Patents by Inventor Ruediger Schlien

Ruediger Schlien 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).

  • Patent number: 7113735
    Abstract: A precision release agent management system for an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus fuser device. The precision release agent management system includes a reservoir adapted to contain a release agent. A wick absorbs release agent from the reservoir. A metering member receives release agent from the wick, which is supported for resiliently urging into operative contact with the metering member. A blade member is associated with the metering member to establish a desired thickness of release agent on the metering member, and a donor member is adapted to receive release agent from the metering member, and operatively contact the fuser device to apply the release agent thereto. A plurality of features is associated with the reservoir for precise alignment of the donor member, the metering member, and the metering blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ruediger Schlien, Randall J. Taylor, Fangsheng Wu, Gregory L. Kowalski, Richard Berg, Mikhail E. Fishkin, David F. Cahill
  • Publication number: 20060088347
    Abstract: A precision release agent management system for an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus fuser device. The precision release agent management system includes a reservoir adapted to contain a release agent. A wick absorbs release agent from the reservoir. A metering member receives release agent from the wick, which is supported for resiliently urging into operative contact with the metering member. A blade member is associated with the metering member to establish a desired thickness of release agent on the metering member, and a donor member is adapted to receive release agent from the metering member, and operatively contact the fuser device to apply the release agent thereto. A plurality of features is associated with the reservoir for precise alignment of he donor member, the metering member, and the metering blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Ruediger Schlien, Randall Taylor, Fangsheng Wu, Gregory Kowalski, Richard Berg, Mikhail Fishkin, David Cahill
  • Patent number: 6941103
    Abstract: A reproduction apparatus having a station for fusing images to a receiver sheet with a heated fuser roller has a release agent management system that uses an anilox roller. The anilox roller is made of metal or ceramic or other material and has a number of metering cells for holding release agent material. A doctor blade wipes excess material from the anilox roller and a donor roller picks up the metered amounts of release agent and applies the release agent to the heated fuser roller. The release agent prevents offset of the image to the fuser roller and promotes the easy separation of a receiver sheet from the fuser roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Ruediger Schlien
  • Publication number: 20040105707
    Abstract: A reproduction apparatus having a station for fusing images to a receiver sheet with a heated fuser roller has a release agent management system that uses an anilox roller. The anilox roller is made of metal or ceramic or other material and has a number of metering cells for holding release agent material. A doctor blade wipes excess material from the anilox roller and a donor roller picks up the metered amounts of release agent and applies the release agent to the heated fuser roller. The release agent prevents offset of the image to the fuser roller and promotes the easy separation of a receiver sheet from the fuser roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: NexPress Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Ruediger Schlien