Patents by Inventor Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan

Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230069575
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20230053349
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20230056887
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20230017822
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20220373917
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RUDOLPH WAYNE HROBSKY, JAMES CRAIG MINOR, DINESH TYAGI
  • Publication number: 20220342328
    Abstract: Provided is a toner blend composition comprising a first pigmented toner and a second toner that is devoid of any pigment additive, i.e., a ‘non-pigmented or clear toner’. The non-pigmented or clear toner is about 1% to about 15% by weight of the toner blend composition. The resulting inventive toner blend composition surprisingly exhibits similar print density on a page compared to a fully pigmented toner. Moreover, this toner blend composition exhibits improvement in toner usage per page, thus lowering toner cost compared to a fully pigmented toner. The non-pigmented or clear toner may be used in combination with either a monochrome or conventional toner using a carbon black pigment, or a chemically processed toners (‘CPT?’) toners using a black pigment, magenta pigment, yellow pigment or a cyan pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, SCOTT DANIEL REEVES
  • Publication number: 20220342333
    Abstract: Provided is a toner blend composition comprising a first pigmented toner and a second toner that is devoid of any pigment additive, i.e., a ‘non-pigmented or clear toner’. The non-pigmented or clear toner is about 1% to about 15% by weight of the toner blend composition. The resulting inventive toner blend composition surprisingly exhibits similar print density on a page compared to a fully pigmented toner. Moreover, this toner blend composition exhibits improvement in toner usage per page, thus lowering toner cost compared to a fully pigmented toner. The non-pigmented or clear toner may be used in combination with either a monochrome or conventional toner using a carbon black pigment, or a chemically processed toners (‘CPT”) toners using a black pigment, magenta pigment, yellow pigment or a cyan pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, SCOTT DANIEL REEVES
  • Publication number: 20220342334
    Abstract: Provided is a toner blend composition comprising a first pigmented toner and a second toner that is devoid of any pigment additive, i.e., a ‘non-pigmented or clear toner’. The non-pigmented or clear toner is about 1% to about 15% by weight of the toner blend composition. The resulting inventive toner blend composition surprisingly exhibits similar print density on a page compared to a fully pigmented toner. Moreover, this toner blend composition exhibits improvement in toner usage per page, thus lowering toner cost compared to a fully pigmented toner. The non-pigmented or clear toner may be used in combination with either a monochrome or conventional toner using a carbon black pigment, or a chemically processed toners (‘CPT”) toners using a black pigment, magenta pigment, yellow pigment or a cyan pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, SCOTT DANIEL REEVES
  • Publication number: 20220317586
    Abstract: Provided is a toner blend composition comprising a first pigmented toner and a second toner that is devoid of any pigment additive, i.e., a ‘non-pigmented or clear toner’. The non-pigmented or clear toner is about 1% to about 15% by weight of the toner blend composition. The resulting inventive toner blend composition surprisingly exhibits similar print density on a page compared to a fully pigmented toner. Moreover, this toner blend composition exhibits improvement in toner usage per page, thus lowering toner cost compared to a fully pigmented toner. The non-pigmented or clear toner may be used in combination with either a monochrome or conventional toner using a carbon black pigment, or a chemically processed toners (‘CPT”) toners using a black pigment, magenta pigment, yellow pigment or a cyan pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, JAMES CRAIG MINOR
  • Publication number: 20220317585
    Abstract: Provided is a toner blend composition comprising a first pigmented toner and a second toner that is devoid of any pigment additive, i.e., a ‘non-pigmented or clear toner’. The non-pigmented or clear toner is about 1% to about 15% by weight of the toner blend composition. The resulting inventive toner blend composition surprisingly exhibits similar print density on a page compared to a fully pigmented toner. Moreover, this toner blend composition exhibits improvement in toner usage per page, thus lowering toner cost compared to a fully pigmented toner. The non-pigmented or clear toner may be used in combination with either a monochrome or conventional toner using a carbon black pigment, or a chemically processed toners (‘CPT”) toners using a black pigment, magenta pigment, yellow pigment or a cyan pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, JAMES CRAIG MINOR
  • Publication number: 20220317587
    Abstract: Provided is a toner blend composition comprising a first pigmented toner and a second toner that is devoid of any pigment additive, i.e., a ‘non-pigmented or clear toner’. The non-pigmented or clear toner is about 1% to about 15% by weight of the toner blend composition. The resulting inventive toner blend composition surprisingly exhibits similar print density on a page compared to a fully pigmented toner. Moreover, this toner blend composition exhibits improvement in toner usage per page, thus lowering toner cost compared to a fully pigmented toner. The non-pigmented or clear toner may be used in combination with either a monochrome or conventional toner using a carbon black pigment, or a chemically processed toners (‘CPT”) toners using a black pigment, magenta pigment, yellow pigment or a cyan pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, JAMES CRAIG MINOR
  • Publication number: 20220206405
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20220197167
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20220197168
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20220197172
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RUDOLPH WAYNE HROBSKY, JAMES CRAIG MINOR, DINESH TYAGI
  • Publication number: 20220197171
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RUDOLPH WAYNE HROBSKY, JAMES CRAIG MINOR, DINESH TYAGI
  • Publication number: 20220197173
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RUDOLPH WAYNE HROBSKY, JAMES CRAIG MINOR, DINESH TYAGI
  • Publication number: 20220197170
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RUDOLPH WAYNE HROBSKY, JAMES CRAIG MINOR, DINESH TYAGI
  • Publication number: 20220197169
    Abstract: A toner composition having improved toner usage efficiency, wherein toner particles having an average size range of 1-25 ?m may be mixed with an extra particulate additive package including a first small silica surface treated with both a silane and an aminosilane having a primary particle size of about 5 nm-20 nm, a second fumed silica having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm, a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm, an electro-conductive titania having a primary particle size of 30 nm-60 nm and an acicular titania having a size of about 1.6 ?m to 1.7 ?m in length and about 130 nm in diameter. An alternative embodiment of the extra particulate additive package does not include a third silica having a primary particle size of about 70 nm-120 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20200319570
    Abstract: A method for producing a chemically prepared magenta toner composition according to one example embodiment includes combining and agglomerating a first polymer emulsion with a magenta colorant dispersion containing a single azo magenta pigment and a release agent dispersion to form toner cores. A borax coupling agent is added to the toner cores. A second polymer emulsion is combined and agglomerated with the toner cores having the borax coupling agent to form toner shells around the toner cores. The aggregated toner cores and toner shells are fused to form magenta toner particles. The single azo magenta pigment in the magenta pigment dispersion does not aggregate into clusters on the outer surface of the surface core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, ASHLEY SCHAFER GRANT, MICHAEL JAMES BENSING