Patents by Inventor PHILLIP WANTUCK

PHILLIP WANTUCK 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).

  • Transfix surface member coating
    Patent number: 9353290
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to an indirect printing apparatus. The indirect printing apparatus comprises an intermediate transfer member comprising a substrate and a surface layer disposed over the substrate. The surface layer comprises a fluoroelastomer-aminosilane grafted polymer and infrared absorptive filler materials. The indirect printing apparatus also comprises a coating mechanism for forming a sacrificial coating onto the intermediate transfer member and a drying station for drying the sacrificial coating. At least one ink jet nozzle is positioned proximate the intermediate transfer member and configured for jetting ink droplets onto the sacrificial coating formed on the intermediate transfer member. An ink processing station comprises a radiation source for at least partially drying the ink on the sacrificial coating formed on the intermediate transfer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony S. Condello, Chu-Heng Liu, David J. Gervasi, Jeffrey Folkins, Santokh S. Badesha, Mandakini Kanungo, Palghat Ramesh, Paul McConville, Phillip Wantuck, Lifeng Chen
  • TRANSFIX SURFACE MEMBER COATING
    Publication number: 20150291847
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to an indirect printing apparatus. The indirect printing apparatus comprises an intermediate transfer member comprising a substrate and a surface layer disposed over the substrate. The surface layer comprises a fluoroelastomer-aminosilane grafted polymer and infrared absorptive filler materials. The indirect printing apparatus also comprises a coating mechanism for forming a sacrificial coating onto the intermediate transfer member and a drying station for drying the sacrificial coating. At least one ink jet nozzle is positioned proximate the intermediate transfer member and configured for jetting ink droplets onto the sacrificial coating formed on the intermediate transfer member. An ink processing station comprises a radiation source for at least partially drying the ink on the sacrificial coating formed on the intermediate transfer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: ANTHONY S. CONDELLO, CHU-HENG LIU, DAVID J. GERVASI, JEFFREY FOLKINS, SANTOKH S. BADESHA, MANDAKINI KANUNGO, PALGHAT RAMESH, PAUL MCCONVILLE, PHILLIP WANTUCK, LIFENG CHEN