Patents by Inventor Vito Slapelis

Vito Slapelis 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).

  • Cleaning apparatus having a surface-conforming blade
    Patent number: 5091753
    Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning a surface such as an image-bearing surface includes a flexible blade that has a cleaning edge that uniformly conforms to such surface, and a cleaning brush that contacts and uniformly loads the cleaning edge against such surface. The cleaning apparatus includes float mounting members for supporting the blade such that the cleaning edge thereto is free to float relative to the surface being cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Vito Slapelis