Patents by Inventor Tom Cross

Tom Cross 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).

  • Publication number: 20160146574
    Abstract: A wave-shaped hook captures a rifle sling positioning the sling on a hunter's shoulder for rapid access. The hook attaches to the strap of a backpack. A base with attachment slots allow the hook to be positioned on the strap in a variety of orientations. A picatinny rail on the back of the hook's wave allows cameras or other accessories to be supported on the user's shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Tom Cross, Gary Byers
  • Patent number: 6257699
    Abstract: A printing device having a print carriage assembly that reduces a carriage excursion along a carriage scan axis and/or reduces a width of a printing flat zone along a media feed axis, is disclosed. The print carriage assembly has a frame that traverses across a media along a carriage scan axis. The media travels along a media feed axis that is substantially perpendicular to the carriage scan axis. A first print cartridge subassembly includes a first base secured to the frame and a plurality of first print elements secured to the first base. Each of the first print elements includes a first nozzle array for ejecting an ink composition. The plurality of first print elements are spaced apart along the carriage scan axis and are offset along the media feed axis. A second print cartridge subassembly includes a second base secured to the frame and a plurality of second print elements secured to the second base. Each of the second print elements have a second nozzle array for ejecting an ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mark David Tracy, Ashok T. Patel, Scott Alan Reese, Tom Cross, David Mantell, Lisa DeLouise, Donald John Drake, Sophie V. Vandebroek, Uldis Klavsons, Clifford Lloyd George