Patents by Inventor Trent Duane Peter
Trent Duane Peter 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: 10613450Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter, Brian David Munson
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Patent number: 10591834Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter
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Patent number: 10591835Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter
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Patent number: 10591833Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter
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Patent number: 10474046Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter, Brian David Munson
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Publication number: 20190243267Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, ANNA SARA MCLELAND, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE, TRENT DUANE PETER
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Publication number: 20190243266Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Anna Sara McLeland, Rahel Berku Bogale, Trent Duane Peter
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Publication number: 20190243265Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In the crash cooling process, an amount of hot toner slurry is added to an external reactor holding an amount of chilled cooling water, wherein the temperature of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is from about 8° C. to about 25° C. The amount of the chilled cooling water in the external reactor is about 10% to about 40% lower compared to the amount of the added hot toner slurry. Toner prepared using this crash cooling method is cooled at a rate of less than 0.8° C./min. Polyester toners and polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this crash cooling processes using less water results in an improvement to the toner's print density and usage efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, ANNA SARA MCLELAND, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE, TRENT DUANE PETER
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Publication number: 20190227451Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE, TRENT DUANE PETER, BRIAN DAVID MUNSON
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Publication number: 20190025724Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: KASTURI RANGAN SRINIVASAN, RAHEL BEKRU BOGALE, TRENT DUANE PETER, BRIAN DAVID MUNSON
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Patent number: 10108100Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a method to make a chemically prepared toner that employs a crash cooling process. In particular, the crash cooling process involves the addition of a toner slurry having a temperature between 70° C. and 90° C. to an equivalent amount of cold water having a temperature between 5° C. and 20° C. Polyester and styrene acrylic toners as well as polyester core shell toners having a borax coupling agent between the toner core and toner shell made from this cooling process results in an improvement to the amount of toner waste, thereby achieving a higher toner usage efficiency for an electrophotographic printing system.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Rahel Bekru Bogale, Trent Duane Peter, Brian David Munson
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Patent number: 9671709Abstract: A chemically prepared toner composition according to one example embodiment includes a core including a first polymer binder, a second polymer binder, a colorant and a release agent; a shell that is formed around the core and includes a third polymer binder; and a borax coupling agent between the core and the shell. The first and third polymer binders are different amorphous polyester resins. The second polymer binder is a crystalline polyester resin and acts as a plasticizing agent in the core. The borax coupling agent assists in adhering the shell to the outer surface of the core. Optionally, the toner of the present invention may be finished with a set of extra particulate additives.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Jing Sun, Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, John Joseph Kraseski, Trent Duane Peter, Walter Mychajlowski, Tao Yu
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Publication number: 20160154333Abstract: A chemically prepared toner composition according to one example embodiment includes a core including a first polymer binder, a second polymer binder, a colorant and a release agent; a shell that is formed around the core and includes a third polymer binder; and a borax coupling agent between the core and the shell. The first and third polymer binders are different amorphous polyester resins. The second polymer binder is a crystalline polyester resin and acts as a plasticizing agent in the core. The borax coupling agent assists in adhering the shell to the outer surface of the core. Optionally, the toner of the present invention may be finished with a set of extra particulate additives.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Jing Sun, Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, John Joseph Kraseski, Trent Duane Peter, Walter Mychajlowski, Tao Yu
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Publication number: 20150301464Abstract: The present invention relates generally to chemically prepared toner and method of making the toner for use in electrophotography and more particularly to chemically prepared toner that can simultaneously fix at an energy saving low temperature and also be resistant to hot offset. The chemically prepared toner includes a mixture of a low molecular weight styrene acrylic resin and a low melting polyester resin. The amount of the low melt polyester resin must not exceed 40% by weight of the energy efficient toner of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Trent Duane Peter, Kasturi Rangan Srinivasan, Tao Yu
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Patent number: 7897318Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a toner particulate composition from aqueous dispersions containing aggregates of a polymer binder and other toner ingredients. An ionic surfactant may be used to form the dispersion along with an ionic polymer flocculent wherein the ionic polymer flocculent undergoes a molecular conformational change, which may be triggered by pH adjustment, leading to flocculation and particle growth.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Trent Duane Peter, Tao Yu
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Publication number: 20090142691Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a toner particulate composition from aqueous dispersions containing aggregates of a polymer binder and other toner ingredients. An ionic surfactant may be used to form the dispersion along with an ionic polymer flocculent wherein the ionic polymer flocculent undergoes a molecular conformational change, which may be triggered by pH adjustment, leading to flocculation and particle growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Trent Duane Peter, Tao Yu
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Patent number: 6991886Abstract: Toner is rounded by vigorously mixing less than about 5 percent by weight of particulate silica to the total weight of a starting toner in a closed, recirculating air system. The starting toner contains at least about 4.5 percent by weight of the starting toner of a wax and additionally contains at least 5 percent by weight of the starting toner of a softening agent. The temperature during the mixing is no more than 13 degrees C. above the onset of the glass transition temperature of the starting toner. The final toner comprises rounded starting toner having particulate silica embedded during the mixing process.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2004Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: John Joseph Earley, George Pharris Marshall, John Melvin Olson, Trent Duane Peter, Minerva Piffarerio, Vincent Wen-Hwa Ting, Ronald James Whildin