Patents by Inventor Jin-Mo Hong

Jin-Mo Hong 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).

  • Patent number: 11016405
    Abstract: A toner for electrophotography includes a toner particle including a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, and an additive material including a quantum dot-inorganic particle composite. The additive material is attached to an external surface of the toner particle. The quantum dot-inorganic particle composite includes quantum dot particles and inorganic particles present between the quantum dot particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Jin-mo Hong
  • Publication number: 20200257214
    Abstract: A toner for electrophotography includes a toner particle including a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, and an additive material including a quantum dot-inorganic particle composite. The additive material is attached to an external surface of the toner particle. The quantum dot-inorganic particle composite includes quantum dot particles and inorganic particles present between the quantum dot particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Jin-mo HONG
  • Patent number: 10656544
    Abstract: Provided is a toner for electrophotography. The toner includes a toner particle including a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, and an additive attached to an external surface of the toner particle. The additive includes a quantum dot-inorganic particle composite including a quantum dot and an inorganic particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L.P.
    Inventor: Jin-mo Hong
  • Patent number: 10437164
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image including a binder resin, a coloring agent, and a releasing agent are provided. A particle of the toner satisfies conditions of Equation (1) (W(L)/T(L)?0.1 and Equation (2) 15<Nstain, where Nstain refers to a number of stained releasing agent domains when the particle of the toner is stained with ruthenium tetraoxide (RuO4) and a cross section of the particle of the toner is observed, W(L) refers to a longest length of lengths of the stained releasing agent domains, and T(L) refers to a longest length of the cross section of the particles of the toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: HP PRINTING KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-mo Hong, Young-jae Kwon, Hwoing-woon Lee
  • Publication number: 20190187576
    Abstract: Provided is a toner for electrophotography. The toner includes a toner particle including a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, and an additive attached to an external surface of the toner particle. The additive includes a quantum dot-inorganic particle composite including a quantum dot and an inorganic particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Jin-mo HONG
  • Patent number: 10133199
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The toner may have a morphological surface characteristic that induces high thermal and physical characteristics. The toner may simultaneously improve gloss, charge stability, anti-cohesiveness, storage ability, and low temperature fixability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: S-PRINTING SOLUTION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jin-mo Hong
  • Publication number: 20170115585
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image including a binder resin, a coloring agent, and a releasing agent are provided. A particle of the toner satisfies conditions of Equation (1) (W(L)/T(L)?0.1 and Equation (2) 15<Nstain, where Nstain refers to a number of stained releasing agent domains when the particle of the toner is stained with ruthenium tetraoxide (RuO4) and a cross section of the particle of the toner is observed, W(L) refers to a longest length of lengths of the stained releasing agent domains, and T(L) refers to a longest length of the cross section of the particles of the toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-mo HONG, Young-jae KWON, Hwoing-woon LEE
  • Patent number: 9182693
    Abstract: A toner to develop an electrostatic charge image, the toner including at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein a weight average molecular weight of the toner measured by using a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) method on a tetrahydrofuran (THF) soluble fraction is in a range of about 30,000 to about 80,000 g/mol, wherein a molecular weight distribution curve of the toner obtained by using the GPC method on the THF soluble fraction has at least one peak in a molecular weight range of 100 to 1,000 g/mol, a peak in a molecular weight range of 1,000 to 5,000 g/mol, and a main peak in a molecular weight range of 5,000 to 20,000 g/mol, a method of preparing the toner, a device to supply the toner, and an apparatus and method of forming an image by using the toner. The toner has more than certain levels of low-temperature fixability, an anti-hot-offset property, a charging ability, a gloss property, and a heat storage ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Yoshida, Sung-jin Park, Yo-da Shin, Hwoing-woon Lee, Jin-mo Hong
  • Patent number: 9081316
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner including a binder, a colorant and a releasing agent, and a method of preparing the electrophotographic toner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin-mo Hong, Jae-hwan Kim, Kyeong Pang, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Patent number: 8642239
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image includes a core layer including a first binder resin, a colorant and a releasing agent; and a shell layer coating the core layer and including a second binder resin. The first binder resin of the core layer includes a low molecular weight amorphous polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 6000 g/mol to about 20000 g/mol, a high molecular weight amorphous polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 25000 g/mol to about 100000 g/mol, and a crystalline polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 8000 g/mol to about 30000 g/mol. The second binder resin of the shell layer includes the low and high molecular weight amorphous polyester resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-mo Hong, Takeshi Yoshida, Sung-jin Park
  • Publication number: 20130236827
    Abstract: A toner to develop an electrostatic charge image, the toner including at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein a weight average molecular weight of the toner measured by using a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) method on a tetrahydrofuran (THF) soluble fraction is in a range of about 30,000 to about 80,000 g/mol, wherein a molecular weight distribution curve of the toner obtained by using the GPC method on the THF soluble fraction has at least one peak in a molecular weight range of 100 to 1,000 g/mol, a peak in a molecular weight range of 1,000 to 5,000 g/mol, and a main peak in a molecular weight range of 5,000 to 20,000 g/mol, a method of preparing the toner, a device to supply the toner, and an apparatus and method of forming an image by using the toner. The toner has more than certain levels of low-temperature fixability, an anti-hot-offset property, a charging ability, a gloss property, and a heat storage ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi YOSHIDA, Sung-jin PARK, Yo-da SHIN, Hwoing-woon LEE, Jin-mo HONG
  • Patent number: 8431307
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electrographic toner having a core layer, which includes a binder, a colorant and two or more types of releasing agents, and a shell layer covering the core layer, and a method of preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-hwan Kim, Kyeong Pang, Jin-mo Hong, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Patent number: 8431308
    Abstract: Toner for developing an electrostatic image, which satisfies charging stability, low-temperature fixability, high-temperature storage characteristics, and durability with respect to an environment up to a predetermined level or above, and a method of preparing the toner. The toner includes: a core layer including a first binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent; and a shell layer covering the core layer and including a second binder resin, wherein the first binder resin includes about 70 wt % or above of amorphous polyester resin and about 30 wt % or below of crystalline polyester resin, the second binder resin includes an amorphous polyester resin, and a melting temperature (Tm(C)) of the crystalline polyester resin, a melting temperature (Tm(W)) of the releasing agent, and a melting point (Tm(T)) of the toner satisfy the following conditions: ?20° C.?Tm(W)?Tm(C)?20° C.; and 0° C.<Tm(C)?Tm(T)?10° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong Pang, Jae-hwan Kim, Jin-mo Hong, Yo-da Shin, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Publication number: 20130059246
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic image and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The toner may have a morphological surface characteristic that induces high thermal and physical characteristics. The toner may simultaneously improve gloss, charge stability, anti-cohesiveness, storage ability, and low temperature fixability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-mo HONG
  • Patent number: 8383306
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrographic toner and methods for preparing an electrographic toner. In particular, the present disclosure provides an electrophotographic toner comprising a latex, a colorant and a releasing agent. The electrophotographic toner may further comprise zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and silicon (Si). The [Zn]/[Fe] ratio may be in the range of about 5.0×10?2 to about 2.0. The [Si]/[Fe] ratio may be in the range of about 5.0×10?4 to about 5.0×10?2. [Zn], [Fe] and [Si] denote the intensities of Zn, Fe and Si, respectively, as measured by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong Pang, Jae-Hwan Kim, Jin-Mo Hong, Su-Bum Park, Jeong-Hyun Lee, Mi-Rim Cho
  • Publication number: 20120196218
    Abstract: A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image includes a core layer including a first binder resin, a colorant and a releasing agent; and a shell layer coating the core layer and including a second binder resin. The first binder resin of the core layer includes a low molecular weight amorphous polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 6000 g/mol to about 20000 g/mol, a high molecular weight amorphous polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 25000 g/mol to about 100000 g/mol, and a crystalline polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 8000 g/mol to about 30000 g/mol. The second binder resin of the shell layer includes the low and high molecular weight amorphous polyester resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-mo HONG, Takeshi Yoshida, Sung-jin Park
  • Publication number: 20110183252
    Abstract: Toner for developing an electrostatic image, which satisfies charging stability, low-temperature fixability, high-temperature storage characteristics, and durability with respect to an environment up to a predetermined level or above, and a method of preparing the toner. The toner includes: a core layer including a first binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent; and a shell layer covering the core layer and including a second binder resin, wherein the first binder resin includes about 70 wt % or above of amorphous polyester resin and about 30 wt % or below of crystalline polyester resin, the second binder resin includes an amorphous polyester resin, and a melting temperature (Tm(C)) of the crystalline polyester resin, a melting temperature (Tm(W)) of the releasing agent, and a melting point (Tm(T)) of the toner satisfy the following conditions: ?20° C.?Tm(W)?Tm(C)?20° C.; and 0° C.<Tm(C)?Tm(T)?10° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeong Pang, Jae-hwan Kim, Jin-mo Hong, Yo-da Shin, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Publication number: 20110151368
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner including a binder, a colorant and a releasing agent, and a method of preparing the electrophotographic toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-mo Hong, Jae-hwan Kim, Kyeong Pang, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Publication number: 20110104605
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electrographic toner having a core layer, which includes a binder, a colorant and two or more types of releasing agents, and a shell layer covering the core layer, and a method of preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-hwan KIM, Kyeong Pang, Jin-mo Hong, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Publication number: 20110014560
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrographic toner and methods for preparing an electrographic toner. In particular, the present disclosure provides an electrophotographic toner comprising a latex, a colorant and a releasing agent. The electrophotographic toner may further comprise zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and silicon (Si). The [Zn]/[Fe] ratio may be in the range of about 5.0×10?2 to about 2.0×10?2. The [Si]/[Fe] ratio may be in the range of about 5.0×10?4 to about 5.0×10?2. [Zn], [Fe] and [Si] denote the intensities of Zn, Fe and Si, respectively, as measured by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeong PANG, Jae-Hwan Kim, Jin-Mo Hong, Su-Bum Park, Jeong-Hyun Lee, Mi-Rim Cho