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).

  • Publication number: 20040158063
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Francis Monchamp, Hugues Duval
  • Patent number: 6761758
    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: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 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
  • Patent number: 6743888
    Abstract: A polycarbonate containing a repeating segment represented by Formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl; R2 represents a divalent linkage selected from the group consisting of alkylene containing one or more heteroatoms of halogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, silicon, and phosphorus, arylalkylene, and arylene; Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent aromatic groups; and P represents a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxyl protective group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Qi, Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Publication number: 20040075723
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae 1 2
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 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: 20040060474
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Hugues Duval
  • Publication number: 20040050295
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Danielle C. Boils-Boissier, Marcel P. Breton, Jule W. Thomas, Donald R. Titterington, Jeffrey H. Banning, H. Bruce Goodbrand, James D. Wuest, Marie-Eve Perron, Francis Monchamp, Hugues Duval
  • Publication number: 20040037947
    Abstract: A process for generating on a substrate, such as a document, a security mark comprised of a glossy ink containing a colorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Raj D. Patel, Michael A. Hopper, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 6664017
    Abstract: A process comprising applying a toner security mark on a document generated by xerographic means and which mark possesses white glossy characteristics, and wherein said toner is comprised of a polymer and a colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Raj D. Patel, Michael A. Hopper, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Kurt I. Halfyard, Nan-Xing Hu
  • Publication number: 20030112490
    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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Beng S. Ong, Robert A. Sprague
  • Publication number: 20030105185
    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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Thomas W. Smith, Daniel A. Foucher, Kathleen M. McGrane, Dina Popovic
  • Patent number: 6414051
    Abstract: Disclosed is a printing process which comprises (1) incorporating into an acoustic ink jet printing apparatus an ink composition comprising (a) an ink vehicle which comprises a bis(carbamate) of the formula wherein R1 is an alkylene group and R2 and R3 each, independently of the other, are alkyl groups or alkylene oxide or polyalkylene oxide groups of the formula —(CnH2nO)yH, wherein n is an integer of 2 or 3 and y is an integer representing the number of repeat alkylene oxide units, (b) a colorant, (c) an optional conductivity enhancing agent, (d) an optional antioxidant, (e) an optional UV absorber, (f) an optional clarifier, (g) an optional tackifier, (h) an optional adhesive, and (i) an optional plasticizer, (2) melting the ink, and (3) causing droplets of the melted ink to be ejected by acoustic beams in an imagewise pattern onto a recording sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils, Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, Raymond W. Wong
  • Patent number: 6334890
    Abstract: An ink composition containing (1) an oxazoline compound with, for example, a melting point of from about above 60° C. to about 120° C. and with, for example, an acoustic-loss value of from about 25 to about 80 dB/mm; (2) a carbamate; (3) an alcohol compound; (4) a lightfastness component; (5) a lightfastness antioxidant; and (6) a colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils, Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, Raymond W. Wong, Marcel P. Breton, Shadi L. Malhotra, Carl P. Tripp
  • Patent number: 6328793
    Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition comprising (a) a benzoyl benzamide compound; (b) a viscosity-modifying benzoyl-group-containing compound; (c) a colorant; and (d) an optional conductivity enhancing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Shadi L. Malhotra, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 6238833
    Abstract: A composition including: a polymeric compound including a polyvinyl butyral moiety, an optional polyvinyl alcohol moiety, an optional polyvinyl acetate moiety, and a modified polyvinyl moiety of the formula where R is an organic substituent, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol moiety has a hydroxyl content that ranges from 0% to about 5% by weight when —OR is an acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Chambers, Huoy-Jen Yuh, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 6194110
    Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member containing a photogenerating layer comprised of a mixture of perylenes, wherein the mixture comprises, for example, (1) 1,3-bis(n-pentylimidoperyleneimido) propane (Formula A), 1,3-bis(2-methylbutylimido peryleneimido)propane (Formula B) and 1-(n-pentylimidoperyleneimido)-3-(2-methylbutylimidoperyleneimido)-propane (Formula C), and (2) an electron acceptor component Formula A 1,3-bis(n-pentylimidoperyleneimido)propane Formula B 1,3-bis(2-methylbutylimidoperyleneimido)propane Formula C 1-(n-pentylimidoperyleneimido)-3-(2-methylbutylimidoperyleneimido)propane
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Kuo Hsiao, Ah-Mee Hor, Giuseppa Baranyi, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 6187082
    Abstract: An ink composition comprised of (1) a thiourea with a melting point of from about 60 to about 120° C. and with an acoustic-loss value of from about 25 to about 80 dB/mm, (2) an optional ink carbamate with a melting point of from about 25° C. to about 60° C. and with an acoustic-loss value of from about 5 to about 40 dB/mm, (3) a lightfastness component, (4) a lightfast antioxidant, and (5) a colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils, Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, Raymond W. Wong, Shadi L. Malhotra
  • Patent number: 5989325
    Abstract: A nonaqueous ink composition comprised of a vehicle, colorant, and a hydrophobic gelling component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, H. Bruce Goodbrand, Danielle C. Boils
  • Patent number: 5922897
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of surfactants is described comprising reacting a phosphorus acid ester of the following Formula (IV) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.t is aryl, R.sup.2 is alkyl or aryl, with a hydrophilic polyoxyalkylene of the following Formulas (VIII), or (IX) ##STR2## wherein R.sup.3 is alkyl and A is a hydrophilic polyoxyalkylene chain, and which reaction results in an intermediate compound Formulas (XI), (XII), or (XIII); ##STR3## reacting the intermediate compound selected from the group consisting of Formulas (XI) through (XIII), with a hydroxylic compound R.sup.1 -OH (X) to yield surfactant precursors comprised of Formulas (V), (VI), and (VII), respectively: ##STR4## and, oxidizing said phosphorus ester-linked surfactant precursors selected from the group consisting of Formulas (V), (VI) and (VII), with an oxidizing agent to produce the surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Nan-Xing Hu, H. Bruce Goodbrand
  • Patent number: 5902901
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of N,N-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-biphenylamine which comprises the reaction of N,N-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)amine and an iodobiphenyl in the presence of a ligand copper catalyst, and wherein the ligand is selected from the group consisting of monodentate tertiary amines and bidentate tertiary amines, and which reaction is accomplished at a temperature of, for example, from about 120.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: H. Bruce Goodbrand, George Liebermann, Roger E. Gaynor
  • Patent number: 5891971
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a resin comprising:heating a mixture of at least one free radical polymerizable monomer, a free radical initiator compound, a stable free radical compound, and a reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Barkev Keoshkerian, Marion H. Quinlan, Michael K. Georges, H. Bruce Goodbrand