Patents by Inventor Liang-Bih Lin

Liang-Bih Lin 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).

  • Photoconductor having silanol-containing charge transport layer
    Patent number: 7541122
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one silanol containing charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan Dinh, Kathleen M. Carmichael, Susan M. Vandusen, Liang-Bih Lin, Michael S. Roetker, Robert C. U. Yu
  • Polyarylate containing member
    Patent number: 7534536
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a substrate, an undercoat layer thereover comprising a polyol resin, an aminoplast resin, a polyarylate, a siloxane modified polyarylate, an epoxy modified polyarylate, or a urethane modified polyarylate, or an amine modified polyarylate, and a metal oxide; a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Francisco J. Lopez
  • Photoreceptor member
    Patent number: 7534535
    Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed which is provided with an anti-corrosion layer on the interface between the substrate surface and hole blocking layer. The photoreceptor has high mechanical strength and minimizes defects in print for longer periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Philip G. Perry, Andronique Ioannidis, William G. Herbert, David M. Skinner, Jin Wu, Kendra Michele Giza, Nancy Belknap, Yonn Rasmussen, Geoffrey M. T. Foley, John F. Yanus, Jennifer Y. Hwang, Robert P. Altavela
  • IMAGING DEVICE COMPONENTS COMPRISED OF HYDROPHOBIC CARBON NANOTUBES
    Publication number: 20090123185
    Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging device includes a charging device, a cleaning device, and a fuser member that each include hydrophobic carbon nanotubes. The use of hydrophobic carbon nanotubes can increases the charging device's, the cleaning device's, and the fuser member's durability, conductivity, and contaminants deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Liang-Bih LIN, David H. PAN, Daniel LEVY, Jin WU
  • Photoreceptor layer having solid and liquid lubricants
    Patent number: 7527902
    Abstract: An imaging member containing a substrate, and an outer layer containing solid and liquid lubricants, and an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium including the imaging member above, a development component to apply a developer material to said charge-retentive surface to develop said electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on said charge-retentive surface; a transfer component for transferring said developed image from said charge-retentive surface to another member or a copy substrate; and a fusing member to fuse said developed image to said copy substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Geoffrey M T. Foley, Jodie L. Watson, Liang-Bih Lin, Edward C. Savage, Robert P. Altavela, Linda Ferrarese, Marc J. Livecchi
  • Imaging member
    Patent number: 7527904
    Abstract: An imaging device including a substrate, a charge generating layer, and a charge transport layer is disclosed. A particular charge generating layer is disclosed that includes porphine, or its derivatives, to facilitate charge generation while suppressing ghosting and improving photoreceptor performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Imaging member having antistatic anticurl back coating
    Patent number: 7517623
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to the incorporation of polyol esters and/or amides in the anticurl back coating to reduce or eliminate static charge buildup in the imaging member and to improve image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kathleen M. Carmichael, Edward F. Grabowski, Liang-bih Lin
  • PHOSPHONIUM CONTAINING PHOTOGENERATING LAYER PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20090092914
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a phosphonium salt containing photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Edward F. Grabowski, Kent J. Evans, Daniel V. Levy, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Cyanoresin polymers and electrophotographic imaging members containing cyanoresin polymers
    Patent number: 7510810
    Abstract: Cyanoresin polymer reaction products of a hydroxyl-containing polymers and acrylonitrile, where at least one side chain group of the cyanoresin polymer is a cyano group, and electropotographic imaging members containing cyanoresin polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Justin J. Galloway, Liang-bih Lin, Edward C. Savage, John J. Wilbert
  • Polyphenyl ether phosphate containing photoconductors
    Patent number: 7507510
    Abstract: An imaging member containing an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer of at least one charge transport component, at least one polyphenyl ether of the formula wherein each R1, R2, and R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, substituted alkyl, substituted aryl, substituted alkoxy, and halogen, and n is from about 1 to about 10, and a thiophosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan Dinh, Kathleen M. Carmichael, Michael S. Roetker, Kent J. Evans, Geoffrey M T. Foley, Anthony M. Horgan, Yonn K. Rasmussen, Satchidanand Mishra, Edward F. Grabowski, Liang-Bih Lin, Markus R. Silvestri
  • Imaging member having a dual charge generation layer
    Publication number: 20090075190
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved imaging member having a dual charge generation layer comprising a top layer and a bottom layer, wherein the bottom layer comprises a blend of phthalocyanine pigments having different sensitivities and morphologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Markus Silvestri
  • PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20090061337
    Abstract: A photoconductor comprising a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and where the photogenerating layer contains a triazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Marko D. Saban
  • HYDROXY BENZOPHENONE CONTAINING PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20090061340
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the photogenerating layer contains a photogenerating pigment or pigments, and a hydroxyalkoxy benzophenone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Dennis J. Prosser
  • Thiophosphate containing photoconductors
    Patent number: 7498108
    Abstract: An imaging member containing an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer and at least one charge transport layer, and wherein said photogenerating layer contains at least one thiophosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Satchidanand Mishra, Kent J. Evans, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, Anthony M. Horgan, Geoffrey M T. Foley, Kathleen M. Carmichael, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Electrophotographic imaging member undercoat layers
    Patent number: 7498109
    Abstract: An imaging member including a substrate; a charge generation layer positioned on the substrate; at least one charge transport layer positioned on the charge generation layer; and an undercoat layer positioned on the substrate on a side opposite the charge generation layer, the undercoat layer comprising a thiophosphate, and optionally one or more additional undercoat layer components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Geoffrey M. T. Foley, Satchidanand Mishra, Liang-bih Lin, Anthony M. Horgan, Yonn K. Rasmussen, Kathleen M. Carmichael, Edward F. Grabowski
  • Imaging member
    Publication number: 20090053637
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is partially crosslinked, wherein the crosslinking is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resins into the layer. Incorporation of these resins have been shown to increase charge transport life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Robert W. Hedrick, Linda Ferrarese
  • Imaging member
    Publication number: 20090053635
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is dual-dopant, wherein operating life improvement is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resin and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane into the layer. Incorporation of these resins have been shown to increase charge transport life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Robert W. Hedrick, Gary A. Batt, M. John Hinckel
  • Imaging member
    Publication number: 20090052942
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is partially crosslinked, wherein the crosslinking is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resins into the layer. Incorporation of these resins have been shown to increase charge transport life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy
  • Imaging member
    Publication number: 20090053636
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is partially crosslinked, wherein the crosslinking is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resins into the layer. Incorporation of these resins, using a fast curing system, have been shown to increase charge transport life while providing improved manufacture of a photoreceptor in which curing is faster and possible at a lower temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy
  • Thiophosphate and antioxidant containing photoconductors
    Patent number: 7491480
    Abstract: An imaging member containing an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and wherein the at least one charge transport layer contains at least one thiophosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Satchidanand Mishra, Kent J. Evans, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, Anthony M. Horgan, Geoffrey M T. Foley, Kathleen M. Carmichael, Liang-Bih Lin