Patents by Inventor Pierre R. De Roo

Pierre R. De Roo 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: 4906547
    Abstract: Magnetic carrier particles that can be positively charged triboelectrically and are suited for serving in magnetic brush toner-carrier development wherein said carrier particles comprise finely divided magnetically attractable powder dispersed in a resin binder which for at least 75% by weight consists of the acid-base reaction product of at least one acidic binder resin having an acid number in the range of 5 to 50 mg KOH/g, and at least one basic binder resin having free amin groups in an amount equivalent with 2 to 50 mg KOH/g and being present in an amount of at least 10% by weight with respect to such acidic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Serge M. Tavernier, Pierre R. De Roo
  • Patent number: 4761357
    Abstract: Electrophoretic process and apparatus for developing an electrostatic charge pattern carried by a dielectric surface by progressively moving that surface through a development station and simultaneously progressively advancing a layer of liquid toner (11) comprised of toner particles dispersed in a carrier liquid, through that station in proximity to said charge-carrying surface, (3), and imposing an electric field bias to cause or promote selective image-wise movement of toner particles through said liquid at said development station and deposition thereof on said charge-carrying surface in a pattern representing said electrostatic charge pattern, wherein said layer of liquid toner contains toner particles in a concentration of from 2 to 25% by weight, and including the step of applying a film of a substantially toner-free non-polar liquid which is miscible with the carrier liquid of said liquid toner and which has a specific conductivity lower than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Serge M. Tavernier, Pierre R. De Roo, Jozef L. Mampaey, Robert F. Janssens
  • Patent number: 4525445
    Abstract: A particulate composition of matter for magnetic brush development of electrostatic charge patterns, adapted upon mixing with magnetic carrier particles to acquire a net positive charge, which contains colorant material and thermoplastic resin binder, the colorant material comprising a salt formed from a nigrosine base and at least one carboxylic acid containing one or two carboxylic acid groups and having from 2 to 26 carbon atoms, wherein the nigrosine salt is dispersed as particles in the thermoplastic resin binder which contains a polyester derived from fumaric acid or a mixture of at least 95 mol % fumaric acid and the balance isophthalic acid and a polyol blend of propoxylated bisphenol. The charge pattern is developed by contacting the same under the influence of an applied magnetic field with a mixture of magnetic carrier particles and the particulate composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Pierre R. De Roo, Serge M. Tavernier
  • Patent number: 4478923
    Abstract: A toner composition of electrostatically attractable fusible powder particles suitable for fixing with simultaneous heat and pressure, having a melt viscosity at 140.degree. C. in the range of 10.sup.5 to 10.sup.6 mPa.s, an average particle size in the range of 1 to 50 .mu.m, and comprising a coloring substance and more than 80% of their volume of a mixture of: a combination of fumaric-bisphenolic and fumaric, propoxylated bisphenolic polyester resins, a sterically-hindered phenol release agent, and a melt-viscosity controlling pigment e.g. barium sulphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Pierre R. De Roo, Yvan K. Gilliams, Francine Van Gijsel
  • Patent number: 4331755
    Abstract: Electrostatic developer composition and method for developing therewith an electrostatic charge pattern of positive charge wherein the composition is free of carrier particles and consists of powder particles containing at least 80% by weight of a mixture of at least 30% by weight of: a polyester derived from fumaric acid or a mixture of at least 95 mol % fumaric acid and isophthalic acid and a polyol blend of propoxylated bisphenol characterized by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m and n are integers and added together average from 2 to 7, and at least one of (1) a copolymer of ethylene, maleic acid and/or maleic anhydride wherein from 50 to 70 mol % of ethylene repeating units are present, and (2) a wax of the group consisting of castor wax and montan wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventors: Yvan K. Gilliams, Pierre R. De Roo
  • Patent number: 4271249
    Abstract: Composition of matter for electrostatic image development and a method for developing therewith an electrostatic charge pattern of positive charge, wherein the composition consists of powder particles containing at least 80% by weight of a mixture of at least 30% by weight of:a polyester derived from fumaric acid or a mixture of fumaric acid and isophthalic acid wherein the fumaric acid represents at least 95 mole % of the acids and a polyol blend of propoxylated bisphenol characterized by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m and n are integers with the proviso that the average sum of m and n is from 2 to 7, and either or both ofa copolymer of ethylene, maleic acid and/or maleic anhydride wherein from 50 to 70 mol % of ethylene repeating units are present, anda wax of the group consisting of castor wax and montan wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1981
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT N.V.
    Inventors: Yvan K. Gilliams, Pierre R. De Roo