pre-positioning of the scan bar based upon the content type setting in the user interface. The smart copy function is also enhanced by determining when to implement and implementing a second pre-scan at a higher resolution when misidentification occurs. Another enhancement uses original size and edge to edge properties to determine content of the original document, which then allows optimal selection of the final copy scan and print parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Edwards, Ricky Earl Robbins, Ronald Todd Sellers
  • Publication number: 20090251739
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the image capturing system. A scanner body has a scanner opening. The image capturing system is located adjacent the scanner opening. A document planar member is positioned across the scanner opening. The document planar member is communicatively coupled to the controller. The document planar member has a transparent state wherein the document planar member is clear and having a translucent state wherein the document planar member is translucent. The controller executes program instructions to control the document planar member to display scan operation related indicia formed by controlling a first portion of the document planar member to be in the transparent state and controlling a second portion of the document planar member to be in the translucent state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Brian Dale Cook, Mark Joseph Edwards, Michael R. Wedding, Ricky Earl Robbins
  • Publication number: 20090168124
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the image capturing system. A scanner body has a scanner opening. The image capturing system is located adjacent the scanner opening. A document planar member is positioned across the scanner opening. The document planar member is communicatively coupled to the controller. The document planar member has an input operating state wherein the document planar member receives at least one input from a user input object and supplies the at least one input to the controller for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Edwards, Brian Keith Owens, Ricky Earl Robbins, John Thomas Writt
  • Publication number: 20090135456
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a scan bar having a scanner head. A drive mechanism is drivably coupled to the scan bar. A controller is communicatively coupled to the scanner head and the drive mechanism. A scanner body has a cover defining a scanner opening in which a document glass is mounted. The scan bar is located below the cover. The scanner body has a home position opening separate from the scanner opening that passes through the cover. A scanner lid is pivotably coupled to the scanner body. The scanner lid has a home protrusion located for mating engagement with the home position opening of the scanner body when the scanner lid is closed to define a home position for the scanner head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Edwards, Ricky Earl Robbins
  • Patent number: 7354211
    Abstract: An apparatus for perforating a sheet of print media having a front side and a back side includes a printhead carriage for carrying a printhead. A perforator carriage carries a perforation forming mechanism. An isolation damper having elastic, vibration absorbing, characteristics couples the printhead carriage to the perforator carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Jude Ahne, William Michael Connors, Mark Joseph Edwards, William George Goff, III, Brian Keith Owens, Ricky Earl Robbins, Douglas Laurence Robertson