Patents by Inventor Nicole Weckman

Nicole Weckman 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).

  • Curable phase change ink containing alkoxysilane monomer
    Patent number: 8308286
    Abstract: A phase change ink includes an ink vehicle that includes at least one curable carrier, at least one gellant, at least one wax and at least one alkoxysilane monomer. In a method of forming an image with the ink, the phase change ink is melted, then jetted onto an image receiving substrate, wherein the phase change ink forms a gel state, and exposed to ultraviolet light to cure the curable components of the phase change ink. The alkoxysilane participates in crosslinking to form silicon-oxygen-silicon bonds, thereby producing an ink with advantageous stability and high image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Barkev Keoshkerian, Michelle N. Chretien, Naveen Chopra, Peter G. Odell, Nicole Weckman
  • CURABLE PHASE CHANGE INK CONTAINING ALKOXYSILANE MONOMER
    Publication number: 20120062669
    Abstract: A phase change ink includes an ink vehicle that includes at least one curable carrier, at least one gellant, at least one wax and at least one alkoxysilane monomer. In a method of forming an image with the ink, the phase change ink is melted, then jetted onto an image receiving substrate, wherein the phase change ink forms a gel state, and exposed to ultraviolet light to cure the curable components of the phase change ink. The alkoxysilane participates in crosslinking to form silicon-oxygen-silicon bonds, thereby producing an ink with advantageous stability and high image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barkev KEOSHKERIAN, Michelle N. Chrétien, Naveen Chopra, Peter G. Odell, Nicole Weckman