Patents by Inventor Carol A. Jennings

Carol A. Jennings 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: 8449096
    Abstract: A synergist for pigment in a solid ink having the following formula:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: M. Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Marcel P. Breton, Carol A. Jennings, Caroline M. Turek, James D. Mayo, Adela Goredema, Yvonne Wong
  • Patent number: 8367751
    Abstract: A solid ink that includes an ink carrier and a resinous compound of the formulas or a salt thereof, wherein G1 is —X1C(O)OR1, —X2OC(O)R2, or —X2OH; G2 is R4, R12, —C(O)R2, —C(O)X1C(O)OR1, or —C(O)X2OC(O)R2; R1 is an alkyl having from 10 to 80 carbon atoms; R2 is an alkyl having from 2 to 40 carbon atoms; each R3 and R4 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl; each R5 and each R6 is independently hydrogen or alkyl; X1 and X2 are both a straight or branched alkylene group; t1 is 1 to 20; t2 and t3 is independently 0 to 20; u1 is 1 to 30; u2 and u3 is independently 0 to 30; each R7 and each R8 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxyl; each R9 and each R10 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxyl; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic moiety; p is 1 to 5; q is 1 to 12; A? is selected from the group consisting of Cl?, Br?, I?, HSO4?, HSO3?, CH3SO3?, NO3?, HCOO?, CH3COO?, H2PO4?, SCN?, ClO4?, SSO3?, PF6?, and SbCl6?; and J is alkyl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
  • Patent number: 8252494
    Abstract: A fluorescent particle includes a fluorescent pigment, such as a trans-dicarboxylic-indenofluorenone, and at least one stabilizing wax chemically attached to the fluorescent pigment. The stabilizing wax includes an amine group at its terminal end and the fluorescent pigment includes at least one carboxylic acid group, where the amine group reacts with the carboxylic acid group to form an amide bond. A method for making fluorescent particles for use in toners by chemically attaching at least one stabilizing wax to a fluorescent pigment where the at least one stabilizing wax includes an amine group at its terminal end and the fluorescent pigment includes at least one carboxylic acid group. A toner may include a resin and the fluorescent particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Daryl W. Vanbesien, Maria M. Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
  • Publication number: 20120077913
    Abstract: A solid ink that includes an ink carrier and a resinous compound of the formulas or a salt thereof, wherein G1 is —X1C(O)OR1, —X2OC(O)R2, or —X2OH; G2 is R4, R12, —C(O)R2, —C(O)X1C(O)OR1, or —C(O)X2OC(O)R2, R1 is an alkyl having from 10 to 80 carbon atoms; R2 is an alkyl having from 2 to 40 carbon atoms; each R3 and R4 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl; each R5 and each R6 is independently hydrogen or alkyl; X1 and X2 are both a straight or branched alkylene group; t1 is 1 to 20; t2 and t3 is independently 0 to 20; u1 is 1 to 30; u2 and u3 is independently 0 to 30; each R7 and each R8 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxyl; each R9 and each R10 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxyl; Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic moiety; p is 1 to 5; q is 1 to 12; A? is selected from the group consisting of Cl?, Br?, I?, HSO4?, HSO3?, CH3SO3?, NO3?, HCOO?, CH3COO?, H2PO4?, SCN?, ClO4?, SSO3?, PF6?, and SbCl6?; and J is alkyl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
  • Patent number: 8123848
    Abstract: A fluorescent solid ink, and a method for making such ink, including an ink vehicle and a fluorescent particle. The fluorescent particle includes a fluorescent pigment, such as a trans-dicarboxylic-indenofluorenone, and at least one stabilizing wax chemically attached to the fluorescent pigment. The stabilizing wax includes an amine group at its terminal end and the fluorescent pigment includes at least one carboxylic acid group, where the amine group reacts with the carboxylic acid group to form an amide bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Maria M. Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
  • Publication number: 20110269065
    Abstract: A fluorescent particle includes a fluorescent pigment, such as a trans-dicarboxylic-indenofluorenone, and at least one stabilizing wax chemically attached to the fluorescent pigment. The stabilizing wax includes an amine group at its terminal end and the fluorescent pigment includes at least one carboxylic acid group, where the amine group reacts with the carboxylic acid group to form an amide bond. A method for making fluorescent particles for use in toners by chemically attaching at least one stabilizing wax to a fluorescent pigment where the at least one stabilizing wax includes an amine group at its terminal end and the fluorescent pigment includes at least one carboxylic acid group. A toner may include a resin and the fluorescent particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daryl W. VANBESIEN, Maria M. Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
  • Publication number: 20110265687
    Abstract: A fluorescent solid ink, and a method for making such ink, including an ink vehicle and a fluorescent particle. The fluorescent particle includes a fluorescent pigment, such as a trans-dicarboxylic-indenofluorenone, and at least one stabilizing wax chemically attached to the fluorescent pigment. The stabilizing wax includes an amine group at its terminal end and the fluorescent pigment includes at least one carboxylic acid group, where the amine group reacts with the carboxylic acid group to form an amide bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maria M. Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings
  • Patent number: 7973186
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of the formula or a mixture thereof; wherein R and R? are the same or different, and wherein R and R? are independently selected from an alkyl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, wherein the alkyl group, the arylalkyl group, or the alkylaryl group has from about 18 to about 60 carbon atoms; and wherein m is an integer of from about 1 to about 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Adela Goredema, Mihaela Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Caroline Turek, Maxine E. Haberl, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
  • Publication number: 20110146537
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of the formula or a mixture thereof; wherein R and R? are the same or different, and wherein R and R? are independently selected from an alkyl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, wherein the alkyl group, the arylalkyl group, or the alkylaryl group has from about 18 to about 60 carbon atoms; and wherein m is an integer of from about 1 to about 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Adela Goredema, Mihaela Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Caroline Turek, Maxine E. Haberl, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
  • Patent number: 6476219
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a colorant of the formula wherein M is an atom or group of atoms capable of bonding to the central cavity of a phthalocyanine molecule, wherein axial ligands optionally can be attached to M, which comprises (a) reacting 3-n-pentadecylphenol with 4-nitrophthalonitrile in the presence of a base to form an alkylarylether adduct of phthalonitrile; and (b) reacting the alkylarylether adduct of phthalonitrile with either (i) a metal compound, or (ii) an ammonia-releasing compound in the presence of an alkanolamine solvent, or (iii) mixtures of (i) and (ii), to form the colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Duff, James D. Mayo, Roger E. Gaynor, Jeffrey H. Banning, Michael B. Meinhardt, Randall R. Bridgeman, Nan-Xing Hu, Carol A. Jennings, Marko D. Saban, Paul F. Smith, Hadi K. Mahabadi
  • Patent number: 6384108
    Abstract: An ink for ink jet printing includes submicron-sized particles in a liquid vehicle, with the submicron-sized particles including a colorant dispersed in an emulsifiable polymer resin. The polymer resin may contain a base chain, such as polyester, having hydrophilic groups, such as alkali sulfonated groups, for emulsifying the resin in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel P. Breton, Guerino G. Sacripante, Harvey Bruce Goodbrand, Carol A. Jennings, Susanne Birkel
  • Patent number: 6074791
    Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate, a hole blocking layer thereover, a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer, and wherein the hole blocking layer is comprised of a metal oxide prepared by a sol-gel process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Carol A. Jennings, Dasarao K. Murti, Paul F. Smith, Gwynne E. McAneney, Ah-Mee Hor, Sandra J. Gardner, Beng S. Ong
  • Patent number: 5759729
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner composition for the development of electrostatic latent images which comprises particles comprising a mixture of a resin and a photochromic material. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a liquid developer composition for the development of electrostatic latent images which comprises a nonaqueous liquid vehicle and a photochromic material, wherein the liquid developer has a resistivity of from about 10.sup.8 to about 10.sup.11 ohm-cm and a viscosity of from about 25 to about 500 centipoise. Yet another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a liquid developer composition for the development of electrostatic latent images which comprises a nonaqueous liquid vehicle, a charge control agent, and toner particles comprising a mixture of a resin and a photochromic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor I. Martin, Carol A. Jennings, Eric G. Johnson, John F. Oliver
  • Patent number: 5720802
    Abstract: Processes are disclosed for fabricating an ink composition which uses a high pressure shearing force to produce a desired reduction and dispersion of pigment particles in a concentrated dispersion. In one disclosed process, an aqueous ink mixture including water, a solvent and a black pigment colorant dispersion is processed by a microfluidizer and filtered to obtain a desired particle size making the ink suitable for ink jet printing applications. In another process, the pigment dispersion is first microfluidized and the water and solvent added to form a mixture which is then filtered. These processes simplify the ink fabrication by eliminating a sonification and centrifugation step required by prior art processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond W. Wong, Carol A. Jennings
  • Patent number: 5633109
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition which comprises an aqueous liquid vehicle, a photochromic material, and a vesicle-forming lipid, wherein vesicles of the lipid are present in the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Carol A. Jennings, Marcel P. Breton, MaryAnna Isabella, Eric G. Johnson, Trevor I. Martin, John F. Oliver
  • Patent number: 5593486
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hot melt ink composition comprising (a) an ink vehicle, said ink vehicle being a solid at about 25.degree. C. and having a viscosity of from about 1 to about 20 centipoise at a temperature suitable for hot melt ink jet printing, said temperature being greater than about 45.degree. C., (b) a photochromic material, (c) an optional colorant, and (d) an optional propellant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Oliver, Trevor I. Martin, Carol A. Jennings, Eric G. Johnson, Stephan V. Drappel
  • Patent number: 5576129
    Abstract: Disclosed is a migration imaging member comprising a substrate, a first softenable layer comprising a first softenable material and a first migration marking material contained at or near the surface of the first softenable layer spaced from the substrate, and a second softenable layer comprising a second softenable material and a second migration marking material. Also disclosed is a migration imaging process employing the aforesaid imaging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Edward G. Zwartz, Carol A. Jennings, Man C. Tam, Philip H. Soden, Arthur Y. Jones, Arnold L. Pundsack, Enrique Levy, Ah-Mee Hor, William W. Limburg, John F. Yanus, Damodar M. Pai, Dale S. Renfer
  • Patent number: 5551973
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition which comprises an aqueous phase, an oil phase, a photochromic material, and a surfactant, said ink exhibiting a liquid crystalline gel phase at a first temperature and a liquid microemulsion phase at a second temperature higher than the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Oliver, Trevor I. Martin, Carol A. Jennings, Eric G. Johnson, Marcel P. Breton
  • Patent number: 5493016
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of alkoxy-bridged metallophthalocyanine dimers by the reaction of a trivalent metal compound with ortho-phthalodinitrile or 1,3-diiminoisoindoline in the presence of a diol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Burt, George Liebermann, Gordon K. Hamer, Sandra J. Gardner, Carol A. Jennings, Katsumi Daimon, Katsumi Nukada
  • Patent number: 5466796
    Abstract: Alkoxy-bridged metallophthalocyanine dimers of the formula C.sub.32 H.sub.16 N.sub.8 MOROMN.sub.8 H.sub.16 C.sub.32, or of the formula ##STR1## wherein M is a metal, and R is an alkyl or an alkyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Burt, George Liebermann, Gordon K. Hamer, Sandra J. Gardner, Carol A. Jennings, Katsumi Daimon, Katsumi Nukada