Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Stickney

Thomas L. Stickney 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: 5884123
    Abstract: A compact electrostatographic reproduction machine, including a platen for positioning a document sheet having an original image to be reproduced; and a plurality of separately framed, mutually aligning machine modules variously containing electrostatographic process elements and subassemblies. The plurality of machine modules includes a copy sheet input module (CIM) for holding and supplying copy sheets to a toner image transfer point to receive a toner image thereon; an electronic control and power supply (ECS/PS) module for providing power and logic control to various modules of the reproduction machine; an imager module for creating a latent image of the original image of the document sheet positioned on the platen; a customer replaceable process cartridge (CRU) module containing subassemblies for forming a toner image on a photoreceptive member; and a fuser module for heating and fixing a toner image on a copy sheet onto such sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas L. Stickney, John R. Yonovich
  • Patent number: 5881340
    Abstract: A compact electrostatographic reproduction machine, including a platen for positioning a document sheet having an original image to be reproduced, and a plurality of separately framed, mutually aligning machine modules variously containing electrostatographic process elements and subassemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas L. Stickney, John R. Yonovich
  • Patent number: 5564149
    Abstract: A tool for removing contamination from the teeth of a gear is provided. The tool includes a body defining an aperture therethrough and a cleaner for cleaning the teeth of the gear. The cleaner is attached to the body and is adjacent to the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Matesic, Robert C. Nihoff, Thomas L. Stickney