Xerox Corporation

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Michael Cameron Gordon

Joseph Benjamin Gault

Devin Richard Bailly

Edward Francis Burress

Barry Daniel Reeves

Michael Joel Edwards

Frank Alexander Weissig

Roger Gaylord Leighton

Abu Saeed Islam

Scott J Phillips

Alexander J Fioravanti

Jeffrey Russell Kohne

Brian G Russell

Santokh Singh Badesha

James Edward Williams

James Bruce Campbell

Anthony Yeznach

Edward B Caruthers, Jr

Kelly Anne Kessler

Michael P O'Dierno

David Jonathan Houston

Steven B Gazeley

Michael J Engle

Gregory J Lapinski

Brent Rodney Jones

Anthony Salvatore Condello

Trevor James Snyder

Daniel Clark Park

Ernest I Esplin

Bryan James Roof

Meng Yao

Donald M Bott

Richard Guy Chambers

Michael E Jones

Stephen Michael Kroon

Larry Eugene Hindman

Peter Richard Oehler

Anthony John Peters

Bruce K Baur

Ryan Travis Evans

David J Pearce

Richard Marc Watson

Anne Maristella Pirie

Lee James O'Brien

Greg Hjelmeland

Kevin Swain

Gregory Hjelmeland

Edward B Caruthers Jr

Jeffrey R Kohne

A fastener () for retaining a plurality of components () in an electronic device includes a body () with a bottom end and a top end, where the bottom end includes a mechanical interlocking feature () integrally formed with the bottom end and the top end includes a head () integrally formed with the top end. Between the head () and the mechanical interlocking feature (), the body includes an integrally formed shoulder (). A neck () is positioned between the shoulder () and the head () with a neck outer diameter that is less than a head outer diameter and a shoulder outer diameter.

Systems and methods retaining components in an electronic device

The presently disclosed magnetic locking mechanism(s) for a rectangular computing device is directed at providing a fast, but tamper resistant, and anti-theft solution for assembly and disassembly of a rectangular computing device having a top and a base that come together to form an overall enclosure for the rectangular computing device. The top and base that incorporate one or more of the presently disclosed magnetic locking mechanisms are capable of being quickly and easily attached and detached without damaging the rectangular computing device, so long as a correct magnetic key is used. This aids both repairability and upgradability of the rectangular computing device during its life cycle, as well as recyclability at the end of its life cycle. Without the correct magnetic key, it is difficult to separate the top and base without damaging the rectangular computing device.

Magnetic locking mechanism for a polygonal computing device

Push buttons utilizing dome switches are often preloaded to take up any tolerances in the push button design causing a gap and provide consistent tactile feedback to a user. However, conventional push button preload techniques can be costly and difficult to consistently reproduce during push button manufacturing. A new pre-load design does not require pre-depression of the dome switch to close the gap, which permits a more forgiving tolerance to manufacturing variations.

Magnetically preloaded push button

A backlight unit for a display device comprising a chassis, a reflector affixed to the chassis, optical sheets affixed to the chassis, one or more light emitters affixed to the chassis, and optically-calibrated internal support structures. There is an air gap between the reflector and the optical sheets. The optically-calibrated internal support structures are disposed within the air gap and affixed to the chassis. The optically-calibrated internal support structures are configured to increase rigidity of the chassis, and to substantially not alter the uniformity of light emitted by the one or more light emitters through the optical sheets.

Optically-calibrated backlight unit internal supports

Embodiments of the disclosure optimize yield of a product having one or more switch assemblies and improve impact robustness of the product without sacrificing tactile feel. Based on failure limits of a gap in the switch assembly during manufacturing, a single size for a shim is calculated. The shim is selectively inserted into the switch assembly based on the gap to maximize the switch assembly yield while minimizing cost. In some examples, a bracket is designed for the switch assemblies. The bracket has datum surfaces in three dimensions and a beam tuned to absorb energy during an impact event to prevent switch failure.

Increasing yield with tactile button gap adjustment

A release agent applicator displaying decreased and consistent surface resistivity, and a method of making same. The release agent applicator includes an foam delivery surface having an ionic layer such that the surface resistivity of the delivery surface is reduced, thereby decreasing the chances of static charge accumulation on the roller that may interfere with high quality printing.

Method to reduce surface resistivity of a release agent applicator in a printing apparatus

A method has been developed to enable a controller to select between two angles at which to position a wiper configured to wipe release agent from an image drum. The controller selects the position of the wiper with reference to the number of times the wiper has wiped the image drum and the number of media sheets that have contacted the image drum.

Method for positioning a metering blade with reference to roller and blade wear

A printing process identifies conditions for operating an image receiving member to transfer a plurality of ink images from the image receiving member to a plurality of media sheets between applications of release agent to the image receiving member. The printing process transfers a first ink image from the image receiving member to a first media sheet, identifies a size of a second ink image, and forms the second ink image entirely within a portion of the surface of the image receiving member that carried the first ink image. The printing process enables printing with acceptable quality while reducing the consumption of release agent and wear on components in the printer.

Method of selective drum maintenance in a drum maintenance unit in a printing apparatus

A method implemented in an imaging device senses the remaining life of a drum maintenance system in the imaging device. The method includes detecting a buoyant member, which is pivotably coupled to a proboscis extending from an end cap of a reservoir in a reservoir of the DMU, reaching a predetermined position in the reservoir and then updating an estimate of the remaining release agent in the reservoir with reference to a total media area and total inked area.

Method for sensing remaining life in a drum maintenance unit

In a method of operating a printer, a release agent application system is operated to conserve release agent. The method of operation rotates the image receiving member that receives the release agent at a slower speed to reduce the amount of release agent applied to the image receiving member at select times. Thus, the release agent supply in the release agent application system lasts longer. For every page that is preceded by this method of image receiving member preparation, image gloss is increased and simplex and duplex image transfer efficiency is improved.

Method of increasing the life of a drum maintenance unit in a printer

A process is implemented in a printer having a release agent application system that enables a controller in the printer to detect gel ink in the release agent application system exceeding a predetermined threshold. The process monitors a plurality of print characteristics with reference to print data and quantifies a risk of gel ink developing in the release agent application system. The print characteristics include a print area value identifying a total surface area of a print, an inked area value identifying an area of surface area covered with ink, and a print type indicating whether the print is a simplex print or a duplex print.

Method of monitoring gel accumulation in a drum maintenance unit

A drum maintenance system for use in an imaging device includes a reservoir for the storage of release agent used by the drum maintenance unit. The reservoir includes a bottle, an end cap, and a float sensor. The float sensor has a buoyant member that is pivotably coupled to a proboscis extending from the end cap into the bottle and movement of the buoyant member enables detection of the release agent in the bottle reaching a predetermined level.

Oil reservoir with float level sensor

An inkjet printer includes a controller configured to operate the printer in a gel maintenance cycle to clean residual ink and other material from an image receiving member in the printer to maintain image quality in the printer. The controller operates the image receiving member and a drum maintenance unit in the printer to flood the image receiving member with release agent that is removed from the member by wipers in the drum maintenance unit. The removed release agent is removed from a sump, filtered, and returned to an applicator for use in printing operations.

Gel maintenance cycle for a release agent application system

A printer is configured with a controller that transforms operation of the printer to increase throughput. The printer includes an image receiving member, a printhead configured to eject ink drops onto the image receiving member to form an ink image, a transfix roller configured to move towards and away from the image receiving member to form a transfixing nip with the image receiving member selectively, a release agent applicator configured to engage the image receiving member selectively to apply release agent to the rotatable imaging member, and a controller configured to generate firing signals that operate the printhead from image data and to transform operation of the printer from a first printing process sequence to a second printing process sequence in response to a coverage parameter for image data to be printed being less than a predetermined threshold.

System and method for improving throughput for printing operations in an indirect printing system

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