Patents by Inventor Sundar Vasudevan

Sundar Vasudevan 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).

  • Publication number: 20230042522
    Abstract: An example of an inkjet composition includes a colorant, a density modifier selected from the group consisting of a triiodo amino derivative of isophthalic acid, a mixture of polysucrose and sodium diatrizoate, colloidal silica particles coated with polyvinylpyrrolidone, and combinations thereof; and an aqueous vehicle. The inkjet composition may be inkjet printed on a substrate, using a thermal or piezoelectric printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jayprakash C. Bhatt, Marcos A. Barreto Caban, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Publication number: 20210189160
    Abstract: An example of an inkjet ink composition includes a pigment, a dispersion synergist, a metal oxide, a polar solvent and water. The pigment is selected from the group consisting of a quinacridone and a phthalocyanine. The dispersion synergist has a structure of the pigment substituted with at least one solubilizing moiety selected from the group consisting of an ionic moiety, a non-ionic moiety, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sundar VASUDEVAN, Raymond ADAMIC, Max YEN
  • Publication number: 20210155815
    Abstract: A black inkjet ink composition includes a carbon black pigment; a dispersion synergist having an aromatic structure substituted with at least one solubilizing moiety selected from the group consisting of an ionic moiety, a non-ionic moiety, and a combination thereof; a polar solvent; and water. A method for making the black inkjet ink composition and a printing method using the same is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Sundar Vasudevan, Raymond Adamic, Max Yen
  • Patent number: 10844233
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that comprises from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of metal oxide particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 to 50 nm; from about 0.05 wt % to about 10 Wt % of an inorganic salt; an organic solvent; a photo-initiator; and a polymerizable material; wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Patent number: 10414928
    Abstract: An ink composition includes water, a co-solvent, a colorant, and a modified polymer or copolymer additive. The modified polymer or copolymer additive is selected from the group consisting of i) a hydrolyzed poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride), ii) a hydrolyzed poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene), and iii) a modified polymer or copolymer. The modified polymer or copolymer includes a repeating unit of a backbone chain, and a long chain pendant group attached to a carbon atom of the repeating unit. In the backbone chain, the long chain pendant group of the repeating unit is separated by fewer than 8 spacer carbon atoms from another long chain pendant group of an adjacent repeating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sundar Vasudevan, Natalie Harvey, Richard J. McManus, Vladimir Jakubek
  • Patent number: 10400123
    Abstract: An ink composition includes a colorant, a co-solvent, a surfactant system, and water. The surfactant system consists of an acid, lithium, and a non-ionic surfactant. The acid is selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, undecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tridecanoic acid, and combinations thereof. The non-ionic surfactant includes a hydrophilic head group to interact with the lithium and a hydrophobic tail to not sterically hinder formation of an anti-evaporative layer to be formed by the surfactant system. The non-ionic surfactant also excludes any ethyleneoxy groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sundar Vasudevan, Richard J. McManus, Vladimir Jakubek
  • Patent number: 10392523
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that includes a metal oxide/alkoxysilane complex in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt %, a salt in an amount ranging from about 0.05 wt % to about 20 wt %, a photo-initiator, an organic solvent, and water, wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Patent number: 10273375
    Abstract: An ink composition includes colorant, co-solvent system, acid (e.g., oleic, linoleic, undecanoic, dodecanoic, and/or tridecanoic acids), lithium, polymer as binder, and water. The co-solvent system is selected from i) from ˜9 to ˜25 wt % of sulfolane with no other co-solvent, ii) hydroxylated co-solvent, from ˜4 to ˜16 wt % of sulfolane, and at least 8 wt % of another non-hy-droxylated co-solvent; iii) hydroxylated co-solvent, from ˜7 to ˜16 wt % of sulfolane, and at least 3 wt % of the other non-hydroxylated co-solvent; and iv) a hydroxylated co-solvent and from ˜9 wt % to ˜16 wt % of sulfolane. When i) or ii) or iv) is used, at least 0.15 wt % acid and at least 200 ppm lithium are included; or when iii) is used, at least 0.25 wt % acid and at least 100 ppm lithium are included; or when iii) is used, at least 0.15 wt % acid and at least 150 ppm lithium are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Vladimir Jakubek, Richard J. McManus, Sundar Vasudevan, Matthew Thornberry
  • Patent number: 10208220
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that includes a polymerizable FMOC material in an amount ranging from about 2 wt % to about 20 wt % by total weight of the ink composition, a photo-initiator, an organic solvent and water, wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Patent number: 10077368
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that comprises a combination of metal oxide particles in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % based on the total weight of the ink; an organic solvent; a photo-initiator; and a polymerizable material wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Patent number: 10077370
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that comprises a structured network forming agent in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % by total weight of the ink composition; a salt in an amount ranging from about 0.05 wt % to about 20 wt % by total weight of the ink composition; an organic solvent; a photo-initiator; and a polymerizable material; wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Patent number: 10046564
    Abstract: A print head module for delivering ink to a print head comprising a module venting system comprising a one-time vent built into the interior of the print head module in which, when an amount of ink comes in contact with the one-time vent, air is prevented from passing through the one-time vent. A system for delivering ink to a print head comprising a print head, a external reservoir of ink, and a print head module comprising a one-time vent built into the interior of the print head module and fluidly coupling the print head to the external reservoir of ink, in which, when an amount of ink comes in contact with the one-time vent within the print head module, air is prevented from passing through the one-time vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Ralph L. Stathem, Beverly Asoo Stonas, Sundar Vasudevan, Frank Shala
  • Patent number: 9963608
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides non-Newtonian inkjet inks and related methods. In one example, a non-Newtonian inkjet ink can comprise silica, alumina, and organic solvent. The non-Newtonian inkjet ink can be an aqueous ink having a pH from 9 to 12 and a conductivity from 100 to 2000 ?S/cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Publication number: 20180010003
    Abstract: An ink composition includes water, a co-solvent, a colorant, and a modified polymer or copolymer additive. The modified polymer or copolymer additive is selected from the group consisting of i) a hydrolyzed poly(isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride), ii) a hydrolyzed poly(maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene), and iii) a modified polymer or copolymer. The modified polymer or copolymer includes a repeating unit of a backbone chain, and a long chain pendant group attached to a carbon atom of the repeating unit. In the backbone chain, the long chain pendant group of the repeating unit is separated by fewer than 8 spacer carbon atoms from another long chain pendant group of an adjacent repeating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Sundar Vasudevan, Natalie Harvey, Richard J. McManus, Vladimir Jakubek
  • Publication number: 20170335121
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that comprises from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of metal oxide particles having an average particle size ranging from 1 to 50 nm; from about 0.05 wt % to about 10 Wt % of an inorganic salt; an organic solvent; a photo-initiator; and a polymerizable material; wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Publication number: 20170260411
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that comprises a structured network forming agent in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % by total weight of the ink composition; a salt in an amount ranging from about 0.05 wt % to about 20 wt % by total weight of the ink composition; an organic solvent; a photo-initiator; and a polymerizable material; wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Publication number: 20170260406
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that includes a polymerizable FMOC material in an amount ranging from about 2 wt % to about 20 wt % by total weight of the ink composition, a photo-initiator, an organic solvent and water, wherein the ink composition hasa first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Publication number: 20170260407
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that includes a metal oxide/alkoxysilane complex in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt %, a salt in an amount ranging from about 0.05 wt % to about 20 wt %, a photo-initiator, an organic solvent, and water, wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first sate and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian pho to-curable ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Publication number: 20170247554
    Abstract: A non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition that comprises a combination of metal oxide particles in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt % to about 20 wt % based on the total weight of the ink; an organic solvent; a photo-initiator; and a polymerizable material wherein the ink composition has a first dynamic viscosity ranging from 25 cps to 10,000 cps at a first state and a second dynamic viscosity ranging from 1 cps to 50 cps at a second state. Also described herein is a method for making such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition and a method for producing printed images using such non-Newtonian photo-curable ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: James P. Shields, Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan
  • Publication number: 20170247559
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides non-Newtonian inkjet inks and related methods. In one example, a non-Newtonian inkjet ink can comprise silica, alumina, and organic solvent. The non-Newtonian inkjet ink can be an aqueous ink having a pH from 9 to 12 and a conductivity from 100 to 2000 ?S/cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Raymond Adamic, Sundar Vasudevan