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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Linn C Hoover, Webster, NY (US);
Jeffrey J Bradway, Rochester, NY (US);
Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul M Fromm, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/20 (2017.01); B29C 64/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/005 (2013.01); B29C 64/00 (2017.08); B29C 64/20 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B41J 3/4073 (2013.01);
Abstract
A generic holder includes a generic holder plate and a 3-D insert plate. The 3-D insert plate contains locating features mirrored to the backside of the part to be printed and vacuum grippers to secure the part in the insert plate. The insert plate is secured in the generic holder plate that includes vacuum couplings. The part is located on the insert plate and vacuum is applied to the generic holder plate and insert plate to hold the part for printing.