Inventor · Pittsford, NY, US

Alan E. Rapkin

25Patents
7h-index
25Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 2, 1990 → May 2, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5322273A Sheet registration mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US6988725B2 Method for registering sheets in a duplex reproduction machine for alleviating skew Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US5016062A Multicolor image forming apparatus having improved registration Physics 11 Expired
US5232213A Vacuum belt sheet feeder device Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5085418A Recirculating document feeder having a cross-track registration mechanism and method Physics 9 Expired
US8582988B2 Effectively using a consumable in two printers Physics 8 Active
US4990969A Method and apparatus for forming multicolor images Physics 8 Expired
US7464925B2 Adjustable sheet feeder for adjusting sheet stack center relative to sheet stack edges Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6826384B2 Apparatus for a pre-registration speed and timing adjust system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8147026B2 Image quality matching in a mixed print engine assembly system Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8019255B2 Alignment method for a plurality of coupled digital print engines Physics 2 Active
US7115056B2 Dual spring tensioner Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US8301061B2 Method and apparatus for aligning coupled digital print engines Physics 2 Active
US6657754B2 Passively energized floating guide Electricity 1 Expired
US8478170B2 Methods for operating development station auger Physics 1 Active
US8562115B2 Condensation control in an inkjet printing system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8401433B2 Methods for dual drive operation of an auger in a development station Physics 0 Active
US8385784B2 Development station with dual actuator drive Physics 0 Active
US8876244B2 Inkjet printing system with condensation control system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8660467B2 Electrophotographic printer development system with multiple augers Physics 0 Active
US8740131B2 Printer web medium supply with drive system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8478169B2 Development station with dual drive Physics 0 Active
US8682224B2 Method for transporting electrophotographic developer in a printer Physics 0 Active
US8385785B2 Development station with auger tensioning Physics 0 Active
US8548356B2 Electrophotographic printer with stateful toner bottles Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.