Patents by Inventor Daniel V. Levy

Daniel V. Levy 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: 10100060
    Abstract: This invention is directed to asymmetric synthesis of funapide, which is useful for the treatment and/or prevention of sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Ronen Ben-David, Jian Chen, Michael A. Christie, Mina Gadelrab Dimitri, Graciela Noemi Gershon, Linli He, Nelson G. Landmesser, Daniel V. Levy, Orel Yosef Mizrahi, Partha S. Mudipalli, Harlan F. Reese, Joseph A. Sclafani, Yi Wang
  • Publication number: 20180002341
    Abstract: This invention is directed to asymmetric synthesis of funapide, which is useful for the treatment and/or prevention of sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ronen Ben-David, Jian Chen, Michael A. Christie, Mina Gadelrab Dimitri, Graciela Noemi Gershon, Linli He, Nelson G. Landmesser, Daniel V. Levy, Orel Yosef Mizrahi, Partha S. Mudipalli, Harlan F. Reese, Joseph A. Sclafani, Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 7923188
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is partially crosslinked, wherein the crosslinking is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resins into the layer. Incorporation of these resins have been shown to increase charge transport life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Robert W. Hedrick, Linda Ferrarese
  • Patent number: 7923187
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is partially crosslinked, wherein the crosslinking is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resins into the layer. Incorporation of these resins have been shown to increase charge transport life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy
  • Patent number: 7862967
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, a first photogenerating layer, a second photogenerating layer and at least one charge transport layer. The first photogenerating layer contains, for example, a phthalocyanine pigment, and the second photogenerating layer contains a different phthalocyanine pigment than the first photogenerating layer phthalocyanine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Markus R. Silvestri, Kent J. Evans, Daniel V. Levy, Michael A. Morgan, M. John Hinckel, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Patent number: 7838187
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is dual-dopant, wherein operating life improvement is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resin and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane into the layer. Incorporation of these resins have been shown to increase charge transport life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Robert W. Hedrick, Gary A. Batt, M. John Hinckel
  • Patent number: 7767372
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer which contains a fluoroalkyl ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Steven D. Bush, Joseph A. Tumminelli, Marc J. Livecchi, Linda L. Ferrarese, Michael A. Morgan, Lanhui Zhang, Lin Ma, John J. Wilbert, Daniel V. Levy, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Patent number: 7763405
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a fluoroalkyl ester layer, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Ryan J. Ehmann, Lanhui Zhang, Lin Ma, Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy
  • Patent number: 7759031
    Abstract: A photoconductor comprising an optional supporting substrate, a fluorogallium phthalocyanine containing photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel V. Levy, Liang-Bih Lin, Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 7732112
    Abstract: An imaging member includes a substrate; a charge generation layer positioned on the substrate; at least one charge transport layer positioned on the charge generation layer; and an undercoat layer positioned on the substrate on a side opposite the charge generation layer, the undercoat layer comprising a binder component and a metallic component comprising metal thiocyanate and metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Daniel V. Levy, Liang-bih Lin
  • Patent number: 7722999
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a substrate, a layer thereover, which layer contains, for example, a polyol resin, an aminoplast resin, a silicone free polyester, and a metal oxide dispersed therein; and at least one imaging layer formed on the polyol resin containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Liang-Bih Lin, Francisco J. Lopez
  • Patent number: 7700250
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer thereover, and at least one charge transport layer, and wherein the photogenerating layer contains a chelating agent, and a Type V titanyl phthalocyanine prepared, for example, by dissolving a Type I titanyl phthalocyanine in a solution comprising a trihaloacetic acid and an alkylene halide; adding the mixture comprising the dissolved Type I titanyl phthalocyanine to a solution comprising an alcohol and an alkylene halide thereby precipitating a Type Y titanyl phthalocyanine; and treating the Type Y titanyl phthalocyanine with a monohalobenzene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, John S. Chambers, Francisco J. Lopez, Daniel V. Levy, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Patent number: 7700249
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, and an active layer in contact with the substrate, and which active layer contains a photogenerating pigment of a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine, at least one charge transport component, and a mixture of a metal oxide and a chelating agent, where the phthalocyanine is, for example, prepared by hydrolyzing a gallium halide phthalocyanine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Edward C. Savage
  • Patent number: 7682762
    Abstract: Processes for making photosensitive organic pigments for use in imaging members, specifically processes for making photosensitive phthalocyanine pigments having a specific nanocrystal form. Embodiments include a copper phthalocyanine nanocrystal with good charge generation for use in the formulation of a charge generating layer and narrow particle size distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel V. Levy, Liang-bih Lin, Jin Wu
  • Patent number: 7678517
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, and an active layer in contact with the substrate, and which active layer contains a photogenerating pigment of a titanyl phthalocyanine, at least one charge transport component, and a mixture of a metal oxide and a chelating agent, where the titanyl phthalocyanine is prepared by dissolving a Type I titanyl phthalocyanine in a solution comprising a trihaloacetic acid and an alkylene halide; adding the resulting mixture of the dissolved Type I titanyl phthalocyanine to a solution comprising an alcohol and an alkylene halide thereby precipitating a Type Y titanyl phthalocyanine; and treating the Type Y titanyl phthalocyanine with a monohalobenzene to form Type V titanyl phthalocyanine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Linda L. Ferrarese
  • Patent number: 7670735
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a substrate, a layer thereover wherein the layer comprises, for example, a polyol resin, an aminoplast resin, an ester of phosphoric acid adhesion component, and a metal oxide; and at least one imaging layer of, for example, a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer formed on the polyol resin containing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Daniel V. Levy, Robert W. Hedrick, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Patent number: 7670740
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and an overcoating layer in contact with and contiguous to the top charge transport layer, and which overcoating is comprised of a polymer, an optional overcoating charge transport component, and needle shaped particles with an aspect ratio of from 2 to about 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Daniel V. Levy, Liang-Bih Lin, Lin Ma
  • Patent number: 7670739
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, and an active layer in contact with the substrate, and which layer contains at least one photogenerating pigment, at least one charge transport component, and a mixture of a metal oxide and a chelating agent of a tetrafluorodihydroxyanthraquinone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Linda L. Ferrarese
  • Patent number: 7666561
    Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a photoreceptor undercoat layer that includes titanium oxide with untreated surface to improve image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, John S. Chambers, Francisco Lopez
  • Patent number: 7662526
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the charge transport layer contains a charge blocking agent, such as a benzoimidazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Marc J. Livecchi