Patents by Inventor Dana G. Marsh

Dana G. Marsh 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: 7697019
    Abstract: An imaging system may include first and second imaging assemblies for synchronously imaging on both sides of a receiver material using directed charged particle or aerosol toner printing methods. The imaging assemblies may in turn each include an imaging member and an intermediate transfer member, and the intermediate transfer member may be a split intermediate transfer member. The imaging system may also use flexible aperture print arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, George R. Walgrove, III, Michael W. Frauens
  • Patent number: 7469119
    Abstract: An imaging system may use electrophotographic processes to synchronously image on both sides of a receiver material, such as in a single pass of the receiver material through the imaging system. The system may include intermediate transfer members, which may be split rollers or non-split rollers. The intermediate transfer members may hold one image, or they may be 2-up or greater rollers that hold multiple images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, George R. Walgrove, III, Michael W. Frauens
  • Patent number: 7391425
    Abstract: An imaging system may include first and second imaging assemblies for synchronously imaging on both sides of a receiver material using directed charged particle or aerosol toner printing methods. The imaging assemblies may in turn each include an imaging member and an intermediate transfer member, and the intermediate transfer member may be a split intermediate transfer member. The imaging system may also use flexible aperture print arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, George R. Walgrove, III, Michael W. Frauens
  • Publication number: 20080122916
    Abstract: An imaging system may include first and second imaging assemblies for synchronously imaging on both sides of a receiver material using directed charged particle or aerosol toner printing methods. The imaging assemblies may in turn each include an imaging member and an intermediate transfer member, and the intermediate transfer member may be a split intermediate transfer member. The imaging system may also use flexible aperture print arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, George R. Walgrove, Michael W. Frauens
  • Patent number: 7295799
    Abstract: An imaging system may use pulsed dc voltages to synchronously image on both sides of a receiver material, such as during a single pass of the receiver material through the imaging system. The imaging system may use electrophotographic processes to image on the receiver material. Alternatively, the imaging system may use directed charged particle or aerosol toner development processes to image on the receiver material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, George R. Walgrove, III, Michael W. Frauens
  • Patent number: 6775510
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with at least one side bearing a toner or a printed image by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition on the image bearing side of the substrate as a plurality of dots, with the plurality of dots cumulatively covering an area of the image bearing side sufficient to reduce rub-off from the image bearing side. The dots may also be applied only to the images rather than both the image-bearing and non-image-bearing surfaces of the substrate and may be used on both the front side and the back side if both bear images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberg Digital L.L.C.
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Patent number: 6741828
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with the front side, back side, or both sides bearing toner images, by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition on the front side, back side, or both sides of the substrate as a plurality of dots using a ribbon printer or a diffusion process printer, with the plurality of dots cumulatively covering an area of the front side, back side, or both sides sufficient to reduce rub-off from the toner image bearing sides. The dots may also be applied only to the images rather than both the image-bearing and non-image-bearing surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberg Digital L.L.C.
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Patent number: 6695502
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off by employing a substrate having a front side and a back side with the front side bearing a toner image by depositing a phase change composition on the non-image bearing side of the substrate as a plurality of dots, with the plurality of dots cumulatively covering an area of the non-image bearing side sufficient to reduce rub-off from the image bearing side of an adjacent substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Patent number: 6696212
    Abstract: Magnetic toner particles are disclosed. The magnetic toner particles contain at least one polymeric binder and at least one magnetic additive, wherein the surface of the toner particle contains particles of positively chargeable inorganic fine powder particles. The inorganic fine powder particles have a mean volume average particle size of from about 0.5 to about 7 &mgr;m, and a cleaning ratio of from about 0.1 to about 5.0 and a cleaning ratio being the volume fraction of particles between 0 and 1.0 &mgr;m, divided by the volume fraction of particles greater than 1.0 &mgr;m; and the toner particles having on the surface thereof a flowability improving agent having a BET surface area of at least about 30 m2/g. Methods of forming electrostatic images are further disclosed. Also, images formed from the magnetic toner particles are further disclosed and have excellent character void frequency, total void area, and suitable magnetic signal strengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, John F. Crichton, David D. Putnam, Robert E. Contois
  • Patent number: 6692121
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with at least one side bearing a toner image by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition on the toner image bearing side of the substrate by depositing the phase change composition onto a rotary brush in contact with the substrate using an ink jet printer with the phase change composition being transferred from the brush to the substrate in an amount sufficient to reduce rub-off from the toner image bearing side. An ink jet printer and a second rotary brush may be also used to deposit a clear phase change composition to an image bearing backside of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, John F. Crichton
  • Patent number: 6676255
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate, such as paper, having a front side and a back side with a toner image on at least one side of the substrate by depositing at least one phase change composition on at least one image bearing side of the substrate as a plurality of dots, with the plurality of dots cumulatively covering an area of the image bearing side sufficient to reduce rub-off from the image bearing side, the dots being characterized by being one of colored dots, a combination of colored dots or a combination of colored and clear dots. The dots may also be applied only to the images rather than both the image-bearing and non-image-bearing surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, Michael W. Frauens
  • Publication number: 20030096892
    Abstract: An enhanced phase change composition for rub-off reduction from a substrate bearing a toner image consists essentially of at least one polymeric material, wax or blends thereof in combination with a friction reducing material with the combined materials having a melting point from about 80 to about 130° C., a melting point range of less than about 15° C., a static coefficient of friction less than about 0.62, a crystalline form as a solid, and being substantially odorless as a solid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Patent number: 6567642
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with at least one side bearing a toner image by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition onto a rotary brush in contact with the substrate using a ribbon or diffusion process printer with the phase change composition being transferred from the brush to the substrate in an amount sufficient to reduce rub-off from the side of the substrate bearing a toner image. The printer and a second rotary brush may be also used to deposit a clear phase change composition onto a non-image bearing backside of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Publication number: 20030039753
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off by employing a substrate having a front side and a back side with the front side bearing a toner image by depositing a phase change composition on the non-image bearing side of the substrate as a plurality of dots, with the plurality of dots cumulatively covering an area of the non-image bearing side sufficient to reduce rub-off from the image bearing side of an adjacent substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Publication number: 20030031486
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with at least one side bearing a toner or a printed image by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition on the image bearing side of the substrate as a plurality of dots, with the plurality of dots cumulatively covering an area of the image bearing side sufficient to reduce rub-off from the image bearing side. The dots may also be applied only to the images rather than both the image-bearing and non-image-bearing surfaces of the substrate and may be used on both the front side and the back side if both bear images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Publication number: 20030030711
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with at least one side bearing a toner image by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition on the toner image bearing side of the substrate by depositing the phase change composition onto a rotary brush in contact with the substrate using an ink jet printer with the phase change composition being transferred from the brush to the substrate in an amount sufficient to reduce rub-off from the toner image bearing side. An ink jet printer and a second rotary brush may be also used to deposit a clear phase change composition to an image bearing backside of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, John F. Crichton
  • Publication number: 20030031487
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with at least one side bearing a toner image by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition onto a rotary brush in contact with the substrate using a ribbon or diffusion process printer with the phase change composition being transferred from the brush to the substrate in an amount sufficient to reduce rub-off from the side of the substrate bearing a toner image. The printer and a second rotary brush may be also used to deposit a clear phase change composition onto a non-image bearing backside of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Publication number: 20030030714
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate, such as paper, having a front side and a back side with a toner image on at least one side of the substrate by depositing at least one phase change composition on at least one image bearing side of the substrate as a plurality of dots, with the plurality of dots cumulatively covering an area of the image bearing side sufficient to reduce rub-off from the image bearing side, the dots being characterized by being one of colored dots, a combination of colored dots or a combination of colored and clear dots. The dots may also be applied only to the images rather than both the image-bearing and non-image-bearing surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, Michael W. Frauens
  • Publication number: 20030031485
    Abstract: A method for reducing rub-off from a substrate having a front side and a back side with the front side, back side, or both sides bearing toner images, by depositing a substantially clear phase change composition on the front side, back side, or both sides of the substrate as a plurality of dots using a ribbon printer or a diffusion process printer, with the plurality of dots cumulatively covering an area of the front side, back side, or both sides sufficient to reduce rub-off from the toner image bearing sides. The dots may also be applied only to the images rather than both the image-bearing and non-image-bearing surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventor: Dana G. Marsh
  • Publication number: 20020192583
    Abstract: Magnetic toner particles are disclosed. The magnetic toner particles contain at least one polymeric binder and at least one magnetic additive, wherein the surface of the toner particle contains particles of positively chargeable inorganic fine powder particles. The inorganic fine powder particles have a mean volume average particle size of from about 0.5 to about 7 &mgr;m, and a cleaning ratio of from about 0.1 to about 5.0 and a cleaning ratio being the volume fraction of particles between 0 and 1.0 &mgr;m, divided by the volume fraction of particles greater than 1.0 &mgr;m; and the toner particles having on the surface thereof a flowability improving agent having a BET surface area of at least about 30 m2/g. Methods of forming electrostatic images are further disclosed. Also, images formed from the magnetic toner particles are further disclosed and have excellent character void frequency, total void area, and suitable magnetic signal strengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Dana G. Marsh, John F. Crichton, David D. Putnam, Robert E. Contois