Patents by Inventor Phillip C. Cagle, Jr.

Phillip C. Cagle, Jr. 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: 9683120
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides fixer fluid compositions and related systems and methods. In one example, a fixer fluid can comprise a liquid vehicle, a surfactant, and a cationic polymer. The liquid vehicle can include water and co-solvent having a boiling point from 160° C. to 250° C., the co-solvent present in the fixer fluid in an amount of 1 wt % to 40 wt %. The surfactant can be present in the fixer fluid in an amount of 0.1 wt % to 10 wt %. The cationic polymer can be present in the fixer fluid in an amount of 0.1 wt % to 25 wt %. The fixer fluid can be formulated for printing on non-porous media and does not include more than 5 wt % volatile co-solvent and more than 3 wt % non-volatile co-solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Phillip C. Cagle, Jr., David Michael Ingle, Yohannes Chonde