Patents by Inventor Rodney Proulx

Rodney Proulx 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).

  • Compliant fusing roller
    Patent number: 5227853
    Abstract: A duplex fusing system has a pressure roller which includes a compliant surface which evenly distributes contact pressures to reduce displacement of a previously fused image. The compliant layer conforms to the surface of a substrate sheet and toner on that surface, thereby ensuring that the toner does not migrate when the toner is reheated to a liquid state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Rodney Proulx, Robert Simms