Patents by Inventor H. Bruce Goodbrand

H. Bruce Goodbrand 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: 7122700
    Abstract: A method for bisformylation an arylamine compound by reacting an arylamine compound with an alkyleneamine in a reaction mixture while refluxing an acid in the reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy P. Bender, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 7122283
    Abstract: A photoconductive member containing, for example, a substrate, a photogenerating layer, a charge transport layer and an overcoat layer wherein the overcoat layer is comprised of a crosslinked siloxane composite containing a caprolactone-siloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Ah-Mee Hor, Cheng-Kuo Hsiao, Cuong Vong, Gregory McGuire
  • Patent number: 7087752
    Abstract: Compounds of the formulae wherein Z is OR1, SR1, or NR1R2, Y is OR3, SR3, or NR3R4, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is hydrogen, at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is other than hydrogen, at least one Z or Y within the compound is NR1R2 or —NR3R4, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 each, independently of the others, is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, and wherein R7 can also be (vi) an alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, alkylaryloxy, polyalkyleneoxy, polyaryleneoxy, polyarylalkyleneoxy, polyalkylaryleneoxy, silyl, siloxane, polysilylene, polysiloxane, or wherein X is a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, NR40— wherein R40 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, or CR50R60— wherein R50 and R60 each, independently of the other, is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, and wherein R6 can also be
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel P. Breton, Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Jule W. Thomas, Jr., Donald R. Titterington, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Jeffrey H. Banning, James D. Wuest, Dominic Laliberte, Marie-Eve Perron
  • Patent number: 7052730
    Abstract: A process for generating on a substrate, such as a document, a security mark comprised of a glossy ink containing a colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Raj D. Patel, Michael A. Hopper, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 6911288
    Abstract: An imaging member having a substrate, a charge transport layer having charge transport materials dispersed therein, and an overcoat layer, wherein at least one of the charge transport layer and the overcoat layer comprise nano-size fillers having a particle size of from about 1 to about 250 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Nan-Xing Hu, Ah-Mee Hor, Cheng-Kuo Hsiao, Yvan Gagnon, Cuong Vong
  • Patent number: 6906118
    Abstract: Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising a colorant and an ink vehicle, the ink being a solid at temperatures less than about 50° C. and exhibiting a viscosity of no more than about 20 centipoise at a jetting temperature of no more than about 160° C., wherein at a first temperature hydrogen bonds of sufficient strength exist between the ink vehicle molecules so that the ink vehicle forms hydrogen-bonded dimers, oligomers, or polymers, and wherein at a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature the hydrogen bonds between the ink vehicle molecules are sufficiently broken that fewer hydrogen-bonded dimers, oligomers, or polymers are present in the ink at the second temperature than are present in the ink at the first temperature, so that the viscosity of the ink at the second temperature is lower than the viscosity of the ink at the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Thomas W. Smith, Daniel A. Foucher, Kathleen M. McGrane, Dina Popovic
  • Patent number: 6864026
    Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member comprised of an optional supporting substrate, an optional blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein said charge transport layer comprises a crosslinked polycarbonate component containing a repeating segment of the formula wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl with from about 1 to about 15 carbons optionally further containing one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, silicon, and phosphorus, or aryl; R2 represents a divalent linkage; Ar3 and Ar4 each independently represent aromatic groups; R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, and aryl; and optionally wherein R3 and R4 form a combined ring structure; and wherein x and y represent the mole fractions of the repeating segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Paul F. Smith, C. Geoffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 6860928
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae wherein Z is a group of the formula —OR1, a group of the formula —SR1, or a group of the formula —NR1R2, Y is a group of the formula —OR3, a group of the formula —SR3, or a group of the formula —NR3R4, n is an integer representing the number of repeat —(CH2)— or —(CH2CH2O)— units, wherein, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is other than a hydrogen atom, and provided that at least one Z or Y within the compound is a group of the formula —NR1R2 or a group of the formula —NR3R4, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 each, independently of the others, is (i) a hydrogen atom, (ii) an alkyl group, (iii) an aryl group, (iv) an arylalkyl group, or (v) an alkylaryl group, and wherein R7 can also be (vi) an alkoxy group, (vii) an aryloxy group, (Viii) an arylalkyloxy group, (ix) an alkylaryloxy group, (x) a polyalkyleneoxy group, (xi) a polyaryleneoxy group, (xii) a polyarylalkylen
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel P. Breton, Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Jule W. Thomas, Jr., Donald R. Titterington, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Jeffrey H. Banning, James D. Wuest, Dominic Laliberte, Marie-Eve Perron
  • Patent number: 6844416
    Abstract: A polycarbonate comprised of a repeating unit represented by Formula (I) with R1, R2, R3 and R4 being, for example, alkyl; Ar being, for example, aryl; and m representing the number of groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Paul F. Smith, C. Geoffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 6835833
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae wherein, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is a hydrogen atom, and provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is not a hydrogen atom, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 each, independently of the others, is (i) a hydrogen atom, (ii) an alkyl group, (iii) an aryl group, (iv) an arylalkyl group, or (v) an alkylaryl group. Also disclosed are phase change ink compositions comprising a colorant and a phase change ink carrier comprising a material of this formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Jr., Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Francis Monchamp, Hugues Duval
  • Publication number: 20040249210
    Abstract: Compounds of the formulae 1 2
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Marcel P. Breton, Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Jule W. Thomas, Donald R. Titterington, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Jeffrey H. Banning, James D. Wuest, Dominic Laliberte, Marie-Eve Perron
  • Publication number: 20040226476
    Abstract: Phase change inks comprising colorant, a phase change ink carrier, and an antioxidant or UV stabilizer of the formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christine E. Bedford, Marcel P. Breton, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Publication number: 20040229141
    Abstract: An imaging member having a substrate, a charge transport layer having charge transport materials dispersed therein, and an overcoat layer, wherein at least one of the charge transport layer and the overcoat layer comprise nano-size fillers having a particle size of from about 1 to about 250 nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Nan-Xing Hu, Ah-Mee Hor, Cheng-Kuo Hsiao, Yvan Gagnon, Cuong Vong
  • Patent number: 6818366
    Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member comprised of an optional supporting substrate, an optional blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and a SiO3 containing polycarbonate component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Paul F. Smith, C. Geoffrey Allen
  • Publication number: 20040220372
    Abstract: A polycarbonate comprised of a repeating unit represented by Formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Paul F. Smith, C. Geoffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 6811596
    Abstract: Phase change inks comprising colorant, a phase change ink carrier, and an antioxidant or UV stabilizer of the formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 each, independently of the others, is hydrogen, hydroxy, amino, alkyl, aryl, arylaikyl, alkylaryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, alkylaryloxy, halogen, cyano, aldehyde, ketone, ester, amide, sulfide, sulfoxide, nitrile, sulfone, acyl, or carboxylic acid, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 is alkyl having at least about 8 carbon atoms, alkoxy having at least about 8 carbon atoms, aryl having at least about 6 carbon atoms, aryloxy having at least about 6 carbon atoms, arylalkyl having at least about 7 carbon atoms, arylalkyloxy having at least about 7 carbon atoms, alkylaryl having at least about 7 carbon atoms, or alkylaryloxy having at least about 7 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Christine E. Bedford, Marcel P. Breton, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 6811595
    Abstract: Compounds of the formulae wherein, provided that at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is not a hydrogen atom, R1, R2 and R3 each, independently of the other, is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, and wherein R1 and R2 can also be alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, alkylaryloxy, polyalkyleneoxy, polyaryleneoxy, polyarylalkyleneoxy, polyalkylaryleneoxy, silyl, siloxane, polysilylene, polysiloxane, or a group of the formula wherein r and s are integers representing a number of repeat —CH2— groups, and wherein X is a direct bond, oxygen, sulfur, —NR40— wherein R40 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, or —CR50R60— wherein R50 and R60 each, independently of the other, is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, and R10 and R11 each, independently of the other, is alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alkylarylene, and wherein R10 can also be polyalkyleneoxy, polyaryleneoxy, polyarylalkyleneoxy, polyalkylaryleneoxy, silylen
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Jr., Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Hugues Duval
  • Publication number: 20040185360
    Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member comprised of an optional supporting substrate, an optional blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein said charge transport layer comprises a crosslinked polycarbonate component containing a repeating segment of the formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Paul F. Smith, C. Geoffrey Allen
  • Publication number: 20040185359
    Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member comprised of an optional supporting substrate, an optional blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and a SiO3 containing polycarbonate component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Paul F. Smith, C. Geoffrey Allen
  • Patent number: 6795228
    Abstract: A display material for use in an electric paper system includes two opposing outer surfaces, between which is disposed a plurality of optically and electrically anisotropic elements suspended in a substance capable of being liquified. A rotatable disposition of each element is achievable while the element is suspended in the substance and the substance is liquified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Guenno G. Sacripante, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Beng S. Ong, Robert A. Sprague