Inventor · Lexington, KY, US

Phillip Byron Wright

25Patents
14h-index
36Co-inventors
73Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 18, 1993 → May 31, 2001

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5995772A Imaging apparatus cartridge including an encoded device Physics 181 Expired
US5995774A Method and apparatus for storing data in a non-volatile memory circuit mounted on a printer's process cartridge Physics 122 Expired
US5802420A Method and apparatus for predicting and displaying toner usage of a printer Physics 105 Expired
US5634169A Multiple function encoder wheel for cartridges utilized in an electrophotographic output device Physics 60 Expired
US5622364A Apparatus and method of determining a media level in a supply tray Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US5797061A Method and apparatus for measuring and displaying a toner tally for a printer Physics 44 Expired
US6076821A Method and apparatus for feeding sheets Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US6072585A Method and apparatus for managing the power consumption of a printer Physics 42 Expired
US5961115A Method and system of sensing an output level of an output stack of print media in an image forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US6009285A Method for determining characteristics of an electrophotographic cartridge carrying a rotatable element Physics 24 Expired
US6397015B2 Encoded device having positioned indicia for use with a toner cartridge Physics 23 Expired
US6227534A Method and apparatus for controlling an auto compensation pick mechanism to reduce the occurence of multi-feeds Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US5877798A Method and apparatus for automatically determining the style printhead installed in a laser printer Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US5807005A Cartridge lockout system and method Physics 14 Expired
US6169860A Toner cartridge having encoded wheel Physics 11 Expired
US6295422A Encoded wheel for a toner cartridge Physics 9 Expired
US5864355A Image forming apparatus with laser calibration during ramp-up period of an optical device Physics 9 Expired
US5325166A Fuser overheat control Physics 9 Expired
US5872897A Method for conserving print media Physics 8 Expired
US5701549A Image forming apparatus with modular staging assembly Physics 8 Expired
US5631746A High resolution simulation printing by printing adjoining pels Physics 7 Expired
US5729270A Toner conservation by pel modulation with operator control Physics 7 Expired
US5940190A Image improvement after facsimile reception Electricity 3 Expired
US5867203A EMI reduction in output devices Physics 2 Expired
US5986681A Toner conservation by PEL modulation with operator control Physics 1 Expired

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