Patents by Inventor Robert Bruce Champ

Robert Bruce Champ 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: 6004708
    Abstract: A photoconductor for use in electrophotographic reproduction devices is disclosed. This photoconductor exhibits reduced room light and cycling fatigue without any corresponding negative impact on the sensitivity of the photoconductor. The photoconductor of the present invention includes specifically defined fluorenyl-azine derivatives in its charge transport layer. These materials have the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl and phenyl, and R.sub.3 is selected from hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, and phenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Bellino, Robert Bruce Champ, Weimei Luo
  • Patent number: 4090782
    Abstract: This invention relates to a reversible display device based upon the electrochromic properties of certain thienylidene pyrazoline compounds when used in conjunction with a complementary redox material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karin Else Bredfeldt, Robert Bruce Champ, Karl John Fowler
  • Patent number: 4037928
    Abstract: A visual image display device with improved resolution contains a pair of conductive electrodes in spaced relationship. Adjacent one electrode is a first barrier layer which is typically a resin such as polyamide containing a readily oxidizable and reducible material such as zinc nitrate. Adjacent the other electrode is a thin film of solvent, for example, 1,2-dichloroethane. Positioned between the film of solvent and the first barrier layer is a second barrier layer which is a normally light transmitting recording medium. The second barrier layer is both photoionizable and capable of electrochemically producing a colored species. Typically the second barrier layer is a solid containing a resin such as polyvinyl butyral, an active material such as 1-p-anisyl-3 diethylamino styryl-5-diethylaminophenyl-2-pyrazoline and, in selected embodiments, an activator such as carbon tetrachloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Champ, Meredith David Shattuck