David L Rasmussen

US Patent:

7648217, Jan 19, 2010

Filed:

Sep 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/521647

Inventors:

Michele D. Cleary - Rochester NY, US
Joseph C. Farbizio - Walworth NY, US
Hiram E. Jimenez - Webster NY, US
David L. Rasmussen - Fairport NY, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

B41J 29/38

US Classification:

347 16, 347101, 347104

Abstract:

A printing system includes a media transport pathway, a marking system disposed along the media transport pathway and a sheet media sensor capable of identifying associated sheets of media. An operating module is capable of switching the printing system between a productive condition and a non-productive condition. An advancement module is capable of advancing associated sheets of media along the media transport pathway while the printing system is in the non-productive condition. A method is also included.

US Patent:

7690642, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Mar 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/684327

Inventors:

Aldwin A. Roberts - Macedon NY, US
Jamison DeLorenzo - Webster NY, US
David L. Rasmussen - Fairport NY, US
Michele D. Cleary - Rochester NY, US
Joseph C. Farbizio - Walworth NY, US
Lawrence D. Dipzinski - Macedon NY, US
David M. Gurak - Webster NY, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

B65H 3/14
B65H 3/46

US Classification:

271 97, 271105, 271 98

Abstract:

A method maintains an environment within an interior of a sheet feeder during dead-cycling of an image forming device to which the sheet feeder is operatively connected. The method jets pulses of air into the interior of the sheet feeder that houses two or more pieces of media therein while the image forming device is dead-cycling. By the method, the attractive forces between two pieces of adjacent media. In a stack are reduced or minimized, and feeding of multiple sheets can be reduced or eliminated.

US Patent:

7900906, Mar 8, 2011

Filed:

Aug 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/195843

Inventors:

Aldwin A. Roberts - Macedon NY, US
Michele Donna Cleary - Rochester NY, US
David L. Rasmussen - Fairport NY, US
Biruk Gossaye - Rochester NY, US
Lawrence Dee Dipzinski - Macedon NY, US

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

B65H 83/00

US Classification:

271 314

Abstract:

A method () and apparatus () control feed commitments based on feedable capacity. The apparatus may include a source () of feedable media sheets and a feeder module () coupled to the source of feedable media sheets, the feeder module configured to control the source of feedable media sheets. The apparatus may include a marking engine () coupled to the source of feedable media sheets, the marking engine configured to mark images on media sheets fed by the source of feedable media sheets. The apparatus may include a marker module () coupled to the marking engine, the marker module configured to control the marking engine. The apparatus may include a scheduler module () coupled to the feeder module and the marker module, the scheduler module configured to schedule feed commitments for the feeder module and mark commitments for the marker module. The feeder module may be configured to determine whether there will be a future low media sheet count based on comparing a predetermined number with an outstanding sheet feed commitment amount and may be configured to assert a break in feed commitments if there will be a future low media sheet count.

US Patent:

20070029434, Feb 8, 2007

Filed:

Jan 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/327396

Inventors:

David Rasmussen - Sandy UT, US
Ronald Roser - Salt Lake City UT, US
Joseph Barlow - Riverton UT, US
Kirk Samowitz - South Jordan UT, US
Kurt Olsen - South Jordan UT, US

Assignee:

Zoltek Companies Inc. - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

B65H 54/28

US Classification:

242484000

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for winding a towpreg having a spool winding machine having a rod-shaped body for mounting a core of a spool, wherein the core is shuttled on the rod-shaped body to allow the towpreg to maintain a straight path substantially normal to an axis of the rod-shaped body are disclosed.

US Patent:

20110243629, Oct 6, 2011

Filed:

Mar 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/751653

Inventors:

Aldwin Andrew Roberts - Macedon NY, US
Michele Donna Cleary - Rochester NY, US
David Lee Rasmussen - Fairport NY, US
Rachel Dominique Strong - Palmyra NY, US

Assignee:

XEROX CORPORATION - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

B41J 3/32
B41J 2/01

US Classification:

4001091, 347102

Abstract:

A method for forming Braille images on a substrate comprising feeding a substrate to an inline digital coating apparatus; forming one or more Braille images on the substrate with the inline digital coating apparatus; wherein the inline digital coating apparatus forms the Braille image by coating an ultra-violet curable phase change ink composition comprising an optional colorant and a phase change ink vehicle comprising a radiation curable monomer or prepolymer; a photoinitiator; a reactive wax; and a gellant in a single pass to form the one or more Braille images; and curing the one or more Braille images.

US Patent:

20130104990, May 2, 2013

Filed:

Oct 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/284392

Inventors:

Paul M. FROMM - Rochester NY, US
David Mark Kerxhalli - Rochester NY, US
Benjamin Whitney Paulson - Webster NY, US
Aldwin A. Roberts - Macedon NY, US
Michele Donna Cleary - Rochester NY, US
David Lee Rasmussen - Fairport NY, US
Biruk Gossaye - Rochester NY, US
Jamison Charles DeLorenzo - Webster NY, US

Assignee:

XEROX CORPORATION - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

F17D 3/00

US Classification:

137 1, 137561 R

Abstract:

A fluid delivery system is controlled to adjust a release fluid delivery rate to a rate that is predetermined to be effective for fusing a next sheet in a print job before the sheet arrives at a fusing nip. Predetermined rates and corresponding media types may be stored in memory. A controller controls the fluid release system for a print job in accordance with a print job schedule based on the predetermined fluid delivery rates.

US Patent:

20130114985, May 9, 2013

Filed:

Nov 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/291132

Inventors:

Victoria L. Warner - Caledonia NY, US
David L. Rasmussen - Fairport NY, US
Michele D. Cleary - Rochester NY, US
Aldwin A. Roberts - Rochester NY, US
Benjamin W. Paulson - Webster NY, US
Biruk Gossaye - Rochester NY, US
Jamison Delorenzo - Webster NY, US

Assignee:

XEROX CORPORATION - Norwalk CT

International Classification:

B41J 11/42

US Classification:

400 76

Abstract:

Methods and devices determine the media properties of a sheet of media exiting a printing device. The methods and devices apply the media properties to a predetermined velocity equation to calculate a corresponding sheet exit velocity for the sheet of media that will optimize stack quality in a particular output tray. Then, the methods and devices change process controls sheet movement elements within a media path of the printing device to cause the sheet of media to exit the printing device at the sheet exit velocity.

US Patent:

51841851, Feb 2, 1993

Filed:

Aug 29, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/752123

Inventors:

David L. Rasmussen - Fairport NY
Michael E. Farrell - Fairport NY
Pedro R. Ortiz - Webster NY

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G03G 2100

US Classification:

355308

Abstract:

Gaps which naturally exist in the output of printed copy sheets from a duplex paper path due to duplex printing are selectively combined with interset interval skipped pitches so as to provide an appropriate interset interval between each set of printed copy sheets output from a printer, while minimizing the number of skipped pitches which actually need to be scheduled.