Patents by Inventor Christopher J. AuClair

Christopher J. AuClair 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: 11955696
    Abstract: A device includes a display and a housing. The housing surrounds the display and has four corners defining portions of an exterior surface of the device. The housing includes a first housing segment defining at least part of a first corner of the four corners and configured to operate as an antenna; a second housing segment defining at least part of a second corner of the four corners; and a third housing segment defining at least part of a third corner of the four corners. The third corner forms part of the housing diagonally opposite the second corner. The housing further includes a non-conductive housing component that structurally couples the first housing segment to another portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Froese, Paul U. Leutheuser, Martin J. Auclair, Christopher J. Durning, Jun Ham, Lucy E. Browning, Sawyer I. Cohen, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Donald J. Parr
  • Patent number: 5659670
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing a set of printer memory requirements, including a random access memory for storing data in a set of variably sized compartments and a processor for determining a source of a predetermined number of print input jobs. A controller, responsive to the size determinations by the processor, generates a set of optimized memory compartment reallocation recommendations according to the source of the predetermined number of print input jobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher J. AuClair
  • Patent number: 5442541
    Abstract: A technique for downloading or activating or deactivating selected machine features from a remote central station that is connected to the remote machine by a communication channel. Also, the invention includes identifying features to be downloaded and then activated at a given site and communicating the data relative to the identified features to the remote machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Randall R. Hube, Louis J. Cardinale, Christopher J. Auclair, Theodore W. Thomas
  • Patent number: 5243380
    Abstract: A technique for providing screen dialog related to communication between predetermined control boards of an image processing machine and in particular to the method of analyzing the communication between the control boards by providing a visual indication of the control boards on an interface display, initiating transmission between the control boards at the interface display, displaying data in a window on the interface display to validate communication between selected boards, and scrolling the data within the window to display data among other boards, the data including board identification and validation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Pesar, Christopher J. Auclair
  • Patent number: 4480021
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a negatively charged toner compositions comprised of resin particles and pigment particles, and from about 0.1 percent by weight to about 20 percent by weight, of an aryl sulfone, or aryl alkyl sulfonamide negative charge enhancing additive of the following formulas.R.sub.1 --SO.sub.2 --R.sub.2 IR.sub.3 --SO.sub.2 --NH--R.sub.4 IIwherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group containing from about 6 carbon atoms to about 22 carbon atoms, or an aryl group, R.sub.2 is an aryl group containing from about 6 carbon atoms to about 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is an aryl group, and R.sub.4 is an alkyl group independent from R.sub.1, containing from about 6 carbon atoms to about 22 carbon atoms, or an aryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1984
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Chin H. Lu, Christopher J. AuClair
  • Patent number: 4442189
    Abstract: This invention is generally directed to dry negatively charged toner compositions comprised of resin particles, pigment particles and a polyanhydride charge enhancing composition of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group containing from about 6 carbon atoms to about 22 carbon atoms, and n is a number ranging from about 5 to about 2,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Chin H. Lu, Christopher J. AuClair
  • Patent number: 4410617
    Abstract: This invention is generally directed to toner compositions, and developer compositions containing same, the toner compositions being comprised of resin particles, and pigment particles, wherein one of the pigments is comprised of an alkaline earth salt of 4-amino-2-chlorotoluene-5-sulfonic acid coupled to 3-hydroxy-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid of the formula ##STR1## which compositions are useful in electrostatographic color imaging systems. In the above formula, X is the cation calcium, barium or strontium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1983
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Chin H. Lu, Christopher J. AuClair
  • Patent number: 4299903
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of dry positively charged toner particles, and more spceifically a polymerization process for preparing dry positively charged toner resins, containing a charge control agent, or additive which has a dual function, as a wetting agent in the polymerization process, and as a charge control agent for the toner resin, whereby the charge control agent is firmly bonded (attached) to the toner resin and is uniformly dispersed in the resin, or emulsion polymerization of a monomer material, a pigment and a charge control additive. As a result of the polymerization there is formed a dry positively charged toner resin which has attached thereto the charge control agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1981
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. AuClair, Chin H. Lu
  • Patent number: 4297427
    Abstract: Electrostatographic developer mixtures comprising finely-divided toner particles electrostatically clinging to the surface of carrier particles comprising a core having an outer coating thereon comprising a polyblend of a first polymer possessing negative triboelectric charging characteristics with respect to toner particles and a second polymer which possesses strong adhesive properties with respect to said core. The coated carrier particles have negative triboelectric charging properties and are particularly useful in development of negatively charged photoreceptors. Imaging processes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Meurig W. Williams, Christopher J. AuClair
  • Patent number: 4264697
    Abstract: An electrostatographic developer mixture comprising finely-divided positively charging toner particles electrostatically clinging to negatively charging carrier particles. The toner particles comprise a resin, a colorant, and a charge inducing material selected from (1) a long chain hydrazinium compound and (2) an alkyl pyridinium compound. The carrier particles comprise core particles having a coating of fused thermoplastic resin particles wherein the carrier particles are prepared by dry-mixing the core particles with thermoplastic resin particles until the resin particles adhere to the core particles. The mixture of core and resin particles are heated to between 320.degree. F. and 650.degree. F. for between 20 and 120 minutes so that the resin particles melt and fuse to the core particles. The developer mixture is employed to develop electrostatic latent images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Steven R. Perez, Alan R. Monahan, Chin H. Lu, Peter F. Erhardt, Eugene F. Young, Christopher J. AuClair
  • Patent number: 4198477
    Abstract: A finely-divided toner composition comprising a thermoplastic vinyl resin and a surface active additive selected from the group consisting of fluorinated surfactants. The toner composition possesses controlled triboelectric charging properties while its other bulk properties remain unaffected. Developer compositions and electrostatographic imaging processes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1980
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Meurig W. Williams, Christopher J. AuClair
  • Patent number: 4139483
    Abstract: A finely-divided toner composition comprising a thermoplastic vinyl resin and a surface active additive selected from the group consisting of fluorinated surfactants. The toner composition possesses controlled triboelectric charging properties while its other bulk properties remain unaffected. Developer compositions and electrostatographic imaging processes are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Meurig W. Williams, Christopher J. AuClair