Lexmark Assigned U.S. Patent # 8,538,286

Toner News Mobile Forums Toner News Main Forums Lexmark Assigned U.S. Patent # 8,538,286

Date: Thursday October 3, 2013 12:20:25 pm
Viewing 1 post (of 1 total)
  • Author
    Posts

  • Anonymous
    Inactive

    Lexmark Assigned  U.S. Patent #  8,538,286

    Lexmark International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 2013 — Lexmark International, Lexington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (8,538,286) developed by four co-inventors for an "air duct and toner cartridge using same." The co-inventors are Stephen Andrew Brown, Lyndhurst, Ohio, Jarrett Clark Gayne, Lexington, Ky., Nicholas Fenley Gibson, Lexington, Ky., and Asmund Vego, Lexington, Ky.

    The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cartridge for containing toner material used in an image-forming device according to one example embodiment includes a developer roll, two J-seals that provide interfaces with the developer roll at the ends thereof, and an air duct that conducts airflow across the interfaces to cool the developer roll and seals. The air duct is an unitary structure including an elongated hollow body and a pair of nozzles in fluid communication with the hollow body. One of the nozzles is disposed at a distal end of the developer roll near one J-seal, and the other of the nozzles is disposed at a proximal end of the developer roll near the second J-seal." The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2011 (13/253,539). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8538286.PN.&OS=PN/8538286&RS=PN/8538286 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

Viewing 1 post (of 1 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.