Patents by Inventor Juan Morales

Juan Morales 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: 9791797
    Abstract: A toner composition including a toner particle having a surface, wherein the toner particle comprises at least one toner resin; a metallic pigment bonded to the surface of the toner particle; and an insulative surface additive disposed over the metallic pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Varun Sambhy, Juan A. Morales Tirado, Kirk L. Stamp
  • Publication number: 20170261877
    Abstract: A toner composition including a toner particle having a surface, wherein the toner particle comprises at least one toner resin; a metallic pigment bonded to the surface of the toner particle; and an insulative surface additive disposed over the metallic pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Varun Sambhy, Juan A. Morales Tirado, Kirk L. Stamp
  • Patent number: 9751206
    Abstract: The right angle steel worker's layout tool is a tool with a pair of adjustable marking slides that are each used for determining the location of welds and holes on steel beams. Each of the pair of adjustable marking slides is comprised of a lower lock plate, an upper lock plate, a lock knob, and a screw member. The lower lock plate is able to slide along a track groove provided on the tool. The lock knob is used to secure the upper lock plate and the lower lock plate at a designated location along the track groove. The track groove includes a plurality of markings used to designate different dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Inventors: Douglas Nelson, Juan Morales
  • Publication number: 20170199472
    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: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Juan A. MORALES-TIRADO, David John William LAWTON, Vincenzo G. MARCELLO
  • Patent number: 9703217
    Abstract: MICR toner compositions for use in offset lithography (or offset printing). Such MICR toner compositions exhibit desirable magnetic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Juan A. Morales-Tirado
  • Patent number: 9639015
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: 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: 20170097583
    Abstract: A charge control agent-silicone oil composition includes a silicone oil and a charge control agent, the charge control agent being covalently linked to the silicone oil or is homogenously dispersed in the silicone oil as a dispersion. A method includes reacting an electrophilically-activated silicone oil with a charge control agent, thereby covalently linking the charge control agent to the silicone oil to provide a charge control agent-functionalized silicone oil. A bio-based toner includes a resin blend that includes a petroleum based resin and a bio-based resin, a charge control agent-silicone oil, a colorant, and a silica and/or titania additive, the toner having a bio-content of greater than about 25% by weight and does not exhibit moisture sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Varun Sambhy, Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Santokh S. Badesha, Richard E. Partch
  • 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: 9366541
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method for sequencing a meter route. The method may include a step for adding routes or premises to a map. This step may be implemented as a user initiated action with the operator creating a new route based on preexisting routes as a starting point. The premises or existing routes may correspond to a particular zip code. In one embodiment, every premise may be tied to a route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
    Inventors: Adrian Jesus Rego, Juan Morales, Mark Mason, Alma R. Emerson, Amit Grover
  • 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