Patents by Inventor Richard Barber Watkins

Richard Barber Watkins 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).

  • Method for grinding colorants
    Patent number: 6267807
    Abstract: A method for grinding colorant agglomerates with a grinding medium comprising a Group IIIB and/or a lanthanide element and a Group IVB oxide. The grinding medium has a grain size of less than about 1.35 microns, and results in the production of substantially pure colorant concentrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth James Harshbarger, Ajay Kanubhai Suthar, Richard Barber Watkins, Austin Keith Wickline
  • Heat fixing paper or sheet
    Patent number: 5968634
    Abstract: A paper or transparency receiving toner to be fixed by heat has an ionomeric resin on its outer surface. For universal application, the outer layer is a blend of non-ionomeric resin, such as styrene acrylate copolymer, and an ionomer, which permits the material of the toner to molecularly intermingle with the blend during heat fixing. Irradiation raises the melting point of the ionomeric resin to prevent delamination. The resulting printing is strongly bonded to the substrate and is of excellent quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Rose Heeg, Rolfe Frank Kruckas, Ashok Murthy, Stephen Todd Olson, Jeanne Marie Saldanha-Singh, Rita Sharma, Ajay Kanubhai Suthar, Richard Barber Watkins, Joe Williams Woods
  • Ink composition
    Patent number: 5869564
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous ink composition for use in ink jet printers comprising an aqueous carrier; a pigment; and a copolymer comprising a hydrophilic segment having an acidic function group, and a hydrophobic segment having a hydrolytically stable siloxyl substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Leonard Beach, Arthur Fred Diaz, Seong-Jin Kim, Dennis Richard McKean, Anna Marie Pearson, Jing Xiao Sun, Ajay Kanubhai Suthar, Richard Barber Watkins
  • Heat fixing paper or sheet
    Patent number: 5741572
    Abstract: A paper or transparency receiving toner to be fixed by heat has an ionomeric resin on its outer surface. For universal application, the outer layer is a blend of non-ionomeric resin, such as styrene acrylate copolymer, and an ionomer, which permits the material of the toner to molecularly intermingle with the blend during heat fixing. Irradiation raises the melting point of the ionomeric resin to prevent delamination. The resulting printing is strongly bonded to the substrate and is of excellent quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Rose Heeg, Rolfe Frank Kruckas, Ashok Murthy, Stephen Todd Olson, Jeanne Marie Saldanha-Singh, Rita Sharma, Ajay Kanubhai Suthar, Richard Barber Watkins, Joe William Woods