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Brian Russel, Sheridan, MI US
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20080282760 | ROTARY BENDER WITH HYBRID SADDLE - A bending apparatus consisting of a rocker rotating in a hybrid constructed saddle. The saddle is preferably made of a steel casing with a low friction liner disposed therein. | 11-20-2008 |
Bruce Russel, Howell, NJ US
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20120233796 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT HAVING A HEAD INSERT - An oral care implement is provided with a head platform having a plurality of faces and an insert retention space formed therebetween. The oral care implement can have an insert disposed within the insert retention space. The insert can include an oral care agent that is dispensed through one of the faces. The oral care implement can include a plurality of support members on the plurality of faces from which cleaning elements extend. The oral care implement can further include a fluid-permeable and/or air-permeable support member on one of the faces and an insert containing a fluid-permeable and/or air-permeable agent. The oral care implement can be formed by affixing a first AFT-tufted carrier plate to a first face of the head platform and affixing a second AFT-tufted carrier plate to the second face of the head platform. | 09-20-2012 |
Gene A. Russel, Joplin, MO US
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20140037810 | Blunt Edge Dough Cutter - A dough cutting apparatus is suitable for cutting a sheet of dough. The dough cutting apparatus includes a structure defining a blunt dough engaging portion. The present invention can be embodied in a number of different ways, including a wheel cutter, a rotary drum cutter, a reciprocating head cutter, or another cutter. | 02-06-2014 |
20140352510 | Blunt Edge Dough Cutter - A dough cutting apparatus is suitable for cutting a sheet of dough. The dough cutting apparatus includes a structure defining a blunt dough engaging portion. The present invention can be embodied in a number of different ways, including a wheel cutter, a rotary drum cutter, a reciprocating head cutter, or another cutter. | 12-04-2014 |
Gregory Fraser Russel, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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20080219519 | Method and Apparatus for Rolling Enrollment for Signature Verification - Improved techniques are disclosed for adapting signature verification systems to natural signature variations. For example, a technique for adapting a signature verification system to variations in a signature of a user includes the following steps/operations. One or more signature samples are obtained from the user. The one or more obtained signature samples are submitted by the user as part of a regular authentication procedure associated with the signature verification system. A reference set of signature samples for the user is updated through selection of one or more signature samples from the obtained signature samples, such that the updated reference set is usable by the signature verification system for verifying subsequent signature samples attributed to the user. The selection of the one or more signature samples used to update the reference set is conditioned on a false rejection rate of the user when at least one obtained signature sample of the user is authenticated and on an identification check when no obtained signature sample is authenticated. | 09-11-2008 |
Jeffry T. Russel, Cibolo, TX US
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20090319742 | Storage Router and Method for Providing Virtual Local Storage - A storage router ( | 12-24-2009 |
John Christopher Park Russel, San Diego, CA US
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20090034726 | Digital Rights Management Using a Triangulating Geographic Locating Device - A method and system for controlling distribution of content within a personal domain that makes use of a determination of the relative proximity to a source device or the geographic locations of the receiving devices. The location information may be determined using a Global Positioning System (GPS) or wireless triangulation systems. Usage rights for devices in the network are determined using the location or proximity determination. | 02-05-2009 |
Kenneth O. Russel, Houston, TX US
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20090203656 | Method for the Reduction of Dangerous Blood Sugar Levels - The present invention relates to a method and procedure for reducing immediate serum glucose levels without resort to drugs. Specifically, the invention discloses a regular regimen comprising modest exercise, daily nutritional supplements and a series of specific, time sensitive steps, which, when followed will optimize the effects of the invention. | 08-13-2009 |
Michael Russel, Cornelius, NC US
Miles Clayton Russel, Westford, MA US
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20100154784 | Assembly and method for mounting solar panels to structural surfaces - An assembly for mounting solar panels to structural surfaces includes a frame member adapted to receive and retain a first end portion of a solar panel, and a mounting foot adapted for attachment to the structural surface, wherein the frame member and the mounting foot are adapted for interlocking engagement with each other to mount an end of a solar panel on the structural surface. | 06-24-2010 |
Robert Russel, Greenwich, CT US
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20120150713 | TRADE IMPLEMENTATION AND ANALYTICS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for normalizing the control parameters associated with trading algorithms, providing analytic data to traders in discrete time intervals to assist in the analysis of trading performance, and providing crossing opportunities to orders that have been committed to a trading algorithm but have not yet been executed, are provided. A dashboard to allow a trading professional more effective use of multiple algorithms can be created. Parameters associated with multiple algorithms can be normalized and tuned rapidly from a single user interface. Trading performance can be reviewed in discrete time intervals and execution venues. Traders can review a performance score for a trading algorithm and select an algorithm based in part on their commission budget. Block trading opportunities can be available with a crossing engine or external ATS. | 06-14-2012 |
Robert J. Russel, Riverside, CT US
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20120158568 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - A method for facilitating securities transactions is shown. In one embodiment, the method provides for pricing shares of stock traded between anonymous parties without requiring pricing negotiations between parties. The method can include matching, via an electronic trading system, a first party and a second party in response to receiving contra binding orders for a security from the parties, transmitting, to each of the parties, an indication of the matching, receiving, via an electronic trading system, a first trade confirmation from the first party, determining, for the security, a midpoint of a price spread at the time the first trade confirmation was entered, receiving, via the electronic trading system, a second trade confirmation for the security from the second party, and executing, via the electronic trading system, a transaction for the security between the first and second parties, wherein the security price is determined in response to the determined midpoint. | 06-21-2012 |
20130166434 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods for facilitating securities transactions are shown. In one embodiment, the method provides for receiving order information from an order management system, sending a subset of the order information to an electronic trading marketplace, receiving a quantity value from the electronic trading marketplace corresponding to a quantity of shares in a matched contra-interest, determining whether an available quantity of shares in the order information is at least the received quantity value, sending a commitment message to the electronic trading marketplace if the received quantity value is less than or equal to the available quantity of shares in the order information, and sending a deny trade message to the electronic trading marketplace if the received quantity value is greater than the available quantity of shares in the order information. | 06-27-2013 |
20140046825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods for facilitating securities transactions are shown. In one embodiment, the method provides receiving a collection of order information from one or more order management systems, such that the order information for each order includes a security name and a side, searching for matching contra order information within the collection of order information, such that each matching contra information includes a buy side order information and a sell side order information, sending at least one side of the matching contra order information to at least one user workstation, and displaying the at least one side of the matching contra order information to a user. | 02-13-2014 |
Steven Russel, Bloomfield, NY US
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20130336673 | METHOD AN APPARATUS FOR A PRINT JOB TYPE DEPENDENT RELEASE AGENT APPLICATION - An approach is provided for applying a release agent to a substrate having at least a first surface and a second surface. The approach involves determining a print job type for applying one or more printed images to the substrate to be one of a simplex print job type that applies the one or more printed images to one of the first surface and the second surface and a duplex print job type that applies the one or more printed images to the first surface and the second surface. The approach also involves processing the determined print job type to cause, at least in part, a determination of a release agent application instruction that corresponds with the determined print job type. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, an amount of the release agent to be applied to the substrate based on the release agent application instruction. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336687 | METHOD AN APPARATUS FOR REDUCING RELEASE AGENT TRANSFER TO A PRESSURE MEMBER IN A FUSER - An approach is provided for reducing release agent transfer to a pressure member in a fuser. The approach involves causing, at least in part, at least a first sheeted substrate and a second sheeted substrate to be advanced through a fuser in a process direction. The approach also involves determining the presence of the first sheeted substrate at a fusing position. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a fuser member and a pressure member to engage to form a fusing nip at the fusing position based, at least in part, on the determined presence of the first sheeted substrate at the fusing position. The approach additionally involves determining the first sheeted substrate has advanced through the fusing nip. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, the fuser member and the pressure member to disengage. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336689 | METHOD AN APPARATUS FOR REUSING A CLEANING WEB TO CLEAN A FUSER UNIT - An approach is provided for reusing a cleaning web to clean portions of a fuser unit. The approach involves causing a cleaning web supply mechanism to feed a cleaning web having a first surface and a second surface to the portions of the fuser unit. The approach also involves causing a cleaning web receiving mechanism to receive the cleaning web following a cleaning process in which the first surface of the cleaning web is used to clean at least one of the portions of the fuser unit. The approach further involves causing the cleaning web receiving mechanism to return the cleaning web to the portions of the fuser unit to clean at least one of the portions of the fuser unit using the second surface of the cleaning web. | 12-19-2013 |
20130343773 | METHOD AN APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY LOADING A CLEANING WEB IN A FUSER UNIT BASED ON MEDIA ATTRIBUTES - An approach is provided for selectively loading a cleaning web useful in printing based on various media attributes of a media that is to be processed by a fuser unit. The approach involves determining one or more media attributes associated with a media to be processed by a fuser unit, the fuser unit comprising one or more heat rolls. The approach also involves determining at least one of the one or more media attributes meets a predetermined criteria. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a cleaning web to contact at least one of the one or more heat rolls based, at least in part, on the determination that one or more media attributes meets the predetermined criteria. | 12-26-2013 |
20140119800 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING AN IMAGING SURFACE OF A PRINTING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method are provided for cleaning an imaging surface of a printing system by way of a cleaning member having a nanowire mesh portion configured to contact the imaging surface. | 05-01-2014 |
20140147179 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING A PRESSURE ROLL OF A FUSER UNIT AS USED IN PRINTING - An apparatus and method are provided for cleaning a pressure roll of a fuser unit useful in printing by way of a cleaning member having a compressible surface portion configured to contact the pressure roll, the compressible surface portion comprising a porous material configured to absorb a release agent from the pressure roll. | 05-29-2014 |
Steven J. Russel, Portland, OR US
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20140035927 | Methods, Computer Readable Media, and Apparatuses for Enabling Non-System Fonts - Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for enabling non-system fonts are presented. A listing of a plurality of non-system fonts may be provided within an application. Responsive to a selection of one of the plurality of non-system fonts by a user of the application, the one of the plurality of non-system fonts may be enabled within the application. | 02-06-2014 |
Steven M. Russel, East Bloomfield, NY US
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20090003896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED SHEET STRIPPING - An enhanced sheet stripping method and apparatus for stripping toner image carrying copy sheets from a surface of a moving heated fusing member forming a fusing nip. The apparatus includes (a) a moving assembly for moving a cut sheet towards the fusing nip; (b) a sheet curling device positioned upstream of the fusing nip relative to movement of the cut sheet for inducing a desired pre-curl in the cut sheet before the cut sheet enters the fusing nip; and (c) a sheet stripping device positioned downstream of the fusing nip for stripping the cut sheet from contact with the surface of the moving heated fusing member as the cut sheet exits the fusing nip. The method includes inducing a desired curl in the cut sheet before the cut sheet enters the fusing nip and enhanced stripping the cut sheet from contact with the surface of the fuser roll as the cut sheet exits the fusing nip. | 01-01-2009 |
20090087234 | ENHANCED FUSER STRIPPING SYSTEM - An improved fuser includes a fuser member, a pressure member that forms a nip with the fuser member through which copy sheets pass to have images fused thereon and an air knife to assist in peeling copy sheets from the fuser member. The air knife has a device connected to it that blocks entrained airflow between the fuser and air knife to reduce fuser cooling and power loss. | 04-02-2009 |
20100080633 | XEROGRAPHIC FUSING SYSTEM - There is disclosed an improved fuser cleaning system in which a strip of flexible material, including first second and third portions, is fed from a source roll to a take-up roll in such a manner that a fuser roll is cleaned or oiled. A first detectable mark may be disposed on a side of the strip of flexible material in one of the first and second portions. During operation of the fuser cleaning system, the third portion is taken up by the take-up roll and when an amount of the third portion is taken up by the take-up roll, the first detectable mark is detected by a sensor and a signal, indicating that the amount of the third portion has been taken up by the take-up roll, is transmitted to a controller. A second detectable mark may be disposed on the side of the strip of flexible material. When substantially all of the third portion has been taken up by the take-up roll, a signal is transmitted from the sensor to the controller indicating that substantially all of the third portion has been taken up by the take-up roll. | 04-01-2010 |
Steven M. Russel, Bloomfield, NY US
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20110211879 | APPARATUSES USEFUL IN PRINTING ONTO MEDIA AND METHODS OF MITIGATING MEDIA EDGE WEAR EFFECTS ON FIXING BELTS IN PRINTING - Apparatuses useful in printing and methods of mitigating media edge wear effects on fixing belts in printing are provided. An exemplary apparatus useful for printing onto media includes a first roll including a first surface; a second roll including a second surface; a fixing member including a third surface; a fixing belt supported on the first surface and second surface, the fixing belt including a surface forming a nip with the fixing member; a registration distribution system for translating the first roll, second roll, fixing member and fixing belt, as a unit, transversely with respect to a media travel path of media received at the nip; and a belt steering mechanism connected to the second roll for translating the fixing belt across the first surface of the first roll at the nip, transversely to the media travel path, while the registration distribution system translates the first roll, second roll, fixing member and fixing belt transversely to the media travel path. | 09-01-2011 |
20120200030 | ALTERNATING GROOVED BELTLESS VACUUM TRANSPORT ROLL - A sheet transportation apparatus includes at least one beltless vacuum transport (BVT) that has a plurality of adjacent rollers. Each of the rollers comprises a rounded external surface and an axis about which the external surface rotates. The external surfaces of the rollers are spaced from each other by gaps referred to as “inter-roller spaces.” A fan is positioned on a first side of the rollers. The fan draws air through the inter-roller spaces to create a vacuum force on a second side of the rollers. The vacuum force maintains the sheets of media in contact with the second side of the rollers. The external surface of each of the rollers comprises a plurality of first regions having a first diameter and a plurality of second regions having a second diameter different than the first diameter. The first regions and the second regions of the external surface are adjacent one another and alternate along the length of the external surface of each of the rollers. | 08-09-2012 |
20120219339 | MAXIMIZE PRINTER COMPONENT LIFE USING INCOMING MEDIA AND IMAGE DATA - A method and structure of automatically selecting replacement components for a printing machine automatically maintains media type statistics on media types used for printing in the printing machine for a period of time, and automatically recommends a replacement for a worn component with one of a plurality of interchangeable different-type replacement components based on the media type statistics. The interchangeable different-type replacement components have different performance characteristics for each of the media types, and the interchangeable different-type replacement components perform the same function as said worn component within the printing machine. | 08-30-2012 |
20140016974 | FUSER SYSTEM - The present teachings provide a fuser system for use in a xerographic apparatus. The fuser system includes a fuser roller and a pressure roller. The fuser roller and the pressure roller create a nip. The fuser roller has an outer layer of carbon nanotubes dispersed in a fluoropolymer wherein the carbon nanotubes comprise from about 0.1 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of the outer layer. The pressure roller comprises a static dissipative outer surface having a surface resistivity of less than about 10 | 01-16-2014 |
20140050497 | INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF PRESSURE ROLLER HEATING ELEMENTS TO PROVIDE GLOSS UNIFORMITY - Methods and systems feed sheets of media on a media path within a printer device and place marking material on the sheets of media to produce printed sheets using a marking station. The methods and systems press the sheets of media using a pressure roller to join the marking material to the sheets of media and control heating elements to heat different portions of the pressure roller differently based upon the gloss level of the printed sheets using the processor. | 02-20-2014 |
Steven Matthew Russel, Bloomfield, NY US
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20100183326 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING FUSER NIP WIDTH - An apparatus ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100202808 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FUSER NIP BALANCE CONTROL - An apparatus ( | 08-12-2010 |
20130189006 | SELF-STRIPPING BELT-ROLL FUSER APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - A belt-roll fuser system includes a belt-roll fuser apparatus wherein a belt is entrained about at least a first internal pressure roll and a second internal pressure roll. The first internal pressure roll and the second internal pressure roll are configured to force a belt against an external pressure roll at a fusing nip, the belt conforming to the external pressure roll across substantially a length of the fusing nip. A passive belt support may interpose internal pressure rolls for ensuring a consistent fusing pressure across the length of the nip. A pressure belt may interpose the fuser belt and the internal pressure rolls. | 07-25-2013 |
20130223858 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MITIGATING FUSER ROLL EDGE WEAR USING VARIABLE END-POINT REGISTRATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONTROL - Methods include moving a fuser assembly with respect to a medium at a fusing nip. The fuser assembly may be moved back and forth, axially in a media cross process direction for registration distribution. The system may be configured to move the fuser assembly different distances based on a deduction of a current location of a fuser member in view of a known driving motor speed, and a time elapsed after a change in signal state. Systems may incorporate one or two sensors, and may be configured for axial movement over a distance of 2 mm or a distance of 55 mm. signature. | 08-29-2013 |
20130336682 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING BULGE RADIUS OF A PRESSURE MEMBER - An apparatus, system and method are provided for controlling a bulge radius of a pressure member in a belt-roll fuser. The belt-roll fuser has a first pressure member. The belt-roll fuser also has a fuser belt having a portion that faces a surface of the first pressure member at a region defining a fusing nip. The belt-roll fuser further has a second pressure member that faces another portion of the fuser belt at the fusing nip such that the fuser belt is entrained between the first pressure member and the second pressure member. The belt-roll fuser additionally has a deformation member configured to deform the first pressure member. | 12-19-2013 |
20140233993 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A DOUBLE BELT ROLL FUSER GEOMETRY IN AN IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A system and method are provided to implement a double belt roll fuser geometry to enable consistent self-stripping of image receiving media exiting a fuser assembly in an image forming device. Interaction between an image receiving medium substrate and a fuser belt of a belt roll fuser device is modified to include configuration in which an opposing belt is positioned around a pressure roller to oppose the fuser belt provided around the fuser roller. The fuser belt and the opposing belt extend in a downstream direction from the fusing nip and are configured to provide an appropriate length downstream of the fusing nip that sandwiches the image receiving medium substrate between the fuser belt and the opposing belt. Each of the fuser belt and the opposing belt wrap 70 degrees or more around significantly smaller diameter rollers positioned downstream of the fusing nip to form a stripping nip. | 08-21-2014 |