Inventor · Lexington, KY, US

Robert Watson McAlpine

38Patents
7h-index
50Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 31, 2002 → Nov 17, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6771922B2 Toner cartridge Physics 24 Expired
US9360797B1 Toner cartridge having a movable projection for providing installation feedback to an image forming device Physics 18 Active
US9389582B2 Replaceable unit for an image forming device having magnets of varying angular offset for toner level sensing Physics 18 Active
US9519243B2 Replaceable unit for an image forming device having magnets of varying angular offset for toner level sensing Physics 16 Active
US9063460B2 Volumetric toner cartridge having driven toner platform Physics 11 Active
US8918032B2 Volumetric toner cartridge having toner agitators Physics 10 Active
USD854078S1 Toner cartridge General 8 Active
US9983506B2 Replaceable unit for an image forming device having magnets of varying angular offset for toner level sensing Physics 6 Active
US9335656B2 Toner level sensing using rotatable magnets having varying angular offset Physics 6 Active
US6931224B2 Toner cartridge hopper with labyrinth channels for releasing air while trapping toner in cartridge Physics 6 Expired
US9841722B2 Replaceable unit for an image forming device having magnets of varying angular offset for toner level sensing Physics 5 Active
US7231163B2 Apparatus and method of reducing charge roller contamination Physics 4 Expired
US7167672B2 Method and device for conveying waste toner in an image forming device Physics 3 Expired
US9477178B1 System for determining the open or closed state of a toner cartridge shutter Physics 3 Active
US9915894B2 Electrophotographic image forming device having a toner cartridge that includes a movable projection for providing installation feedback Physics 3 Active
US8304066B2 Toner release coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9709928B2 Drive mechanism for an intermediate transfer member module of an electrophotographic imaging device Physics 2 Active
US9709925B2 Toner cartridge having a movable projection for providing installation feedback to an image forming device Physics 2 Active
US9488935B1 Drive mechanism for an intermediate transfer member module of an electrophotographic imaging device Physics 2 Active
USD841730S1 Toner cartridge General 2 Active
US10303111B2 Image forming device having a replaceable unit that includes magnets of varying angular offset for toner level sensing Physics 1 Active
US6990308B1 Image forming device, print cartridge and doctor blade assembly that reduce vibrations at doctoring media nip Physics 1 Expired
US8238803B2 Doctor blade surface energy modification Physics 1 Active
US10036981B2 Toner cartridge having a movable projection for providing installation feedback to an image forming device Physics 1 Active
US10884357B2 Toner cartridge having a movable projection for providing installation feedback to an image forming device Physics 1 Active

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