Patents by Inventor Biby Esther Abraham

Biby Esther Abraham 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).

  • Publication number: 20190367752
    Abstract: An aqueous ink composition including water; an optional co-solvent; an optional colorant; a sulfonated polyester; and a polyurethane. A process of digital offset printing including applying an ink composition onto a re-imageable imaging member surface at an ink take up temperature, the re-imageable imaging member having dampening fluid disposed thereon; forming an ink image; transferring the ink image from the re-imageable surface of the imaging member to a printable substrate at an ink transfer temperature. A process including combining a water; an optional co-solvent; an optional colorant; a sulfonated polyester; and a polyurethane to form an aqueous ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Naveen Chopra, Robert Christopher Claridge, Biby Esther Abraham, Carolyn Moorlag, Guerino G. Sacripante
  • Publication number: 20190358981
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a print process in which ink is transferred as a thin layer to a thin polymeric substrate and then the non-image areas of the polymeric substrate are laser-cured. After the curing of the non-imaged area the remaining ink (non-cured ink) undergoes complete transfer to a print-media-of-interest forming the digital print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Carolyn MOORLAG, Marcel P. BRETON, Edward G. ZWARTZ, Biby Esther ABRAHAM
  • Publication number: 20190283395
    Abstract: An ink composition for use in digital offset printing including at least one component selected from the group consisting of a curable monomer and a curable oligomer; an optional dispersant; an optional photoinitiator; and at least one non-radiation curable additive, wherein the non-radiation curable additive is a detergent or an emulsifying agent, or wherein the non-radiation curable additive functions as a detergent or emulsifying agent when in the presence of a cleaning fluid, and wherein the non-radiation curable additive is a solid at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: C. Geoffrey Allen, Carolyn Moorlag, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Biby Esther Abraham, Jonathan Siu-Chung Lee
  • Publication number: 20190270897
    Abstract: An ink composition for use in digital offset printing including at least one component selected from the group consisting of a curable monomer and a curable oligomer; an optional colorant; an optional dispersant; an optional photoinitiator; and at least one non-radiation curable additive, wherein the non-radiation curable additive is a solid at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 40° C. A process of digital offset printing including applying the ink composition onto a re-imageable imaging member surface at an ink take up temperature, the re-imageable imaging member having dampening fluid disposed thereon; forming an ink image; transferring the ink image from the re-imageable surface of the imaging member to a printable substrate at an ink transfer temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: C. Geoffrey Allen, Carolyn Moorlag, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Biby Esther Abraham, Jonathan Siu-Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 10214655
    Abstract: A metal nanoparticle ink dispersion is made by mixing ingredients comprising: a first solvent being nonpolar and having a boiling point above 160° C. at 1 atmosphere pressure; a second solvent having a boiling point above 230° C. at 1 atmosphere pressure, the second organic solvent being an aromatic hydrocarbon and having a higher boiling point than the first hydrocarbon solvent; and a plurality of metal nanoparticles. A method of printing the metal nanoparticle ink dispersion is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ping Liu, Michelle Chrétien, Biby Esther Abraham, Cuong Vong, C. Geoffrey Allen, Pedram Salami
  • Patent number: 10208224
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a composition including a polyvinyl butyral represented by the following formula: wherein A, B and C represent a proportion of corresponding repeat units expressed as a weight percent, wherein each repeat unit is randomly distributed along a polymer chain and wherein the sum of A, B and C is about 100 weight percent; a poly(melamine-co-formaldehyde) based polymer and an anhydride. Devices coated with the composition and cured films formed from the composition comprising conductive features are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Nan-Xing Hu, Ping Liu, Biby Esther Abraham, Cuong Vong
  • Patent number: 10199586
    Abstract: A process for preparing a device and a device including a substrate; an interlayer disposed on the substrate, wherein the interlayer comprises a cured film formed from an interlayer composition, wherein the interlayer composition comprises: an epoxy compound; a polyvinyl phenol; a melamine resin; a solvent; an optional surfactant; and an optional catalyst; a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on a surface of the interlayer; a semiconductor layer disposed on the interlayer, wherein the semiconductor layer is disposed into a gap between the source and drain electrode; a back channel interface comprising an interface between the semiconductor layer and the interlayer, wherein the interlayer serves as a back channel dielectric layer for the device; a dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor layer; a gate electrode disposed on the dielectric layer. Also an interlayer composition and an organic thin film transistor comprising the interlayer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignees: Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Ping Mei, Nan-Xing Hu, Gregory Whiting, Biby Esther Abraham
  • Patent number: 10113082
    Abstract: UV-curable interlayer compositions are provided. An interlayer composition may contain a polyallyl isocyanurate compound, an ester of ?-mercaptopropionic acid, a monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer having one or more cyclic groups, and a photoinitiator. Processes of using the interlayer compositions to form multilayer structures and the multilayer structures are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Naveen Chopra, Nan-Xing Hu, Biby Esther Abraham, Michelle N Chretien
  • Publication number: 20180163064
    Abstract: A white ink composition is disclosed. The white ink composition comprises an ink vehicle comprising at least one compound chosen from acrylate monomers, methacrylate monomers, acrylate oligomers and methacrylate oligomers; at least one polyester resin that exhibits a crystalline structure at temperatures at or below a recrystallization temperature and that has a melting temperature below 120° C.; at least one photoinitiator; a filler comprising at least one component chosen from clay fillers and silica fillers; and at least one white colorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mihaela Maria Birau, Marcel P. Breton, Guerino Sacripante, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Jonathan Siu-Chung Lee, Biby Esther Abraham, Yvan Gagnon, Teja Manabotula
  • Publication number: 20180118967
    Abstract: An ink composition including a metal nanoparticle; a viscous heat decomposable liquid, wherein the viscous heat decomposable liquid imparts a desired viscosity to the ink composition and which evaporates at a sintering temperature of the metal nanoparticle; an optional solvent; wherein the ink composition has a metal content of less than about 25 percent by weight, based upon the total weight of the ink composition; and wherein the ink composition has a viscosity of from about 50 to about 200 centipoise at a temperature of about 20 to about 30° C. A process for preparing the ink composition and for printing the ink composition. A flexographic printing process or gravure printing process including the ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Ping Liu, Adela Goredema, Biby Esther Abraham, Jonathan Siu-Chung Lee, Cuong Vong, Kentaro Morimitsu, Guiqin Song, Marcel P. Breton, Michelle N. Chretien
  • Publication number: 20180105712
    Abstract: An ink composition for use in digital offset printing including a white colorant, a translucent colorant, or a combination thereof; wherein the white colorant, translucent colorant, or combination thereof is present in an amount of at least 50 percent by weight based on the total weight of the ink composition; at least one component selected from the group consisting of a curable monomer and a curable oligomer; at least one phase change agent; an optional dispersant; an optional photoinitiator. A process of digital offset printing including applying the ink composition onto a re-imageable imaging member surface at an ink take up temperature, the re-imageable imaging member having dampening fluid disposed thereon; forming an ink image; transferring the ink image from the re-imageable surface of the imaging member to a printable substrate at an ink transfer temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Mihaela Maria Birau, Marcel P. Breton, James D. Mayo, Aurelian Valeriu Magdalinis, Jonathan Siu-Chung Lee, Biby Esther Abraham, Naveen Chopra, Yvan Gagnon
  • Publication number: 20180079926
    Abstract: UV-curable interlayer compositions are provided. An interlayer composition may contain a polyallyl isocyanurate compound, an ester of ?-mercaptopropionic acid, a monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer having one or more cyclic groups, and a photoinitiator. Processes of using the interlayer compositions to form multilayer structures and the multilayer structures are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Naveen Chopra, Nan-Xing Hu, Biby Esther Abraham, Michelle N. Chretien
  • Publication number: 20180033982
    Abstract: A process for preparing a device and a device including a substrate; an interlayer disposed on the substrate, wherein the interlayer comprises a cured film formed from an interlayer composition, wherein the interlayer composition comprises: an epoxy compound; a polyvinyl phenol; a melamine resin; a solvent; an optional surfactant; and an optional catalyst; a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on a surface of the interlayer; a semiconductor layer disposed on the interlayer, wherein the semiconductor layer is disposed into a gap between the source and drain electrode; a back channel interface comprising an interface between the semiconductor layer and the interlayer, wherein the interlayer serves as a back channel dielectric layer for the device; a dielectric layer disposed on the semiconductor layer; a gate electrode disposed on the dielectric layer. Also an interlayer composition and an organic thin film transistor comprising the interlayer composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: Xerox Corporation, Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Ping Mei, Nan-Xing Hu, Gregory Whiting, Biby Esther Abraham
  • Patent number: 9853230
    Abstract: A transistor has a substrate, source and drain electrodes on the substrate, the source and drain electrodes formed of a conductor ink having silver nanoparticles with integrated dipolar surfactants, an organic semiconductor forming a channel between the source and drain electrodes, the organic semiconductor in contact with the source and drain electrodes, a gate dielectric layer having a first surface in contact with the organic semiconductor, and a gate electrode in contact with a second surface of the gate dielectric layer, the gate electrode formed of silver nanoparticles with integrated dipolar surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: XEROX CORPORATION, PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tse Nga Ng, Ping Mei, Yiliang Wu, Biby Esther Abraham
  • Publication number: 20170355871
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a composition including a polyvinyl butyral represented by the following formula: wherein A, B and C represent a proportion of corresponding repeat units expressed as a weight percent, wherein each repeat unit is randomly distributed along a polymer chain and wherein the sum of A, B and C is about 100 weight percent; a poly(melamine-co-formaldehyde) based polymer and an anhydride. Devices coated with the composition and cured films formed from the composition comprising conductive features are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Nan-Xing Hu, Ping Liu, Biby Esther Abraham, Cuong Vong
  • Patent number: 9828520
    Abstract: A composition formed from ingredients comprising: an epoxy; a polyvinyl phenol; a cross-linking agent; an epoxy silane; and a solvent is disclosed. A printable medium and other devices made from the composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Nan-Xing Hu, Ping Liu, Adela Goredema, Biby Esther Abraham, Cuong Vong
  • Publication number: 20170298246
    Abstract: A metal nanoparticle ink dispersion is made by mixing ingredients comprising: a first solvent being nonpolar and having a boiling point above 160° C. at 1 atmosphere pressure; a second solvent having a boiling point above 230° C. at 1 atmosphere pressure, the second organic solvent being an aromatic hydrocarbon and having a higher boiling point than the first hydrocarbon solvent; and a plurality of metal nanoparticles. A method of printing the metal nanoparticle ink dispersion is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Ping Liu, Michelle Chrétien, Biby Esther Abraham, Cuong Vong, C. Geoffrey Allen, Pedram Salami
  • Publication number: 20170298248
    Abstract: A composition formed from ingredients comprising: an epoxy; a polyvinyl phenol; a cross-linking agent; an epoxy silane; and a solvent is disclosed. A printable medium and other devices made from the composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Guiqin Song, Nan-Xing Hu, Ping Liu, Adela Goredema, Biby Esther Abraham, Cuong Vong
  • Patent number: 9758689
    Abstract: An ink includes a plurality of silver nanoparticles, an aminomethylsilane viscosifier, and a hydrocarbon solvent. A method includes providing an ink including a plurality of silver nanoparticles, an aminomethylsilane viscosifier, and a hydrocarbon solvent, the method including printing an image on a substrate with the ink, and annealing the image on the substrate. An ink includes organoamine-stabilized silver nanoparticles, a viscosifier comprising N-(6-aminohexyl)aminomethyltriethoxysilane, and a hydrocarbon solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yiliang Wu, Guiqin Song, Biby Esther Abraham, Yvan Gagnon, Ping Liu
  • Patent number: 9752040
    Abstract: A nanosilver ink composition including silver nanoparticles; polystyrene; and an ink vehicle. A process for preparing a nanosilver ink composition comprising combining silver nanoparticles; polystyrene; and an ink vehicle. A process for forming conductive features on a substrate using flexographic and gravure printing processes comprising providing a nanosilver ink composition comprising silver nanoparticles; polystyrene; and an ink vehicle; depositing the nanosilver ink composition onto a substrate to form deposited features; and heating the deposited features on the substrate to form conductive features on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Adela Goredema, Yiliang Wu, Barkev Keoshkerian, Jenny Eliyahu, Cuong Vong, Biby Esther Abraham