Patents by Inventor Tad A. Unger

Tad A. Unger 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).

  • Idler roller assembly having a roller and a shaft the roller being formed such that it remains parallel to contacted media despite deflection of the shaft
    Patent number: 8206277
    Abstract: An apparatus and method support rollers with a shaft along an axis absent of deflection of the shaft. Under load, the shaft deflects and the rollers reorient themselves along the shaft such that outer circumferential surfaces of the rollers are substantially parallel to the undeflected axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Donald C. Sutton, Tad A. Unger, Kevin B. Hulick
  • Roller
    Publication number: 20090273133
    Abstract: An apparatus and method support rollers with a shaft along an axis absent of deflection of the shaft. Under load, the shaft deflects and the rollers reorient themselves along the shaft such that outer circumferential surfaces of the rollers are substantially parallel to the undeflected axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Donald C. Sutton, Tad A. Unger, Kevin B. Hulick