Patents by Inventor Linda L. Ferrarese

Linda L. Ferrarese 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).

  • Core shell photoconductors
    Patent number: 8173342
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport component, and a core shell component, and wherein the core is comprised of a metal oxide and the shell is comprised of silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan T Dinh, Linda L Ferrarese, Marc J Livecchi, Edward C Savage, Michael E Zak
  • Polyfluorinated core shell photoconductors
    Patent number: 8168357
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport component, a fluorinated polymer, and a core shell component, and wherein the core is comprised of a metal oxide and the shell is comprised of silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan T Dinh, Linda L Ferrarese, Marc J Livecchi, Edward C Savage, Michael E Zak
  • Electrophotographic Imaging Member and Method of Making Same
    Publication number: 20120063818
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrophotographic imaging member comprising a substrate, and a charge generating layer containing a phthalocyanine pigment, a binder, and a solvent. The charge generating layer has a pigment particle separation distance of 28 nm or less after evaporation of the solvent. A coating system, a method of making an electrophotographic imaging member, and a method of printing also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Cindy C. Chen, Lanhui Zhang, Linda L. Ferrarese, James M. Markovics, Marc J. LiVecchi, Edward C. Savage, James R. Backus
  • POLY(IMIDE-CARBONATE) POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE CONTAINING PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20120052426
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes for example, a supporting substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an optional hole blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and where the charge transport layer contains a charge transport component, and a mixture of a poly(imide-carbonate) polymer and a fluorinated polymer and optionally a third polymer, like a polycarbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu QI, Nan-Xing Hu, Jin Wu, Marc J. Livecchi, Edward C. Savage, Linda L. Ferrarese
  • POLYALKYLENE GLYCOL BENZOATE POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE CONTAINING PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20110294054
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an optional hole blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and where the charge transport layer contains a polyalkylene glycol benzoate and a fluorinated polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan T. Dinh, Linda L. Ferrarese, Marc J. Livecchi, Edward C. Savage, Michael E. Zak
  • POLYAMIDEIMIDE CONTAINING PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20110183245
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an optional hole blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and where the charge transport layer contains a polyamideimide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Yuhua Tong, Linda L. Ferrarese, Edward C. Savage
  • Ester thiols containing photogenerating layer photoconductors
    Patent number: 7951515
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and where the photogenerating layer contains at least one photogenerating component, and a mixture of an ester thiol and a poly(vinyl halide) copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Marc J Livecchi, Linda L Ferrarese, John J Wilbert
  • Phosphine oxide containing photoconductors
    Patent number: 7897310
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the at least one charge transport layer contains at least one phosphine oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: XEROX Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Linda L Ferrarese, Marc J Livecchi, John J Wilbert
  • MELAMINE POLYMER HOLE BLOCKING LAYER PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20110027706
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an undercoat layer thereover wherein the undercoat layer contains an aminosilane and a melamine polymer, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Sherri A. Toates, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, Mark Muscato, Richard A. Williams, Marc J. Livecchi, Linda L. Ferrarese
  • EPOXYSILANE HOLE BLOCKING LAYER PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20110027705
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an undercoat layer thereover, wherein the undercoat layer contains an aminosilane and an epoxysilane, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Sherri A Toates, J. Robinson Cowdery-Corvan, Mark Muscato, Richard A Williams, Marc J Livecchi, Linda L Ferrarese
  • Nitrogen heterocyclics in photoconductor charge transport layer
    Patent number: 7867675
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and a nitrogen heterocyclic component such as a triazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Linda L Ferrarese, Marc J Livecchi, Edward C Savage
  • POLYFLUORINATED CORE SHELL PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20100330476
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport component, a fluorinated polymer, and a core shell component, and wherein the core is comprised of a metal oxide and the shell is comprised of silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan T. Dinh, Linda L. Ferrarese, Marc J. Livecchi, Edward C. Savage, Michael E. Zak
  • CORE SHELL PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20100330477
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer containing a charge transport component, and a core shell component, and wherein the core is comprised of a metal oxide and the shell is comprised of silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan T. Dinh, Linda L. Ferrarese, Marc J. Livecchi, Edward C. Savage, Michael E. Zak
  • Hole blocking layer containing photoconductors
    Patent number: 7846628
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a substrate; an undercoat layer thereover wherein the undercoat layer comprises a metal oxide, an electron donor electron acceptor charge transfer complex; a photogenerating layer; and at least one charge transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Linda L Ferrarese, Marc J Livecchi, Lin Ma, John J Wilbert, Lanhui Zhang
  • Imaging member having sulfur-containing additive
    Patent number: 7838189
    Abstract: An imaging member containing a substrate, and an outer layer containing a sulfur-containing additive, and an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium including the imaging member above, a development component to apply a developer material to the charge-retentive surface to develop the electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the charge-retentive surface; a transfer component to transfer the developed image from the charge-retentive surface to another member or a copy substrate; and a fusing member to fuse the developed image to the copy substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, James R. Backus, Linda L. Ferrarese, Liang-Bih Lin
  • Metal oxide overcoated photoconductors
    Patent number: 7799495
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and a top polymeric overcoat layer in contact with, and contiguous to the charge transport layer, and which overcoat layer includes an indium tin oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Kenny-Tuan Dinh, John F Yanus, Adal Tecleab, June Shujun Peng, Marc J Livecchi, Linda L Ferrarese, Edward C Savage, Gary A Batt, John J Wilbert, Robert W Hedrick
  • Photoconductor containing fluoroalkyl ester charge transport layers
    Patent number: 7767372
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer which contains a fluoroalkyl ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Steven D. Bush, Joseph A. Tumminelli, Marc J. Livecchi, Linda L. Ferrarese, Michael A. Morgan, Lanhui Zhang, Lin Ma, John J. Wilbert, Daniel V. Levy, Liang-Bih Lin
  • ESTER THIOLS CONTAINING PHOTOGENERATING LAYER PHOTOCONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20100129744
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer, and where the photogenerating layer contains at least one photogenerating component, and a mixture of an ester thiol and a poly(vinyl halide) copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Marc J. Livecchi, Linda L. Ferrarese, John J. Wilbert
  • Single layered photoconductors
    Patent number: 7678517
    Abstract: A photoconductor that includes a supporting substrate, and an active layer in contact with the substrate, and which active layer contains a photogenerating pigment of a titanyl phthalocyanine, at least one charge transport component, and a mixture of a metal oxide and a chelating agent, where the titanyl phthalocyanine is prepared by dissolving a Type I titanyl phthalocyanine in a solution comprising a trihaloacetic acid and an alkylene halide; adding the resulting mixture of the dissolved Type I titanyl phthalocyanine to a solution comprising an alcohol and an alkylene halide thereby precipitating a Type Y titanyl phthalocyanine; and treating the Type Y titanyl phthalocyanine with a monohalobenzene to form Type V titanyl phthalocyanine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-Bih Lin, Daniel V. Levy, Jin Wu, Linda L. Ferrarese
  • Silanol containing photoconductors
    Patent number: 7670733
    Abstract: A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the photogenerating layer contains a Type V hydroxygallium phthalocyanine having incorporated therein a silanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Wu, Francisco J. Lopez, Linda L. Ferrarese, Liang-Bih Lin