Patents by Inventor Steven Parish

Steven Parish 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).

  • Electrical connector for an image forming device
    Patent number: 7407394
    Abstract: The present application includes embodiments of a connector in an image forming device that establishes an electrical connection with a cartridge. The connector may include an electrical contact that is able to rotate in a first direction when in contact with the cartridge during a first amount insertion of the cartridge into the image forming device. The electrical contact may be adapted to stop rotating after the cartridge is inserted the first amount. As a result, the electrical connector may slide across the surface of the cartridge during additional insertion. The sliding motion may scrape off an oxidation or contamination layer thus providing a reliable electrical contact between the connector and the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Parish, Jeffrey A. Abler, Donn Duane Bryant, Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, David Erwin Rennick, Phill Douglas Cole, Larry Steven Foster