International Business Machines Corporation

Lexmark International, Inc.

Troy A Lee

Ronald A Smith

Peter J Mendel

Paul Douglas Horrall

James P Wang

James Philip Harden

Steven A Silverstein

Bernard L Wilzbach

Fred Young Brandon

Kermit Arnold Meece

John Howard Barker

Krikor Yosmali

Marguerite H Doyle

Nadia Nouri

Daniel E Armstrong

Printer

A printing machine includes a charge neutralizing system for neutralizing static charge on sheets of material fed therethrough. The charge neutralizing system includes a grounded wire (47) located in proximity to the sheets for neutralizing charge on the sheets. The charge neutralizing system further includes a grounded conductive brush (81) mounted on a sheet deflector (61) so that one end of the brush (77) contacts sheets as they traverse a first sheet feed path (71) and the other end of the brush (79) contacts sheets are they are routed by the deflector to a second alternative sheet feed path (63). The grounded brush (81) further serves to decelerate the sheet as it exits the printing machine over the second sheet feed path (63).

Printing machine with charge neutralizing system

Expansion unit for a personal computer

Control unit for a personal computer

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Nicholasville, KY, United States of America

Troy A Lee