Patents by Inventor Carlton D. Baxter

Carlton D. Baxter 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).

  • Method and apparatus for treating toner image bearing receiving sheets
    Patent number: 5112717
    Abstract: A toner bearing thermoplastic layer on a receiving sheet is textured or the gloss is improved by heating the thermoplastic layer from the rear to its glass transition temperature and contacting said sheet with a texturizing surface under sufficient pressure to texturize the layer. Offset of the thermoplastitc onto the pressure member contacting it is inhibited by not independently heating that member substantially above the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Carlton D. Baxter, Muhammad Aslam
  • Toner fixing method and apparatus and image bearing receiving sheet
    Patent number: 5089363
    Abstract: A dry toner image is embedded in a thermoplastic layer on a receiving sheet by pressing a ferrotyping web against the image in the presence of sufficient heat to soften the layer. Preferably, the layer is preheated and the web and image are pressed together by a pair of hard rollers to a pressure in excess of 100 pounds per square inch.A curl preventing layer opposite thermoplastic layer does not offset on a backing roller because it has a melting point above the temperature of the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Donald S. Rimai, Muhammad Aslam, Carlton D. Baxter, Kevin M. Johnson, Ernest J. Tamary, Joseph F. Laukaitis, Hal E. Wright, Tsang J. Chen, William J. Staudenmayer