Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm E. O. Palallo
  • Patent number: 6503680
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a latex polymer consistent with E/A (emulsion/aggregation/coalescence) toner manufacture. The process utilizes a standard (universal) latex composition and involves chain-transfer agent partitioning, emulsion polymerization that provides a latex polymer with a wide range of molecular properties. In particular, the process customizes a wide range Mw (weight average molecular weight) latex, without substantially varying the Mn (number average molecular weight) and hence, without substantially varying Tg (glass transition temperature) such that good toner performance is maintained. In a preferred process, a latex polymer is prepared by mixing a seed particle latex, generated by aqueous emulsion polymerization of a first portion of a monomer emulsion, with a second portion of the monomer emulsion and at least one chain-transfer agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Allan K. Chen, George Liebermann, Tie Hwee Ng, Arthur Helbrecht, Emily L. Moore, Abdisamed Sheik-qasim, Patricia A. Burns, Nam S. Ro
  • Patent number: 6451495
    Abstract: A toner comprised of resin, colorant, and a potassium stearate charge enhancing additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. Bayley, Angelo J. Barbetta
  • Patent number: 6334890
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils, Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, Raymond W. Wong, Marcel P. Breton, Shadi L. Malhotra, Carl P. Tripp
  • Patent number: 6194110
    Abstract: 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)propane
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuo Hsiao, Ah-Mee Hor, Giuseppa Baranyi, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 6171702
    Abstract: A coated xerographic substrate comprised of a substrate with four coating layers, two coating layers on the front side of the substrate and two coating layers on the reverse side of the substrate, wherein said front side coatings are comprised of a antistatic hydrophilic layer in contact with the substrate comprised of a blend of (1) a hydrophilic binder, (2) a water soluble filler, (3) a water insoluble filler, (4) an antistatic cationic component (5) an optional filler dispersant, and (6) an optional biocide, and the second coating situated on top of the first coating comprised of (1) an ester binder,(2) a toner wetting agent, (3) a lightfast UV absorber, (4) a lightfast antioxidant/antiozonant compound, and (5) a filler; and wherein said two coatings in contact with the reverse side of the substrate are comprised of a third hydrophilic antistatic coating comprised of (1) a binder polymer, (2) a water soluble filler, (3) a water insoluble filler, (4) an antistatic agent, (5) a filler dispersant and (6) an o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Shadi L. Malhotra, Kirit N. Naik
  • Patent number: 6132917
    Abstract: A carrier comprised of a core and thereover a polymer generated from a blend of a polymer containing amine groups and a second polymer containing carboxylic acid functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hoffend, Robert D. Bayley, Carol A. Fox, John G. VanDusen, Scott M. Silence, K. Derek Henderson
  • Patent number: 6127080
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an unsaturated polyester which comprises (i) reacting an organic diol with a cyclic akylene carbonate in the presence of a first catalyst to thereby form a polyalkoxy diol, and (ii) optionally adding thereto a further amount of cyclic alkylene carbonate in the presence of a second catalyst, and (iii) subsequently polycondensing the resulting mixture with a dicarboxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, Daniel A. Foucher, J. Stephen Kittelberger, Dongming Li, Marko D. Saban, Alan E. J. Toth, Robert D. Bayley
  • Patent number: 5944650
    Abstract: A surfactant composition represented by Formulas (I), (II) or (III); or optionally mixtures thereof ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrophobic moiety of alkyl or aryl, and wherein alkyl contains from about 4 to about 60 carbon atoms and aryl contains from about 6 to about 60 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl, wherein alkyl contains from 1 to about 60 carbon atoms and aryl contains from about 6 to about 60; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or alkyl of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; A is a hydrophilic polymer chain; m is the number of repeating segments of the hydrophilic polymer chain and is a number of from about 2 to about 500.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Nan-Xing Hu, Paul F. Smith, Beng S. Ong
  • Patent number: 5922117
    Abstract: An ink composition comprised of (1) a liquid alcohol vehicle, (2) a solid alcohol compound, (3) a quaternary compound, (4) a lightfastness UV absorber, (5) a lightfastness antioxidant, and (6) a colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Shadi L. Malhotra, Danielle C. Boils
  • Patent number: 5763110
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprised of a polynuclear arylamine as represented by the formula (I) wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are aryl groups, A.sup.1 and A.sup.2 are biaryl groups, and P is a hydrocarbon bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Nan-Xing Hu, Beng S. Ong, Shuang Xie, Zoran D. Popovic, Ah-Mee Hor
  • Patent number: 5723244
    Abstract: A process for the reduction of residual image voltage present on an imaging member which comprises contacting the member with a composition comprised of a nonpolar liquid, thermoplastic resin particles, an optional charge adjuvant, charge control additive, carbon black pigment, and a charge director comprised of a nonpolar liquid soluble organic aluminum complex, or mixtures thereof of the formulas ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl, and n represents a number, and wherein said voltage is reduced to from about zero to about 25 volts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Scott D. Chamberlain, Christopher M. Knapp, David H. Pan
  • Patent number: 5688624
    Abstract: A positively charged liquid developer comprised of a nonpolar liquid, thermoplastic resin particles, pigment, a charge director, and a charge control agent comprised of a PEO:PPO, preferably in a solid form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Scott D. Chamberlain, David H. Pan, Christopher M. Knapp, John W. Spiewak, George A. Gibson, Frank J. Bonsignore
  • Patent number: 5607804
    Abstract: Toners comprised of a mixture of a cyan toner, a magenta toner, a yellow toner, and an optional black toner, each of said toners being comprised of resin and pigment, and wherein the pigment for the cyan toner is a .beta. type copper phthalocyanine, the pigment for the magenta toner is a monoazo lithol rubine, the pigment for the yellow toner is an isoindoline, and the pigment for the black toner is carbon black.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jacques C. Bertrand, Roger N. Ciccarelli, Thomas R. Pickering, Denise R. Bayley
  • Patent number: 5552252
    Abstract: A process for avoiding or minimizing comet formation which comprises dispersing in a magnetic toner comprised of resin particles, a first magnetite, carbon black, charge additive, and wax, a second soft magnetite; and wherein the toner contains a silica surface additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas A. Lundy, Joseph R. Matalevich, Michael J. Cortash, Michael L. Grande
  • Patent number: 5451483
    Abstract: A liquid developer comprised of a nonpolar liquid, thermoplastic resin particles comprised of a polyalkylene or polyalkylene with pendant acid or ammonium groups thereon, optional pigment, optional charge adjuvant and charge director.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Fuller, Ralph A. Mosher, John S. Berkes, John S. Chambers, James R. Larson
  • Patent number: 5370955
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of aryl amine polycondensation polymers comprising the interfacial polymerization of an aryl amine diol dissolved in an alkaline aqueous phase, to which has been added a water miscible organic solvent, with a bifunctional acid halide dissolved in a water immiscible organic solvent, and wherein said polymers possess a high molecular weight of from between about 50,000 to about 350,000, and narrow molecular weight distribution M.sub.w /M.sub.n of from about 1 to about 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Alan E. J. Toth, Walter Mychajlowskij, Dale S. Renfer
  • Patent number: 4937164
    Abstract: A photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a thionated perylene photogeneratoring layer, and a charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Duff, Ah M. Hor, Cheng K. Hsiao, Gordon K. Hamer, Rafik O. Loutfy
  • Patent number: 4921940
    Abstract: A process for the purification of polycarbonates or copolymers thereof containing titanium catalyst residues, which comprises mixing a polycarbonate or copolymers thereof with a solvent; adding to the formed solution mixture a complexing component; admixing the resulting mixture with water; and subsequently separating the polycarbonate or copolymer product therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Peter G. Odell, Giuseppa Baranyi, Lupu Alexandru