Patents by Inventor Robert Mark Jacobs

Robert Mark Jacobs 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: 20190114517
    Abstract: A method of correcting print banding in a printer, including initiating the banding correction process, generating prints with various levels of banding based on different levels of voltages applied to the array of jets, receiving an input from the user selecting the preferred print, and adjusting voltage levels applied to jets corresponding to the preferred print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: DOUGLAS DEAN DARLING, ERIC HYDE, WALTER SEAN HARRIS, BRIAN J. DANIELS, REID W. GUNNELL, NASSER ALAVIZADEH, LISA M. SCHMIDT, ROBERT MARK JACOBS
  • Patent number: 9956785
    Abstract: A device includes a first connector arranged to connect to an ink supply, a second connector arranged to connect to a print head, a first chamber arranged between the first and second connectors, the first chamber forming an ink path from the first connector to the second connector, a second chamber arranged adjacent to the first chamber, and a compliant wall between the first and second chambers. A system includes a print head, an ink tank connected to the print head, and a compliant wall device connected between the print head and the ink tank, the compliant wall device having a first chamber forming an ink path between the print head and the ink tank and a second chamber, the first and second chamber separated by a compliant wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Mark Jacobs, Rodney B. Hill, Terrance L. Stephens, Chad D. Freitag, Blake Terry Weimer
  • Publication number: 20180086090
    Abstract: A device includes a first connector arranged to connect to an ink supply, a second connector arranged to connect to a print head, a first chamber arranged between the first and second connectors, the first chamber forming an ink path from the first connector to the second connector, a second chamber arranged adjacent to the first chamber, and a compliant wall between the first and second chambers. A system includes a print head, an ink tank connected to the print head, and a compliant wall device connected between the print head and the ink tank, the compliant wall device having a first chamber forming an ink path between the print head and the ink tank and a second chamber, the first and second chamber separated by a compliant wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: ROBERT MARK JACOBS, RODNEY B. HILL, TERRANCE L. STEPHENS, CHAD D. FREITAG, BLAKE TERRY WEIMER
  • Publication number: 20160136951
    Abstract: A print head has an ink reservoir to hold ink, the reservoir having protrusions, an external manifold coupled to the ink reservoir, the ink manifold having channels on a first surface that match the protrusions, and an adhesive in the channels to contact the protrusions. A method of assembling a print head includes mounting a jet stack to a flat plate of a merge fixture, dispensing adhesive on an external manifold attached to the jet stack, placing a reservoir in the merge fixture above the external manifold such that the reservoir does not contact the adhesive, attaching an upper plate to the reservoir to set a depth, pressing the reservoir into the adhesive, and curing the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: JASON PAUL WOEBKENBERG, JONATHAN ROBERT BRICK, ROBERT MARK JACOBS, JOSEPH ANDREW BRODERICK
  • Patent number: 9321266
    Abstract: A print head has an ink reservoir to hold ink, the reservoir having protrusions, an external manifold coupled to the ink reservoir, the ink manifold having channels on a first surface that match the protrusions, and an adhesive in the channels to contact the protrusions. A method of assembling a print head includes mounting a jet stack to a flat plate of a merge fixture, dispensing adhesive on an external manifold attached to the jet stack, placing a reservoir in the merge fixture above the external manifold such that the reservoir does not contact the adhesive, attaching an upper plate to the reservoir to set a depth, pressing the reservoir into the adhesive, and curing the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Paul Woebkenberg, Jonathan Robert Brick, Robert Mark Jacobs, Joseph Andrew Broderick
  • Publication number: 20140267512
    Abstract: A liquid ink delivery system for use in an inkjet printer includes a plurality of conduits. Each conduit is configured to deliver liquid ink from reservoirs to printheads. The conduits are essentially comprised of a first material which is non-reactive with the liquid ink and which does not facilitate cooling or congealing of the liquid ink as the ink passes through the conduits. The conduits also include coatings applied to the first material that have further properties suited to delivery of ink and additives within the liquid ink. In one embodiment, an oxygen impermeable coating is applied to the conduit to reduce the risk of the ink or an additive within the ink oxidizes during transport through the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John David Means, Robert Mark Jacobs, Anthony Yeznach
  • Patent number: 8814333
    Abstract: A liquid ink delivery system for use in an inkjet printer includes a plurality of conduits. Each conduit is configured to deliver liquid ink from reservoirs to printheads. The conduits are essentially comprised of a first material which is non-reactive with the liquid ink and which does not facilitate cooling or congealing of the liquid ink as the ink passes through the conduits. The conduits also include coatings applied to the first material that have further properties suited to delivery of ink and additives within the liquid ink. In one embodiment, an oxygen impermeable coating is applied to the conduit to reduce the risk of the ink or an additive within the ink oxidizes during transport through the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John David Means, Robert Mark Jacobs, Anthony Yeznach
  • Patent number: 8081914
    Abstract: An apparatus (100) and method (200) that detaches media from a fuser in a printer is disclosed. The method can include feeding (220) a media sheet through a fuser member and applying (230) gas from an air knife to the media sheet on the fuser member to detach the media sheet at a detach point from the fuser member. The method can also include asserting (240) tension on the media sheet using a set of rotational members and continuing to apply gas from the air knife to the media sheet until the set of rotational members asserts tension on the media sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Erwin Ruiz, Cheng-Ning Jong, Martin Oksenhorn, Richard C. Dray, Robert Mark Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20100178086
    Abstract: An apparatus (100) and method (200) that detaches media from a fuser in a printer is disclosed. The method can include feeding (220) a media sheet through a fuser member and applying (230) gas from an air knife to the media sheet on the fuser member to detach the media sheet at a detach point from the fuser member. The method can also include asserting (240) tension on the media sheet using a set of rotational members and continuing to apply gas from the air knife to the media sheet until the set of rotational members asserts tension on the media sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erwin Ruiz, Cheng Ning Jong, Martin Oksenhorn, Richard C. Dray, Robert Mark Jacobs