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).
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Patent number: 8449096Abstract: A synergist for pigment in a solid ink having the following formula:Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: M. Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Marcel P. Breton, Carol A. Jennings, Caroline M. Turek, James D. Mayo, Adela Goredema, Yvonne Wong
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Patent number: 8367751Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
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Patent number: 8252494Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 3, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Daryl W. Vanbesien, Maria M. Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
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Publication number: 20120077913Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
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Patent number: 8123848Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 3, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Maria M. Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
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Publication number: 20110269065Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Daryl W. VANBESIEN, Maria M. Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
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Publication number: 20110265687Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Maria M. Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Carol A. Jennings
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Patent number: 7973186Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Adela Goredema, Mihaela Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Caroline Turek, Maxine E. Haberl, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
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Publication number: 20110146537Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Adela Goredema, Mihaela Maria Birau, C. Geoffrey Allen, Caroline Turek, Maxine E. Haberl, Carol A. Jennings, Peter G. Odell
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Patent number: 6476219Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 8, 2002Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: 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
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Patent number: 6384108Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 1995Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Marcel P. Breton, Guerino G. Sacripante, Harvey Bruce Goodbrand, Carol A. Jennings, Susanne Birkel
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Patent number: 6074791Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 26, 1999Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Carol A. Jennings, Dasarao K. Murti, Paul F. Smith, Gwynne E. McAneney, Ah-Mee Hor, Sandra J. Gardner, Beng S. Ong
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Patent number: 5759729Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 14, 1997Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Trevor I. Martin, Carol A. Jennings, Eric G. Johnson, John F. Oliver
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Patent number: 5720802Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 1, 1996Date of Patent: February 24, 1998Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Raymond W. Wong, Carol A. Jennings
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Patent number: 5633109Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 1995Date of Patent: May 27, 1997Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Carol A. Jennings, Marcel P. Breton, MaryAnna Isabella, Eric G. Johnson, Trevor I. Martin, John F. Oliver
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Patent number: 5593486Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 1995Date of Patent: January 14, 1997Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John F. Oliver, Trevor I. Martin, Carol A. Jennings, Eric G. Johnson, Stephan V. Drappel
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Patent number: 5576129Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 9, 1994Date of Patent: November 19, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: 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
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Patent number: 5551973Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 1995Date of Patent: September 3, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John F. Oliver, Trevor I. Martin, Carol A. Jennings, Eric G. Johnson, Marcel P. Breton
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Patent number: 5493016Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 26, 1994Date of Patent: February 20, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Richard A. Burt, George Liebermann, Gordon K. Hamer, Sandra J. Gardner, Carol A. Jennings, Katsumi Daimon, Katsumi Nukada
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Patent number: 5466796Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 26, 1994Date of Patent: November 14, 1995Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Richard A. Burt, George Liebermann, Gordon K. Hamer, Sandra J. Gardner, Carol A. Jennings, Katsumi Daimon, Katsumi Nukada