Patents by Inventor John A. Creatura
John A. Creatura 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: 6660444Abstract: Carrier comprised of a core, a number of the pores thereof containing a polymer, and thereover a coating.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2003Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Enno E. Agur, Thomas E. Enright, John A. Creatura, Mary L. Ott, K. Derek Henderson, Paul J. Gerroir
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Publication number: 20030104303Abstract: Carrier comprised of a core, a number of the pores thereof containing a polymer, and thereover a coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2003Publication date: June 5, 2003Applicant: Xerox CorporationInventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Enno E. Agur, Thomas E. Enright, John A. Creatura, Mary L. Ott, K. Derek Henderson, Paul J. Gerroir
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Patent number: 6528225Abstract: Carrier comprised of a core, a number of the pores thereof containing a polymer, and thereover a coating.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1998Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Enno E. Agur, Thomas E. Enright, John A. Creatura, Mary L. Ott, K. Derek Henderson, Paul J. Gerroir
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Patent number: 6355194Abstract: A process for the preparation of microsynthetic carrier comprising the melting of a mixture of binder resin, magnetic component, colorant and optionally charge control additive, thereby forming a polymer melt, and mixing said mixture in a melt mixing device, cooling and pelletizing said mixture, and thereafter grinding and classifying said pellets.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1999Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Enno E. Agur, Hadi K. Mahabadi, Sheau V. Kao, Gerald R. Allison, John A. Creatura
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Patent number: 6268100Abstract: A carrier comprised of a carrier core, optional polymer coating, and fluorosilanated pigment coating.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2000Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Michael F. Cunningham, Richard P. N. Veregin, Carl P. Tripp, Thomas E. Enright, Maria V. McDougall, John A. Creatura
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Patent number: 6180311Abstract: A carrier comprised of a carrier core, optional polymer coating, and fluorosilanated pigment coating.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1994Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Michael F. Cunningham, Richard P. N. Veregin, Carl P. Tripp, Thomas E. Enright, Maria V. McDougall, John A. Creatura
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Patent number: 6004717Abstract: A process comprising:blending core particles with a first coating resin or resin mixture to produce a first blend;heating the resulting first blend to produce first coated particles;blending the resulting first coated particles with a second coating resin or resin mixture to form a second blend; andheating the second blend to afford second or twice coated particles.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1997Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John A. Creatura, K. Derek Henderson, Bernard A. Kelly
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Patent number: 5998076Abstract: Carrier comprised of a hard magnetic core, the pores thereof containing polymer, and thereover s coating.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Enno E. Agur, Thomas E. Enright, John A. Creatura, Mary L. Ott, K. Derek Henderson, Paul J. Gerroir
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Patent number: 5929136Abstract: A composition comprised of a core and thereover a mixture of a first and second polymer, and wherein said first polymer contains a conductive component, and said second polymer contains copper iodide, and wherein the coating weight percent for said first and said second polymer is from about 5 to about 25.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John A. Creatura, K. Derek Henderson, Scott M. Silence, Bernard A. Kelly
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Patent number: 5916722Abstract: A toner composition comprised of a mixture of first toner with wax, and second toner free of wax, and wherein said first and said second toner contain binder, and said first toner with wax contains colorant.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1998Date of Patent: June 29, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John A. Creatura, Scott M. Silence
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Patent number: 5900344Abstract: A carrier comprising core particles with a coating thereover comprised of at least one polymer, a conductive colorant, and a stabilizer compound.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1997Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Scott M. Silence, John A. Creatura, Bing R. Hsieh, Ronald F. Ziolo, Richard W. Ellis, K. Derek Henderson, Bernard A. Kelly
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Patent number: 5883176Abstract: Conductive polymeric particles can be formed by mixing a monomer, carbon black and a block copolymer, wherein the block copolymer contains an A block that is miscible with said monomer and a B block that anchors to the surface of the carbon black, such as polystyrene or a derivative of polystyrene. A polymerization initiator is added to the mixture and bulk polymerization is effected until about 5 to about 30 weight percent of the monomer has been polymerized. This partially polymerized product is then dispersed in water and further polymerized.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1997Date of Patent: March 16, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Paul J. Gerroir, Nancy Ann Listigovers, Michael F. Cunningham, Thomas E. Enright, John A. Creatura
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Patent number: 5747577Abstract: Conductive polymeric particles can be formed by mixing a monomer, carbon black and a block copolymer, wherein the block copolymer contains an A block that is miscible with said monomer and a B block that anchors to the surface of the carbon black, such as polystyrene or a derivative of polystyrene. A polymerization initiator is added to the mixture and bulk polymerization is effected until about 5 to about 30 weight percent of the monomer has been polymerized. This partially polymerized product is then dispersed in water and further polymerized.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1995Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Paul J. Gerroir, Nancy Ann Listigovers, Michael F. Cunningham, Thomas E. Enright, John A. Creatura
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Patent number: 5700615Abstract: A composition comprised of a core and thereover a mixture of a first and second polymer, and wherein said first polymer contains a conductive component, and said second polymer contains copper iodide.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 1997Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Scott M. Silence, John A. Creatura, Bing R. Hsieh, Ronald F. Ziolo, Richard W. Ellis
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Patent number: 5595851Abstract: A conductive carrier composition comprised of a core with a coating thereover comprised of a mixture of first and second polymers, and wherein the first polymer contains a conductive component, and the second polymer contains a metal oxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1995Date of Patent: January 21, 1997Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John A. Creatura, Catherine A. McKnight, Michael J. Duggan, Aron J. Cogswell, Michael F. Cunningham, Thomas C. Dombroski
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Patent number: 5575954Abstract: A process for the preparation of conductive polymeric particles with linear and crosslinked portions, which comprises mixing a monomer with at least one conductive filler, solvent, at least one polymerization initiator, and a chain transfer component; effecting solution polymerization by heating until from about 80 to about 100 weight percent of the monomer has been polymerized; drying the mixture by removing the solvent to yield an intimate blend of polymer with conductive filler; dispersing the aforementioned blend of polymer and conductive filler in at least one monomer with at least one polymerization initiator, a crosslinking agent and a chain transfer agent to form an organic phase; dispersing the resulting organic phase mixture in water containing a stabilizing component to obtain a suspension of particles with an average volume diameter of from about 0.05 to about 5 microns in water; polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; and subsequently optionally washing and drying the polymeric product.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1995Date of Patent: November 19, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Denise Y. Wright, Michael F. Cunningham, John A. Creatura
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Patent number: 5567562Abstract: A process for the preparation of conductive carrier particles which comprises mixing carrier core with a first polymer pair and a second polymer pair, heating the mixture, and cooling the mixture; and wherein the first and second polymer pair each contain an insulating polymer and a conductive polymer and wherein the carrier conductivity thereof is from about 10.sup.-6 to about 10.sup.-14 (ohm-cm).sup.-1.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 1995Date of Patent: October 22, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John A. Creatura, Catherine A. McKnight, Michael J. Duggan, Thomas C. Dombroski, Bernard A. Kelly, Hadi K. Mahabadi, Michael F. Cunningham
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Patent number: 5518855Abstract: A process for preparation of conductive carrier particles which comprises mixing carrier core with a first polymer pair and a second polymer pair, heating the mixture, and cooling the mixture; and wherein the first and second polymer pair each contain an insulating polymer and a conductive polymer and wherein the carrier conductivity thereof is from about 10.sup.-6 to about 10.sup.-14 (ohm-cm).sup.-1.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: May 21, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John A. Creatura, Catherine A. McKnight, Michael J. Duggan, Thomas C. Dombroski, Bernard A. Kelly, Hadi K. Mahabadi, Michael F. Cunningham
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Patent number: 5516619Abstract: A process for the preparation of conductive submicron polymeric particles which comprises mixing at least one monomer with a polymerization initiator, a crosslinking component, and a chain transfer component; adding thereto an AB type block copolymer; effecting bulk polymerization until from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of the monomer has been polymerized; terminating polymerization by cooling the partially polymerized monomer; adding thereto from about 1 to about 50 weight percent of a conductive filler, or conductive fillers, followed by mixing thereof; dispersing the aforementioned mixture of conductive filler or fillers, and partially polymerized product in water containing a stabilizing component to obtain a suspension of particles with an average diameter of from about 0.05 to about 1 micron in water; polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; and subsequently optionally washing and drying the product.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1995Date of Patent: May 14, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Michael F. Cunningham, Hadi K. Mahabadi, Thomas W. Smith, John A. Creatura
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Patent number: 5487847Abstract: A process for the preparation of conductive polymeric particles with linear and crosslinked portions, which comprises mixing a monomer with at least one conductive filler, solvent, at least one polymerization initiator, and a chain transfer component; effecting solution polymerization by heating until from about 80 to about 100 weight percent of the monomer has been polymerized; drying the mixture by removing the solvent to yield an intimate blend of polymer with conductive filler; dispersing the aforementioned blend of polymer and conductive filler in at least one monomer with at least one polymerization initiator, a crosslinking agent and a chain transfer agent to form an organic phase; dispersing the resulting organic phase mixture in water containing a stabilizing component to obtain a suspension of particles with an average volume diameter of from about 0.05 to about 5 microns in water; polymerizing the resulting suspension by heating; and subsequently optionally washing and drying the polymeric product.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1994Date of Patent: January 30, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Denise Y. Wright, Michael F. Cunningham, John A. Creatura