Patents by Inventor Diane M. Herrick

Diane M. Herrick 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: 8580331
    Abstract: Electrographic printing of one or more multi-channeled layers produces a specialty item. Such electrographic printing includes forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing predetermined sized marking particles; and, where desired, forming one or more final multi-channeled layers utilizing marking particles of a predetermined size or size distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Donna P. Suchy, Diane M. Herrick
  • Patent number: 8041264
    Abstract: Electrographic printing of one or more multi-channeled layers having a particular pattern by electrographic techniques. Such electrographic printing includes the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing predetermined sized marking particles; and, where desired, forming one or more final multi-channeled layers utilizing marking particles of a predetermined size or size distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Donna P. Suchy, Diane M. Herrick
  • Publication number: 20110073356
    Abstract: The electrographic printing of one or more multi-channeled layers having a particular pattern by electrographic techniques that produces a specialty item electrographically. Such electrographic printing comprises the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing predetermined sized marking particles; and, where desired, forming one or more final multi-channeled layers utilizing marking particles of a predetermined size or size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Donna P. Suchy, Diane M. Herrick
  • Publication number: 20110076059
    Abstract: The electrographic printing of one or more multi-channeled layers having a particular pattern by electrographic techniques that produces a specialty item electrographically. Such electrographic printing comprises the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing predetermined sized marking particles; and, where desired, forming one or more final multi-channeled layers utilizing marking particles of a predetermined size or size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Donna P. Suchy, Diane M. Herrick
  • Patent number: 7643175
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing a print using a color imaging system are provided. The automatic color enhancement system results in digital prints that have a photographic “look and feel” by using special profiles and adjustments that capture the traditional photographic image process of photo-like color and tone scale reproduction to RGB-encoded picture elements and to be used to combine in with electrophotographic process media ICC profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Hwai-Tzuu Tai, Diane M. Herrick, Stephen E. Johnson, Christopher M. Heinz, Chung-Hui Kuo
  • Publication number: 20090317107
    Abstract: Electrographic printing of one or more multi-channeled layers having a particular pattern by electrographic techniques. Such electrographic printing includes the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing predetermined sized marking particles; and, where desired, forming one or more final multi-channeled layers utilizing marking particles of a predetermined size or size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Donna P. Suchy, Diane M. Herrick
  • Patent number: 7616917
    Abstract: Electrographic printing of one or more multi-channeled layers having a particular pattern by electrographic techniques. Such electrographic printing includes the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing predetermined sized marking particles; and, where desired, forming one or more final multi-channeled layers utilizing marking particles of a predetermined size or size distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Donna P. Suchy, Diane M. Herrick
  • Publication number: 20090142100
    Abstract: Electrographic printing of one or more multi-channeled layers having a particular pattern by electrographic techniques. Such electrographic printing comprises the steps of forming a desired print image, electrographically, on a receiver member utilizing predetermined sized marking particles; and, where desired, forming one or more final multi-channeled layers utilizing marking particles of a predetermined size or size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Donna P. Suchy, Diane M. Herrick
  • Publication number: 20090116882
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of forming a toner image on a receiving sheet. The method includes forming an electrostatic image on a primary image member and toning the image with a dry toner to form a toner image. The toner includes toner particles having a diameter of between 4 and 10 microns and transfer assisting particles appended to the toner particles surface. The transfer assisting particles have a diameter of between 20 and 100 nm. The toner image is transferred from the primary image member to an intermediate image member having an overcoat layer, the overcoat layer having a Young's modulus of from 250 to 500 MPa. The toner image is transferred from the intermediate image member to a receiving sheet wherein the intermediate image member drives the primary image member or the receiving sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Donald S. Rimai, Biao Tan, Craig M. Cody, Rodney R. Bucks, Charles E. Hewitt, M.Cristina B. Dejesus, Paul L. Nielsen, Diane M. Herrick
  • Patent number: 7488563
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of forming a toner image on a receiving sheet. The method includes forming an electrostatic image on a primary image member and toning the image with a dry toner to form a toner image. The toner includes toner particles having a diameter of between 4 and 10 microns and transfer assisting particles appended to the toner particles surface. The transfer assisting particles have a diameter of between 20 and 100 nm. The toner image is transferred from the primary image member to an intermediate image member having an overcoat layer, the overcoat layer having a Young's modulus of from 250 to 500 MPa. The toner image is transferred from the intermediate image member to a receiving sheet wherein the intermediate image member drives the primary image member or the receiving sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Donald S. Rimai, Biao Tan, Craig M. Cody, Rodney R. Bucks, Charles E. Hewitt, M. Cristina B. Dejesus, Paul L. Nielsen, Diane M. Herrick
  • Patent number: 7400759
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for testing a plastic sleeve for use with an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder in an electrophotographic process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Steven O. Cormier, Diane M. Herrick, David R. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20080144141
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing a print using a color imaging system are provided. The automatic color enhancement system results in digital prints that have a photographic “look and feel” by using special profiles and adjustments that capture the traditional photographic image process of photo-like color and tone scale reproduction to RGB-encoded picture elements and to be used to combine in with electrophotographic process media ICC profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Hwai-Tzuu Tai, Diane M. Herrick, Stephen E. Johnson, Christopher M. Heinz, Chung-Hui Kuo
  • Patent number: 7236734
    Abstract: A color electrostatographic printer apparatus applies respective color separation toner images to a receiver member to form a color image. A fuser station fuses, or at least tacks, the color image to the receiver. A clear toner overcoat is then applied to the fused color toner image using an inverse mask, and enhanced glossing of the image is provided by a belt glosser to improve color gamut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Yee S. Ng, Hwai-Tzuu Tai, Diane M. Herrick
  • Patent number: 6954603
    Abstract: In order to prevent an imaging forming process of an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus from becoming contaminated with fuser release oil, a substantially uniform layer of pigmented marking particles from a development subsystem of the image forming process is deposited onto a photoconductive member of the image forming process during any non-imaging cycles of the process, including cycle down, non-imaging skip frames, or recovery from a receiver jam. The substantially uniform layer of pigmented marking particles acts as a barrier to block fuser release oil from the photoconductive member and as a vehicle to carry away contaminating fuser release oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Brown, Amy J. Deyaeger, David E. Hockey, Thomas N. Tombs, Diane M. Herrick, David M. Rakov
  • Publication number: 20040120742
    Abstract: Preventing the imaging forming process of an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus from becoming contaminated with fuser release oil. A substantially uniform layer of the pigmented marking particles from the development subsystem of the image forming process is deposited onto the photoconductive member of the image forming process during any non-imaging cycles of the process, including cycle down, non-imaging skip frames, or recovery from a receiver jam. The substantially uniform layer of pigmented marking particles acts as a barrier to block fuser release oil from the photoconductive member and as a vehicle to carry away contaminating fuser release oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicants: NexPress Solutions LLC, Heidelberg Digital LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Brown, Amy J. Deyaeger, David E. Hockey, Thomas N. Tombs, Diane M. Herrick, David M. Rakov
  • Patent number: 6608641
    Abstract: A printer for printing color toner images on a receiver member of any of a variety of textures. The printer has a number of tandemly arranged electrophotographic image-forming modules respectively including a plurality of imaging subsystems to form a colored toner image transferred to a receiver member, the transfer of toner images from each of the modules forming a color print of the receiver member which is fused to form a desired color print. The image quality of the color print is produced by control of nonoperational co-optimization of fusing parameters and imaging subsystem parameters enabling printing on the variety of textures of receiver member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Nexpress Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Peter Steven Alexandrovich, Richard George Allen, Muhammed Aslam, Jiann-Hsing Chen, Diane M. Herrick, Robert Arthur Lancaster, Yee Seung Ng, Joseph A. Pavlisko, Hwai-Tzuu Tai, Thomas Nathaniel Tombs
  • Patent number: 6605399
    Abstract: A photoconductive sleeved primary image-forming member roller for use in an electrophotographic machine comprising a central member including a rigid cylindrical core member and a compliant layer formed on the core member; and a flexible, replaceable, removable, photoconductive sleeve member in the form of an endless tubular belt that surrounds and nonadhesively intimately contacts the central member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: NexPress Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Arun Chowdry, Steven Cormier, Dennis Grabb, Diane M. Herrick, John W. May, Edward T. Miskinis, Michel F. Molaire, Biao Tan, Thomas N. Tombs
  • Patent number: 6541171
    Abstract: A photoconductive sleeved primary image-forming member roller for use in an electrophotographic machine comprising a central member including a rigid cylindrical core member and a compliant layer formed on the core member; and a flexible replaceable removable photoconductive sleeve member in the form of an endless tubular belt that surrounds and non-adhesively intimately contacts the central member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: NexPress Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Arun Chowdry, Steven Cormier, Dennis Grabb, Diane M. Herrick, John W. May, Edward T. Miskinis, Michel F. Molaire, Biao Tan, Thomas N. Tombs
  • Publication number: 20030044704
    Abstract: A photoconductive sleeved primary image forming member roller for use in an electrophotographic machine comprising a central member including a rigid cylindrical core member and a compliant layer formed on the core member; and a flexible replaceable removable photoconductive sleeve member in the form of an endless tubular belt that surrounds and nonadhesively intimately contacts the central member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Arun Chowdry, Steven Cormier, Dennis Grabb, Diane M. Herrick, John W. May, Edward T. Miskinis, Michel F. Molaire, Biao Tan, Thomas N. Tombs
  • Patent number: 6393226
    Abstract: An intermediate transfer member (IT) roller for use in an electrostatographic recording apparatus comprising a core member; a compliant layer covering the core member; and a stiffening layer covering the compliant layer, wherein the stiffening layer includes an endless belt that has a thickness in the range of greater than 50 and up to 1000 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: NexPress Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Robert Charlebois, Arun Chowdry, Craig M. Cody, Earl Gomes, Dennis Grabb, Diane M. Herrick, Bonnie Patterson, Dean R. Smith, Kenneth E. Stack, Biao Tan, Thomas Tombs, Joseph A. Pavlisko