Patents by Inventor Will Niederstadt

Will Niederstadt 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).

  • Method of replacing and/or remanufacturing an organic photo conductor drum for an image forming apparatus
    Patent number: 8190056
    Abstract: Method of replacing an organic photo conductor (OPC) drum of an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus having a support carriage arranged to axially support the OPC drum at a first end and a second end. The method includes removing the OPC drum from the support carriage and procuring a replacement OPC drum having a first axial flange/endpin and a second axial flange/endpin. The first axial flange is inserted into the first end of the support carriage and the second end of the support carriage is elastically deformed. Then, the second axial flange is inserted into the second end of the support carriage, and a force is exerted against the second axial flange until the second end of the support carriage returns to an un-deformed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Kagaku Imaging Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Zogg, Will Niederstadt
  • METHOD OF REPLACING AND/OR REMANUFACTURING AN ORGANIC PHOTO CONDUCTOR DRUM FOR AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100067943
    Abstract: Method of replacing an organic photo conductor (OPC) drum of an image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus having a support carriage arranged to axially support the OPC drum at a first end and a second end. The method includes removing the OPC drum from the support carriage and procuring a replacement OPC drum having a first axial flange/endpin and a second axial flange/endpin. The first axial flange is inserted into the first end of the support carriage and the second end of the support carriage is elastically deformed. Then, the second axial flange is inserted into the second end of the support carriage, and a force is exerted against the second axial flange until the second end of the support carriage returns to an un-deformed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI KAGAKU IMAGING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jon ZOGG, Will Niederstadt