Patents by Inventor Zbigniew Tokarski

Zbigniew Tokarski 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: 7261987
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where Y comprises an aromatic group; X is a —(CH2)n— group, where n is an integer between 1 and 10, inclusive, and one or more of the methylene groups is optionally replaced by another atom or group; Q1, Q2, and Q3 are, each independently, O, S, or NR; and R, R1, R2, and R3 comprise, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an amino group, an acyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylsulfanyl group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Nusrallah Jubran, Zbigniew Tokarski
  • Patent number: 7244541
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptors comprise: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula ?where n is an integer from 0 to 1; X is an (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine group; Ar is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; A is a first linking group with the formula —(CH2)p — which can be branched or linear, where p is an integer from 3 to 20 inclusive; and B is a second linking group having the formula -Q-Z-Q?, where Q and Q? are, independently, O, S, or NR1; wherein when Q or Q? is NR1 or Q=O and Q?=S, Z comprises an aryl group, and wherein when Q=Q?S or Q=Q?=O, Z comprises a multi-ring conjugated group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate over which said charge transport compound and said charge generating compound are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Vytautas Getautis, Edmundas Montrimas, Maryte Daskeviciene, Valentas Gaidelis, Vygintas Jankauskas
  • Publication number: 20070148569
    Abstract: An improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where X and X? are, each independently, a linking group; Ar comprises an aromatic group; R1, R2, and R3 comprise, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; and E1 and E2 are, each independently, a reactive ring group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses, imaging methods, and a polymeric charge transport material prepared from the charge transport material above are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Vytautas Getautis, Vygintas Jankauskas, Tadas Malinauskas, Edmundas Montrimas
  • Patent number: 7220523
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 comprise, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; X1 and X2 are, each independently, a —(CH2)n— group, where n is an integer between 1 and 10, inclusive; X3 is linking group; and Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, and Q6 are, each independently, O, S, NR, NC(?O)R? where R and R? are, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aromatic group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Ramunas Lygaitis, Juozas V. Grazulevicius, Edmundas Montrimas, Jonas Sidaravicius
  • Patent number: 7202002
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1 and R2 are, each independently, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; R3 and R4 are, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; X1 and X2 are, each independently, a linking group; Y1 and Y2, each independently, comprise an arylamino group; and Z is a bridging group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Ruta Budreckiene, Gintaras Buika, Valentas Gaidelis, Juozas V. Grazulevicius, Vygintas Jankauskas
  • Patent number: 7202003
    Abstract: Dry electrophotographic toner compositions are provided comprising an amphipathic copolymer comprising basic functionalities covalently bonded to the amphipathic copolymer. Methods of making the toner compositions are also provided. The present toner compositions exhibit unique charge characteristics and unique chemical and charge interaction properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Company
    Inventors: Ronald J. Moudry, James A. Baker, Zbigniew Tokarski, Julie Y. Qian
  • Patent number: 7202004
    Abstract: An organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 is an aryl group; R2 is a sulfolanyl group; a pyrrolyl group; a tetrazolyl group; a benzotriazolyl group; a stilbenyl group; an alkylsulfonylphenyl group, an arylsulfonylphenyl; a pyrazolyl group; or group A, wherein A is represented by the formula ?with the proviso that when R2 is an alkylsulfonylphenyl group or an arylsulfonylphenyl, R1, may be hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; X is an alkylene linking group having the formula —(CH2)m—, where m is an integer between 0 and 20, inclusive; and Y is a bond, C, N, O, S, a —(CH2)p— group where p is an integer between 0 and 10, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cyclosiloxyl, a heterocyclic group, or a CR7 group where R7 is H, an alkyl group, or aryl group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kam W. Law, Nusrallah Jubran, Zbigniew Tokarski
  • Patent number: 7189483
    Abstract: An improved organophotoreceptor includes an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate where the photoconductive element comprises: a) a charge transport material having the following formula: where X is a linking group; Y1 and Y2 are, each independently, a phenothiazine group, a phenoxazine group, or a phenazine group; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are, each independently, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aromatic group; and R5 and R6 are, each independently, a hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aromatic group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Almantas Danilevicius, Gintaras Buika, Ramunas Lygaitis, Juozas V. Grazulevicius, Robertas Maldzius, Edmundas Montrimas, Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran
  • Patent number: 7189482
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where R1 and R2 are, independently, hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group or an aryl group; X is an aromatic group; Y is an (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine; Z is (CH2)m group where m is an integer between 0 and 30 where one or more of the methylene groups is optionally replaced by O, S, C?O, O?C—O, O?C—NR3, sulfoxide, sulfate, phosphate, an aryl group, urethane, urea, NR4 group, CHR5 group, or CR6R7 group where R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are, independently, H, hydroxyl, thiol, an amine group, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aryl group, and E is a bond, O, S, C?O, NR8, CR9R10 group, a hetrocyclic group, or an aromatic group where R8, R9, and R10 are, independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, or an aryl group; and (b) a charg
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Vytautas Getautis, Maryte Daskeviciene, Ingrida Paulauskaite, Robertas Maldzius, Jonas Sidaravicius
  • Patent number: 7186491
    Abstract: Negatively charged coated toner particles are provided that comprise a plurality of polymeric binder particles that are substantially free of negatively charged pigment and a coating material comprising at least one negatively charged pigment coated on the outside surface of the polymeric binder particles. In one embodiment, a majority of the specific charge of the toner particles is contributed from the negatively charged pigment. In another embodiment, the toner particles are substantially free of additional charge director or charge control additive. Electrographic toner compositions comprising these particles are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Company
    Inventors: Ronald J. Moudry, Zbigniew Tokarski
  • Patent number: 7183031
    Abstract: Positively charged coated toner particles are provided that comprise a plurality of polymeric binder particles that are substantially free of positively charged pigment and a coating material comprising at least one positively charged pigment coated on the outside surface of the polymeric binder particles. In one embodiment, a majority of the specific charge of the toner particles is contributed from the positively charged pigment. In another embodiment, the toner particles are substantially free of additional charge director or charge control additive. Electrographic toner compositions comprising these particles are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Company
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Ronald J. Moudry
  • Patent number: 7183028
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1, R2, R3, and R4 are, independently, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, an aryl group, or a part of a cyclic group; R5 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; X comprises an aromatic group, such as an aryl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; Y is a linking group; and Z comprises an epoxy group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Kam W. Law, Vytautas Getautis, Maryte Daskeviciene, Edmundas Montrimas, Janina Gavutiene
  • Patent number: 7179574
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8, are, each independently, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; R9 and R10 are, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; Ar1 and Ar2 are, each independently, an aromatic group; Y is an arylamine group; and X1 and X2 are, each independently, a linking group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nusrallah Jubran, Zbigniew Tokarski, Vytautas Getautis, Maryte Daskeviciene, Tadas Malinauskas, Jonas Sidaravicius, Vygintas Jankauskas
  • Patent number: 7169520
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 and R2 are, independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, or an aryl group; X is a linking group having the formula —(CH2)m—, branched or linear, where m is an integer between 0 and 20, inclusive, and one or more of the methylene groups is optionally replaced by O, S, C?O, O?S?O, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic group, urethane, urea, an ester group, a NR3 group, a CHR4 group, or a CR5R6 group where R3, R4, R5, and R6 are, independently, H, hydroxyl group, thiol group, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aryl group; Y comprises a bond, C, N, O, S, a branched or linear —(CH2)p— group where p is an integer between 0 and 10, an aromatic group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic gr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Nusrallah Jubran, Zbigniew Tokarski, Juozas V. Grazulevicius, Vytautas Getautis, Jolita Ostrauskaite, Jurate Simokaitiene, Vygintas Jankauskas
  • Patent number: 7169521
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula ?where R1 and R2 are, each independently, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; R3 and R4 are, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; X1 and X2 are, each independently, a linking group; Y1 and Y2, each independently, comprise an arylamine group; and Z is a bridging group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Vytautas Getautis, Jonas Sidaravicius, Edmundas Montrimas, Maryte Daskeviciene, Valentas Gaidelis, Vygintas Jankauskas, Albina Stanisauskaite
  • Patent number: 7166400
    Abstract: An organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element having a) a charge transport material with the formula ?where X is a linking group having the formula —(CH2)m—, branched or linear, where m is an integer between 0 and 20, inclusive, and one or more of the methylene groups is optionally replaced by O, S, C?O, O?S?O, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic group, urethane, urea, an ester group, a NR3 group, a CHR4 group, or a CR5R6 group where R3, R4, R5, and R6 are, independently, H, hydroxyl group, thiol group, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aryl group; R1 and R2 are independently a hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkaryl group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; Y is an aromatic group; and n is a distribution of integer values greater than 2; and (b) a charge generating compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Kam W. Law
  • Patent number: 7144665
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are, each independently, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, an aryl group, or heterocyclic group, X and X? are, each independently, aromatic groups, and Z is a divalent linking group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Vytautas Getautis, Ingrida Paulauskaite, Valentas Gaidelis, Edmundas Montrimas
  • Patent number: 7132209
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1, R2, R3, and R4 are, independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, or an aryl group; X1 and X2 are, independently, a linking group having the formula —(CH2)m—, branched or linear, where m is an integer between 1 and 20, inclusive, and one or more of the methylene groups is optionally replaced by O, S, C?O, O?S?O, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic group, urethane, urea, an ester group, a NR5 group, a CHR6 group, or a CR7R8 group where R4, R5, R6, and R7 are, independently, H, hydroxyl group, thiol group, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aryl group; and Y1, Y2, and Y3 are, independently, an arylamine group; and (b) a charge generating compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Juozas Vidas Grazulevicius, Gintaras Buika, Vygintas Jankauskas, Ruta Budreckiene, Jonas Sidaravicius, Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran
  • Patent number: 7118839
    Abstract: An organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 is an aryl group; R2 is a sulfolanyl group; a pyrrolyl group; a tetrazolyl group; a benzotriazolyl group; a stilbenyl group; an alkylsulfonylphenyl group, an arylsulfonylphenyl; a pyrazolyl group; or group A, where A is with the proviso that when R2 is an alkylsulfonylphenyl group or an arylsulfonylphenyl, R1 may be hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; X is an alkylene linking group as described in the specification; and Y is a bond, C, N, O, S, a —(CH2)p— group where p is an integer between 0 and 10, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cyclosiloxyl, a heterocyclic group, or a CR7 group where R7 is H, alkyl group, or aryl group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kam W. Law, Nusrallah Jubran, Zbigniew Tokarski
  • Patent number: 7115347
    Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1, R2, R3, and R4 comprise, each independently, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, or a part of a ring group; X and X? comprise, each independently, an aromatic group; Y and Y? comprise, each independently, a (disubstituted)methylene group; and Z is a linking group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate on which said charge transport material and said charge generating compound are located. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD
    Inventors: Zbigniew Tokarski, Nusrallah Jubran, Vytautas Getautis, Valentas Gaidelis, Maryte Daskeviciene, Edmundas Montrimas, Ingrida Paulauskaite, Jonas Sidaravicius