Patents by Inventor Robert L. Maness

Robert L. Maness 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).

  • Method and apparatus for removing contaminants from an electrostatic imaging surface
    Patent number: 3957509
    Abstract: An apparatus and process are provided for removing contaminants from the surface of an electrostatic imaging member. The apparatus includes elements for cleaning the surface to remove toner particles and other particulate materials therefrom, and elements for removing the contaminants from the surface after it has been cleaned by the cleaning elements. The contaminant removal elements comprise at least one brush which moves relative to the surface wherein the brush exerts a normal force per unit fiber against the surface of at least two milligrams. A reproducing apparatus and process are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas B. McMullen, Robert L. Maness