Thomas F Schwartz

US Patent:

6625403, Sep 23, 2003

Filed:

Nov 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/008283

Inventors:

Richard Robert Tilney Carling - Lakeville NY
Thomas Leonard Schwartz - Fairport NY
Kenneth Thomas Doty - Rush NY

Assignee:

NexPress Solutions LLC - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G03G 1500

US Classification:

399 24

Abstract:

Determining the operational life of Operator Replaceable Component (ORC) devices within a printer. A replacement history of the ORC device is used to predict the future life of a newly installed ORC device. The database management system of the invention provides tracking of the remaining lifetime of the ORC devices. As the system keeps track of the remaining life of the ORC devices, the system will prompt the operator when the ORC devices need to be replaced. Once replaced, the ORC device database is updated with the life span data of the ORC device that was replaced.

US Patent:

20030128991, Jul 10, 2003

Filed:

Jun 10, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/166493

Inventors:

Richard Carling - Lakeville NY, US
Thomas Schwartz - Fairport NY, US
Robin Braden - Rochester NY, US

Assignee:

NexPress Solutions LLC

International Classification:

G03G015/00

US Classification:

399/008000, 702/182000, 707/104100

Abstract:

Message logs are created on serviceable pieces of equipment and transmitted to a centralized site where they are uploaded and inserted into a centralized database. Preferably, a digital printer that maintains message logs reporting printer page counts, jobs run, errors encountered, component replacement, maintenance performed, status and diagnostic information. Reports are created from log data from the machines in the field and are accessible from a Web Server for numerous systems. The reports can predict demand on component parts to assist in maintaining adequate inventories, provide research and development teams with insight into functions and capabilities that may be advantageous to add to new machines in the future, or report information back to the individual customer as a value-added service.

US Patent:

20160185794, Jun 30, 2016

Filed:

Dec 31, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/588178

Inventors:

- Madison WI, US
Fei Cao - Nanjing, CN
James A. Dumesic - Verona WI, US
Thomas J. Schwartz - Madison WI, US

International Classification:

C07D 493/08

Abstract:

A method to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is described in which a reactant including cellulose, lignocellulose, or a combination thereof, in a reaction mixture of a polar, aprotic solvent and an acid is reacted for a time, at a temperature, and at a hydrogen ion concentration wherein at least a portion of the cellulose or lignocellulose present in the reactant is converted to HMF. The reaction mixture is initially substantially devoid of water. As the reaction proceeds, dehydration of intermediates causes the water concentration in the reaction mixture to rise to no more than about 2.0 wt % water.

US Patent:

20150325221, Nov 12, 2015

Filed:

Jul 20, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/804288

Inventors:

- OXNARD CA, US
Victor Filonovich - Clifton NJ, US
Thomas M. Schwartz - Roselle park NJ, US
Sergio G. Bonsignore - Ridgewood NJ, US

International Classification:

G10D 13/02

Abstract:

Tunable cajón devices, including tuning and adjustment during a performance, are disclosed. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a tunable cajón device wherein internal strings or cords under tension may be tuned via the manual manipulation of tuners accessible via a top surface of the cajón. As such, a cajón player may view tuner position and adjust the tuner from the traditional playing position. Adjustments (i.e., tuning of internal strings) may be done before, during, or after a performance.