Patents by Inventor Kyeong Pang

Kyeong Pang 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: 8431307
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electrographic toner having a core layer, which includes a binder, a colorant and two or more types of releasing agents, and a shell layer covering the core layer, and a method of preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-hwan Kim, Kyeong Pang, Jin-mo Hong, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Patent number: 8431308
    Abstract: Toner for developing an electrostatic image, which satisfies charging stability, low-temperature fixability, high-temperature storage characteristics, and durability with respect to an environment up to a predetermined level or above, and a method of preparing the toner. The toner includes: a core layer including a first binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent; and a shell layer covering the core layer and including a second binder resin, wherein the first binder resin includes about 70 wt % or above of amorphous polyester resin and about 30 wt % or below of crystalline polyester resin, the second binder resin includes an amorphous polyester resin, and a melting temperature (Tm(C)) of the crystalline polyester resin, a melting temperature (Tm(W)) of the releasing agent, and a melting point (Tm(T)) of the toner satisfy the following conditions: ?20° C.?Tm(W)?Tm(C)?20° C.; and 0° C.<Tm(C)?Tm(T)?10° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong Pang, Jae-hwan Kim, Jin-mo Hong, Yo-da Shin, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Patent number: 8431296
    Abstract: Provided are an electrophotographic toner, a process for preparing the same, image forming method and an image forming apparatus using the toner. The electrophotographic toner may include a latex, colorant, wax, Si and Fe. A molar ratio of Si/Fe may be about 0.1 to about 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong Pang, Hae-ree Joo, Jeong-hyun Lee, Su-bum Park
  • Patent number: 8399169
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner which includes a latex, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein characteristics of the electrophotographic toner measured by using a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in an attenuated total reflection mode (FT-IR-ATR), in which an incidence angle is changeable, satisfy Inequalities 1 through 3 presented herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-ree Joo, Deuk-woo Jang, Woo-sung Jeon, Kyeong Pang
  • Patent number: 8383306
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrographic toner and methods for preparing an electrographic toner. In particular, the present disclosure provides an electrophotographic toner comprising a latex, a colorant and a releasing agent. The electrophotographic toner may further comprise zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and silicon (Si). The [Zn]/[Fe] ratio may be in the range of about 5.0×10?2 to about 2.0. The [Si]/[Fe] ratio may be in the range of about 5.0×10?4 to about 5.0×10?2. [Zn], [Fe] and [Si] denote the intensities of Zn, Fe and Si, respectively, as measured by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyeong Pang, Jae-Hwan Kim, Jin-Mo Hong, Su-Bum Park, Jeong-Hyun Lee, Mi-Rim Cho
  • Patent number: 8318397
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner and a method of preparing the same are provided. The electrophotographic toner includes a latex, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein the electrophotographic toner includes silicon (Si) and iron (Fe), each of the Si and Fe is in the range of about 3 to about 1,000 ppm, a mole ratio of Si to Fe (Si/Fe) is in the range of about 0.1 to about 5, an initiation temperature of a maximum heat absorption peak curve when a temperature increases in a heat absorption curve of the toner measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) is in the range of about 68 to about 89° C., and a peak temperature of the maximum heat absorption peak curve is in the range of about 86 to about 89° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Young Cheong, Jun-Young Lee, Kyeong Pang, Soon-Cheol Jeong
  • Patent number: 8268525
    Abstract: A toner usable with electrophotography includes an iron (Fe) content in the toner is in a range of about 1.0×102 ppm to about 1.0×104 ppm and a circle equivalent diameter of a sectional area of an Fe agglomerating agent is in a range of about 1.0 nm to about 2.0×102 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae-ree Joo, Sung-jun Park, Jae-hwan Kim, Min-ho Yang, Kyeong Pang
  • Publication number: 20120214096
    Abstract: A toner to develop an electrostatic charge image, a method of preparing the toner, a toner supply device employing the toner, an apparatus to form an image employing the toner, and a method of forming an image using the toner are provided. The toner includes a binder resin including a first type of binder resin having a first weight-average molecular weight and a second type of binder resin having a second weight-average molecular weight different than the first weight-average molecular weight, a colorant, and a releasing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyeong PANG, Tae-hoe Koo, Su-bum Park, Ju-yeon Lee, Jun-young Lee
  • Publication number: 20120202149
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner and a method of preparing the same, the electrophotographic toner including a binder that includes two kinds of resin having different weight average molecular weights, a colorant, and a releasing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-young LEE, Kyeong Pang, Tae-hoe Koo, Su-bum Park, Ju-yeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20120189952
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner and a process for preparing the same. The electrophotographic toner includes a binder, a coloring agent, and a release agent. The binder includes two resins having different weight average molecular weights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co.,
    Inventors: Jy-yeon Lee, Jun-Young Lee, Kyeong Pang, Tae-Hoe Koo, Su-bum Park
  • Publication number: 20120064450
    Abstract: A toner includes a binder including two different weight molecular weight resins, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein a gel permeation chromatogram (GPC) molecular weight distribution curve of the toner has a major peak (Mp) present in a range of about 1.0×104 to about 3.0×104 g/mol and a shoulder curve starting at 1.0×105 g/mol or more, and a storage modulus (G?) curve of the toner with respect to temperature has Ts, which is a temperature at which a storage modulus value begins to decrease, in a temperature range of about 50 to about 67° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeong PANG, Jun-young LEE, Tae-hoe KOO, Su-bum PARK, Ju-yeon LEE
  • Publication number: 20110183252
    Abstract: Toner for developing an electrostatic image, which satisfies charging stability, low-temperature fixability, high-temperature storage characteristics, and durability with respect to an environment up to a predetermined level or above, and a method of preparing the toner. The toner includes: a core layer including a first binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent; and a shell layer covering the core layer and including a second binder resin, wherein the first binder resin includes about 70 wt % or above of amorphous polyester resin and about 30 wt % or below of crystalline polyester resin, the second binder resin includes an amorphous polyester resin, and a melting temperature (Tm(C)) of the crystalline polyester resin, a melting temperature (Tm(W)) of the releasing agent, and a melting point (Tm(T)) of the toner satisfy the following conditions: ?20° C.?Tm(W)?Tm(C)?20° C.; and 0° C.<Tm(C)?Tm(T)?10° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeong Pang, Jae-hwan Kim, Jin-mo Hong, Yo-da Shin, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Publication number: 20110151368
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner including a binder, a colorant and a releasing agent, and a method of preparing the electrophotographic toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-mo Hong, Jae-hwan Kim, Kyeong Pang, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Publication number: 20110104605
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electrographic toner having a core layer, which includes a binder, a colorant and two or more types of releasing agents, and a shell layer covering the core layer, and a method of preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-hwan KIM, Kyeong Pang, Jin-mo Hong, Su-bum Park, Jeong-hyun Lee, Mi-rim Cho
  • Patent number: 7935470
    Abstract: A toner for electrophotography is provided including a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent, and a release agent, wherein a glass transition temperature (Tg) is over 55° C., a molecular weight distribution (MWD) is in the range of about 4.5 to 5.5 when a weight average molecular weight is in the range of about 45,000 to 55,000, and a compression elastic modulus is about 750 MPa or higher at room temperature. Mechanical properties of toner can be obtained at room temperature by controlling rheological properties of toner. The developing properties and fixing properties of toner for electrophotography can be improved by lowering viscosity at a high temperature, and thus image quality can be stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-hyeuk Jeong, Kyung-yol Yon, Min-young Cheong, Kyeong Pang, Yo-da Shin, Hae-ree Joo
  • Publication number: 20110014560
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrographic toner and methods for preparing an electrographic toner. In particular, the present disclosure provides an electrophotographic toner comprising a latex, a colorant and a releasing agent. The electrophotographic toner may further comprise zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and silicon (Si). The [Zn]/[Fe] ratio may be in the range of about 5.0×10?2 to about 2.0×10?2. The [Si]/[Fe] ratio may be in the range of about 5.0×10?4 to about 5.0×10?2. [Zn], [Fe] and [Si] denote the intensities of Zn, Fe and Si, respectively, as measured by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyeong PANG, Jae-Hwan Kim, Jin-Mo Hong, Su-Bum Park, Jeong-Hyun Lee, Mi-Rim Cho
  • Publication number: 20100196814
    Abstract: A toner usable with electrophotography includes an iron (Fe) content in the toner is in a range of about 1.0×102 ppm to about 1.0×104 ppm and a circle equivalent diameter of a sectional area of an Fe agglomerating agent is in a range of about 1.0 nm to about 2.0×102 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hae-ree JOO, Sung-jun Park, Jae-hwan Kim, Min-ho Yang, Kyeong Pang
  • Publication number: 20100178604
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner includes a latex, a colorant, and a release agent, wherein G?(80) is in a range of about 2.0×105 Pa to about 3.0×106 Pa and G?(80)/G?(140) is in a range of about 2.0×102 to about 3.0×103, wherein in regard to a molecular weight distribution on a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) chromatogram, the molecular weight region of 1.0×104 g/mol or less of a tetrahydrofuran (THF)-soluble component of the electrophotographic toner is about 5% or less, and the molecular weight region of 1.0×105 g/mol or more of the THF-soluble component of the electrophotographic toner is in a range of about 5% to about 20%, where G?(80) and G?(140) respectively denote storage moduli of the electrophotographic toner at temperatures of 80° C. and 140° C. when a dynamic viscoelasticity according to a sine-wave vibration is measured at an angular velocity of 6.28 rad/sec and at a temperature increase rate of 2.0° C./min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-hyun LEE, Yong-kyun Jung, Kyeong Pang
  • Publication number: 20100173242
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner which includes a latex, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein characteristics of the electrophotographic toner measured by using a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in an attenuated total reflection mode (FT-IR-ATR), in which an incidence angle is changeable, satisfy Inequalities 1 through 3 presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hae-ree Joo, Deuk-woo Jang, Woo-sung Jeon, Kyeong Pang
  • Publication number: 20100167194
    Abstract: The disclosure provides electrophotographic toner and a method of preparing the same. The toner includes a latex, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein the toner has a weight-average molecular weight of about 50,000 to about 80,000; a complex viscosity of about 1×103 to about 5×104 (Pa·s) at a temperature ranging from about 100° C. to about 140° C.; and a storage modulus Pa (dG?) to a loss modulus Pa (dG?) (dG?/dG?) ratio of about 1.10 to about 1.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyeuk JEONG, Kyeong Pang, Jung-Ik Choi, Soon-Cheol Jeong, Hong-Chul Shin