Patents by Inventor William M. Prest, Jr.
William M. Prest, Jr. 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: 6815136Abstract: A process including: dispersing a first liquid developer concentrate comprising a resin, a colorant, and a liquid developer reconstitution compound, in a carrier liquid, into additional carrier liquid to form a second liquid developer; depositing the second liquid developer onto a liquid receiver member to form a developer cake; developing an image with the developer cake; reclaiming undeveloped developer cake from the cake bearing liquid receiver member; and redispersing the reclaimed undeveloped developer cake in the second developer liquid.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2000Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Weizhong Zhao, Thomas W. Smith, David H. Pan, William M. Prest, Jr., Samuel Kaplan
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Patent number: 6576078Abstract: A process for flashless hot melt bonding of seamed flexible belts having a substrate and a seam having interlocking seam members, wherein the interlocking seam members are held together by an adhesive for use in electrostatographic, contact electrostatic, digital and other like machines, wherein the process includes: a) providing a release layer having an adhesive strip on a front side of the release layer, wherein the release layer is wider than the adhesive strip; b) providing the release layer containing the adhesive strip over the seam, wherein the front side of the release layer containing the adhesive strip is in contact with the seam and mutually mating members; c) thermal compressive adhesive bonding of the release layer to the seam, and d) optionally postcuring the seam; and wherein virtually no flashing of the adhesive outside the seam occurs.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Ralph A. Mosher, Ihor W. Tarnawskyj, Matthew J. Torpey, William M. Prest, Jr., Jodie L. Watson
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Patent number: 5989769Abstract: A liquid developer composition including: a resin, a colorant, a liquid carrier vehicle, and a cake inducing agent.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1998Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Ralph A. Mosher, William M. Prest, Jr., Paul W. Morehouse, Jr., Samuel Kaplan, Timothy J. Fuller, Weizhong Zhao, Anita C. VanLaeken, Raymond W. Stover
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Patent number: 5587208Abstract: A method of making a low surface energy material such as a fuser member comprising providing a shaped fluoroelastomer, preparing a solvent solution of a polyorganosiloxane having reactive functionality and the formula: ##STR1## where R is an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group having less than 19 carbon atoms or an aryl group substituted with an alkyl or alkenyl group having less than 19 carbon atoms, the functional group A is epoxy, vinyl, acrylic, allylic or methacrylic and n is 2 to 350, contacting the fluoroelastomer with the solution to form at least a thin coating of the polyorganosiloxane on said fluoroelastomer and exposing the coated fluoroelastomer to a level of radiation to form a thin surface layer of the polyorganosiloxane grafted to said fluoroelastomer.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1993Date of Patent: December 24, 1996Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Santokh S. Badesha, David H. Pan, William M. Prest, Jr., Arnold W. Henry, George J. Heeks, Louis D. Fratangelo
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Patent number: 5281506Abstract: A fuser member comprising a supporting substrate having an outer layer of a cured fluoroelastomer and having a thin surface layer of a polyorganosiloxane having been grafted to the surface of said cured fluoroelastomer in the presence of a dehydrofluorination agent for the fluoroelastomer and from a polyorganosiloxane having reactive functionality and the formula: ##STR1## where R is an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group having less than 19 carbon atoms or an aryl group substituted with an alkyl or alkenyl group having less than 19 carbon atoms, the functional group A is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, epoxy, vinyl, acrylic or mercapto, and n is 2 to 350.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1992Date of Patent: January 25, 1994Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Santokh S. Badesha, David H. Pan, William M. Prest, Jr., Arnold W. Henry, George J. Heeks, Louis D. Fratangelo
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Patent number: 5278016Abstract: A toner composition comprised of resin particles and pigment particles, and wherein the toner is surface treated with a halogen.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1991Date of Patent: January 11, 1994Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, David H. Pan, William M. Prest, Jr., Garland Jen, Michael K. Georges
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Patent number: 5266438Abstract: A process for the preparation of crosslinked styrene-1,2-butadiene copolymers which comprises reacting by heating in an extruder a low molecular weight styrene-1,2-butadiene copolymer with a M.sub.n between 2,500 and 45,000 and a crosslinking component; thereafter cooling and isolating the product.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1992Date of Patent: November 30, 1993Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, Anita C. VanLaeken, William M. Prest, Jr.
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Patent number: 5238998Abstract: A toner composition comprised of multiblock or liquid glass resin particles with a glass transition temperature of between from about 20.degree. C. to about 65.degree. C., and pigment particles.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1992Date of Patent: August 24, 1993Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, Samuel Kaplan, Michael J. Levy, Joseph D. Geiser, Richard B. Lewis, William M. Prest, Jr.
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Patent number: 5215846Abstract: A toner composition comprised of chemically coupled multiblock or liquid glass resin particles with a glass transition temperature of between from about 20.degree. C. to about 65.degree. C., and pigment particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1992Date of Patent: June 1, 1993Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, William M. Prest, Jr., Ralph A. Mosher, Anita C. VanLaeken
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Patent number: 5158851Abstract: A toner composition comprised of multiblock or liquid glass resin particles with a glass transition temperature of between from about 20.degree. C. to about 65.degree. C., and pigment particles.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1990Date of Patent: October 27, 1992Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, Samuel Kaplan, Michael J. Levy, Joseph D. Geiser, Richard B. Lewis, William M. Prest, Jr.
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Patent number: 5141788Abstract: A fuser member comprising a supporting substrate having an outer layer of a cured fluoroelastomer and having a thin surface layer of a polyorganosiloxane having been grafted to the surface of said cured fluoroelastomer in the presence of a dehydrofluorination agent for the fluoroelastomer and from a polyorganosiloxane having reactive functionality and the formula: ##STR1## where R is an alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group having less than 19 carbon atoms or an aryl group substituted with an alkyl or alkenyl group having less than 19 carbon atoms, the functional group A is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, epoxy, vinyl, acrylic or mercapto, and n is 2 to 350.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1990Date of Patent: August 25, 1992Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Santokh S. Badesha, David H. Pan, William M. Prest, Jr., Arnold W. Henry, George J. Heeks, Louis D. Fratangelo
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Patent number: 4952477Abstract: A toner composition comprised of resin particles selected from the group consisting of a semicrystalline polyolefin and copolymers thereof which a melting point of from about 50.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C., and pigment particles.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1988Date of Patent: August 28, 1990Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: Timothy J. Fuller, Thomas W. Smith, William M. Prest, Jr., Robert A. Nelson, Kathleen M. McGrane, Suresh K. Ahuja
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Patent number: 4391537Abstract: A method for selectively hardening and toughening the bulk mass of predetermined portions of a polymeric structure which includes the steps of contacting the polymeric structure with a multifunctional monomer to diffuse the monomer into the polymeric structure and irradiating the predetermined portions of the polymeric structure with activating radiation to cause the bulk polymeric material at those portions to be hardened and toughened. In a preferred embodiment the character fonts of a print wheel made from nylon 66 are contacted with a multifunctional monomer which is subsequently exposed to electron beam radiation whereby a structural network of monomer or monomer reactive with polymer or mixtures is formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1981Date of Patent: July 5, 1983Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: William M. Prest, Jr., Frederick J. Roberts, Jr.
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Patent number: 4373065Abstract: An optically isotropic device or component made of an optically isotropic polymeric material which is a blend of two completely miscible polymers which have opposite optical anisotropies. The blend has zero birefringence which is not substantially affected by processing of the blend into the optical device or component.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1981Date of Patent: February 8, 1983Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: William M. Prest, Jr.
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Patent number: 4117072Abstract: Process for enhancement in the mechanical properties of polymeric films prepared from photoconductive polymers, such as poly(N-vinylcarbazole), its homologues and/or its analogues. In this process, polymeric films of these materials are subjected to strain-induced orientation whereby the polymeric chains contained therein are aligned parallel to the lines of force imparted to the film. In order to prevent accompanying deterioration of the charge carrier transport properties of the polymer during such orientation process, the film is subjected to a disordering strain either concurrent with or subsequent to such orientation in order to relax the spatial constraints on their bulky, pendant photoactive groups, and thus relieve them of the distortion imparted during such orientation. Films prepared according to this process have improved flexibility and reduced brittleness, thus making such materials highly suitable for use in flexible electrophotographic imaging members.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1974Date of Patent: September 26, 1978Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventor: William M. Prest, Jr
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Patent number: 4095020Abstract: Process for controlled phase transformation of powders and films of the alpha phase of poly(vinylidene fluoride) to the corresponding gamma phase. The materials prepared according to this process possess enhanced electret behavior in comparison to the more prevalent forms of this polymer commonly referred to as the alpha and beta phases. Such enhancement is achieved by impregnation of the alpha phase of poly(vinylidene fluoride) with certain phase transformation agents, followed by heating of the impregnated material in a controlled manner. The agents which have been impregnated into the polymer can later be removed subsequent to phase transformation by solvent extraction techniques. The gamma form of poly(vinylidene fluoride) prepared in the above manner can be used as electrets.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1977Date of Patent: June 13, 1978Assignee: Xerox CorporationInventors: William M. Prest, Jr., David J. Luca