Patents by Inventor Sean X. Pan

Sean X. Pan 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: 7380976
    Abstract: A device comprising a flow channel having an inlet for introducing a flow of a first material, an outlet for exiting a flow of a second material; a plunger disposed and slidably movable coaxially within the flow channel; a first cooling device disposed adjacent to and substantially surrounding the flow channel comprising a housing having an internal sealable chamber for containing a first cooling fluid, an inlet having a first seal, and an outlet having a second seal, wherein the first cooling fluid is sealable within the sealable chamber; a second cooling device disposed adjacent to and substantially surrounding the first cooling device comprising a housing having an internal channel for a flow of a second cooling fluid, an inlet in fluid communication with the internal channel, an outlet in fluid communication with the channel, and a device for controlling the flow of second cooling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Debra A. Mattison, Mark C. Petropoulos, Mark S. Thomas, Sean X. Pan
  • Patent number: 7232634
    Abstract: A charge transport layer for an imaging member comprising a charge transport material with a nitrogen molecular defense system not exhibiting early onset of charge transport layer fatigue cracking. The nitrogen molecular defense system includes attaching bulky organic groups to charge transport materials. The bulky groups aid in preventing recrystallization of the charge transport molecule and shield the nitrogen from molecular attack, such as by oxidation. The charge transport layer exhibits excellent wear resistance, excellent electrical performance, and outstanding print quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhua Tong, Timothy J. Fuller, Sean X. Pan, John F. Yanus, Alexander N. Klymachyov, Min-Hong Fu, Dennis J. Prosser, Susan M. VanDusen
  • Patent number: 6991880
    Abstract: A member including for example, a substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer comprising a poly(phenylsilsesquioxane), molecule, and a film forming binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhua Tong, Timothy J. Fuller, Sean X. Pan, John F. Yanus, Cindy C. Chen, Min-Hong Fu, Dennis J. Prosser, Susan M. VanDusen
  • Patent number: 6953060
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: (a) a substrate including a level intermediate region disposed between a first end region and a second end region; (b) a first external member disposed circumferentially around the first end region in a continuous manner and protruding above the level intermediate region, thereby resulting in a deposition region including the surface of the first external member covering the first end region, an optional exposed first end region portion, and the intermediate region; and (c) a dip coated layer over the entire deposition region, wherein the portion of the dip coated layer over the first external member and the optional exposed first end region portion is formed prior to the portion of the dip coated layer over the intermediate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Mark S. Thomas, Mark C. Petropoulos
  • Patent number: 6875548
    Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member including an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein said layer includes a charge transport component and a polysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhua Tong, Timothy J. Fuller, John F. Yanus, Dale S. Renfer, Markus R. Silvestri, Cindy C. Chen, Dennis J. Prosser, Susan M. VanDusen, Lanhui Zhang, Sean X. Pan
  • Patent number: 6869651
    Abstract: An apparatus including: (a) a substrate including a deposition region and an optional uncoated region, wherein the deposition region includes a level intermediate region disposed between a first end region and a second end region, wherein the first end region includes a first raised surface portion extending above the level intermediate region and extending circumferentially around the first end region in a continuous manner; and (b) a dip coated layer over the entire deposition region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Mark C. Petropoulos, Linnette Perales Rivera, Jeremy B. Pinsly, Zhilei Wang, Mark S. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20040175637
    Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member including an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein said layer includes a charge transport component and a polysiloxane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corportion
    Inventors: Yuhua Tong, Timothy J. Fuller, John F. Yanus, Dale S. Renfer, Markus R. Silvestri, Cindy C. Chen, Dennis J. Prosser, Susan M. VanDusen, Lanhui Zhang, Sean X. Pan
  • Publication number: 20040018439
    Abstract: A member including for example, a substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer comprising a poly(phenylsilsesquioxane), molecule, and a film forming binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhua Tong, Timothy J. Fuller, Sean X. Pan, John F. Yanus, Cindy C. Chen, Min-Hong Fu, Dennis J. Prosser, Susan M. VanDusen
  • Patent number: 6652910
    Abstract: An apparatus, to be used when an open end of a hollow substrate contacts a coating solution to define a solution free interior portion of the substrate, for controlling the level of the coating solution relative to the substrate interior, the apparatus including: a gas container capable of changing in volume; a channel connecting the gas container to the solution free interior portion of the substrate to allow gas flow in either direction between the gas container and the solution free interior portion; and pressure means for exerting a changeable, continuous pressure on the gas container that automatically exerts an increasingly greater pressure on the gas container as the gas container expands in volume and that automatically exerts a decreasingly lesser pressure on the gas container as the gas container decreases in volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Mark C. Petropoulos
  • Patent number: 6613237
    Abstract: It is desired to remove matter on a fluid surface of a tank. The tank defines a circular tank orifice comprising a tank orifice rim, the tank orifice rim containing a fluid surface of a fluid, the fluid overflowing the tank orifice rim to form a fluid overflow, the fluid surface defining a fluid surface center. The matter is removed by discharging from near the tank orifice rim a plurality (n) of jets of the fluid towards the fluid surface center. Any matter on the fluid surface is thereby urged toward the tank orifice rim and eventually removed from the fluid surface by the fluid overflow. In one application, the tank comprises a dip tank and the fluid comprises photoreceptor coating solution or components thereof such as solvents, additives, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Peter J. Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20030152697
    Abstract: An apparatus, to be used when an open end of a hollow substrate contacts a coating solution to define a solution free interior portion of the substrate, for controlling the level of the coating solution relative to the substrate interior, the apparatus including: a gas container capable of changing in volume; a channel connecting the gas container to the solution free interior portion of the substrate to allow gas flow in either direction between the gas container and the solution free interior portion; and pressure means for exerting a changeable, continuous pressure on the gas container that automatically exerts an increasingly greater pressure on the gas container as the gas container expands in volume and that automatically exerts a decreasingly lesser pressure on the gas container as the gas container decreases in
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Mark C. Petropoulos
  • Publication number: 20030132159
    Abstract: It is desired to remove matter on a fluid surface of a tank. The tank defines a circular tank orifice comprising a tank orifice rim, the tank orifice rim containing a fluid surface of a fluid, the fluid overflowing the tank orifice rim to form a fluid overflow, the fluid surface defining a fluid surface center. The matter is removed by discharging from near the tank orifice rim a plurality (n) of jets of the fluid towards the fluid surface center. Any matter on the fluid surface is thereby urged toward the tank orifice rim and eventually removed from the fluid surface by the fluid overflow. In one application, the tank comprises a dip tank and the fluid comprises photoreceptor coating solution or components thereof such as solvents, additives, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Peter J. Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20030113471
    Abstract: A coating method for a substrate defining a deposition region and an optional uncoated region, wherein the deposition region includes an intermediate region disposed between a first end region and a second end region, the method composed of: (a) dip coating a first layer of a coating solution including a liquid medium and a coating material only over the first end region; and (b) dip coating a second layer of the coating solution over the first layer, the intermediate region, and the second end region in the recited sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Cindy C. Chen
  • Publication number: 20030113469
    Abstract: An apparatus including:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Mark C. Petropoulos, Linnette Perales Rivera, Jeremy B. Pinsly, Zhilei Wang, Mark S. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20030113470
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Mark S. Thomas, Mark C. Petropoulos
  • Patent number: 6576299
    Abstract: A coating method for a substrate defining a deposition region and an optional uncoated region, wherein the deposition region includes an intermediate region disposed between a first end region and a second end region, the method composed of: (a) dip coating a first layer of a coating solution including a liquid medium and a coating material only over the first end region; and (b) dip coating a second layer of the coating solution over the first layer, the intermediate region, and the second end region in the recited sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sean X. Pan, Cindy C. Chen