Patents by Inventor Jimmy E. Kelly
Jimmy E. Kelly 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).
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Patent number: 10978169Abstract: A method for ensuring that a memory array such as a ferroelectric memory array is properly electrically connected. The method may be performed, for example, prior to a read or write cycle, during functional testing of the memory array, etc. In one implementation, the memory array is read and the data set including a data bit from each cell is stored in a register. A solid logic 0's pattern is written into the memory array, and each cell is read. If no cell returns a logic 1, it is determined that the memory array is properly connected and the register data values are written to the memory array. If one or more cells returns a logic 1, it is determined that the memory array is improperly connected, the register data values are written to the memory array, and the memory array is removed and reinstalled.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Markus Rudolf Silvestri, Kamran Uz Zaman, Christopher P. Caporale, Jimmy E. Kelly, John M. Scharr, Alberto Rodriguez, Dennis J. Prosser
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Publication number: 20180268916Abstract: A method for ensuring that a memory array such as a ferroelectric memory array is properly electrically connected. The method may be performed, for example, prior to a read or write cycle, during functional testing of the memory array, etc. In one implementation, the memory array is read and the data set including a data bit from each cell is stored in a register. A solid logic 0's pattern is written into the memory array, and each cell is read. If no cell returns a logic 1, it is determined that the memory array is properly connected and the register data values are written to the memory array. If one or more cells returns a logic 1, it is determined that the memory array is improperly connected, the register data values are written to the memory array, and the memory array is removed and reinstalled.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Markus Rudolf Silvestri, Kamran Uz Zaman, Christopher P. Caporale, Jimmy E. Kelly, John M. Scharr, Alberto Rodriguez, Dennis J. Prosser
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Patent number: 9851647Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an optional hole blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and where the charge transport layer contains a mixture of a charge transport component and a polycarbonate AP.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan Dinh, Lanhui Zhang, Jimmy E. Kelly, Mark S. Thomas, Min-Hong Fu, Lin Ma, Markus R. Silvestri, Marc J. LiVecchi, Robert W. Hedrick, Linda L. Ferrarese
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Patent number: 9482969Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member which has improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise a charge transport compound and a polymer blended binder to render photoelectrical stability, tune-ability, and surface contact friction reduction for providing service life extension. The polymer blended binder used in the imaging layer(s) is a binary polymer blend binder consisting of: (1) an A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate and a low surface energy polysiloxane/polycarbonate random copolymer and (2) an A-B diblock copolymer and a low surface energy graft polysiloxane/polycarbonate copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly
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Patent number: 9201318Abstract: The disclosure provides a flexible electrophotographic imaging member comprising a single novel polymer binder in the formulation of the imaging layers. In particular, the present embodiments provide multi-layered electrophotographic imaging members prepared by using the same polymer binder in the two contiguous imaging formation layers to improve mechanical and photoelectrical performance. The embodiments also include a process for making and using the imaging member.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly, Mark Muscato, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, Dennis J. Prosser
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Patent number: 9091949Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member which has improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise a charge transport compound and a polymer blended binder to render photoelectrical stability, tune-ability, and surface contact friction reduction for providing service life extension. The polymer blended binder used in the imaging layer(s) is a binary polymer blend consisting of: (1) an A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate and (2) an A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate plus a slippery nano POSS particle dispersion in its material matrix.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly, Mark Muscato
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Publication number: 20150177629Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member which has improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise a charge transport compound and a polymer blended binder to render photoelectrical stability, tune-ability, and surface contact friction reduction for providing service life extension. The polymer blended binder used in the imaging layer(s) is a binary polymer blend binder consisting of: (1) an A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate and a low surface energy polysiloxane/polycarbonate random copolymer and (2) an A-B diblock copolymer and a low surface energy graft polysiloxane/polycarbonate copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Robert C.U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly
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Patent number: 9046798Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member which has improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise a charge transport compound and a polymer blended binder to render photoelectrical stability, tune-ability, and surface contact friction reduction for providing service life extension. The polymer blended binder used in the imaging layer(s) is a binary polymer blend binder consisting of: (1) an A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate and a low surface energy polysiloxane/polycarbonate random copolymer and (2) an A-B diblock copolymer and a low surface energy graft polysiloxane/polycarbonate copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly
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Patent number: 9017908Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to flexible imaging members used in electrophotographic imaging apparatuses. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to electrophotographic imaging members which have imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise of a novel polymer blended binder comprising a bisphenol type polycarbonate and an organic acid-containing copolyester doped into the polycarbonate which provides improved properties and performance to the resulting imaging member. The formulated imaging layer(s) may further include a plasticizer.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly, Mark Muscato, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, David Skinner, Dennis J. Prosser
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Publication number: 20150056546Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to flexible imaging members used in electrophotographic imaging apparatuses. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to electrophotographic imaging members which have imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise of a novel polymer blended binder comprising a bisphenol type polycarbonate and an organic acid-containing copolyester doped into the polycarbonate which provides improved properties and performance to the resulting imaging member. The formulated imaging layer(s) may further include a plasticizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: ROBERT C.U. YU, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly, Mark Muscato, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, David Skinner, Dennis J. Prosser
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Publication number: 20150050587Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member which has improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise a charge transport compound and a polymer blended binder to render photoelectrical stability, tune-ability, and surface contact friction reduction for providing service life extension. The polymer blended binder used in the imaging layer(s) is a binary polymer blend consisting of: (1) an A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate and (2) an A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate plus a slippery nano POSS particle dispersion in its material matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: ROBERT C.U. YU, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly, Mark Muscato
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Publication number: 20150050588Abstract: An electrophotographic imaging member which has improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise a charge transport compound and a polymer blended binder to render photoelectrical stability, tune-ability, and surface contact friction reduction for providing service life extension. The polymer blended binder used in the imaging layer(s) is a binary polymer blend binder consisting of: (1) an A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate and a low surface energy polysiloxane/polycarbonate random copolymer and (2) an A-B diblock copolymer and a low surface energy graft polysiloxane/polycarbonate copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: ROBERT C.U. YU, STEPHEN T. AVERY, JIMMY E. KELLY
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Publication number: 20150024310Abstract: The disclosure provides a flexible electrophotographic imaging member comprising a single novel polymer binder in the formulation of the imaging layers. In particular, the present embodiments provide multi-layered electrophotographic imaging members prepared by using the same polymer binder in the two contiguous imaging formation layers to improve mechanical and photoelectrical performance. The embodiments also include a process for making and using the imaging member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: ROBERT C.U. YU, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly, Mark Muscato, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, Dennis J. Prosser
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Patent number: 8343700Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrostatography comprising improved features in the flexible imaging member that enhance function when used in the electrostatographic imaging system. These embodiments pertain, more particularly, to a structurally simplified curl-free flexible electrostatographic imaging member belt containing a stress/strain free ground strip layer and stress/strain free imaging layer(s) to improve dynamic belt cyclic motion quality and extend service life.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Yuhua Tong, Michael S. Roetker, Jimmy E. Kelly, Kyle B. Tallman
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Patent number: 8304151Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to the incorporation of an ozone quenching compound into the charge transport layer to quench the corona effluents and protect the polycarbonate binder of the charge transport layer from being attacked by ozone species, thereby enhancing wear resistance and fatigue cracking.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly
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Patent number: 8263298Abstract: Embodiments provide novel imaging members used in electrostatography. More particularly, there is provided flexible electrophotographic imaging members which have improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise of a plasticizer in a material matrix of a solid solution comprising a charge transporting compound and a film forming polymer binder which is a novel A-B diblock copolymer or a binary polymer blend of a novel A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate. The flexible imaging members thus prepared have improved photoelectrical cyclic function stability, chemical resistive property, and are curl-free, and thus eliminate the need for an additional anticurl back coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly
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Publication number: 20120219893Abstract: Embodiments provide novel imaging members used in electrostatography. More particularly, there is provided flexible electrophotographic imaging members which have improved imaging layer(s) formulated to comprise of a plasticizer in a material matrix of a solid solution comprising a charge transporting compound and a film forming polymer binder which is a novel A-B diblock copolymer or a binary polymer blend of a novel A-B diblock copolymer and a bisphenol polycarbonate. The flexible imaging members thus prepared have improved photoelectrical cyclic function stability, chemical resistive property, and are curl-free, and thus eliminate the need for an additional anticurl back coating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: XEROX CORPORATIONInventors: Robert C.U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Jimmy E. Kelly
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Patent number: 8241825Abstract: Embodiments pertain to a flexible imaging member used in electrostatography and processes for making and using the imaging member. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to a structurally simplified flexible electrophotographic imaging member that has reasonable flatness and exhibits good performance without the need of an anticurl back coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Yuhua Tong, Stephen T. Avery, Michael S. Roetker, Jimmy E. Kelly
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Patent number: 8168356Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to the incorporation of a liquid compound having a high boiling point into the charge transport layer such that an anticurl back coating is no longer needed for reduction or elimination of photoreceptor upward curling.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Yuhua Tong, Michael Roetker, Edward F. Grabowski, Jimmy E. Kelly
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Patent number: 8124305Abstract: The presently disclosed embodiments relate in general to electrophotographic imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor structures, and processes for making and using the same. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to the incorporation of a liquid compound having a high boiling point into the charge transport layer such that an anticurl back coating is no longer needed for reduction or elimination of photoreceptor layer curling.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert C. U. Yu, Stephen T. Avery, Edward F. Grabowski, Terry L. Street, Jimmy E. Kelly, Joellen Simone