Patents by Inventor Maria N. V McDougall

Maria N. V McDougall 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: 5686218
    Abstract: A process which comprises reacting a polyester resin endcapped with hydroxyl moieties or groups with an organic acid anhydride at a temperature of from about 125.degree. C. to about 200.degree. C., thereby resulting in a polyester resin endcapped with acidic moieties or acid groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: George Liebermann, Guerino G. Sacripante, Marko D. Saban, William J. Dale, Richard P. N. Veregin, Maria N. V. McDougall, Sheau V. Kao
  • Patent number: 5650256
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner comprising:(i) preparing a pigment dispersion, which dispersion is comprised of a pigment, and an ionic surfactant;(ii) shearing said pigment dispersion with a latex or emulsion blend comprised of resin, a counterionic surfactant with a charge polarity of opposite sign to that of said ionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant, and wherein said resin contains an acid functionality;(iii) heating the above sheared blend below about the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the resin to form electrostatically bound toner size aggregates;(iv) adding anionic surfactant to stabilize the aggregates obtained in (iii);(v) coalescing said aggregates by heating said bound aggregates above about the Tg of the resin;(vi) reacting said resin of (v) with acid functionality with a base to form an acrylic acid salt, and which salt is ion exchanged in water with a base or a salt, optionally in the presence of metal oxide particles, to control the toner triboelectrical charge, which toner i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Richard P. N. Veregin, Maria N. V. McDougall, Francisco E. Torres, Raj D. Patel, Grazyna E. Kmiecik-Lawrynowicz, T. Hwee Ng, Arthur Helbrecht
  • Patent number: 5622806
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner compositions with controlled particle size comprising:(i) preparing a pigment dispersion in water, which dispersion is comprised of a pigment, an ionic surfactant in amounts of from about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Richard P. N. Veregin, Maria N. V. McDougall
  • Patent number: 5604066
    Abstract: A toner composition comprised of pigment, and a metallocene polymer. Also illustrated is a toner composition wherein the metallocene polymer is a metallocene polyester of the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R' are an alkylene or an arylene; M is the metal titanium; and wherein n and m represent the random segments of the polymer, and n is a number of from about 10 to about 1,000, and m is from about 1 to about 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel A. Foucher, Guerino G. Sacripante, Richard P. N. Veregin, Maria N. V. McDougall
  • Patent number: 5466554
    Abstract: A toner composition comprised of pigment, an optional charge enhancing additive, optional wax, and a polyester resin containing a hydrophobic end group, which polyester is free of acid end groups and is of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group, an alkyloxylated bisphenol, or a cyclohexyl; R' is an aryl group, an olefinic group, or an alkyl group; X is a silane, a siloxane, or a halogenated hydrocarbon; and n represents the number of segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Guerino G. Sacripante, Richard P. N. Veregin, Maria N. V. McDougall
  • Patent number: 5403689
    Abstract: A toner comprised of resin, pigment, and a polyester with amine functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Peter G. Odell, Richard P. N. Veregin, Maria N. V. McDougall
  • Patent number: 5401602
    Abstract: Low fix temperature toner resins are fabricated by a reactive melt mixing process wherein polymer resins are cross-linked at high temperature and high shear. The resins are particularly suitable for high speed fusing, show excellent offset resistance and wide fusing latitude and superior vinyl offset properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Enno E. Agur, Gerald R. Allison, Michael S. Hawkins, Stephan Drappel, Maria N. V. McDougall, Bernard Grushkin, Thomas R. Hoffend, Angelo J. Barbetta
  • Patent number: 5376494
    Abstract: Low fix temperature toner resins are fabricated by a reactive melt mixing process wherein polymer resins are cross-linked at high temperature and high shear. The resins are particularly suitable for high speed fusing, show excellent offset resistance and wide fusing latitude and superior vinyl offset properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1994
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Enno E. Agur, Gerald R. Allison, Michael S. Hawkins, Stephan Drappel, Maria N. V. McDougall, Bernard Grushkin, Thomas R. Hoffend, Angelo J. Barbetta
  • Patent number: 5352556
    Abstract: A low melt toner resin with low minimum fix temperature and wide fusing latitude contains a linear portion and a cross-linked portion containing high density cross-linked microgel particles, but substantially no low density cross-linked polymer. The resin may be formed by reactive melt mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Enno E. Agur, Gerald R. Allison, Michael S. Hawkins, Stephan Drappel, Maria N. V. McDougall, Bernard Grushkin, Thomas R. Hoffend, Angelo J. Barbetta
  • Patent number: 5227460
    Abstract: A low melt toner resin with low minimum fix temperature and wide fusing latitude contains a linear portion and a cross-linked portion containing high density cross-linked microgel particles, but substantially no low density cross-linked polymer. The resin may be formed by reactive melt mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Hadi K. Mahabadi, Enno E. Agur, Gerald R. Allison, Michael S. Hawkins, Stephan Drappel, Maria N. V. McDougall, Bernard Grushkin, Thomas R. Hoffend, Angelo J. Barbetta