Patents by Inventor Russell Lucas

Russell Lucas 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).

  • Imaging device temperature management
    Publication number: 20070045270
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus relating to the thermal management of an image fixing device such as establishing the temperature of a component that engages with the image fixing device in an image forming apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Hamilton, Russell Lucas, Johnny Sears
  • Method of preventing media wrinkling
    Publication number: 20060133867
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for the reduction of wrinkles formed in sheets of paper media which may contain various levels of absorbed moisture across the surface and which are processed through a fuser section of a printing or copying device. Protruding features may be provided laterally spaced apart by a desired paper width at the fuser nip to create a pressure contact area which constrains the outer longitudinal edges of the sheet of paper as it enters the nip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Larry Coleman, Russell Lucas, Jason Romain, Larry Stahlman