Inventor · Lexington, KY, US

Niko Jay Murrell

29Patents
5h-index
55Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 25, 2004 → Jun 20, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7159863B2 Compliant media stack height limiter Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US11364067B2 Electrical isolation of electrosurgical instruments Human Necessities 8 Active
US7382998B2 Robust door panel breakaway mechanism for an image forming device Physics 7 Active
US7549626B2 Media timing based on stack height for use within an image forming device Physics 7 Active
US7380789B2 Methods of moving a media sheet from an input tray and into a media path within an image forming device Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US9128438B2 Method of using an imaging device having a media stiffness sensor assembly Electricity 3 Active
US8474812B1 Manually translatable pick mechanism for feeding sheets of media of different widths Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US7717417B2 Devices for improving the reliability of feeding media sheets within an image forming device Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9201366B2 Flat heater for electrophotographic belt fusing systems, and methods of making same Physics 2 Active
US8322704B1 System and device for feeding sheets of media Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9451111B1 Method of determining a media class in an imaging device using an optical translucence sensor Electricity 2 Active
US7272351B2 Transfer of a media sheet within an image forming device Physics 2 Expired
US8018604B2 Multifunction sensor for an image forming device Electricity 1 Active
US7182192B2 Clutch mechanism and method for moving media within an image forming apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired
US9531889B2 Media stiffness sensor assembly for an imaging device Electricity 1 Active
US9541876B1 Imaging device with diagnostic testing for fatal errors Physics 1 Active
US9367005B2 Imaging device and method for determining operating parameters Electricity 1 Active
US8172220B2 Dual shaft media picking mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US7965953B2 Electrode-based post nip field conditioning method and apparatus Physics 1 Active
US8020860B2 Devices and methods for aligning and moving a media sheet within an image forming device Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US12343066B2 Electrical isolation of electrosurgical instruments Human Necessities 0 Active
US11497570B2 Inductively powered end of life indicators for robotic surgical instruments Electricity 0 Active
US7613420B2 Uniform entry of media into an alignment nip Physics 0 Expired
US10856942B2 System and method for closed-loop surgical tool homing Human Necessities 0 Active
US7639979B2 Preconditioning media sheets to reduce transfer voltage Physics 0 Active

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