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).

  • Patent number: 11236467
    Abstract: A fabric printable medium comprising a fabric printable medium, with an image-side and a back-side, comprising a fabric base substrate; an image-receiving coating layer, applied on the image-side of printable medium, comprising a first and a second crosslinked polymeric network; a fire retarding barrier layer, applied to the back-side of the printable medium comprising polymeric binder and filler particles with flame retardancy properties; and, at least, a migration control finish layer comprising a film-formable polymer and a flame retardant agent, at a coat-weight ranging from about 0.5 to 10 gsm. Also disclosed are the method for making such fabric printable medium and the method for producing printed images using said material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu
  • Publication number: 20210324578
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xulong FU, Xiaoqi ZHOU, Fredrick Muya MAKAU
  • Publication number: 20210269968
    Abstract: A printable fabric can include a blockout fabric and from 1 gsm to 6 gsm of a discontinuous crosslinked polymer network on an outermost surface of the blockout fabric. The blockout fabric can include an inner fabric layer having a first side and a second side, wherein the inner fabric layer includes from 80 wt % to 100 wt % dark fibers; a first outer fabric layer attached to the first side and including from 80 wt % to 100 wt % light fibers; and a second outer fabric layer attached to the second side and including from 80 wt % to 100 wt % light fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou, Douglas Knight
  • Publication number: 20210252894
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Haowen YU, Xiaoqi ZHOU, Xulong FU
  • Publication number: 20210245540
    Abstract: A fabric printable medium that comprises a fabric base substrate with an image-side and a back-side. An ink-receiving layer comprising, at least, one crosslinked polymeric network, is applied to the image-side of the fabric base substrate; an opaque layer comprising polymeric binder and filler particles, is applied to the back-side of the fabric base substrate; a black light absorption layer comprising polymeric binders, filler particles and black pigment, is applied over the opaque layer; and a protective layer comprising two or more binders is applied on the top of black light absorption layer. Also described herein are a method for forming the fabric printable medium and a printing method that includes ejecting an ink composition onto the fabric print medium described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Xulong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20210229479
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tao CHEN, Xulong FU, Beverly CHOU, Or BRANDSTEIN
  • Patent number: 11065902
    Abstract: According to an example, a recording medium may include a substrate; a first coating including an inorganic pigment, a first binder, and a fixative agent; and a second coating including inorganic nanoparticles and a second binder; in which the inorganic pigment may be a plate-shaped pigment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tao Chen, Xulong Fu
  • Patent number: 11007807
    Abstract: A printable recording media comprising a supporting base substrate and a coating layer that contains a fixative agent and a binder system including a combination of water soluble binder and water dispersible binder. Also, described herein, is a method for making said printable recording media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Tao Chen, Xulong Fu
  • Publication number: 20210123187
    Abstract: An example of a coating composition for a packaging liner includes an inorganic pigment, a latex, polyvinyl alcohol in an amount ranging from greater than 2 dry wt % to about 7 dry wt %, and a fixing agent. The fixing agent is selected from the group consisting of water-soluble mono-valent metallic salts, water-soluble multi-valent metallic salts, and combinations thereof, wherein the metallic salt includes (i) a cation of a metal selected from the group consisting of Group I metals, Group II metals, Group III metals, transition metals, and combinations thereof, and (ii) an anion selected from the group consisting of chloride, propionate, iodide, bromide, nitrate, sulfate, sulfite, phosphate, chlorate, acetate, chlorohydrate, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Fereshteh Khorrami, Beverly Chou, Xulong Fu, Tao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210122933
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Fereshteh Khorrami, Xulong Fu
  • Publication number: 20210122545
    Abstract: An example of a treatment composition for a packaging liner includes a fixing agent, a wax, and a latex. The fixing agent is selected from the group consisting of water-soluble mono-valent metallic salts, water-soluble multi-valent metallic salts, and combinations thereof. A total dry solids content of the example treatment composition ranges from about 5 wt % to about 40 wt % of a total weight of the treatment composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Toles, Thomas Roger Oswald, Xulong Fu, Fereshteh Khorrami, Julio Cesar Alonso
  • Patent number: 10981403
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a fabric print medium. The fabric print medium can include a treated fabric base substrate, an adhesion promoting layer, and an image-receiving layer. The treated fabric base substrate can include a fabric base substrate having a water proofing treatment including a water-repellant agent applied thereto. The adhesion promoting layer can be applied to the treated fabric base substrate. The adhesion promoting layer can include a first polymeric binder and a physical networking component. The image-receiving layer can be applied to the adhesion promoting layer. The image-receiving layer can include a second polymeric binder and a particulate filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Douglas Knight, Xulong Fu
  • Patent number: 10974531
    Abstract: An example of a printable recording medium includes a base substrate and an ink-receiving layer. The ink-receiving layer includes an inorganic pigment in an amount equal to or greater than 70 wt % and an ink-fixing agent in an amount ranging from about 3 wt % to about 10 wt % based on the total wt % of the ink-receiving layer. The inorganic pigment has a median particle size ranging from about 0.5 ?m to about 5 ?m. The ink-receiving layer excludes precipitated calcium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Fereshteh Khorrami, Xulong Fu, Beverly Chou, Tao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210079591
    Abstract: A fabric printable medium comprising a fabric printable medium, with an image-side and a back-side, comprising a fabric base substrate; an image-receiving coating layer, applied on the image-side of printable medium, comprising a first and a second crosslinked polymeric network; a fire retarding barrier layer, applied to the back-side of the printable medium comprising polymeric binder and filler particles with flame retardancy properties; and, at least, a migration control finish layer comprising a film-formable polymer and a flame retardant agent, at a coat-weight ranging from about 0.5 to 10 gsm. Also disclosed are the method for making such fabric printable medium and the method for producing printed images using said material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu
  • Patent number: 10947404
    Abstract: An ink fixative solution including a polyvalent metal salt; a wax; a dispersing agent; and water in an amount to provide from about 10% to about 35% solids content in the ink fixative solution is disclosed
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Arend Toles, Thomas Roger Oswald, Xulong Fu
  • Publication number: 20210070085
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu, Dheya M. Alfekri, Douglas Knight, Ronald J. Selensky
  • Patent number: 10913303
    Abstract: An example of a printable recording medium includes a base substrate, a first ink-receiving layer, and a second ink-receiving layer. The first ink-receiving layer includes a first inorganic pigment in an amount equal to or greater than 70 wt % and a first ink-fixing agent in an amount ranging from about 3 wt % to about 10 wt % based on a total wt % of the first ink-receiving layer. The second ink-receiving layer includes a second inorganic pigment. Both the first ink-receiving layer and the second ink-receiving layer exclude precipitated calcium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xulong Fu, Fereshteh Khorrami, Tao Chen, Beverly Chou
  • Patent number: 10914036
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to ink fixative solutions, which can consist essentially of a polyvalent metal salt, a holdout additive, and water. The polyvalent metal salt can be present in an amount from about 1 wt % to about 5 wt %, with respect to the entire weight of the ink fixative solution. The holdout additive can be present in an amount from about 2 wt % to about 20 wt %, with respect to the entire weight of the ink fixative solution. The holdout additive can be polyethylene glycol, glycerol, carboxy methyl cellulose, hydroxy ethyl cellulose, a fatty acid, a fatty acid ethoxylate, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Toles, Xulong Fu, Kimberly Zargarian
  • Patent number: 10906342
    Abstract: A printable media comprising a supporting substrate, including fibers, having an image side and a non-image side, which contains an image receiving layer coated on the image side of the supporting substrate. The image receiving layer comprises pigment fillers, polymeric binders and ink optical density enhancement agents. Also disclosed is a method for producing the textured media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Paul C. Landrum, Xulong Fu, Francois K. Pirayesh
  • Publication number: 20200407910
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaoqi Zhou, Xulong Fu