Patents by Inventor Stanley H. Brumaghim

Stanley H. Brumaghim 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).

  • MODULAR MACHINE HAVING DISTRIBUTED FAULT RECOVERY-ASSIST USER INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20040109699
    Abstract: A modular toner image producing machine having plural modules including redundant modules is provided and includes (a) a photoreceptive module including a movable endless photoconductive member having an image bearing surface; (b) toner image forming modules for forming a toner image on the image bearing surface, each of the toner image forming modules including module-specific fault detectors; (c) at least one sheet feeding module for feeding a copy sheet to receive the toner image from the image bearing surface; (d) a fusing module for heating and fixing the toner image onto the copy sheet forming a hard copy; (e) at least one finishing module for preparing and arranging a series of hard copies into sets thereof for removal by an operator; and (f) a control module including a main electronic control system having a centrally located user interface device, and distributed module-specific control subsystems, each having a dedicated module and being connected to the main electronic control system and to module
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen F. Skrainar, Stanley H. Brumaghim, Keith L. Willis
  • Modular machine having distributed fault recovery-assist user interfaces
    Patent number: 6748186
    Abstract: A modular toner image producing machine having plural modules including redundant modules is provided and includes (a) a photoreceptive module including a movable endless photoconductive member having an image bearing surface; (b) toner image forming modules for forming a toner image on the image bearing surface, each of the toner image forming modules including module-specific fault detectors; (c) at least one sheet feeding module for feeding a copy sheet to receive the toner image from the image bearing surface; (d) a fusing module for heating and fixing the toner image onto the copy sheet forming a hard copy; (e) at least one finishing module for preparing and arranging a series of hard copies into sets thereof for removal by an operator; and (f) a control module including a main electronic control system having a centrally located user interface device, and distributed module-specific control subsystems, each having a dedicated module and being connected to the main electronic control system and to module
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen F. Skrainar, Stanley H. Brumaghim, Keith L. Willis