WAYNE RICHARD SMITH
Pilots at Park Acre Rd, Pittsford, NY

7061636, Jun 13, 2006

May 16, 2001

09/858428

Donald R. Ryan - Webster NY, US
Henry T. Kremers - Fairport NY, US
Kevin R. Mathers - Rochester NY, US
Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY, US

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G06F 15/00

358 115, 358 11, 358 118, 358 113, 358296

A method for a production monitor controller used in a finishing system wherein the controller uses information concerning the constraints of devices within the system to break the job into job segments wherein each job segment conforms to the constraints of the devices operating on the job segment. A method for creating a job model comprised of a hierarchy of nodes that together describe the job and each of its components. Elements of the of the production monitor controller.

7206087, Apr 17, 2007

May 16, 2001

09/858427

Donald R. Ryan - Webster NY, US
Henry T. Kremers - Fairport NY, US
Kevin R. Mathers - Rochester NY, US
Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY, US

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G02G 15/00

358 115, 358 118, 399 82, 399 83, 399 85, 355112

A method for a finishing module coordinator controller used in a finishing system comprised of finishing devices controlled separately from production equipment. The method comprises receiving finishing job description information, including identification of job segments of the job; and using such information for programming at least one finishing device. The method further comprises tracking performance of the job and adjusting the job model and device performance in response to conditions during performance of the finishing job.

6025926, Feb 15, 2000

Jan 9, 1998

9/005349

Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY
Clifford L. George - Geneseo NY
Donald R. Ryan - Webster NY

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G06A 1500

358 118

A post-printer open-architecture device includes a document input region for receiving documents from a document printing apparatus and a document output region for outputting post-processed documents. An open-architecture document post-processing region is located intermediate the document input and output regions and includes a transport surface for conveying documents from the document input region to the document output region. A module mounting assembly releasably receives and secures at least one document post-processing module in an operative position to perform one or more post-processing operations on a document conveyed on the transport surface. Suitable post-processing modules to be connected to the module mounting assembly include ink-jet printing modules, color application modules, magnetic ink character recognition conversion modules, magnetic ink character recognition verification modules, bar-code reader modules, brail embossing modules, perforation modules, slitting modules, foil application modules, envelope stuffing modules, and postage metering modules.

7864346, Jan 4, 2011

Apr 25, 2001

09/841089

Donald R. Ryan - Webster NY, US
Henry T. Kremers - Fairport NY, US
Kevin R. Mathers - Churchville NY, US
Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY, US
Gerard R. Sturnick - Rochester NY, US

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

B41B 1/00

358 112, 358 114, 358 115, 358 118, 399 1, 399 2, 399 84

A production and finishing system, particularly a printing and finishing system, for electronic management and control of a wide range of finishing processes characterized by input from multiple production operations and equipment that, depending upon the job, may be variably applied to work pieces that themselves are highly variable between different jobs. Particular emphasis is demonstrated in relation to printing and finishing operations for printed documents. The principles of the present invention, however, apply to such production and finishing systems as, without limitation, textile production (which may include printing, cutting, sewing, and finishing), packaging operations for various consumer and industrial products, and printed wiring board production, etc. The present invention is particularly applicable to many operations where processes for production of work pieces are managed separately from processes for finishing and packaging of such work pieces.

5083157, Jan 21, 1992

Dec 20, 1990

7/630907

Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY
William A. Sullivan - Webster NY

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G03G 1500

355200

A low cost and efficient system for magnetic ink character recognition provides a magnetic image over a non-magnetic toned image which can be an on-line or off-line component of an imaging apparatus. Magnetic ink is applied to selected characters from a thin film that includes a magnetic media by utilizing a heater member to promote release of the magnetic ink to the previously toned characters.

5724075, Mar 3, 1998

May 5, 1995

8/436031

Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

B41J 300

347 2

A system that prints onto the spine or edges of a book includes a thermal ink jet printer having a printhead configured and positioned to traverse the spine or edge of books. The ink jet printer has a book support that facilitates the positioning of a book adjacent the printhead. Imaging by the printhead onto the spine or edge of the book is controlled by a computer with appropriate software. An adjustment device is connected to the printhead for controlling the positioning of the printhead with respect to the spine or edge of the book in order to compensate for different fonts sizes and book thicknesses.

4757346, Jul 12, 1988

Mar 16, 1984

6/590246

Robert A. Coons - Holcomb NY
Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G03G 1504

355 3R

A flash exposure, full frame electrostatographic printing system is disclosed as having a document support drum and an optical arrangement for scanning a document for exposing the same to a moving photoreceptor belt. The optical arrangements for flash exposure and scanning have most of their respective parts in common. A mirror is incorporated into the optical arrangement for scanning and is movable into and out of the optical path thereof.

5828385, Oct 27, 1998

Jun 7, 1995

8/485951

Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY
William A. Sullivan - Rochester NY

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

G11B 900

346 742

A tape containing a supporting substrate and a magnetic layer coated thereover. This tape can be selected for thermal fusing processes where the coating, after heating of the tape which is in contact with a nonmagnetic image, transfers into the image and renders it magnetic. The corrected image can then be selected for MICR processes and devices.

4732277, Mar 22, 1988

Jan 20, 1987

7/004936

Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

B65D 8306

206633

A toner cartridge for use in a copying machine for supplying fresh toner to the developer for the machine is disclosed as being formed with an elongated opening to permit discharge of toner when inverted. A removable flexible strip covers the opening and is detachably held to the cartridge by adhesive material. The strip comprises a flattened sleeve having the edges of one of its sides adhesively held onto the cartridge across the opening and a pulling member retained in the sleeve with one of its ends connected to one end of the sleeve so that a gradual pulling of the other end of the member progressively removes the sleeve as the same is turned within itself or inside out thereby carrying toner particles adhering to the sleeve within the sleeve.

7669842, Mar 2, 2010

Aug 22, 2006

11/507841

Wayne R. Smith - Pittsford NY, US

Xerox Corporation - Norwalk CT

B65H 37/04

270 5807, 270 32, 270 37, 270 5808

A sheet turning apparatus includes a vacuum source used to capture and hold a sheet onto a rotatable disc that is connected to a servo motor. Actuation of the servo motor causes rotation of the disc which in turn rotates the sheet 90°.