Patents by Inventor Chad Smithson

Chad Smithson 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: 11085833
    Abstract: A temperature sensitive ink composition including a metal oxide nanoparticle; a binder; a solvent; an optional dispersant; and an optional surfactant; wherein the ink composition is a thermistor ink that exhibits a change in resistance which is dependent on temperature. A process for preparing the ink composition. A process including depositing the ink composition onto a substrate to form deposited features; and optionally, heating the deposited features on the substrate to form temperature sensitive features on the substrate, wherein depositing can include ink jet printing or aerosol jet printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sarah J. Vella, Guiqin Song, Chad Smithson, Yujie Zhu
  • Patent number: 10899940
    Abstract: Disclosed herein as a printing method and system which includes providing a substrate and depositing an interlayer composition including a polymer selected from the group of epoxy resins, polyvinyl phenols and poly(melamine-co-formaldehyde) and an interlayer composition solvent on the substrate. The interlayer composition is cured to form cured interlayer. A conductive metal ink composition is deposited on the cured interlayer and the conductive metal ink composition is cured to form a solid metal trace on the cured interlayer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Naveen Chopra, Chad Smithson, Kurt Halfyard, Gail Song, Michelle Chretien
  • Publication number: 20200132559
    Abstract: A temperature sensitive ink composition including a metal oxide nanoparticle; a binder; a solvent; an optional dispersant; and an optional surfactant; wherein the ink composition is a thermistor ink that exhibits a change in resistance which is dependent on temperature. A process for preparing the ink composition. A process including depositing the ink composition onto a substrate to form deposited features; and optionally, heating the deposited features on the substrate to form temperature sensitive features on the substrate, wherein depositing can include ink jet printing or aerosol jet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Sarah J. Vella, Guiqin Song, Chad Smithson, Yujie Zhu
  • Patent number: 10633550
    Abstract: An ink composition including a metal salt amine complex; wherein the metal salt amine complex is formed from a metal salt and an amine; a compound selected from the group consisting of a stable free radical, a photoacid generator, and a thermal acid generator; and an optional solvent. A process including forming a metal salt amine complex; adding a compound selected from the group consisting of a stable free radical, a photoacid generator, and a thermal acid generator to the metal salt amine complex to form an ink. A process forming conductive features on a substrate with the ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Barkev Keoshkerian, Michelle N. Chrétien, Adela Goredema, Chad Smithson, Sarah J. Vella
  • Publication number: 20200031040
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing method and system for forming a three dimensional article. The method includes depositing a UV curable composition and applying UV radiation to cure the UV curable composition to form a 3D structure. The method includes depositing a conductive metal ink composition on a surface of the 3D structure and annealing the conductive metal ink composition at a temperature of less than the glass transition temperature of the UV curable composition to form a conductive trace on the 3D structure. The method includes depositing a second curable composition over the conductive trace; and curing second curable composition to form the 3D printed article having the conductive trace embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Adela Goredema, Chad Smithson, Biby E. Abraham, Michelle N. Chretien, Naveen Chopra, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Patent number: 10381583
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a dielectric layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconducting layer formed from an organic semiconductor compound and a photo-responsive polymer. The resistance can be switched to a “low” state by irradiation, and can be switched to a “high” state by applying a gate bias voltage. This can be useful for a memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yiliang Wu, Chad Smithson, Shiping Zhu
  • Publication number: 20190062582
    Abstract: An ink composition including a metal salt amine complex; wherein the metal salt amine complex is formed from a metal salt and an amine; a compound selected from the group consisting of a stable free radical, a photoacid generator, and a thermal acid generator; and an optional solvent. A process including forming a metal salt amine complex; adding a compound selected from the group consisting of a stable free radical, a photoacid generator, and a thermal acid generator to the metal salt amine complex to form an ink. A process including providing an ink composition comprising a metal salt amine complex, wherein the metal salt amine complex is formed from a metal salt and an amine; a compound selected from the group consisting of a stable free radical, a photoacid generator, and a thermal acid generator; and an optional solvent; depositing the ink composition onto a substrate to form deposited features; and treating the deposited features on the substrate to form conductive features on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Barkev Keoshkerian, Michelle N. Chrétien, Adela Goredema, Chad Smithson, Sarah J. Vella
  • Publication number: 20180208785
    Abstract: Disclosed herein as a printing method and system which includes providing a substrate and depositing an interlayer composition including a polymer selected from the group of epoxy resins, polyvinyl phenols and poly(melamine-co-formaldehyde) and an interlayer composition solvent on the substrate. The interlayer composition is cured to form cured interlayer. A conductive metal ink composition is deposited on the cured interlayer and the conductive metal ink composition is cured to form a solid metal trace on the cured interlayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Naveen Chopra, Chad Smithson, Kurt Halfyard, Gail Song, Michelle Chretien
  • Publication number: 20150162555
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a gate electrode, a dielectric layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a semiconducting layer formed from an organic semiconductor compound and a photo-responsive polymer. The resistance can be switched to a “low” state by irradiation, and can be switched to a “high” state by applying a gate bias voltage. This can be useful for a memory device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yiliang Wu, Chad Smithson, Shiping Zhu