Patents by Inventor H. Bruce Goodbrand
H. Bruce Goodbrand 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).
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Publication number: 20040158063Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae 1Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2004Publication date: August 12, 2004Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Francis Monchamp, Hugues Duval
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Patent number: 6761758Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae wherein, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is a hydrogen atom, and provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is not a hydrogen atom, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 each, independently of the others, is (i) a hydrogen atom, (ii) an alkyl group, (iii) an aryl group, (iv) an arylalkyl group, or (v) an alkylaryl group. Also disclosed are phase change ink compositions comprising a colorant and a phase change ink carrier comprising a material of this formula.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Jr., Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Francis Monchamp, Hugues Duval
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Patent number: 6743888Abstract: A polycarbonate containing a repeating segment represented by Formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl; R2 represents a divalent linkage selected from the group consisting of alkylene containing one or more heteroatoms of halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, silicon, and phosphorus, arylalkylene, and arylene; Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent aromatic groups; and P represents a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxyl protective group.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand
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Publication number: 20040075723Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae 1 2Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2002Publication date: April 22, 2004Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Marcel P. Breton, Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Jule W. Thomas, Donald R. Titterington, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Jeffrey H. Banning, James D. Wuest, Dominic Laliberte, Marie-Eve Perron
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Publication number: 20040060474Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae 1Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2002Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Hugues Duval
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Publication number: 20040050295Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae 1Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2002Publication date: March 18, 2004Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Francis Monchamp, Hugues Duval
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Publication number: 20040037947Abstract: A process for generating on a substrate, such as a document, a security mark comprised of a glossy ink containing a colorant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2002Publication date: February 26, 2004Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Raj D. Patel, Michael A. Hopper, H. Bruce Goodbrand
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Patent number: 6664017Abstract: A process comprising applying a toner security mark on a document generated by xerographic means and which mark possesses white glossy characteristics, and wherein said toner is comprised of a polymer and a colorant.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Raj D. Patel, Michael A. Hopper, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Kurt I. Halfyard, Nan-Xing Hu
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Publication number: 20030112490Abstract: A display material for use in an electric paper system includes two opposing outer surfaces, between which is disposed a plurality of optically and electrically anisotropic elements suspended in a substance capable of being liquified. A rotatable disposition of each element is achievable while the element is suspended in the substance and the substance is liquified.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Beng S. Ong, Robert A. Sprague
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Publication number: 20030105185Abstract: Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising a colorant and an ink vehicle, the ink being a solid at temperatures less than about 50° C. and exhibiting a viscosity of no more than about 20 centipoise at a jetting temperature of no more than about 160° C., wherein at a first temperature hydrogen bonds of sufficient strength exist between the ink vehicle molecules so that the ink vehicle forms hydrogen-bonded dimers, oligomers, or polymers, and wherein at a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature the hydrogen bonds between the ink vehicle molecules are sufficiently broken that fewer hydrogen-bonded dimers, oligomers, or polymers are present in the ink at the second temperature than are present in the ink at the first temperature, so that the viscosity of the ink at the second temperature is lower than the viscosity of the ink at the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2001Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Thomas W. Smith, Daniel A. Foucher, Kathleen M. McGrane, Dina Popovic
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Patent number: 6414051Abstract: Disclosed is a printing process which comprises (1) incorporating into an acoustic ink jet printing apparatus an ink composition comprising (a) an ink vehicle which comprises a bis(carbamate) of the formula wherein R1 is an alkylene group and R2 and R3 each, independently of the other, are alkyl groups or alkylene oxide or polyalkylene oxide groups of the formula —(CnH2nO)yH, wherein n is an integer of 2 or 3 and y is an integer representing the number of repeat alkylene oxide units, (b) a colorant, (c) an optional conductivity enhancing agent, (d) an optional antioxidant, (e) an optional UV absorber, (f) an optional clarifier, (g) an optional tackifier, (h) an optional adhesive, and (i) an optional plasticizer, (2) melting the ink, and (3) causing droplets of the melted ink to be ejected by acoustic beams in an imagewise pattern onto a recording sheet.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2000Date of Patent: July 2, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils, Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, Raymond W. Wong
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Patent number: 6334890Abstract: An ink composition containing (1) an oxazoline compound with, for example, a melting point of from about above 60° C. to about 120° C. and with, for example, an acoustic-loss value of from about 25 to about 80 dB/mm; (2) a carbamate; (3) an alcohol compound; (4) a lightfastness component; (5) a lightfastness antioxidant; and (6) a colorant.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2000Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils, Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, Raymond W. Wong, Marcel P. Breton, Shadi L. Malhotra, Carl P. Tripp
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Patent number: 6328793Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition comprising (a) a benzoyl benzamide compound; (b) a viscosity-modifying benzoyl-group-containing compound; (c) a colorant; and (d) an optional conductivity enhancing agent.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2000Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Shadi L. Malhotra, H. Bruce Goodbrand
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Patent number: 6238833Abstract: A composition including: a polymeric compound including a polyvinyl butyral moiety, an optional polyvinyl alcohol moiety, an optional polyvinyl acetate moiety, and a modified polyvinyl moiety of the formula where R is an organic substituent, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol moiety has a hydroxyl content that ranges from 0% to about 5% by weight when —OR is an acetate.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1999Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John S. Chambers, Huoy-Jen Yuh, H. Bruce Goodbrand
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Patent number: 6194110Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member containing a photogenerating layer comprised of a mixture of perylenes, wherein the mixture comprises, for example, (1) 1,3-bis(n-pentylimidoperyleneimido) propane (Formula A), 1,3-bis(2-methylbutylimido peryleneimido)propane (Formula B) and 1-(n-pentylimidoperyleneimido)-3-(2-methylbutylimidoperyleneimido)-propane (Formula C), and (2) an electron acceptor component Formula A 1,3-bis(n-pentylimidoperyleneimido)propane Formula B 1,3-bis(2-methylbutylimidoperyleneimido)propane Formula C 1-(n-pentylimidoperyleneimido)-3-(2-methylbutylimidoperyleneimido)propaneType: GrantFiled: July 13, 2000Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Cheng-Kuo Hsiao, Ah-Mee Hor, Giuseppa Baranyi, H. Bruce Goodbrand
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Patent number: 6187082Abstract: An ink composition comprised of (1) a thiourea with a melting point of from about 60 to about 120° C. and with an acoustic-loss value of from about 25 to about 80 dB/mm, (2) an optional ink carbamate with a melting point of from about 25° C. to about 60° C. and with an acoustic-loss value of from about 5 to about 40 dB/mm, (3) a lightfastness component, (4) a lightfast antioxidant, and (5) a colorant.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1999Date of Patent: February 13, 2001Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils, Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, Raymond W. Wong, Shadi L. Malhotra
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Patent number: 5989325Abstract: A nonaqueous ink composition comprised of a vehicle, colorant, and a hydrophobic gelling component.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1998Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils
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Patent number: 5922897Abstract: A process for the preparation of surfactants is described comprising reacting a phosphorus acid ester of the following Formula (IV) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.t is aryl, R.sup.2 is alkyl or aryl, with a hydrophilic polyoxyalkylene of the following Formulas (VIII), or (IX) ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 is alkyl and A is a hydrophilic polyoxyalkylene chain, and which reaction results in an intermediate compound Formulas (XI), (XII), or (XIII); ##STR3## reacting the intermediate compound selected from the group consisting of Formulas (XI) through (XIII), with a hydroxylic compound R.sup.1 -OH (X) to yield surfactant precursors comprised of Formulas (V), (VI), and (VII), respectively: ##STR4## and, oxidizing said phosphorus ester-linked surfactant precursors selected from the group consisting of Formulas (V), (VI) and (VII), with an oxidizing agent to produce the surfactants.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1998Date of Patent: July 13, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand
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Patent number: 5902901Abstract: A process for the preparation of N,N-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-biphenylamine which comprises the reaction of N,N-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)amine and an iodobiphenyl in the presence of a ligand copper catalyst, and wherein the ligand is selected from the group consisting of monodentate tertiary amines and bidentate tertiary amines, and which reaction is accomplished at a temperature of, for example, from about 120.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1998Date of Patent: May 11, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, George Liebermann, Roger E. Gaynor
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Patent number: 5891971Abstract: A process for the preparation of a resin comprising:heating a mixture of at least one free radical polymerizable monomer, a free radical initiator compound, a stable free radical compound, and a reducing agent.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1997Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Barkev Keoshkerian, Marion H. Quinlan, Michael K. Georges, H. Bruce Goodbrand