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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. 19, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Carlos M. Terrero, Ontario, NY (US);
Brian J. Dunham, Webster, NY (US);
Michael T. Leckinger, Ontario, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0085 (2013.01); B41J 11/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve assembly for controlling airflow along sheet edges on a vacuum transport assembly including a platen including one or more holes arranged in rows in a cross process direction, and a belt displaceable with respect to the platen in a process direction, the valve assembly including a flexible plate, including a first end, a second end, a first top surface, and a first bottom surface, and a first actuator connected to the second end and operatively arranged to displace the flexible plate.