Patents by Inventor Stefan M. Atay

Stefan M. Atay 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).

  • Media Stiffness Sensor Assembly for an Imaging Device
    Publication number: 20150296091
    Abstract: A media stiffness sensor assembly for an imaging device. The assembly comprises a translation mechanism coupled to a contact member, a drive mechanism coupled to the translation mechanism and a position sensor for providing a signal indicative of the position of the contact member. The assembly is mounted within an imaging device so that the contact member is moved into bending contact with a cantilevered portion of a media sheet in the media path. The energy used to translate the contact member from a home position into the cantilevered portion of a media sheet in the media path to deflect the cantilevered portion is used to determine a weight of the media sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan M Atay, Timothy L. Brown, Daniel L. Carter, Marc Alan Herwald, Niko Jay Murrell, Jeremy Payne
  • Method of using an imaging device having a media stiffness sensor assembly
    Patent number: 9128438
    Abstract: A method of determining a media weight using a media stiffness sensor in an imaging device. A media sheet is staged having a cantilevered portion which is deflected by a contact member translated into the cantilevered portion. Based on the energy used to move the contact member through a travel distance, a media weight can be determined. An operating parameter of the imaging device may be adjusted based on the media weight that was determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan M Atay, Timothy L Brown, Daniel L. Carter, Marc Alan Herwald, Niko Jay Murrell, Jeremy Payne, Kevin Dean Schoedinger
  • METHOD OF USING AN IMAGING DEVICE HAVING A MEDIA STIFFNESS SENSOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150185673
    Abstract: A method of determining a media weight using a media stiffness sensor in an imaging device. A media sheet is staged having a cantilevered portion which is deflected by a contact member translated into the cantilevered portion. Based on the energy used to move the contact member through a travel distance, a media weight can be determined. An operating parameter of the imaging device may be adjusted based on the media weight that was determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan M. Atay, Timothy L. Brown, Daniel L. Carter, Marc Alan Herwald, Niko Jay Murrell, Jeremy Payne, Kevin Dean Schoedinger