Patents by Inventor Rahel Bekru Bogale

Rahel Bekru Bogale 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: 10613450
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter, Brian David Munson
  • Patent number: 10606182
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor containing a coolant comprised of previously cooled toner slurry in combination with cooled de-ionized water. The previously cooled toner slurry found in the coolant has the same toner composition as the incoming hot toner slurry. Also, the amount of the coolant in the external reactor is equivalent to the amount of incoming hot toner slurry. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling process results in an improvement to the toner performance especially a decrease in the overall toner usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale
  • Patent number: 10591832
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor containing a coolant comprised of previously cooled toner slurry in combination with cooled de-ionized water. The previously cooled toner slurry found in the coolant has the same toner composition as the incoming hot toner slurry. Also, the amount of the coolant in the external reactor is equivalent to the amount of incoming hot toner slurry. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling process results in an improvement to the toner performance especially a decrease in the overall toner usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale
  • Patent number: 10591834
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter
  • Patent number: 10591835
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter
  • Patent number: 10591833
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter
  • Patent number: 10591831
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor containing a coolant comprised of previously cooled toner slurry in combination with cooled de-ionized water. The previously cooled toner slurry found in the coolant has the same toner composition as the incoming hot toner slurry. Also, the amount of the coolant in the external reactor is equivalent to the amount of incoming hot toner slurry. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling process results in an improvement to the toner performance especially a decrease in the overall toner usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale
  • Patent number: 10474046
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter, Brian David Munson
  • Publication number: 20190243264
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor containing a coolant comprised of previously cooled toner slurry in combination with cooled de-ionized water. The previously cooled toner slurry found in the coolant has the same toner composition as the incoming hot toner slurry. Also, the amount of the coolant in the external reactor is equivalent to the amount of incoming hot toner slurry. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling process results in an improvement to the toner performance especially a decrease in the overall toner usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, ANNA SARA MCLELAND, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE
  • Publication number: 20190243267
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, ANNA SARA MCLELAND, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE, TRENT DUANE PETER
  • Publication number: 20190243262
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor containing a coolant comprised of previously cooled toner slurry in combination with cooled de-ionized water. The previously cooled toner slurry found in the coolant has the same toner composition as the incoming hot toner slurry. Also, the amount of the coolant in the external reactor is equivalent to the amount of incoming hot toner slurry. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling process results in an improvement to the toner performance especially a decrease in the overall toner usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, ANNA SARA MCLELAND, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE
  • Publication number: 20190243265
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, ANNA SARA MCLELAND, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE, TRENT DUANE PETER
  • Publication number: 20190243263
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor containing a coolant comprised of previously cooled toner slurry in combination with cooled de-ionized water. The previously cooled toner slurry found in the coolant has the same toner composition as the incoming hot toner slurry. Also, the amount of the coolant in the external reactor is equivalent to the amount of incoming hot toner slurry. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling process results in an improvement to the toner performance especially a decrease in the overall toner usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, ANNA SARA MCLELAND, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE
  • Publication number: 20190227451
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE, TRENT DUANE PETER, BRIAN DAVID MUNSON
  • Publication number: 20190025724
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE, TRENT DUANE PETER, BRIAN DAVID MUNSON
  • Patent number: 10108100
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter, Brian David Munson
  • Patent number: 8592503
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous magenta inkjet ink composition for use in ink jet printers comprising a mixture of a self-dispersed magenta pigment surface modified with functional group and a xanthene dye. The magenta ink of the present invention also contains an aqueous carrier, a polymeric additive, a surfactant, and a specific cosolvent mixture selected from the group consisting of a C2-C8 terminal alkanediol, cyclic amide compound and its derivative, trihydric alcohol and mixtures thereof. Preferably, the magenta pigment is surface modified with bisphosphonate or sulfonate group, most preferably bisphosphonate group. The magenta inkjet ink demonstrates excellent stability, good chroma and maintenance characteristics and high heater reliability in permanent and semi permanent printheads. The ink also reduced post print paper curl without sacrificing print quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rahel Bekru Bogale, Agnes Kam Zimmer
  • Publication number: 20130261219
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous magenta inkjet ink composition for use in ink jet printers comprising a mixture of a self-dispersed magenta pigment surface modified with functional group and a xanthene dye. The magenta ink of the present invention also contains an aqueous carrier, a polymeric additive, a surfactant, and a specific cosolvent mixture selected from the group consisting of a C2-C8 terminal alkanediol, cyclic amide compound and its derivative, trihydric alcohol and mixtures thereof. Preferably, the magenta pigment is surface modified with bisphosphonate or sulfonate group, most preferably bisphosphonate group. The magenta inkjet ink demonstrates excellent stability, good chroma and maintenance characteristics and high heater reliability in permanent and semi permanent printheads. The ink also reduced post print paper curl without sacrificing print quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Rahel Bekru BOGALE, Agnes Kam ZIMMER
  • Patent number: 8372898
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous cyan inkjet ink composition for use in ink jet printers comprising an aqueous carrier, a self dispersed cyan pigment, a polymeric additive, a surfactant, and a specific cosolvent mixture comprising a C2-C8 terminal alkanediol, a cyclic amide compound and its derivative, a polyol/polyalkylene oxide condensate, and a trihydric alcohol. Preferably, the self dispersed cyan pigment is surface modified with bisphosphonate group. The cyan inkjet ink demonstrates excellent stability, superior chroma, good printhead maintenance characteristics and high heater reliability in permanent and semi permanent printheads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahel Bekru Bogale, Susan Hardin Butler, Ann P. Holloway, Qi Yin, Agnes Kam Zimmer
  • Patent number: 7682434
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pigment ink formulation containing a wax emulsion is disclosed. The wax emulsion comprises a specific wax and surfactant combination. In particular, the wax comprises a linear polyethylene wax and the surfactant is an alkyl ether carboxylate. The wax emulsion can be made by any process for preparing emulsions used by those skilled in the art such as typical homogenization methods. Applicants have discovered that such a wax emulsion can not only improve the scratch resistance of pigmented ink, but also improve other handling problems such as scuff and smear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Edward Akers, Jr., Michael James Bensing, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Xiaorong Cai, Jun Li, Jing X. Sun, Qi Yin