Patents by Inventor Xulong Fu
Xulong Fu 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: 11858286Abstract: A printable recording media that comprises a base substrate with an image-side and a back-side and a coating composition comprising, at least, particles of metallic salt of C8-C30 alkyl acid chain or alkyl ester chain having a mean particle size (D50) above 3 ?m and having about 99.5% of the particle size distribution which is less than 80 ?m, inorganic pigment particles and/or mixture inorganic particles, and polymeric binders and/or mixture of polymeric binders, is applied to the image-side of the base substrate. Also described herein are a method for forming the printable recording media and a printing method that includes ejecting an ink composition onto the print media described herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jake H. Thomas, Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu
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Patent number: 11845295Abstract: A printable medium with a non-woven base composite supporting substrate; at least two coating layers, on the image side of the composite supporting substrate, that include an ink fixing layer, directly applied upon the supporting substrate, comprising a salt; and an image receiving layer, applied over the ink fixing layer, including pigment fillers and polymeric binders; and a barrier layer, containing a flame-retardant agent, applied on the backside of the composite supporting substrate. Also disclosed are the method for producing printed images using said media and the resulting printed material.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou
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Patent number: 11718119Abstract: A coating composition for a base paper is described. The coating composition comprises a porous clay and an ink pigment fixation agent. The porous clay comprises an alumina-silicate, and has a surface area from 100 m2/g to 400 m2/g.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Beverly Chou, Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu, Jake Thomas, Tao Chen
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Publication number: 20230219359Abstract: A packaging print medium can include a cellulose-based substrate having a printing side and a back side, a fixative sizing layer on a printing side of the cellulose-based substrate, a primer layer on the back side of the cellulose-based substrate, and a hydrophobic moisture barrier including a hydrophobic polymer film on the primer layer. The fixative sizing layer can have a thickness from 0.5 ?m to 15 ?m and can include a multivalent metal salt and a starch sizing agent. The primer layer can have a thickness from 0.5 ?m to 15 ?m and can include a styrene-butadiene film. The hydrophobic moisture barrier can have a thickness from 0.5 ?m to 10 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu, Tao Chen
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Patent number: 11542399Abstract: An example of a coating composition includes an inorganic pigment, a latex, a cationic fixing agent, and a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of ethopropoxylated polyarylphenol, ethoxylated tristyrylphenol, modified fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, and combinations thereof. Another example of a coating composition consists essentially of an inorganic pigment, a latex, a cationic fixing agent, a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of ethopropoxylated polyarylphenol, ethoxylated tristyrylphenol, modified fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, and combinations thereof, and water.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Fereshteh Khorrami, Xulong Fu
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Patent number: 11400743Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to coated print media, methods of making coated print media, and methods of printing. In one example, a coated print medium can include a substrate, a base coating layer on the substrate, and a top coating layer on the base coating layer. The base coating layer can include an inorganic pigment, a binder, and a fixing agent. The top coating layer can include polyvinyl alcohol and polymer nanobeads having a gloss transition temperature from 70° C. to 350° C. The polyvinyl alcohol and polymer nanobeads can be included at from 50 wt % to 100 wt % by dry weight of the top coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Tao Chen, Xulong Fu, Beverly Chou, Or Brandstein
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Patent number: 11396200Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to leveling compositions, embossed print media, and methods of preparing embossed print media. The embossed print media can include a media substrate, an image-receiving layer applied to the media substrate at a coating weight of 3 gsm to 50 gsm, and a leveling composition layer. The image-receiving layer can include a pigment filler having an average particle size ranging from 0.1 ?m to 20 ?m and a polymeric binder, and in examples herein, is embossed. The leveling composition layer can be applied at a coating weight of 0.2 gsm to 3 gsm to the image-receiving layer, and can include a cationic ionene polymer.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Paul C. Landrum, Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu, Francois K. Pirayesh
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Patent number: 11396198Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to embossed print media including a media substrate having a front side and a back side, an embossed image-receiving layer formed on the front side of the media substrate at a coating weight of 3 gsm to 50 gsm, and a fabric liner coupled to the back side of media substrate via an adhesive layer. The embossed image-receiving layer can include a first pigment filler and a first polymeric binder. The adhesive layer can be applied at a coating weight from 20 gsm to 40 gsm and can include a second polymeric binder and a flame-retarding filler.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu, Fredrick Muya Makau, Matthew D. Nuth
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Patent number: 11383544Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to printable media. A printable medium includes a substrate having a first side and a second side. An ink-receiving layer is positioned on the first side of the substrate. The ink-receiving layer includes a colloidal sol. An ink-penetrable layer is positioned on the ink-receiving layer. The ink-penetrable layer includes a binder and polymer particles having a glass transition temperature from 80° C. to 150° C. A repositionable adhesive layer is positioned on the second side of the substrate. A release liner is removably positioned on the repositionable adhesive layer. A friction control layer is positioned on the release liner, where the friction control layer includes a slip aid.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Haowen Yu, Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu
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Publication number: 20220169064Abstract: A printable recording media that comprises a base substrate with an image-side and a back-side and a coating composition comprising, at least, particles of metallic salt of C8-C30 alkyl acid chain or alkyl ester chain having a mean particle size (D50) above 3 ?m and having about 99.5% of the particle size distribution which is less than 80 ?m, inorganic pigment particles and/or mixture inorganic particles, and polymeric binders and/or mixture of polymeric binders, is applied to the image-side of the base substrate. Also described herein are a method for forming the printable recording media and a printing method that includes ejecting an ink composition onto the print media described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Jake H. THOMAS, Xiaoqi ZHOU, Xulong FU
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Patent number: 11338604Abstract: A print medium can include a cellulose-based paper substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface can be treated with an electrically charged treatment layer. An ink-absorbing layer can be positioned on the electrically charged treatment layer. The ink-absorbing layer can include a polymeric binder and surface-activated fumed silica particles. The surface-activated fumed silica particles can include fumed silica particles that are surface-activated with charged multivalent aluminum salt and organosilane reagent. In further detail, an ink-receiving layer can be positioned on the ink-absorbing layer. The ink-receiving layer can include amorphous silica particles, alumina particles, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Christine E. Steichen, Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou, Adam Weisman
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Publication number: 20220153053Abstract: A printable recording media that comprises a base substrate with an image-side and a back-side. An ink-receiving layer comprising, at least, a reactive crosslinking agent, inorganic pigment particles and/or mixture inorganic particles, and polymeric binders and/or mixture of polymeric binders, is applied to the image-side of the base substrate. Also described herein are a method for forming the printable recording media and a printing method that includes ejecting an ink composition onto the print media described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoqi ZHOU, Or BRANDSTEIN, Xulong FU
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Publication number: 20220154402Abstract: A coating composition for a base paper is described. The coating composition comprises a porous clay and an ink pigment fixation agent. The porous clay comprises an alumina-silicate, and has a surface area from 100 m2/g to 400 m2/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Beverly CHOU, Xiaoqi ZHOU, Xulong FU, Jake THOMAS, Tao CHEN
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Publication number: 20220145107Abstract: A flame-resistant print media coating composition includes water and polyurethane particles dispersed in the water. The polyurethane particles include a polyurethane polymer having a polyurethane backbone with urethane linkage groups coupling polymerized diisocyanates and polymerized polymeric diols along the polyurethane backbone. The polyurethane polymer in this example includes aliphatic phosphonium salt capping groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Zhang-Lin Zhou, Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu
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Patent number: 11325410Abstract: A fabric printable medium includes a fabric base substrate, which includes yarn strands and voids among the yarn strands. The fabric printable medium further includes a finishing coating attached to the yarn strands of the fabric base substrate to form coated yarn strands. The finishing coating includes a first and a second crosslinked polymeric network. The fabric printable medium has pore spaces among the coated yarn strands that coincide with at least some of the voids of the fabric base substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu, Dheya M. Alfekri, Douglas Knight, Ronald J. Selensky
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Publication number: 20220127484Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a base paper substrate that is cellulose-based and an ink-receiving layer on the base paper substrate. The ink-receiving layer, for example, includes a metal salt, inorganic particulates, a polymeric binder, and an emulsifier including a hydroxylated saturated hydrocarbon block including from 6 to 24 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group and further includes a polyalkylene oxide block including form 10 to 35 polyalkylene oxide units selected from polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Beverly Chou, Tao Chen, Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou
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Patent number: 11279163Abstract: A fabric printable medium includes a fabric base substrate including yarn strands and voids among the yarn strands; a finishing coating attached to the yarn strands of the fabric base substrate to form coated yarn strands; and pore spaces among the coated yarn strands and coinciding with at least some of the voids of the fabric base substrate. The finishing coating includes a crosslinked polymeric network. The fabric printable medium further includes a fire retardant coating applied to aback-side of the coated yarn strands.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu
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Publication number: 20220072889Abstract: A print medium can include a cellulose-based paper substrate with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface can be treated with an electrically charged treatment layer. An ink-absorbing layer can be positioned on the electrically charged treatment layer. The ink-absorbing layer can include a polymeric binder and surface-activated fumed silica particles. The surface-activated fumed silica particles can include fumed silica particles that are surface-activated with charged multivalent aluminum salt and organosilane reagent. In further detail, an ink-receiving layer can be positioned on the ink-absorbing layer. The ink-receiving layer can include amorphous silica particles, alumina particles, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Christine E. Steichen, Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou, Adam Weisman
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Patent number: 11260688Abstract: A fabric printable medium comprising a fabric base substrate, with an image-side and a back-side, having a water proofing treatment including a water-repellant agent applied thereto; an adhesion promoting layer, applied to the image-side of the fabric base substrate, comprising a polymeric compound and a physical networking component; an ink-receiving coating layer over the adhesion promoting layer, comprising a first and a second crosslinked polymeric network; and a barrier layer applied to the back-side of the fabric base substrate, comprising polymeric binders and filler particles with flame retardancy properties. Also disclosed are the method for making such fabric print medium and the method for producing printed images using said material.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou, Fredrick Muya Makau
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Patent number: 11236466Abstract: A fabric print medium can include a woven fabric substrate, a first barrier layer on an imaging side of the woven fabric substrate where the first barrier layer includes first barrier layer binder and first barrier layer flame retardant, a primer layer on the first barrier layer wherein the primer layer includes primer layer binder and primer layer pigment filler, an imaging layer on the primer layer where the imaging layer includes imaging layer film-forming binder and where the first barrier layer, the primer layer, and the imaging layer have a combined thickness from 10 ?m to 70 ?m, and a non-woven support layer on a back side of the woven fabric substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou, Fredrick Muya Makau