Patents by Inventor Steven M. Bonser

Steven M. Bonser 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: 6132944
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element containing a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a coupler represented by Formula I: ##STR1## wherein COUP is a coupler parent group capable of reacting with an oxidized developer to form a first dye and is bonded at a coupling position to the group ##STR2## wherein X is a or NSO.sub.2 R; R is an alkyl or aryl group; and DYE is a releasable second dye that is after release the same color as the first dye and is linked to OC.dbd.X by a moiety of the DYE having Formula (IA): ##STR3## wherein R.sup.2 is a substituent; provided there is contained in the coupler of Formula I at least one group of Formula IB:--L.sub.m --Sol IBwherein L is a divalent linking group and m is 0 or 1; and Sol is a group containing an acidic hydrogen selected from the group consisting of --ArOH, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1 and --SO.sub.2 NHR.sup.1, in which AR is an aromatic group and each R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jared B. Mooberry, Steven M. Bonser, Kevin P. Dockery, David Hoke, Chang-Kyu Kim, James J. Seifert, David T. Southby, Zheng Z. Wu
  • Patent number: 5616797
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner having polymeric binder and a charge control agent selected from the group consisting of sulfonamides having the general structure: ##STR1## and metal salts thereof. T.sup.1 is independently selected from H, alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbons, cycloalkyl having from 3 to 18 carbons, and aromatic and heteroaromatic ring systems having a solitary ring or 2 to 3 linked or fused rings. R.sup.1 is O, S, N--H, N--R.sup.5, or N--L--R.sup.5 ; where L is a linking group selected from: ##STR2## and R.sup.5 is independently selected from alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbons, cycloalkyl having from 3 to 18 carbons, and aromatic and heteroaromatic ring systems having a solitary ring or 2 to 3 linked or fused rings. L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are each independently a direct link or divalent alkyl or fluoroalkyl having from 1 to 20 carbons. R.sup.a and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Peter S. Alexandrovich, Steven M. Bonser
  • Patent number: 5405727
    Abstract: An electrophotographic toner having polymeric binder and a charge control agent selected from the group consisting of sulfonamides having the general structure: ##STR1## and metal salts thereof. T.sup.1 is independently selected from H, alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbons, cycloalkyl having from 3 to 18 carbons, and aromatic and heteroaromatic ring systems having a solitary ring or 2 to 3 linked or fused rings. R.sup.1 is O, S, N--H, N--R.sup.5, or N--L--R.sup.5 ; where L is a linking group selected from: ##STR2## and R.sup.5 is independently selected from alkyl having from 1 to 20 carbons, cycloalkyl having from 3 to 18 carbons, and aromatic and heteroaromatic ring systems having a solitary ring or 2 to 3 linked or fused rings. L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are each independently a direct link or divalent alkyl or fluoroalkyl having from 1 to 20 carbons. R.sup.a and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Peter S. Alexandrovich, Steven M. Bonser
  • Patent number: 5364725
    Abstract: New electrostatic toners and developers are provided containing new colorless charge-control agents comprising acyloxy-t-alkylated benzoic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Steven M. Bonser, Thomas A. Jadwin
  • Patent number: 5358818
    Abstract: This invention is directed to dry, negatively charged toner compositions and developer compositions, the toner composition being comprised of resin particles prepared from a polyester having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. to 100.degree. C. and a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 100,000 and, as a charge-control agent, from about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Steven M. Bonser, Hans W. Osterhoudt
  • Patent number: 5358814
    Abstract: This invention is directed to dry, negatively charged toner compositions and developer compositions, the toner composition being comprised of resin particles prepared from a polyester having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. to 100.degree. C. and a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 100,000 and from about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight based on the weight of the resin particles of a mixture of ortho-benzoic sulfimide as represented by the formula: ##STR1## and para-anisic acid as represented by the formula: ##STR2## in a weight ratio of 1:1 as a charge-controlling additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Hans W. Osterhoudt, John C. Wilson, Steven M. Bonser
  • Patent number: 5358815
    Abstract: This invention is directed to dry, negatively charged toner compositions and developer compositions, the toner composition being comprised of resin particles prepared from a polyester having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. to 100.degree. C. and a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 100,000 and, as a charge-control agent, from about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Steven M. Bonser, Hans W. Osterhoudt
  • Patent number: 5358817
    Abstract: This invention is directed to dry, negatively charged toner compositions and developer compositions, the toner composition being comprised of resin particles prepared from a polyester having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. to 100.degree. and a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 100,000 and, as a charge-controlling additive, from about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Steven M. Bonser, Hans W. Osterhoudt
  • Patent number: 5358816
    Abstract: This invention is directed to dry, negatively charged toner compositions and developer compositions, the toner composition being comprised of resin particles prepared from a polyester having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. to 100.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Steven M. Bonser, Hans W. Osterhoudt
  • Patent number: 5332637
    Abstract: N-hydroxyphthalimide as a charge-control agent for fusible, dry electrostatographic toners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Steven M. Bonser, Hans W. Osterhoudt
  • Patent number: 5330869
    Abstract: This invention is directed to dry, negatively charged toner compositions and developer compositions which employ, as a charge-control agent, a compound selected from the group consisting of phthalimide, 4-aminophthalimide and 4-tert-butylphthalimide; as well as to methods of utilizing such compositions in electrostatographic imaging systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John C. Wilson, Steven M. Bonser, Hans W. Osterhoudt
  • Patent number: 5232808
    Abstract: Electrostatographic toners and developers are provided containing styrene-acrylic copolymer binders and charge-control agents comprising fluorinated .beta.-diketone metal complexes having the structure: ##STR1## where R is alkyl or aryl,M is calcium, barium or zinc, andn is a positive number up to 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Bonser, John C. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4684596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of quaternary ammonium salt as a charge-control agent for electrostatic toner contained in a dry developer composition. The dry, particulate, electrostatic toner composition of the present invention comprises(a) a polymeric binder and(b) a charge-control agent comprising an N-benzyl quaternary ammonium salt, wherein the benzyl ring contains at least one substituent with a Hammett substituent constant that is greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Steven M. Bonser, Douglas E. Bugner, Lawrence P. Demejo