Patents by Inventor Christy E. Bedford

Christy E. Bedford 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).

  • Curable phase change ink composition
    Patent number: 7553011
    Abstract: Ink compositions that include one or more radiation curable oil soluble components and one or more thermal solvents are provided, as well as methods of preparing such ink compositions and methods of using such ink compositions are provided. A jet printing method that jets an ink composition onto an intermediate substrate and transfers the intermediate image to a substrate for exposure to radiation having wavelengths within the range of about 4 nanometers to about 500 nanometers is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Gordon Odell, Marcel P. Breton, Christy E. Bedford, Christopher A. Wagner
  • Curable phase change ink composition
    Patent number: 7293868
    Abstract: Ink compositions that includes one or more radiation curable oil soluble components and one or more thermal solvents are provided, as well as methods of preparing such ink compositions and methods of using such ink compositions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Gordon Odell, Marcel P. Breton, Christy E. Bedford, Christopher A. Wagner
  • Heterogeneous low energy gel ink composition
    Patent number: 7172276
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a colorant, a polymer latex such as a terpolymer latex, an optional dissipatable polymer, a dispersant such as a sulfonated polyester, and a liquid vehicle such as water. The ink composition is a stable liquid at ambient temperature, but becomes a gel upon heating or removal of part of the liquid vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel P. Breton, Christy E. Bedford, Guerino G. Sacripante