Patents by Inventor William K. Fancher

William K. Fancher 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).

  • Mixed output print control method and system
    Patent number: 8081329
    Abstract: A merging module connects two printing systems at approximately 90 degrees to one another. The merging module includes a sheet rotator in a plane that is common to the paper paths of both print engines and a buffer. It also includes two bypass paths (one above and one below the rotator) to route the two paper paths around the rotator and enable both print engines to deliver their output to the appropriate finishing device as well as to the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph H. Lang, Gregory Sosinski, Geoffrey C. Williams, William K. Fancher