Patents by Inventor Thomas C Palumbo

Thomas C Palumbo 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).

  • Patent number: 9022718
    Abstract: A safety feature prevents a two wheeled electric paper lift from raising a paper tray on uneven ground that includes a tilt switch positioned in parallel with an upper limit switch that controls the height in a vertical direction of the paper tray. When a tilt angle of the paper lift is greater than 5° the tilt switch will prevent the paper tray from being raised and thereby prevent the load on the paper tray from shifting or tipping over and causing injury to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald E Groth, Charles R Brewer, III, Thomas C Palumbo
  • Patent number: 8220297
    Abstract: A low cost locking device for securing special forms in paper trays when a printer is unattended that can be easily be field installed without screws or other fasteners or tools includes a bracket tray lock, a tray lock plate assembly and a padlock that cooperate to prevent the paper trays from being removed from the printer without a key for the padlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas C Palumbo, Charles R Brewer, III, George P Powers
  • Patent number: 8192134
    Abstract: This is a lifting mechanism especially suited to move a stack of paper to a height so that it is easier to remove or work with. The lifting mechanism has as a bottom portion a tilting platform that receives and holds a paper stack and its support. This tilting platform will be tilted in a front down position prior to and during loading of the paper stack thereon, and will automatically tilt down at its back portion when stack loaded. This is because the fulcrum of the tilting platform is located nearer the front sections of the platform than it is to the back section of the platform. When the weight of the paper stack acts upon the tilting platform, it will force the platform down at its back portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R Brewer, III, Thomas C Palumbo
  • Patent number: 8147175
    Abstract: This is a stacker cart useful to collect a paper stack in a paper-handling system. The stacker cart has wheels so that it can be moved into and out of a housing in the system. At a top section of the stacker cart is a slidable plate that receives the paper stack after processing, finishing or marking. This slidable plate has on its lower surface sliders that allow easy moving of the slidable plate off the stacker cart. The slidable plate has at least one hook that is connected to a rope or other remover for moving the slidable plate to a second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R Brewer, III, Thomas C Palumbo
  • Patent number: 8105006
    Abstract: This is a stacker cart useful to collect a paper stack in a paper-handling system. The stacker cart has movables so that it can be moved into and out of a housing in the system. At a top section of the stacker cart is a transfer plate that receives the paper stack after processing, finishing, or marking. This transfer plate and the stacker cart have on their lower surface movables that allow both easy moving of the slidable plate off the stacker cart and easy moving of the stacker cart from one location to another. The transfer plate has at least one hook that is connected to a rope or for moving the transfer plate to a second surface. The movables used in both the transfer plate and the stacker cart can be wheels, slides, or bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R Brewer, III, Thomas C Palumbo, Timothy Kelley, Gary A Kelpin
  • Patent number: 7974547
    Abstract: A simple and cost effective method of simplifying and speeding heat exhaust plenum attachment and detachment from a machine that uses metal for exterior covers and air output grills includes placing magnetic sheeting around that portion of the plenum that mates with the back of the machine and allowing the magnetic force of the sheeting to attach the plenum to the machine. The plenum can easily be detached from the machine by overcoming the magnetic force of the sheeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R Brewer, III, Thomas C Palumbo
  • Patent number: 7861997
    Abstract: A releasable deck mount used to tie printers to the deck of vessels includes a metal plate for welding to the vessel's deck that incorporates a profile of a clip that is connected to a strap and inserted into the deck mount for capture purposes. The plate is very low and minimizes any tripping hazard. A spring plate is attached to the top of the metal plate and a pin is secured to the spring plate and extends through a hole in the metal plate. The pin is designed to be movable and has a chamfer to allow insertion of the strapping clip. The clip is released from the deck mount by lifting the pin to allow the clip to be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R Brewer, III, Thomas C Palumbo
  • Publication number: 20100176268
    Abstract: A releasable deck mount used to tie printers to the deck of vessels includes a metal plate for welding to the vessel's deck that incorporates a profile of a clip that is connected to a strap and inserted into the deck mount for capture purposes. The plate is very low and minimizes any tripping hazard. A spring plate is attached to the top of the metal plate and a pin is secured to the spring plate and extends through a hole in the metal plate. The pin is designed to be movable and has a chamfer to allow insertion of the strapping clip. The clip is released from the deck mount by lifting the pin to allow the clip to be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles R. Brewer, III, Thomas C. Palumbo
  • Publication number: 20100104314
    Abstract: A simple and cost effective method of simplifying and speeding heat exhaust plenum attachment and detachment from a machine that uses metal for exterior covers and air output grills includes placing magnetic sheeting around that portion of the plenum that mates with the back of the machine and allowing the magnetic force of the sheeting to attach the plenum to the machine. The plenum can easily be detached from the machine by overcoming the magnetic force of the sheeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R. Brewer, III, Thomas C. Palumbo
  • Publication number: 20100102503
    Abstract: A low cost locking device for securing special forms in paper trays when a printer is unattended that can be easily be field installed without screws or other fasteners or tools includes a bracket tray lock, a tray lock plate assembly and a padlock that cooperate to prevent the paper trays from being removed from the printer without a key for the padlock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas C. Palumbo, Charles R. Brewer, III, George P. Powers
  • Publication number: 20100104410
    Abstract: A safety feature prevents a two wheeled electric paper lift from raising a paper tray on uneven ground that includes a tilt switch positioned in parallel with an upper limit switch that controls the height in a vertical direction of the paper tray. When a tilt angle of the paper lift is greater than 50 the tilt switch will prevent the paper tray from being raised and thereby prevent the load on the paper tray from shifting or tipping over and causing injury to an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronald E Groth, Charles R Brewer, III, Thomas C Palumbo
  • Publication number: 20100068019
    Abstract: This is a stacker cart useful to collect a paper stack in a paper-handling system. The stacker cart has wheels so that it can be moved into and out of a housing in the system. At a top section of the stacker cart is a slidable plate that receives the paper stack after processing, finishing or marking. This slidable plate has on its lower surface sliders that allow easy moving of the slidable plate off the stacker cart. The slidable plate has at least one hook that is connected to a rope or other remover for moving the slidable plate to a second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHARLES R. BREWER, III, Thomas C. Palumbo
  • Publication number: 20100068026
    Abstract: This is a stacker cart useful to collect a paper stack in a paper-handling system. The stacker cart has movables so that it can be moved into and out of a housing in the system. At a top section of the stacker cart is a transfer plate that receives the paper stack after processing, finishing, or marking. This transfer plate and the stacker cart have on their lower surface movables that allow both easy moving of the slidable plate off the stacker cart and easy moving of the stacker cart from one location to another. The transfer plate has at least one hook that is connected to a rope or for moving the transfer plate to a second surface. The movables used in both the transfer plate and the stacker cart can be wheels, slides, or bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles R. Brewer, III, Thomas C. Palumbo, Timothy Kelley, Gary A. Kelpin
  • Publication number: 20100066014
    Abstract: This is a lifting mechanism especially suited to move a stack of paper to a height so that it is easier to remove or work with. The lifting mechanism has as a bottom portion a tilting platform that receives and holds a paper stack and its support. This tilting platform will be tilted in a front down position prior to and during loading of the paper stack thereon, and will automatically tilt down at its back portion when stack loaded. This is because the fulcrum of the tilting platform is located nearer the front sections of the platform than it is to the back section of the platform. When the weight of the paper stack acts upon the tilting platform, it will force the platform down at its back portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHARLES R. BREWER, III, THOMAS C. PALUMBO