Lexmark International, Inc.

Nu-Kote International, Inc.

Bay West Paper Corporation

Corning Consumer Products Company

Blue Ridge Products, LP

William Thomas Kearney, Iii

Kevin Dean Schoedinger

Adam Troy Elliott

Douglas Campbell Hamilton

Douglas Anthony Able

Ganesh Vinayak Phatak

Mark J Rice

Joseph Edwin Domhoff

William George Goff, Iii

Donald W Stucke, Jr

Mordechai Lev

Clark Edwin Jarnagin

William T Williams

Pascal Golay

Thomas Paul Maddux

Jonathan K Voet

Christopher L Allgeier, Sr

Ryan M Sell

Martin A Carpenter

Thomas Paul Maddox

Timothy P Maupin

A fuser assembly includes a fuser housing, a fuser roller rotatably mounted to the fuser housing, an actuator mechanism, and a fuser detack mechanism. The fuser detack mechanism includes a detack housing pivotably mounted to the fuser housing. The fuser detack mechanism is pivoted from a first position to a second position when the actuator mechanism is actuated. A plurality of detack fingers is mounted to the detack housing. Each of the plurality of detack fingers has a distal end, wherein when the fuser detack mechanism is in the first position, the distal end of each of the plurality of detack fingers is positioned to be disengaged from an exterior surface of the fuser roller, and when the fuser detack mechanism is in the second position, the distal end of each of the plurality of detack fingers is positioned to be engaged with the exterior surface of the fuser roller.

Fuser assembly having selectable fuser detack mechanism

A system, method and article for adjusting the time interval between feeding of successive sheets of media in a printer or copier. The method comprises initiating a first pick signal for a sheet of the media and identifying a feed time for the sheet of media, and identifying an expected feed time for said media. The system compares feed times to an expected feed time and adjusts according to such comparison to substantially correct for slippage or other problems feeding diverse media.

Method and apparatus for feeding sheets

A towel dispenser for dispensing roll towel material, such as paper towel, cloth towel and the like. The dispenser includes an anti-free wheel mechanism incorporated therein to prevent the towel material from being pulled out of the dispenser without activating a dispensing mechanism. By preventing towel material from pulled out of the dispenser, excessive towel useage is prevented, thereby preventing towel material wastage. The anti-free wheel mechanism includes a latch that is secured to a pivoting lever of a dispensing mechanism, with the latch engaging with a dispensing gear of the dispensing mechanism to prevent rotation thereof when the lever is at its upper position. The latch is designed to disengage from the dispensing gear as the lever starts to move downward during a dispensing stroke.

Towel dispenser with anti-free wheel mechanism

The invention is a valve for a microwavable container having a flexible lid. The valve has two posts extending from one side of a body member, and the posts correspond to two apertures in the lid. The cross-sectional area of the posts are larger than the apertures in the lid, and the distal portions of the posts are larger than the proximal portions. When the posts are engaged with the apertures a liquid-tight seal is formed. One post can be removed from its corresponding aperture to create a vent for microwave cooking, while the other post remains engaged with the lid to anchor the valve to the lid. The body portion of the valve extends beyond the vent post and preferably flares upwardly and fans laterally to form a tab to facilitate opening of the vent. The body portion also preferably has a thin between the posts in a direction substantially perpendicular to the line of the posts to facilitate hinging of the valve.

Vent valve

A disposable protective sleeve used for covering laryngoscopes has a sheath and a shield integrally formed of a flexible material. The sheath defines a hollow cavity adapted to enclose a laryngoscope blade. The shield is attached to the sheath and is suited to cover a portion of the laryngoscope handle. The disposable sleeve is molded of a flexible plastic in a size and shape to conform to a particular size and shape of laryngoscope blade. After use, the sleeve is disposed of and the laryngoscope is covered with a new sleeve before being used again.

Disposable protective sleeve for a laryngoscope and method of using the

An assembly for refilling a printer cartridge includes a base that receives the printer cartridge to be refilled. A lid is located on the base and includes separate stations that sequentially open a refill opening, provide a predetermined amount of air to an equalize opening of the cartridge, dispense ink through the refill opening into the cartridge, and seal the refill opening. In a preferred embodiment, the four stations are mounted on the lid that is rotatable about an axis. The lid forms a seal with the printer cartridge so that air flow to an internal chamber of the cartridge is controlled during the refill process. The base contains any spills, mess, or the like, overcoming the types of problems associated with other ink refill processes and provides an accurate, dependable refill of ink to the printer cartridge.

Refill assembly and system for ink-jet printer cartridges

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

William Thomas Kearney, Iii