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).

  • Patent number: 8945027
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventors: Munish K. Batra, Ronald J. Koch
  • Publication number: 20120283607
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Munish K. Batra, Ronald J. Koch
  • Publication number: 20090146328
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Ronald J. Koch, Jay F. Kunzler, James A. Bonafini, JR.
  • Patent number: 7276320
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Grazyna E. Kmiecik-Lawrynowicz, Maura A. Sweeney, Robert D. Bayley, Ronald J. Koch, Mary L. McStravick, Daniel W. Asarese
  • Patent number: 6610452
    Abstract: A toner composition includes a binder, a colorant, and surface-treated sol-gel metal oxide particles surface-treated with a treatment agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Combes, Richard P. N. Veregin, Mary L. McStravick, Ronald J. Koch, Anita C. Van Laeken, Bing R. Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20030134217
    Abstract: A toner composition includes a binder, a colorant, and surface-treated sol-gel metal oxide particles surface-treated with a treatment agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: James R. Combes, Richard P. N. Veregin, Mary L. McStravick, Ronald J. Koch, Anita C. Van Laeken, Bing R. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 6566025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mary L. McStravick, Mark James Hirsch, Thomas W. Pike, Ronald J. Koch
  • Patent number: 6054240
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Paul C. Julien, Sue E. Blaszak, Edul N. Dalal, Kristen M. Natale-Hoffman, Ronald J. Koch, John S. Berkes, Grazyna E. Kmiecik-Lawrynowicz
  • Patent number: 5583629
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Grace T. Brewington, Richard P. Germain, Paul C. Julien, Ronald J. Koch
  • Patent number: 5212037
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Paul C. Julien, Ronald J. Koch, Grace T. Brewington
  • Patent number: 5124217
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Gruber, Ronald J. Koch, Timothy J. Fuller
  • Patent number: 4948686
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Koch, Robert J. Gruber, Paul C. Julien, Donald J. Goodman, Edward J. Gutman, Deepak R. Maniar
  • Patent number: 4920023
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald J. Koch, John F. Knapp, Robert J. Gruber
  • Patent number: 4837101
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Gruber, John F. Knapp, Ronald J. Koch, Lawrence Floyd, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4672018
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Berkes, Raymond A. Yourd, III, Ronald J. Koch
  • Patent number: 4604338
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Gruber, Raymond A. Yourd, III, Ronald J. Koch
  • Patent number: 4578338
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1986
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Gruber, Ronald J. Koch, John F. Knapp
  • Patent number: 4565765
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: John F. Knapp, Leon A. Howland, Robert J. Gruber, Ronald J. Koch
  • Patent number: 4556624
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Gruber, Ronald J. Koch, John F. Knapp, Steven B. Bolte
  • Patent number: 4539284
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1985
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Angello J. Barbetta, Robert J. Gruber, Louis V. Isganitis, Kock-Yee Law, John W. Lin, Ronald J. Koch, Steven T. Dunn