Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Koch
Ronald J. Koch 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).
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Patent number: 8945027Abstract: A calf garment assembly having, a calf garment having an internal chamber and being substantially airtight and being in fluid communication with a pressurized air source, and a heating element working in conjunction with the calf garment to provide heated DVT therapy.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Inventors: Munish K. Batra, Ronald J. Koch
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Publication number: 20120283607Abstract: A calf garment assembly comprises, a calf garment having an internal chamber and being substantially airtight and being in fluid communication with a pressurized air source, and a heating element working in conjunction with the calf garment to provide heated DVT therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Munish K. Batra, Ronald J. Koch
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Publication number: 20090146328Abstract: A method provides a machineable silicon-containing lens blank by removal of diluent from the lens blank. The method involves casting a lens blank in a mold, wherein the lens blank is made of a polymerization product of a monomeric mixture comprising a silicone-containing monomer and an organic diluent; removing the lens blank from the mold; and removing organic diluent from the lens blank.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: Ronald J. Koch, Jay F. Kunzler, James A. Bonafini, JR.
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Patent number: 7276320Abstract: A method of forming toner particles having surface particles attached thereto includes the steps of aggregating a material of at least one binder material and at least one colorant to produce toner particles, following aggregation, forming a mixture of the surface particles and the toner particles, and subjecting the mixture to a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the toner particles to coalesce the toner particles, whereby the surface particles become at least partially embedded within the surface of the toner particles. Toner particles prepared by such method include a core comprised of at least one binder and at least one colorant, and surface particles at an external surface of the toner particles, wherein at least about 50% of the surface particles are substantially completely covered by a portion of binder and a majority of the surface particles protrude from the toner particle surface a distance of at least 50% of the average particle size of the surface particles.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Grazyna E. Kmiecik-Lawrynowicz, Maura A. Sweeney, Robert D. Bayley, Ronald J. Koch, Mary L. McStravick, Daniel W. Asarese
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Patent number: 6610452Abstract: A toner composition includes a binder, a colorant, and surface-treated sol-gel metal oxide particles surface-treated with a treatment agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: James R. Combes, Richard P. N. Veregin, Mary L. McStravick, Ronald J. Koch, Anita C. Van Laeken, Bing R. Hsieh
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Publication number: 20030134217Abstract: A toner composition includes a binder, a colorant, and surface-treated sol-gel metal oxide particles surface-treated with a treatment agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2002Publication date: July 17, 2003Inventors: James R. Combes, Richard P. N. Veregin, Mary L. McStravick, Ronald J. Koch, Anita C. Van Laeken, Bing R. Hsieh
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Patent number: 6566025Abstract: A toner composition includes toner particles formed of a resin and a colorant; and one or more external additives, at least one of the external additives including polymeric particles, applied to a surface of the toner particles. The polymeric particles include a polymer selected from polymethylmethacrylate, modified polymethylmethacrylate, halogenated polymethylmethacrylates, and mixtures thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2002Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Mary L. McStravick, Mark James Hirsch, Thomas W. Pike, Ronald J. Koch
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Patent number: 6054240Abstract: A yellow toner including:a resin, anda colorant comprising a mixture of a yellow pigment and a yellow dye, wherein the combined weight of the colorant is from about 1 to about 50 weight percent of the total weight of the toner, and wherein the chroma of developed toner is from about 90 to about 130 CIELAB units.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1999Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Paul C. Julien, Sue E. Blaszak, Edul N. Dalal, Kristen M. Natale-Hoffman, Ronald J. Koch, John S. Berkes, Grazyna E. Kmiecik-Lawrynowicz
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Patent number: 5583629Abstract: A color electrophotographic printing machine in which latent images having a resolution of at least 1.44 million pixels per square inch are recorded on a photoconductive member. Different color toner powder images are developed in superimposed registration with one another to form a composite multicolor image. The composite multicolor image is transferred from the photoconductive member to a receiving member. Toner particles which have a selected pigmentation and small volume average diameters are used to minimize curl of the receiving member.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Grace T. Brewington, Richard P. Germain, Paul C. Julien, Ronald J. Koch
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Patent number: 5212037Abstract: A process for avoiding, or minimizing toner contamination of electrodes in a scavengeless electrophotographic imaging apparatus which comprises adding to the donor roll present in said apparatus a toner comprised of resin, pigment, charge additive, and a metal oxide, or a mixture of metal oxides.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 1991Date of Patent: May 18, 1993Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Paul C. Julien, Ronald J. Koch, Grace T. Brewington
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Patent number: 5124217Abstract: An electrophotographic process for enabling substantially tamperproof images, including the generation of a latent image; developing the image with a toner composition comprised of resin particles, magnetite particles, and a colored organic soluble dye, a colored organic insoluble dye, or the salts thereof; and an optional additive component comprised of an aliphatic hydrocarbon or a polymeric alcohol of the formulaCH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.n CH.sub.2 OHwherein n is a number of from about 30 to about 500.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1990Date of Patent: June 23, 1992Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert J. Gruber, Ronald J. Koch, Timothy J. Fuller
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Patent number: 4948686Abstract: Disclosed is a process for forming two-color images which comprises charging an imaging member, creating on the member a latent image comprising areas of high, medium, and low potential, developing the low areas of potential with a developer comprising a specific colored toner and a specific carrier as described herein, subsequently developing the high areas of potential with a developer comprising a specific black toner and a specific carrier as described herein, transferring the developed two-color image to a substrate, and permanently affixing the image to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1989Date of Patent: August 14, 1990Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Ronald J. Koch, Robert J. Gruber, Paul C. Julien, Donald J. Goodman, Edward J. Gutman, Deepak R. Maniar
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Patent number: 4920023Abstract: A process for the preparation of stable developer compositions, which comprises treating coated carrier particles with metal salts, or metal salts of fatty acids, and thereafter admixing these particles with a colored toner composition containing metal salts or metal salts of fatty acids, and comprised of resin particles and colored pigment particles, and wherein the salts are present in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 1 percent by weight.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1988Date of Patent: April 24, 1990Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Ronald J. Koch, John F. Knapp, Robert J. Gruber
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Patent number: 4837101Abstract: A negatively charged developer composition comprised of a toner composition with an average particle diameter of from about 4 to about 9 microns containing a mixture of styrene butadiene copolymers, and styrene methacrylate copolymers; pigment particles selected from the group consisting of cyan, magenta, yellow, red, blue, green, brown, and mixtures thereof; first external additive particles of colloidal silica; second external additive particles of fatty acid metal salts; and carrier particles comprised of a ferrite core with a polymeric coating thereover, which coating has dispersed therein conductive particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 1988Date of Patent: June 6, 1989Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert J. Gruber, John F. Knapp, Ronald J. Koch, Lawrence Floyd, Jr.
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Patent number: 4672018Abstract: Disclosed is a process for affecting a reduction in fusing energy and permitting minimal image de-enhancement which comprises (1) providing a toner composition with toner resin particles, and pigment particles; (2) affecting spheroidization of the aforementioned toner composition; (3) incorporating the spheroidized toner composition into a xerographic imaging apparatus with a flash fusing device incorporated therein; (4) generating an electrostatic latent image in the imaging apparatus; (5) developing the image formed with the spherical toner composition; (6) transferring the image to a supporting substrate; and (7) permanently affixing the image thereto with energy emitted from a flash fusing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1985Date of Patent: June 9, 1987Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John S. Berkes, Raymond A. Yourd, III, Ronald J. Koch
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Patent number: 4604338Abstract: Disclosed is an improved positively charged dry electrostatic colored toner composition comprised of first resin particles; crosslinked second resin particles; colored pigment particles excluding black; and selected from the group consisting of cyan, magenta, yellow, blue, red, and brown; a low molecular weight wax; and a charge enhancing additive selected from the group consisting of alkyl pyridinium halides, organic sulfonate compositions and organic sulfate compositions of the following formulas: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrocarbon group containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, and A is an anion; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group of from about 12 carbon atoms to about 22 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from alkyl groups containing from about 1 carbon atom to about 5 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is an alkylene group of from about 1 carbon atom to about 5 carbon atoms, R.sub.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1985Date of Patent: August 5, 1986Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert J. Gruber, Raymond A. Yourd, III, Ronald J. Koch
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Patent number: 4578338Abstract: An improved process for the development and fixing of electrostatic latent images which comprises (1) generating an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductive imaging member, (2) developing this image with a toner composition comprised of toner resin particles, pigment particles, and a wax component of a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 20,000, (3) transferring the developed image to a suitable substrate, and subsequently (4) fusing the transferred image with a compliant oil fuser roll, wherein the amount of fuser oil consumed is from about one microliter to about three microliters per page of developed image.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1984Date of Patent: March 25, 1986Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert J. Gruber, Ronald J. Koch, John F. Knapp
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Patent number: 4565765Abstract: This invention is directed to an improved process for developing electrostatic latent images comprising (1) providing a development zone situated between an imaging member and a transporting member, comprised of a stationary shell containing rotating magnets therein, (2) transporting synthetic developer composition into the development zone by causing rotation of the magnets in the stationary shell, (3) effecting movement of the imaging member in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of the rotating magnets, wherein the developer composition is desirably agitated in the development zone by magnetic means, and wherein developer particles are available immediately adjacent the imaging member; the developer particles comprised of toner resin particles and carrier particles comprised of resin particles and magnetite; with the distance between the imaging member and stationary shell being from about 0.1 millimeter to about 1.5 millimeters.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1983Date of Patent: January 21, 1986Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: John F. Knapp, Leon A. Howland, Robert J. Gruber, Ronald J. Koch
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Patent number: 4556624Abstract: Disclosed are improved positively charged electrostatic toner compositions comprised of a polyblend mixture of a crosslinked copolymer composition, and a second polymer, pigment particles, a wax component of a molecular weight of from 500 to about 20,000, and a charge enhancing additive. These compositions are particularly useful in imaging systems wherein release oils, such as silicone, are not required.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1984Date of Patent: December 3, 1985Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Robert J. Gruber, Ronald J. Koch, John F. Knapp, Steven B. Bolte
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Patent number: 4539284Abstract: An improved infrared sensitive flash fusible colored toner composition comprised of (1) resin particles, (2) pigment particles selected from the group consisting of cyan, magenta, yellow, blue, red and green, and (3) additives selected from the group consisting of vanadyl phthalocyanines, naphthalocyanines, and the quaternary ammonium salts selected from the group consisting of 1,1',3,3,3',3 hexylmethyl-4,4',5,5'-dibenzo-2,2'-indotricarbocyanine perchlorate, 5,5'-dichloro-11-diphenylamine-3,3'-diethyl-10,12-ethylenethiatricarbocyan ine perchlorate, 1,1',3,3,3',3'-hexamethylindotricarbocyanine perchlorate, and 3,3'-di(3-acetoxypropyl)-11-diphenylamine-10,12-ethylene-5,6,5',6'-dibenzo thiatricarbocyanine perchlorate.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1984Date of Patent: September 3, 1985Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Angello J. Barbetta, Robert J. Gruber, Louis V. Isganitis, Kock-Yee Law, John W. Lin, Ronald J. Koch, Steven T. Dunn