Patents by Inventor Michael J. D'Amato
Michael J. D'Amato 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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Patent number: 10162279Abstract: Provided is an emulsion that includes a water phase and a resin containing phase. The emulsion is prepared from a mixture comprising water, a surfactant, a resin that includes an acidic moiety, and an organic compound having at least two different moieties. Each of the two moieties have a single functionality or dual functionality. The single functionality and the dual functionality are selected from a capability to neutralize the acidic moiety of the resin, a capability to form a hydrogen bond, or both.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Shigang Qiu, Kathryne S. Brockman, Michael J. D'Amato, Frank Ping Hay Lee
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Patent number: 10018930Abstract: A toner including a resin; and a colorant wax comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; and wherein the colorant wax is prepared by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form the plurality of colorant wax particles; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Richard P. N. Veregin, Shigang S. Qiu, Michael J. D'Amato, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, David John William Lawton
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Publication number: 20180031987Abstract: Provided is an emulsion that includes a water phase and a resin containing phase. The emulsion is prepared from a mixture comprising water, a surfactant, a resin that includes an acidic moiety, and an organic compound having at least two different moieties. Each of the two moieties have a single functionality or dual functionality. The single functionality and the dual functionality are selected from a capability to neutralize the acidic moiety of the resin, a capability to form a hydrogen bond, or both.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Shigang Qiu, Kathryne S. Brockman, Michael J. D'Amato, Frank Ping Hay Lee
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Patent number: 9864291Abstract: A hybrid toner includes a core having at least one amorphous polyester resin and at least one crystalline polyester resin, and at least one styrene/acrylate resin, a shell comprising at least one styrene/acrylate resin, at least one wax, and optionally a pigment dispersion, the first modulated differential calorimetry scan of the hybrid toner shows at least two melting point peaks below about 80° C., and the difference between the two melting point peaks is less than or equal to about 15° C.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Richard P. N. Veregin, Valerie M. Farrugia, Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Michael J. D'Amato, Michael S. Hawkins, Edward G. Zwartz, Yulin Wang, Abdisamed Sheik-Qasim, Sandra J. Gardner
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Publication number: 20170363984Abstract: A hybrid toner includes a core having at least one amorphous polyester resin and at least one crystalline polyester resin, and at least one styrene/acrylate resin, a shell comprising at least one styrene/acrylate resin, at least one wax, and optionally a pigment dispersion, the first modulated differential calorimetry scan of the hybrid toner shows at least two melting point peaks below about 80° C., and the difference between the two melting point peaks is less than or equal to about 15° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Richard P. N. Veregin, Valerie M. Farrugia, Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Michael J. D'Amato, Michael S. Hawkins, Edward G. Zwartz, Yulin Wang, Abdisamed Sheik-Qasim, Sandra J. Gardner
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Publication number: 20170131649Abstract: A toner including a resin; and a colorant wax comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; and wherein the colorant wax is prepared by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form the plurality of colorant wax particles; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Richard P. N. Veregin, Shigang S. Qiu, Michael J. D'Amato, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, David John William Lawton
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Patent number: 9639017Abstract: A toner including a resin; and a colorant wax comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; and wherein the colorant wax is prepared by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form the plurality of colorant wax particles; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Richard P. N. Veregin, Shigang S. Qiu, Michael J. D'Amato, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, David John William Lawton
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Patent number: 9315685Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous ink composition including 1) preparing a colorant concentrate; 2) preparing a colorant wax dispersion by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form a colorant wax dispersion comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer; and 3) blending the colorant wax dispersion with an aqueous ink vehicle and optional iType: GrantFiled: April 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Marcel P. Breton, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Michael J. D'Amato, Biby Esther Abraham
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Patent number: 9290637Abstract: A process for preparing a pigmented wax dispersion including (a) melting and mixing a dry pigment with at least one wax to form a pigment concentrate, wherein the pigment concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of pigment; (b) milling the pigment concentrate of step (a) to form a milled pigment concentrate; (c) combining the milled pigment concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form a pigmented wax dispersion comprising a plurality of pigmented wax particles comprising a pigment core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the pigmented wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Michael J. D'Amato, Richard P. N. Veregin, David John William Lawton, Marcel P. Breton
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Patent number: 9249329Abstract: An aqueous ink composition including water; a co-solvent; and an aqueous submicron colorant wax dispersion comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; wherein the aqueous submicron colorant wax dispersion is prepared by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form the colorant wax dispersion; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill or a horizontal mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Marcel P. Breton, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Michael J. D'Amato, Biby Esther Abraham
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Publication number: 20150361288Abstract: Disclosed herein are sacrificial coating compositions comprising at least one polymer chosen from polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl alcohol copolymers, a wax emulsion comprising at least one wax, at least one surfactant, at least one hygroscopic agent, and water. In certain embodiments, the at least one wax in the wax emulsion has a melting point approaching but just below the ink transfer temperature, such as, for example, a melting point ranging from about 50° C. to about 150° C. Also disclosed herein is a blanket material suitable for transfix printing comprising a sacrificial coating composition, as well as an indirect printing process comprising a step of applying a sacrificial coating composition to a blanket material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Guiqin Song, Gordon Sisler, Brynn Dooley, Rosa M. Duque, Marcel P. Breton, Suxia Yang, Frank Ping Hay Lee, Michael J. D'Amato, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Biby Esther Abraham
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Patent number: 9200130Abstract: An economical and environmentally friendly method for producing waxes. In particular, the methods use thermolytic degradation concurrently with a distillation process to obtaining distilled waxes from recycled polyethylene. The resulting waxes have desirable properties, such as reduced molecular weight and narrow polydispersity, that makes the waxes useful in various applications.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. D'Amato, Santiago Faucher, Timothy L. Lincoln, Ali Darabi, Rosa Duque
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Publication number: 20150299485Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous ink composition including 1) preparing a colorant concentrate; 2) preparing a colorant wax dispersion by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form a colorant wax dispersion comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer; and 3) blending the colorant wax dispersion with an aqueous ink vehicle and optional iType: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Marcel P. Breton, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Michael J. D'Amato, Biby Esther Abraham
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Publication number: 20150299484Abstract: An aqueous ink composition including water; a co-solvent; and an aqueous submicron colorant wax dispersion comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; wherein the aqueous submicron colorant wax dispersion is prepared by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form the colorant wax dispersion; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill or a horizontal mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Marcel P. Breton, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Michael J. D'Amato, Biby Esther Abraham
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Publication number: 20150299425Abstract: A process for preparing a pigmented wax dispersion including (a) melting and mixing a dry pigment with at least one wax to form a pigment concentrate, wherein the pigment concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of pigment; (b) milling the pigment concentrate of step (a) to form a milled pigment concentrate; (c) combining the milled pigment concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form a pigmented wax dispersion comprising a plurality of pigmented wax particles comprising a pigment core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the pigmented wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Michael J. D'Amato, Richard P. N. Veregin, David John William Lawton, Marcel P. Breton
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Publication number: 20150301463Abstract: A toner including a resin; and a colorant wax comprising a plurality of colorant wax particles comprising a colorant core surrounded by a wax shell, wherein the colorant wax particles exhibit a particle size distribution of from about 150 nanometers to less than about 300 nanometers; and wherein the colorant wax is prepared by (a) melting and mixing a dry colorant with at least one wax to form a colorant concentrate, wherein the colorant concentrate contains at least 25 percent by weight of colorant; (b) milling the colorant concentrate of step (a) to form a milled colorant concentrate; (c) combining the milled colorant concentrate of (b) with water and dispersing to form the plurality of colorant wax particles; wherein the melting and mixing of step (a) and the milling of step (b) is done in an immersion media mill; and wherein the combining of step (c) is done using a piston homogenizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Richard P. N. Veregin, Shigang S. Qiu, Michael J. D'Amato, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, David John William Lawton
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Publication number: 20150104741Abstract: Toner additives for imparting certain properties to printed images. In particular, toner additives that provide desired tunable gloss levels. The present toner additives comprise polyolefins. The incorporation of such additives into toners, in particular, emulsion aggregation (EA) toners, have provided gloss control without any significant adverse impact on the minimum fix properties of the toner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: VALERIE M. FARRUGIA, Kimberly D. Nosella, Jordan Wosnick, Michael J. D'Amato, Edward G. Zwartz
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Publication number: 20140046102Abstract: An economical and environmentally friendly method for producing waxes. In particular, the methods use thermolytic degradation concurrently with a distillation process to obtaining distilled waxes from recycled polyethylene. The resulting waxes have desirable properties, such as reduced molecular weight and narrow polydispersity, that makes the waxes useful in various applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2012Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. D'Amato, Santiago Faucher, Timothy L. Lincoln, Ali Darabi, Rosa Duque
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Patent number: 4790765Abstract: A ground shunt structure for an electrical connector which receives a shielded cable includes a electrically conductive spring encircling an exposed end portion of the cable shielding to make physical and electrical contact therewith. An elongated strip of electrically conductive material extends between the shield and a ground contact of the connector, the end adjacent the shield being held by the spring. The spring can be hooked to the strip or can encircle the strip to embrace it.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1987Date of Patent: December 13, 1988Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Alfred L. Ehrenfels, Michael J. D'Amato
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Patent number: 4627684Abstract: Upper and lower molded polymeric housing portions are coupled together to form a closed housing. Each housing portion has an end wall, the end wall of one having openings for a power receptacle and the end wall of the other having either knock-outs to form openings for a power receptacle or knock-outs to form openings for communication connectors. A hook and groove arrangement permits the housing portions to be coupled together and moved between open and closed positions. The housing is especially useful with flat cable in an under-carpet wiring system.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1984Date of Patent: December 9, 1986Assignee: Harvey Hubbell IncorporatedInventor: Michael J. D'Amato