Patents by Inventor Brian Gilmartin

Brian Gilmartin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230116027
    Abstract: A swing seat assembly, including a seat portion and a support portion, a lower support bar and an upper support bar, a lower set of elongate cables having first ends coupled with the lower support bar and second ends coupled with the seat portion, and an upper set of elongate cables having first ends coupled with a stationary support structure and second ends coupled with the upper support bar. The lower support bar is rotatably coupled with the upper support bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Gilmartin
  • Patent number: 11623155
    Abstract: A swing seat assembly, including a seat portion and a support portion, a lower support bar and an upper support bar, a lower set of elongate cables having first ends coupled with the lower support bar and second ends coupled with the seat portion, and an upper set of elongate cables having first ends coupled with a stationary support structure and second ends coupled with the upper support bar. The lower support bar is rotatably coupled with the upper support bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Gilmartin
  • Patent number: 8483591
    Abstract: There is described a bias charging member that includes a conductive core and an outer surface layer on the conductive core. The outer surface layer includes a resin of aminoplast and one of polyol or nylon, a conductive additive and p-toluene sulfonic acid. There is also described a method of refurbishing bias charging members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Gary A. Batt, Brian Gilmartin, Jeanne M. Koval, Aaron M. Stuckey
  • Patent number: 8366970
    Abstract: A method for treating a carbon allotrope including providing a carbon allotrope selected from the group consisting of carbon black, amorphous carbon, glassy carbon, graphite, graphene, fullerenes, or a mixture thereof; surface treating the carbon allotrope by coupling the carbon allotrope with a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. Also described is a surface treated carbon allotrope having a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane coupled to the surface of the carbon allotrope. Also described is a coating composite for imaging components including a film forming resin; and a plurality of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane surface treated carbon allotrope particles substantially uniformly dispersed in the film forming resin, and imaging components including the coating composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Gilmartin, Jin Wu, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Patent number: 8354474
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed generally to a composition that forms a cross-linked protective outer coating or layer able to withstand high temperatures and which maintains integrity in such conditions. The protective coating may be used in imaging apparatus members and components, for use in electrostatographic, including digital, apparatuses. Particular embodiments pertain to a fuser component having an outer coating comprised of a cross-linking composition that improves resistance to thermal degradation and extends the service life of the fuser component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Gilmartin, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Patent number: 8257810
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt that includes a core shell component wherein the core is, for example, comprised of a metal oxide, and the shell is comprised of silica, and which shell contains or includes a hydrophobic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Lanhui Zhang, Lin Ma, Brian Gilmartin
  • Patent number: 8129081
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide charge generating layers and electrographic imaging members containing the charge generating layers. In various embodiments, an imaging member can be a multilayered photoconductive imaging member with a charge generating layer including, for example, a photogenerating pigment, such as a metal phthalocyanine; a dopant material, such as a multiple halide compound dopant and/or an ether dopant; and a binder or polymer. The imaging members can exhibit high photosensitivity, low residual potential (Verase), and excellent cyclic/environmental stability and can be used as photoreceptors, photosensitive members, and the like, in a machine of copy, printer, fax, scan, multifunction machines, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Gilmartin, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Publication number: 20120010337
    Abstract: A method for treating a carbon allotrope including providing a carbon allotrope selected from the group consisting of carbon black, amorphous carbon, glassy carbon, graphite, graphene, fullerenes, or a mixture thereof; surface treating the carbon allotrope by coupling the carbon allotrope with a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane. Also described is a surface treated carbon allotrope having a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane coupled to the surface of the carbon allotrope. Also described is a coating composite for imaging components including a film forming resin; and a plurality of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane surface treated carbon allotrope particles substantially uniformly dispersed in the film forming resin, and imaging components including the coating composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Gilmartin, Jin Wu, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Publication number: 20110052252
    Abstract: There is described a bias charging member that includes a conductive core and an outer surface layer on the conductive core. The outer surface layer includes a resin of aminoplast and one of polyol or nylon, a conductive additive and p-toluene sulfonic acid. There is also described a method of refurbishing bias charging members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Gary A. Batt, Brian Gilmartin, Jeanne M. Koval, Aaron M. Stuckey
  • Publication number: 20110021714
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed generally to a composition that forms a cross-linked protective outer coating or layer able to withstand high temperatures and which maintains integrity in such conditions. The protective coating may be used in imaging apparatus members and components, for use in electrostatographic, including digital, apparatuses. Particular embodiments pertain to a fuser component having an outer coating comprised of a cross-linking composition that improves resistance to thermal degradation and extends the service life of the fuser component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Gilmartin, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Publication number: 20110020636
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed generally to a composition that forms a cross-linked protective outer coating or layer able to withstand high temperatures and which maintains integrity in such conditions. The protective coating may be used in imaging apparatus members and components, for use in electrostatographic, including digital, apparatuses. Particular embodiments pertain to a fuser component having an outer coating comprised of a cross-linking composition that improves resistance to thermal degradation and extends the service life of the fuser component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Gilmartin, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Publication number: 20100068639
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide charge generating layers and electrographic imaging members containing the charge generating layers. In various embodiments, an imaging member can be a multilayered photoconductive imaging member with a charge generating layer including, for example, a photogenerating pigment, such as a metal phthalocyanine; a dopant material, such as a multiple halide compound dopant and/or an ether dopant; and a binder or polymer. The imaging members can exhibit high photosensitivity, low residual potential (Verase), and excellent cyclic/environmental stability and can be used as photoreceptors, photosensitive members, and the like, in a machine of copy, printer, fax, scan, multifunction machines, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Gilmartin, Liang-Bih Lin