Patents by Inventor Robert John Brice

Robert John Brice 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).

  • Publication number: 20080006986
    Abstract: A sheet feed mechanism for a device such as a printer, with a chassis 2 configured to support a stack of sheets 4. A top sheet engaging member 6 for engaging the top-most sheet 40 of the stack and moving it relative to the remainder of the stack 4. A stack engaging structure 8 for engaging the stack 4 and biasing its top sheet 40 against the top sheet engaging member 6. The stack engaging structure 8 having a friction surface 18 extending parallel to the stack engaging structure's direction of travel. A lock mechanism 12 mounted to the chassis 2 for limited relative movement thereto, the lock mechanism 12 having a biased contact foot 32 for engaging the friction surface 18 to secure the stack engaging structure 8 to the lock mechanism 12 for movement therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Robert John Brice, Attila Bertok, Gregory Michael Tow, Tobin Allen King, Kia Silverbrook
  • Patent number: 7270494
    Abstract: A printer including: at least one elongate roller arranged, in use, to rotate so as to transport print media within the printer; a support frame for supporting the roller at the longitudinal first and second ends of the roller so as to allow the rotation of the roller; and fixing means for fixing the roller to the support frame at the first end of the roller, the fixing means including: a bearing into which the first end of the roller is positioned for allowing the rotation of the roller; and engagement means arranged to slidably engage with the support frame so as to fix the roller thereto, the bearing being configured to allow pivotal movement of the elongate roller about the second end of the roller during the sliding engagement of the engagement means and support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Tobin Allen King, Gregory Michael Tow, Attila Bertok, Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Robert John Brice, Paul Ian Mackey, Christopher Hibbard