3m Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Imation Corporation

Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha

3m Image Properties Company

De Brey; Robert J.

Bruce W Carlson

Dennis L Crawford

Steven E Turch

Gerald E Mueller

John D Watson

John M Pilgrim

James E Zenk

David C Windorski

Arthur V Lang

James L Bries

Kenneth J Kirchhoff

Bruce E Samuelson

Michael D Hamerski

Alden R Miles

Jon R Clark

Paul J Richtman

Donald J Goetzke

Randy A Bierwerth

Scott E Michel

Brett Ryan Johnson

Claire A Jalbert

Robert J De Brey

Yukiyoshi Yamakoshi

John J Emmel

George J Clements

John W Swanson

Henry C Gydesen

James C Nygard

William M Dunbar

Thomas J Barnidge

Dorman N Thompson

Mary K Miller-Bruns

Tanya M Laine

Jun Nishiseko

Robert L Rydeen

Andrew C Lamberson

William H Sheeler

Alex Rodriguez, Jr

John W Dubbe

Cindy L Knoblock

Alex Rodriquez, Jr

Masatoki Sutoh

Edward L Pass

Dual roll desktop tape dispenser

Desktop tape dispenser

Tape dispenser

An article support adapted for adhering to a substrate is described. The article support preferably includes a base member, a stretch release adhesive tape adhered to that base member, and some mechanism for gripping the stretch release adhesive tape. These items are arranged so that when the base member is adhered to the substrate by the stretch release adhesive tape, the base member can be removed by pulling on the gripping means at an acute angle from the surface of the substrate. Gripping means which resist disassociation from the stretch release adhesive tape during the removal of the base from the substrate are disclosed, including handle types. The base member can be generic, suitable for attaching various types of support members via, for example, complimentary dovetail slides. In such cases, provision such as a latch can be made to temporarily lock the support member to the base member. The article support can be provided so that when the support member is removed from the base member, the gripping mechanism engages the support member to automatically stretch the tape and remove the base member from the substrate.

Article support using stretch releasing adhesives

Pistol grip tape dispenser

Disclosed is a protective cover package for an endless, organic photoreceptor belt of an electrophotographic printer. The protective cover package is a flexible, closed loop sheet member which extends about an outer, photoreceptor coated surface of the endless belt. The photoreceptor coated surface of the endless belt is releasably secured to an inner surface of the sheet member, such that the sheet member supports the belt, and protects the photoreceptor surface from damage that would adversely affect the image reproduction quality of the belt. The sheet member has a belt loading configuration, that substantially duplicates the configuration of the endless belt when the belt is mounted onto support rollers of the electrophotographic printer. By replicating the configuration of the support rollers, loading of the belt onto the rollers is facilitated using the protective cover package. The sheet member also has a compact configuration that requires less volume than the belt loading configuration. The compact configuration of the sheet member minimizes shipping volume and storage space requirements for replacement photoreceptor belts.

Protective cover package for an organic photoreceptor belt

Disclosed is a cartridge device for packaging an endless, organic photoreceptor belt of an electrophotographic printer. The cartridge device includes a substantially rigid, closed loop support structure and a resilient mechanism. The resilient mechanism engages the endless belt and releasably holds the belt against an inner surface of the support structure. The resilient mechanism holds the endless belt so that the belt substantially conforms to the shape of the support structure. The shape of the support structure essentially duplicates the configuration of the endless belt when the belt is mounted onto support rollers of the electrophotographic printer. By replicating the configuration of the support rollers, loading of a replacement photoreceptor belt onto the rollers is facilitated using the cartridge device. The cartridge device substantially protects the photoreceptor belt from inadvertent damage that would adversely affect the image reproduction quality of the replacement belt.

Hard cartridge package for an organic photoreceptor belt

Syringe-type applicator

A cartridge device for packaging an endless, organic photoreceptor belt of an electrophotographic printer. The cartridge device is a closed loop support structure manufactured of a resilient material around which the endless belt extends. The resilient support structure has a belt loading configuration, that substantially duplicates the configuration of the endless belt when the belt is mounted onto support rollers of the electrophotographic printer. By replicating the configuration of the support rollers, loading of the belt onto the rollers is facilitated using the cartridge device. The resilient support structure also has a compact configuration that requires less volume than the belt loading configuration. The compact configuration of the cartridge device minimizes shipping volume and storage space requirements for replacement photoreceptor belts. In both the belt loading configuration and the compact configuration, the cartridge device substantially protects the photoreceptor belt from inadvertent damage that would adversely affect the image reproduction quality of the replacement belt.

Soft cartridge package for a photoreceptor belt and method of

Stand-alone drive for disk-shaped data storage media

Growing community of inventors

Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Bruce W Carlson