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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:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Martin Scott Walsh, Portland, OR (US);
Timothy Crawford, Saint Paul, OR (US);
Mark H. Tennant, West Linn, OR (US);
Aaron L. Boyce, Tigard, OR (US);
Edward F. Burress, West Linn, OR (US);
Isaac S. Frazier, Portland, OR (US);
John E. Fanning, Portland, OR (US);
Brent R. Jones, Sherwood, OR (US);
Todd D. Smith, Portland, OR (US);
Trevor J. Snyder, Newberg, OR (US);
Carl T. Urban, Kirkland, WA (US);
Paul Van Gasse, Tigard, OR (US);
Paul Woodward, West Linn, OR (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A printer architecture that enables a printer (or other media processing device) with an elongate foot print to be configured with media input and operator controls oriented at either a narrow end or a wide side thereof, that surface becoming the 'front' of the unit. Controls and/or display(s) are mounted such that either the end or side orientation can be accommodated. The media input tray includes a separate assembly so that selection of the tray with access to end or side complements the user control panel in establishing the front of the machine. The combination of control/display mounting and oriented media tray structure integration with the print engine to establish which of the printer surfaces is considered the front allows for multiple orientations of the printer and greater flexibility to the customer.