Patents by Inventor James R. Combes

James R. Combes 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: 8329782
    Abstract: A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising contacting the stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin comprising a polymer and quaternary ammonium functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the functional groups being resistant to degradation which releases trialkylamines. The anion exchange resin is separated from the dispersion after the fluorosurfactant content has been reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James R. Combes, David William Johnson, Stephen Thomas Breske
  • Patent number: 8227526
    Abstract: A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising contacting the stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin comprising a polymer and quaternary ammonium functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the functional groups being resistant to degradation which releases trialkylamines. The anion exchange resin is separated from the dispersion after the fluorosurfactant content has been reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James R. Combes, David William Johnson, Stephen Thomas Breske
  • Publication number: 20100093894
    Abstract: A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising contacting the stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin comprising a polymer and quaternary ammonium functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the functional groups being resistant to degradation which releases trialkylamines. The anion exchange resin is separated from the dispersion after the fluorosurfactant content has been reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: James R. Combes, David William Johnson, Stephen Thomas Breske
  • Publication number: 20100093893
    Abstract: A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising contacting the stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin comprising a polymer and quaternary ammonium functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the functional groups being resistant to degradation which releases trialkylamines. The anion exchange resin is separated from the dispersion after the fluorosurfactant content has been reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: James R. Combes, David William Johnson, Stephen Thomas Breske
  • Patent number: 7666927
    Abstract: A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising contacting the stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin comprising a polymer and quaternary ammonium functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the functional groups being resistant to degradation which releases trialkylamines. The anion exchange resin is separated from the dispersion after the fluorosurfactant content has been reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James R. Combes, David William Johnson, Stephen Thomas Breske
  • Publication number: 20040152007
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a ballistic aerosol marking process using the toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation.
    Inventors: James R. Combes, Karen A. Moffat, Maria N.V. McDougall
  • Patent number: 6743559
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process which comprises (a) generating an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member, and (b) developing the latent image by contacting the imaging member with charged toner particles comprising a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Combes, Karen A. Moffat, Maria N. V. McDougall
  • Patent number: 6719399
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for depositing marking material onto a substrate which comprises (a) providing a propellant to a printhead, said printhead having defined therein at least one channel, each channel having an inner surface and an exit orifice with a width no larger than about 250 microns through which the propellant can flow, said propellant flowing through each channel, thereby forming a propellant stream having kinetic energy, each channel directing the propellant stream toward the substrate, the inner surface of each channel having thereon a conductive polymer coating; and (b) controllably introducing a particulate marking material into the propellant stream in each channel, wherein the kinetic energy of the propellant stream causes the particulate marking material to impact the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Moffat, Jaan Noolandi, Armin R. Volkel, Maria N. V. McDougall, David N. MacKinnon, James R. Combes, Edward G. Zwartz
  • Patent number: 6673501
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process which comprises (a) generating an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member, and (b) developing the latent image by contacting the imaging member with charged toner particles comprising a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Combes, Karen A. Moffat, Maria N. V. McDougall
  • Publication number: 20030202032
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for depositing marking material onto a substrate which comprises (a) providing a propellant to a printhead, said printhead having defined therein at least one channel, each channel having an inner surface and an exit orifice with a width no larger than about 250 microns through which the propellant can flow, said propellant flowing through each channel, thereby forming a propellant stream having kinetic energy, each channel directing the propellant stream toward the substrate, the inner surface of each channel having thereon a conductive polymer coating; and (b) controllably introducing a particulate marking material into the propellant stream in each channel, wherein the kinetic energy of the propellant stream causes the particulate marking material to impact the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Moffat, Jaan Noolandi, Armin R. Volkel, Maria N. V. McDougall, David N. MacKinnon, James R. Combes, Edward G. Zwartz
  • Publication number: 20030175609
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process which comprises (a) generating an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member, and (b) developing the latent image by contacting the imaging member with charged toner particles comprising a polyester resin, an optional colorant, and polypyrrole, wherein said toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Combes, Karen A. Moffat, Maria N.V. McDougall
  • Patent number: 6610452
    Abstract: A toner composition includes a binder, a colorant, and surface-treated sol-gel metal oxide particles surface-treated with a treatment agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Combes, Richard P. N. Veregin, Mary L. McStravick, Ronald J. Koch, Anita C. Van Laeken, Bing R. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6598954
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for depositing a particulate marking material onto a substrate, comprising (a) a printhead having defined therein at least one channel, each channel having an inner surface and an exit orifice with a width no larger than about 250 microns, the inner surface of each channel having thereon a conductive polymer coating; (b) a propellant source connected to each channel such that propellant provided by the propellant source can flow through each channel to form propellant streams therein, the propellant streams having kinetic energy, each channel directing the propellant stream through the exit orifice toward the substrate; and (c) a marking material reservoir having an inner surface, the inner surface having thereon the conductive polymer coating, the reservoir containing particles of a particulate marking material, the reservoir being communicatively connected to each channel such that the particulate marking material from the reservoir can be controllably introduced into the propellan
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Moffat, Jaan Noolandi, Armin R. Volkel, Maria N. V. McDougall, David N. MacKinnon, James R. Combes, Edward G. Zwartz
  • Publication number: 20030134217
    Abstract: A toner composition includes a binder, a colorant, and surface-treated sol-gel metal oxide particles surface-treated with a treatment agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: James R. Combes, Richard P. N. Veregin, Mary L. McStravick, Ronald J. Koch, Anita C. Van Laeken, Bing R. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6589702
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a resin and an optional colorant, said toner particles having coated thereon a polypyrrole. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process which comprises (a) generating an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member, and (b) developing the latent image by contacting the imaging member with charged toner particles comprising a resin and an optional colorant, said toner particles having coated thereon a polypyrrole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Moffat, Rina Carlini, Maria N. V. McDougall, Dan A. Hays, Jack T. LeStrange, James R. Combes
  • Patent number: 6529313
    Abstract: An electrophoretic display liquid composition for use in an electrophoretic display device that has a multiplicity of individual reservoirs, each containing the liquid, contains one or at least two sets of particles dispersed in a transparent and/or colored liquid system. The at least two sets of particles exhibit different, contrasting color and different charging properties from each other, while in the one particle system, the particles exhibit a different, contrasting color from the colored liquid. In all embodiments, at least one of the sets of particles are particles with adjustable morphology made from emulsion/aggregation process. The morphology of the particles is controlled to be from grape, cauliflower, raspberry, or potato up to substantially perfect spheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Pinyen Lin, David H. Pan, Chieh-Min Cheng, Adam Bush, James R. Combes, Pudupadi R. Sundararajan, Alison Way, Paul J. Gerroir, Naveen Chopra, Paul F. Smith, Rina Carlini
  • Patent number: 6492082
    Abstract: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a resin and an optional colorant, said toner particles having coated thereon a polypyrrole. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process which comprises (a) generating an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member, and (b) developing the latent, image by contacting the imaging member with charged toner particles comprising a resin and an optional colorant, said toner particles having coated thereon a polypyrrole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Moffat, Rina Carlini, Maria N. V. McDougall, Dan A. Hays, Jack T. LeStrange, James R. Combes
  • Patent number: 6365318
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process which comprises (a) dispersing into a solvent (i) toner particles comprising a resin and an optional colorant, and (ii) monomers selected from pyrroles, thiophenes, or mixtures thereof; and (b) causing, by exposure of the monomers to an oxidant, oxidative polymerization of the monomers onto the toner particles, wherein subsequent to polymerization, the toner particles are capable of being charged to a negative or positive polarity, and wherein the polarity is determined by the oxidant selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Karen A. Moffat, Maria N. V. McDougall, James R. Combes
  • Patent number: 6312861
    Abstract: A toner comprised of resin, colorant and a coated silica, and wherein said silica has a primary particle size of about 25 nanometers to about 55 nanometers, and an aggregate size of about 225 nanometers to about 400 nanometers, and said coating is comprised of a mixture of an alkylsilane and an aminoalkylsilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Roger N. Ciccarelli, Denise R. Bayley, James R. Combes, Thomas R. Pickering, Jacques C. Bertrand
  • Patent number: 6190815
    Abstract: A toner comprised of resin, colorant and a coated silica, and wherein said silica has a primary particle size of about 25 nanometers to about 55 nanometers, and an aggregate size of about 225 nanometers to about 400 nanometers, and said coating is comprised of a mixture of an alkylsilane and an aminoalkylsilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Roger N. Ciccarelli, Denise R. Bayley, James R. Combes, Thomas R. Pickering, Jacques C. Bertrand