Patents by Inventor Betty Ann Lyon

Betty Ann Lyon 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: 6465080
    Abstract: This invention relates to electrophotographic recording media that are suitable for use in high speed color copiers and printers. The media are composites comprising: a) a film substrate having a front surface coated with a toner-receptive layer and a back surface coated with a polymeric layer, and b) a paper backing that is attached to the back surface of the film substrate. The toner-receptive layer comprises a mixture of a hydrophobic toner-compatible polymer and hydrophilic toner-compatible polymer. The paper backing has a Sheffield Smoothness greater than 70 SU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Arkwright Incorporated
    Inventors: Linlin Xing, Betty Ann Lyon, Yongzhong Wang, Jay C. Song
  • Publication number: 20020142137
    Abstract: This invention relates to electrophotographic recording media that are suitable for use in high speed color copiers and printers. The media are composites comprising: a) a film substrate having a front surface coated with a toner-receptive layer and a back surface coated with a polymeric layer, and b) a paper backing that is attached to the back surface of the film substrate. The toner-receptive layer comprises a mixture of a hydrophobic toner-compatible polymer and hydrophilic toner-compatible polymer. The paper backing has a Sheffield Smoothness greater than 70 SU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Linlin Xing, Betty Ann Lyon, Yongzhong Wang, Jay C. Song
  • Patent number: 5989686
    Abstract: A color electrophotographic recording medium is disclosed that contains a polymeric base film substrate having coated on a side thereof a toner-receptive coating. The coating contains at least one low molecular weight toner-compatible resin segment and at least one high molecular weight thermoplastic resin segment, with the toner-compatible resin segment having a number average molecular weight in the range of about 1,000 g/mole to about 10,000 g/mole, and the thermoplastic resin segment having a number average molecular weight in the range of about 10,000 g/mole to about 500,000 g/mole. Optionally, the toner-receptive coating layer can also contain a polymeric particulate, an anti-static agent, and a surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Arkwright Incorporated
    Inventors: Jian Cheng Song, Betty Ann Lyon