Patents by Inventor Juan A. Morales-Tirado

Juan A. Morales-Tirado 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: 9599918
    Abstract: Clear toner compositions for use in offset lithography (or offset printing). Such clear toner compositions comprising a toner particle comprising a polyester resin, a highly crosslinked resin, a surface additive applied to a surface of the toner particle, which exhibit desirable properties, including for example, having low haze level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, John James Ianni, Moritz P. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20160299448
    Abstract: Clear toner compositions for use in offset lithography (or offset printing). Such clear toner compositions exhibit desirable properties, including for example, having low haze level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, John James Ianni, Moritz P. Wagner
  • Patent number: 9372466
    Abstract: A cleaning blade lubricant including an acicular shape lubricant is provided. The cleaning blade lubricant is applied to a cleaning blade of an electrophotographic printing device for improving the cleaning performance of a cleaning blade of an electrophotographic printing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael F Zona, Juan A Morales-Tirado, Samir Kumar
  • Patent number: 9335667
    Abstract: A two component development system includes a plurality of toner particles that include a colorant and a plurality of toner carrier particles that include a magnetic carrier core having a D50 diameter in a range from about 30 microns to about 40 microns, and a surfactant-polymer coating, the coating being present in an amount in a range from about 0.5 percent by weight to about 1.5 percent by weight of the toner carrier particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael F. Zona, Brian S. Giannetto, Bernard A. Kelly, Brian E. Moore, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Samir Kumar, Elizabeth K. Priebe
  • Patent number: 9329512
    Abstract: Bio-based toner compositions that exhibit excellent performance and provide high print quality. More specifically, the present bio-based toner compositions comprise greater than 20% bio-resins but avoid the moisture sensitivity issues that bio-resins are prone to by also including one or more oil additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Varun Sambhy, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Santokh S. Badesha, Susan J. LaFica
  • Patent number: 9152063
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a toner comprising a bioresin and two waxes with improved fuser release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E Mang, Juan A Morales-Tirado, Tab A Tress, Kevin F Marcell, Brian J Andaya
  • Patent number: 9075329
    Abstract: A method of making toner particles that includes forming a pre-shell aggregate mixture by adding to a reactor pre-shell aggregate ingredients, the includes a latex resin, the reactor having a mixing impeller and a heating jacket; performing pre-shell aggregation while homogenizing the pre-shell aggregate mixture with the impeller at an initial tip speed to form pre-shell aggregates; decreasing the tip speed to a second tip speed when the pre-shell aggregates reach a target intermediate average particle diameter; and then decreasing the tip speed at one or more intervals between when the pre-shell aggregates reach the target intermediate average particle diameter and when the pre-shell aggregates reach a target final average particle diameter so that the tip speed meets the following formula: tip speed=1644ft/min?204.9(ft/(min*?m))*average particle diameter(?m).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Mark A. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20150160574
    Abstract: Disclosed is toner particles having controlled and tailorable fusing characteristics. In particular, there is provided toner particles comprising styrene acrylate which have specific shape characteristics that allow for tailorable fusing characteristics without generating a detrimental effect on the blocking characteristics of such toners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, David J.W. Lawton, Edward G. Zwartz, Vincenzo G. Marcello, Yolanda E. Maldonado, David R. Kurceba
  • Publication number: 20150104742
    Abstract: Toner compositions comprising toner particles are described, where the toner particles have an elastic modulus in the range of about 100 Pa to about 1050 Pa and/or have a viscous modulus in the range of about 100 Pa to about 1000 Pa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juan A. MORALES-TIRADO, David John William LAWTON, Vincenzo G. MARCELLO
  • Publication number: 20150086916
    Abstract: Toner compositions that having spherical particles and provide stable density. The toner compositions also comprise and deliver a silicone oil to the cleaning subsystem in the image forming apparatus by incorporating an inorganic fine powder additive package that has been mixed with silicone oil in a manner such that the toner is blended with the inorganic fine powder and silicone oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: JUAN A. MORALES-TIRADO, Mark E. Mang, Michael F. Zona, Samir Kumar, Susan J. LaFica
  • Patent number: 8986917
    Abstract: A method of making a toner composition includes preparing raw toner particles, increasing a surface area of the raw toner particles by contacting the raw toner particles with a base to produce base-treated raw toner particles, and mixing the base-treated raw toner particles with at least one surface additive such that the at least one surface additive attaches to a surface of the base-treated raw toner particles to obtain blended toner particles. A toner composition includes blended toner particles containing base-treated raw toner particles, and at least one surface additive attached to a surface of the base-treated raw toner particles, wherein a ratio of a triboelectric charge of the blended toner composition to a triboelectric charge of the base-treated raw toner particles is from about 0.8 to about 1.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Blaise Luzolo
  • Patent number: 8980519
    Abstract: A toner composition includes a resin, optionally a wax, a colorant, and an acicular surface additive. The toner composition is suitable for use in a single component development system and which composition possesses excellent charging, stability, and flow characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Samir Kumar, Michael F. Zona
  • Patent number: 8974999
    Abstract: Toner compositions that having spherical particles and provide stable density. The toner compositions also comprise and deliver a silicone oil to the cleaning subsystem in the image forming apparatus by incorporating an inorganic fine powder additive package that has been mixed with silicone oil in a manner such that the toner is blended with the inorganic fine powder and silicone oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Mark E. Mang, Michael F. Zona, Samir Kumar, Susan J. LaFica
  • Publication number: 20150004381
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a toner comprising a bioresin and two waxes with improved fuser release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Mang, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Tab A. Tress, Kevin F. Marcell, Brian J. Andaya
  • Publication number: 20140363212
    Abstract: A cleaning blade lubricant including an acicular shape lubricant is provided. The cleaning blade lubricant is applied to a cleaning blade of an electrophotographic printing device for improving the cleaning performance of a cleaning blade of an electrophotographic printing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Michael F. Zona, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Samir Kumar
  • Publication number: 20140349229
    Abstract: A toner composition includes a resin, optionally a wax, a colorant, and an acicular surface additive. The toner composition is suitable for use in a single component development system and which composition possesses excellent charging, stability, and flow characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: JUAN A. MORALES-TIRADO, SAMIR KUMAR, MIKE ZONA
  • Publication number: 20140272702
    Abstract: A method of making toner particles that includes forming a pre-shell aggregate mixture by adding to a reactor pre-shell aggregate ingredients, the includes a latex resin, the reactor having a mixing impeller and a heating jacket; performing pre-shell aggregation while homogenizing the pre-shell aggregate mixture with the impeller at an initial tip speed to form pre-shell aggregates; decreasing the tip speed to a second tip speed when the pre-shell aggregates reach a target intermediate average particle diameter; and then decreasing the tip speed at one or more intervals between when the pre-shell aggregates reach the target intermediate average particle diameter and when the pre-shell aggregates reach a target final average particle diameter so that the tip speed meets the following formula: tip speed=1644ft/min?204.9(ft/(min*?m))*average particle diameter(?m).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juan A. MORALES-TIRADO, Mark A. JACKSON
  • Publication number: 20140272697
    Abstract: A method of making a toner composition includes preparing raw toner particles, increasing a surface area of the raw toner particles by contacting the raw toner particles with a base to produce base-treated raw toner particles, and mixing the base-treated raw toner particles with at least one surface additive such that the at least one surface additive attaches to a surface of the base-treated raw toner particles to obtain blended toner particles. A toner composition includes blended toner particles containing base-treated raw toner particles, and at least one surface additive attached to a surface of the base-treated raw toner particles, wherein a ratio of a triboelectric charge of the blended toner composition to a triboelectric charge of the base-treated raw toner particles is from about 0.8 to about 1.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juan A. MORALES-TIRADO, Blaise LUZOLO
  • Patent number: 8755698
    Abstract: System and methods for controlling toner properties in a two component development system through the toner shape factor. In particular, the present embodiments provide a method for controlling toner concentrations by tailoring the circularity value ranges of the toner particles to prevent dysfunctions and provide a more robust and optimized xerographic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Yolanda E. Maldonado, Blaise L. Luzolo, Michael L. Grande
  • Publication number: 20140079413
    Abstract: System and methods for controlling toner properties in a two component development system through the toner shape factor. In particular, the present embodiments provide a method for controlling toner concentrations by tailoring the circularity value ranges of the toner particles to prevent dysfunctions and provide a more robust and optimized xerographic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Yolanda E. Maldonado, Blaise L. Luzolo, Michael L. Grande