Inventor · Webster, NY, US

Bruce E. Thayer

108Patents
12h-index
80Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: May 18, 1981 → Feb 25, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5264904A High reliability blade cleaner system Physics 55 Expired
US4819026A Cleaning apparatus for a charge retentive surface Physics 36 Expired
US5257079A Electrostatic brush cleaner with a secondary cleaner Physics 25 Expired
US5208639A Multiple cleaning blade indexing apparatus Physics 25 Expired
US7219569B2 Integral one-way overrun clutch with epcicycle gear system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5200788A Brush auger reclaim filtration in a photoreceptor cleaner housing Physics 20 Expired
US5530537A Biased foam roll cleaner Physics 19 Expired
US5903797A Monitoring cleaning performance to predict cleaner life Physics 17 Expired
US5122839A Dual action blade cleaner Physics 15 Expired
US5493383A Sequenced cleaner retraction method and apparatus Physics 14 Expired
US7428402B2 Carbon nanotube composites for blade cleaning in electrophotographic marking systems Physics 13 Active
US6351623B1 Toner dispensing apparatus employing a traveling wave transport grid Physics 12 Expired
US5594541A Cleaner/waste bottle interface sealing via toner valve Physics 11 Expired
US5329344A Lubrication of a detoning roll Physics 11 Expired
US5519480A Retraction of cleaner backers to enable disengagement of the cleaner from the photoreceptor for image on image, multi-pass color development Physics 11 Expired
US5298953A Biased transfer roll cleaner Physics 11 Expired
US5669055A Dual brush cleaner retraction mechanism and variable inertia drift controller for retractable cleaner Physics 10 Expired
US5546177A Electrostatic brush cleaner performance monitor Physics 10 Expired
US5412461A Friction load insensitive mounting for blade Physics 9 Expired
US7877054B1 Process for development of cleaning blade lubrication stripes Physics 9 Active
US8422058B2 Mutualistic engine controller Physics 9 Active
US5923940A Cleaning brush having fibers of different lengths Physics 8 Expired
US4819031A Rotating vane toner transport for blade cleaning on horizontal surfaces Physics 7 Expired
US5701572A Ceramic coated detoning roll for xerographic cleaners Physics 7 Expired
US6775512B2 Dual electrostatic brush cleaner bias switching for multiple pass cleaning of high density toner inputs Physics 7 Expired

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