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Lexmark International Assigned Patent for Exit Shaft Dampening Device to Improve Print Quality
ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 2012 — Lexmark International, Lexington, Ky., has been Assigned a patent (8,210,516) developed by four co-inventors for an "exit shaft dampening device to improve print quality." The co-inventors are Larry W. Acton, London, Ky., William M. Connors, Lexington, Ky., Walter K. Cousins, Lexington, Ky., and Stephen E. Stewart, Lexington, Ky.
The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention includes a damping device for a media feed mechanism for a peripheral device having a media feedpath having a feed shaft and a downstream exit shaft. In one form a damping hub is mounted on said exit shaft, a resilient biasing member extending between the damping hub and the feed shaft to create a damping force on the damping hub. In another embodiment damping is provided by a brake structure engaging said damping hub. In yet another embodiment, a brake structure is pivotably mounted."
The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 20011 (13/207,977). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,210,516&OS=8,210,516&RS=8,210,516
Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.
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