Patents by Inventor James Alan Hartman

James Alan Hartman 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: 20170184986
    Abstract: An improved overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device and method to make the same is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a crosslinkable hole transport molecule containing four radical polymerizable functional groups in combination with a crosslinkable acrylate having at least 6 functional groups. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: DAVID GLENN BLACK, MARK THOMAS BELLINO, JAMES ALAN HARTMAN, WEIMEI LUO
  • Publication number: 20170184987
    Abstract: An improved overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device and method to make the same is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a crosslinkable hole transport molecule containing four radical polymerizable functional groups in combination with a crosslinkable acrylate having at least 6 functional groups. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, Mark Thomas Bellino, James Alan Hartman, Weimei Luo
  • Patent number: 9513591
    Abstract: An improved overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a triphenylamine charge transport containing two ethyl acrylate functional groups and a urethane resin containing six radical polymerizable functional groups. The amount of the triphenylamine charge transport containing two ethyl acrylate functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 to about 80 percent by weight. The amount of the urethane resin containing six radical polymerizable functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 to about 80 percent by weight. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the organic photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties, thus protecting the organic photoconductor drum from damage and ultimately providing a photoconductor with a longer useful life when compared to other organic photoconductors commercially available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, Mark Thomas Bellino, James Alan Hartman, Weimei Luo, Scott Daniel Reeves, Tanya Yvonne Thames
  • Patent number: 9360822
    Abstract: An improved overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a triphenylamine charge transport containing two ethyl acrylate functional groups and a urethane resin containing six radical polymerizable functional groups. The amount of the triphenylamine charge transport containing two ethyl acrylate functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 to about 80 percent by weight. The amount of the urethane resin containing six radical polymerizable functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 to about 80 percent by weight. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the organic photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties, thus protecting the organic photoconductor drum from damage and ultimately providing a photoconductor with a longer useful life when compared to other organic photoconductors commercially available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, Mark Thomas Bellino, James Alan Hartman, Weimei Luo, Scott Daniel Reeves, Tanya Yvonne Thames
  • Publication number: 20160085162
    Abstract: An improved overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a triphenylamine charge transport containing two ethyl acrylate functional groups and a urethane resin containing six radical polymerizable functional groups. The amount of the triphenylamine charge transport containing two ethyl acrylate functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 to about 80 percent by weight. The amount of the urethane resin containing six radical polymerizable functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 to about 80 percent by weight. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the organic photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties, thus protecting the organic photoconductor drum from damage and ultimately providing a photoconductor with a longer useful life when compared to other organic photoconductors commercially available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: DAVID GLENN BLACK, MARK THOMAS BELLINO, JAMES ALAN HARTMAN, WEIMEI LUO, SCOTT DANIEL REEVES, TANYA YVONNE THAMES
  • Publication number: 20150185631
    Abstract: An overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a hexyl-based urethane resin having six radical polymerizable functional groups and a charge transport molecule having at least one radical polymerizable functional group. The amount of the hexyl-based urethane resin having six radical polymerizable functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 percent to about 80 percent by weight. The amount of the charge transport molecules having at least one radical polymerizable functional group in the curable composition is about 20 percent to about 80 percent by weight. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the organic photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties, thus protecting the organic photoconductor drum from damage and extending its service life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, James Alan Hartman, Weimei Luo, Scott Daniel Reeves
  • Publication number: 20150185647
    Abstract: The toner composition of the present invention and method to make the same includes toner particles mixed with a specific set of extra particulate additives including large colloidal silica sized 90 nm to 120 nm and having a conductivity of less than 20 ?s/cm in combination with medium size silica particles sized 30 nm to 60 nm. Optionally, additional extra particular additives such as silica sized 2 nm to 20 nm, alumina, titania or mixtures thereof can be used. The finished toner having these specific additives exhibited superior printing performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, James Alan Hartman, Rick Owen Jones, Courtney Harrison Soale, Devon Jean Vaccaro Strain, Ligia Aura Bejat
  • Publication number: 20150185646
    Abstract: The toner composition of the present invention and method to make the same includes toner particles mixed with a specific set of extra particulate additives including large colloidal silica sized 90 nm to 120 nm and basing a conductivity of less than 20 ?s/cm in combination with medium size silica particles sized 30 nm to 60 nm. Optionally, additional extra particular additives such as silica sized 2 nm to 20 nm, alumina, titania or mixtures thereof can be used. The finished toner having these specific additives exhibited superior printing performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, James Alan Hartman, Rick Owen Jones, Courtney Harrison Soale, Devon Jean Vaccaro Strain, Ligia Aura Bejat
  • Patent number: 8178265
    Abstract: A photoreceptor comprising a spectral marker and an electrophotographic printer using the same wherein the presence of the spectral marker is detected by the spectral marker detector, which enables photoreceptor authentication and thickness determinations, thereby permitting adjustment and optimization of component operating parameters within the electrophotographic printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, James Alan Hartman, Rudolph Wayne Hrobsky, Ronald Harold Levin, Robert Max Lopez, Jr., Weimei Luo, Dat Quoc Nguyen, Franklin Dilworth Zartman
  • Patent number: 7955769
    Abstract: Embodiments of a photoconductor for use in a printer or printer cartridge comprise an electrically conductive substrate, a charge generation layer disposed over the electrically conductive substrate, and a charge transport layer disposed over the charge generation layer, wherein the charge transport layer comprises charge transport molecules with octyl/decyl glycidyl ether (OGE) or dodecyl/tetradecyl glycidyl ether (DGE), or combinations thereof, added to improve resistance to crazing, cracking and crystallization in the change transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, James Alan Hartman, Ronald Harold Levin, Weimei Luo, Dat Quoc Nguyen, Tanya Yvonne Thames
  • Publication number: 20100167191
    Abstract: A photoreceptor comprising a spectral marker and an electrophotographic printer using the same wherein the presence of the spectral marker is detected by the spectral marker detector, which enables photoreceptor authentication and thickness determinations, thereby permitting adjustment and optimization of component operating parameters within the electrophotographic printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, James Alan Hartman, Rudolph Wayne Hrobsky, Ronald Harold Levin, Robert Max Lopez, JR., Weimei Luo, Dat Quoc Nguyen, Franklin Dilworth Zartman
  • Patent number: 7642027
    Abstract: A charge transport composition is provided including a cyclo-aliphatic ether compound. One purpose of the cyclo-aliphatic ether compound is to improve the resistance to crazing, crystallization and etching of the charge transport layer. The charge transport composition may be coated along with a charge generation composition onto a conductive substrate to form a photoconductor. The charge transport composition may therefore be employed in a photoconductor located in a printer or a printer cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Alan Hartman, Ronald Harold Levin, Weimei Luo, Dat Quoc Nguyen, Tanya Yvonne Thames
  • Publication number: 20090202928
    Abstract: Embodiments of a photoconductor for use in a printer or printer cartridge comprise an electrically conductive substrate, a charge generation layer disposed over the electrically conductive substrate, and a charge transport layer disposed over the charge generation layer, wherein the charge transport layer comprises charge transport molecules with octyl/decyl glycidyl ether (OGE) or dodecyl/ tetradecyl glycidyl ether (DGE), or combinations thereof, added to improve resistance to crazing, cracking and crystallization in the change transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: David Glenn Black, James Alan Hartman, Ronald Harold Levin, Weimei Luo, Dat Quoc Nguyen, Tanya Yvonne Thames
  • Publication number: 20080076051
    Abstract: A charge transport composition is provided including a cyclo-aliphatic ether compound. One purpose of the cyclo-aliphatic ether compound is to improve the resistance to crazing, crystallization and etching of the charge transport layer. The charge transport composition may be coated along with a charge generation composition onto a conductive substrate to form a photoconductor. The charge transport composition may therefore be employed in a photoconductor located in a printer or a printer cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: James Alan Hartman, Ronald Harold Levin, Weimei Luo, Dat Quoc Nguyen, Tanya Yvonne Thames