Patents by Inventor Robert P. McNay

Robert P. McNay 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 maintaining contact between the recording media and media support surface of a scanning system
    Patent number: 5671005
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining contact between the recording media and the media support surface of a scanning system. A pressure load is applied on the recording media in the immediate vicinity of a scanning laser beam, thereby ensuring surface to surface contact between the recording media and the media support surface while scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: AGFA Division, Bayer Corporation
    Inventors: Robert P. McNay, Donald J. Garand, Norris C. LeMay, Robert D. Pepe, David P. Viola