Patents by Inventor Kurt I. Halfyard

Kurt I. Halfyard 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: 20240102186
    Abstract: A composition, a gas diffusion electrode, and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. In an example, the composition includes carbon supported carboxyl surface functionalized silver nanoparticles. The gas diffusion electrode can be fabricated with the carbon supported carboxyl surface functionalized silver nanoparticles and deployed in a membrane electrode assembly for various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yujie Zhu, Yulin Wang, Robert Claridge, Edward G. Zwartz, Kurt I. Halfyard, David Lawton
  • Patent number: 11932769
    Abstract: A printable flexible overcoat ink composition that can be digitally printed is disclosed. For example, the printable flexible overcoat ink composition includes a mixture of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and a solvent. The mixture is mixed to have a viscosity of 1 centipoise to 2,000 centipoise to allow the mixture to be digitally printed via an inkjet printhead or an aerosol jet printhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sarah J. Vella, Yujie Zhu, Biby Esther Abraham, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Publication number: 20240010850
    Abstract: A gas diffusion electrode and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. The gas diffusion electrode can be deployed in a membrane electrode assembly for various applications. In an example, the method to fabricate the gas diffusion electrode includes preparing an ink comprising carbon supported surface functionalized silver nanoparticles and depositing the ink on an electrically conductive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yujie Zhu, Yulin Wang, Kurt I. Halfyard, Edward G. Zwartz, Robert Claridge, Benjamin Knapik, David Lawton
  • Publication number: 20240011171
    Abstract: A composition, a gas diffusion electrode, and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. In an example, the composition includes carbon supported nitrogen surface functionalized silver nanoparticles. The gas diffusion electrode can be fabricated with the carbon supported nitrogen surface functionalized silver nanoparticles and deployed in a membrane electrode assembly for various applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yujie Zhu, Yulin Wang, Robert Claridge, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Publication number: 20230265569
    Abstract: An electrode and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. For example, the method to fabricate the electrode includes preparing a deposition composition comprising amine-functionalized silver nanoparticles and a solvent and depositing the deposition composition onto an electrically conductive substrate. The electrode can be deployed in a gas diffusion electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Yujie Zhu, Benjamin Knapik, Kurt I. Halfyard, Robert Claridge, David Lawton, Atousa Abdollahi
  • Publication number: 20220418104
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a hybrid conductive ink including: silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, wherein a weight ratio of the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles ranges from 1:20 to 1:5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naveen CHOPRA, Barkev KEOSHKERIAN, Chad Steven SMITHSON, Kurt I. HALFYARD, Michelle N. CHRETIEN
  • Patent number: 11510314
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a hybrid conductive ink including: silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, wherein a weight ratio of the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles ranges from 1:20 to 1:5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naveen Chopra, Barkev Keoshkerian, Chad Steven Smithson, Kurt I. Halfyard, Michelle N. Chretien
  • Publication number: 20210189158
    Abstract: A printable flexible overcoat ink composition that can be digitally printed is disclosed. For example, the printable flexible overcoat ink composition includes a mixture of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and a solvent. The mixture is mixed to have a viscosity of 1 centipoise to 2,000 centipoise to allow the mixture to be digitally printed via an inkjet printhead or an aerosol jet printhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Sarah J. Vella, Yujie Zhu, Biby Esther Abraham, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Patent number: 10799042
    Abstract: There is described a point-of-purchase display and method. The display includes one or more sheets. The one or more sheets when unfolded and assembled form the display. The display includes a back wall, a front wall, at least a side wall and a bottom wall. A printed electronic device is affixed to a surface of the one or more sheets. The printed electronic device is selected from the group consisting of: wires, insulators, resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, transistors, antennas, OLEDs and sensors. A microcontroller electrically is coupled to the printed electronic device. A connection device is coupled to the printed electronic device. A modular electronic component is coupled to the connection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Chad S. Smithson, Yujie Zhu, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Publication number: 20200245785
    Abstract: There is described a point-of-purchase display and method. The display includes one or more sheets. The one or more sheets when unfolded and assembled form the display. The display includes a back wall, a front wall, at least a side wall and a bottom wall. A printed electronic device is affixed to a surface of the one or more sheets. The printed electronic device is selected from the group consisting of: wires, insulators, resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, transistors, antennas, OLEDs and sensors. A microcontroller electrically is coupled to the printed electronic device. A connection device is coupled to the printed electronic device. A modular electronic component is coupled to the connection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Chad S. Smithson, Yujie Zhu, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Patent number: 10563079
    Abstract: An ink composition including a metal nanoparticle; at least one aromatic hydrocarbon solvent, wherein the at least one aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is compatible with the metal nanoparticles; at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, wherein the at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent is compatible with the metal nanoparticles; wherein the ink composition has a metal content of greater than about 45 percent by weight, based upon the total weight of the ink composition; wherein the ink composition has a viscosity of from about 5 to about 30 centipoise at a temperature of about 20 to about 30° C. A process for preparing the ink composition. A process for printing the ink composition comprising pneumatic aerosol printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Pedram Salami, Ping Liu, C. Geoffrey Allen, Naveen Chopra, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Publication number: 20200031040
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing method and system for forming a three dimensional article. The method includes depositing a UV curable composition and applying UV radiation to cure the UV curable composition to form a 3D structure. The method includes depositing a conductive metal ink composition on a surface of the 3D structure and annealing the conductive metal ink composition at a temperature of less than the glass transition temperature of the UV curable composition to form a conductive trace on the 3D structure. The method includes depositing a second curable composition over the conductive trace; and curing second curable composition to form the 3D printed article having the conductive trace embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Adela Goredema, Chad Smithson, Biby E. Abraham, Michelle N. Chretien, Naveen Chopra, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Publication number: 20200015354
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a hybrid conductive ink including: silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, wherein a weight ratio of the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles ranges from 1:20 to 1:5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naveen CHOPRA, Barkev Keoshkerian, Chad Steven Smithson, Kurt I. Halfyard, Michelle N. Chretien
  • Patent number: 10492297
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a hybrid conductive ink including: silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, wherein a weight ratio of the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles ranges from 1:20 to 1:5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naveen Chopra, Barkev Keoshkerian, Chad Steven Smithson, Kurt I. Halfyard, Michelle N. Chretien
  • Publication number: 20180242451
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a hybrid conductive ink including: silver nanoparticles and eutectic low melting point alloy particles, wherein a weight ratio of the eutectic low melting point alloy particles and the silver nanoparticles ranges from 1:20 to 1:5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naveen CHOPRA, Barkev KEOSHKERIAN, Chad Steven SMITHSON, Kurt I. HALFYARD, Michelle N. CHRETIEN
  • Publication number: 20170253757
    Abstract: An ink composition including a metal nanoparticle; at least one aromatic hydrocarbon solvent, wherein the at least one aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is compatible with the metal nanoparticles; at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent, wherein the at least one aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent is compatible with the metal nanoparticles; wherein the ink composition has a metal content of greater than about 45 percent by weight, based upon the total weight of the ink composition; wherein the ink composition has a viscosity of from about 5 to about 30 centipoise at a temperature of about 20 to about 30° C. A process for preparing the ink composition. A process for printing the ink composition comprising pneumatic aerosol printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Pedram Salami, Ping Liu, C. Geoffrey Allen, Naveen Chopra, Kurt I. Halfyard
  • Patent number: 9374907
    Abstract: A method of forming a printed pattern on a substrate includes printing a pattern onto the substrate with a conductive ink including a conductive material, a thermoplastic binder and a solvent, curing the printed pattern, and fusing the printed pattern by feeding the printed pattern through a fusing system operated at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 130° C. above the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic binder and at least 120° C. at a minimum, a pressure of from about 50 psi to about 1500 psi, and a feed rate through the fusing system of about 1 m/min to about 100 m/min. The method may be done continuously. The method improves the sheet resistivity of the printed ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gabriel Iftime, Yiliang Wu, Naveen Chopra, Cuong Vong, Michael D'Amato, Sandra J. Gardner, Kurt I. Halfyard, Adrien P. Côté
  • Patent number: 9110434
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing system is described having a first printer including a fuser employing fuser oil, and a coater disposed upstream or downstream from the first printer and being configured to deposit a wax coating on a portion of the substrate. A corresponding method and a substrate also are described. The system, method and substrate are useful for preparing MICR encoded documents such as checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt I. Halfyard, Christine D. Anderson, T. Brian McAneney, Gordon Sisler, George A. Gibson
  • Publication number: 20140377454
    Abstract: A method of forming a printed pattern on a substrate includes printing a pattern onto the substrate with a conductive ink including a conductive material, a thermoplastic binder and a solvent, curing the printed pattern, and fusing the printed pattern by feeding the printed pattern through a fusing system operated at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 130° C. above the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic binder and at least 120° C. at a minimum, a pressure of from about 50 psi to about 1500 psi, and a feed rate through the fusing system of about 1 m/min to about 100 m/min. The method may be done continuously. The method improves the sheet resistivity of the printed ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Gabriel IFTIME, Yiliang WU, Naveen CHOPRA, Cuong VONG, Michael D'AMATO, Sandra J. GARDNER, Kurt I. HALFYARD, Adrien P. CÔTÉ
  • Patent number: 8846196
    Abstract: The present teachings provide a fuser member. The fuser member includes an outer layer comprising a composite of a fluoropolymer and a networked siloxyfluorocarbon polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Carolyn P. Moorlag, Yu Qi, Qi Zhang, Nan-Xing Hu, Kurt I. Halfyard, Nicoleta D. Mihai, Gordon Sisler, Guiqin Song, Edward G. Zwartz, T. Brian McAneney