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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090131721 | METHOD OF DEPROTECTION OF ALKYL ARYLAMINE ETHERS A method for deprotecting alkyl arylamine ethers to produce hydroxyl arylamine compounds by reacting the alkyl arylamine ether with a thiolate reagent. More specifically, a method for deprotecting alkyl arylamine ethers to produce hydroxyl arylamine compounds by reactin... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090130586 | Toner Composition and Method A method for forming toner particles includes polymerizing monomers to form a latex comprising polymer particles; combining the latex with an unsaturated curable resin to form aggregates containing the polymer particles and the unsaturated curable resin particles; and h... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090129793 | BLADE MAINTENANCE PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TONER DAM A toner dam maintenance process and system model the amount of toner mass at a toner cleaner blade, and apply a corrective procedure, such as insertion of a paperless copy into the print job mid-job or immediately prior to cycle out, to replenish the toner mass at the c... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090128135 | MAGNET SCANNER A magnet scanning device uses a helical scanning technique to scan a cylindrical magnet along a helical path on a cylindrical surface that corresponds to the cylindrical magnet. Based on the magnetic field profile, the device may detect any unacceptable irregularities i... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090123864 | Ultra Low Melt Toners Comprised of Crystalline Resins A toner having an amorphous resin, a crystalline resin, and a colorant, wherein the crystalline resin has a melting temperature of at least 70° C. and a recrystallization point of at least 47° C. exhibits improved document offset properties and improved heat cohesion.... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090118545 | MICROREACTOR TECHNOLOGY TO BUCHWALD-HARTWIG AMINATION A process for forming an arylamine compound, including reacting an arylamine and an aryl halide in the presence of a palladium ligated catalyst, a base and a suitable solvent in a microreactor.... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090117476 | PROTECTIVE OVERCOAT LAYER AND PHOTORECEPTOR INCLUDING SAME Disclosed is an electrophotographic imaging member that includes a substrate; a charge generating layer; a charge transport layer; and a protective overcoat layer having a polyol binder; a hole transport material; an acid catalyst; a leveling agent; and no melamine form... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090116878 | COLOR SWITCHING ARCHITECTURE A developer unit for a color imaging system includes a housing, a developer roll, and a magnetic stripping roll. The housing defines a chamber for holding developer material, which includes toner particles. The developer roll is mounted in the housing and rotates to att... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090111040 | RESIN-COATED PEARLESCENT OR METALLIC PIGMENT FOR SPECIAL EFFECT IMAGES A pigment particle coated with at least one of a resin and a charge control surface additive, wherein the pigment particle is a pearlescent or metallic pigment. The pigment adds pearlescent effects and is a size and charge as to be used as a toner material in electrosta... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090110450 | Fuser Belt Assembly A fuser belt assembly of a xerographic marking device is provided with an endless fuser belt having an inner side and an outer side, a pressure pad movable between a cammed-in position in which the pressure pad contacts an inner side of the fuser belt to press an outer ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090104373 | METHODS FOR APPLYING FLUORESCENT ULTRAVIOLET CURABLE VARNISHES Disclosed is methods for applying a radiation curable fluorescent varnish to a document and authenticating the document via the radiation curable fluorescent varnish. The ultraviolet radiation curable fluorescent varnish comprising at least one curable monomer or oligom... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090093423 | NOVEL 2-SUBSTITUTED METHYL PENAM DERIVATIVES Novel 2-substituted methyl penam derivatives include the formula (I), their analogs, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their polymorphs, their solvates, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them; wherei... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090092918 | Grafting Metal Oxides Onto Polymer for Toner Toner particles, including at least one binder, at least one colorant, and at least one metal surface additive, wherein the at least one metal oxide surface additive is a metal oxide particle covalently bonded with at least one polycondensation polymer.... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090080041 | MULTIPLE DIMENSIONAL COLOR CONVERSION TO MINIMIZE INTERPOLATION ERROR Linear transformations of L*a*b* color space are provided to minimize interpolation errors when performing multi-dimensional color space conversions involving lookup tables. Methods are provided for linear transformations (e.g., rotation and shear) to substantially fir ... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090080040 | Systems and Methods for Improving Image Quality in Image Forming Devices An image forming device may select from among a plurality of rendering parameters to include selectable halftone frequency candidates automatically based on an internal determination regarding an operating condition of the device to improve image quality for formed imag... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090077807 | Self-Releasing Spring Structures And Methods According to various exemplary embodiments, a spring device that includes a substrate, a self-releasing layer provided over the substrate and a stressed-metal layer provided over the self-releasing layer is disclosed, wherein an amount of stress inside the stressed-meta... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090067746 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING IMAGES UNDER DISTORTION VIA NOISE CHARACTERIZATION AND BREGMAN OPTIMAL MATRIX APPROXIMATIONS An image digest based search approach allows images within an image repository related to a query image to be located despite cropping, rotating, localized changes in image content, compression formats and/or an unlimited variety of other distortions. In particular, the... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090062464 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING ADHESIVE-PROMOTER-TREATED HOT MELT ADHESIVES IN CONTINUOUS MODE Methods, apparatuses, and systems for manufacturing a hot melt adhesive containing an adhesion promoter in a continuous mode include supplying a melted, hot melt adhesive to a mixing device at a first predetermined rate while simultaneously supplying an adhesion promote... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090062418 | NOVEL PHOTOINITIATORS A photoinitiator compound is functionalized with alkoxy groups so as to be soluble in alkoxy-containing monomers. The photoinitiator has a formula of R1—(OR2)n—OC(═O)—R3, wherein R1—(OR2)n<... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090060592 | CAMMING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COLOR DEVELOPERS A developer camming apparatus connected to a developer unit, including a slide, a motor, and an encoder, wherein the encoder determines a distance a developer unit is from the photoreceptor, wherein the encoder allows the developer unit to be sufficiently close to effec... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059259 | SINGLE PASS DOCUMENT HANDLER WITH OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE AND EXTENSIBLE DESIGN System and methods providing image reading devices having rated throughput capacity substantially equal to half of the rated throughput capacity of the associated printer module. The system includes a plurality of image reading devices, associated buffer storage devices... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090053644 | CORE-SHELL POLYMER NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MAKING EMULSION AGGREGATION PARTICLES USING SAME The method of making nano-sized particles for use in making emulsion aggregation toner particles, the nano-sized particles having a core portion and a shell portion, wherein the core portion of the nano-sized particles includes crystalline resin and the shell portion in... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090052947 | RADIATION CURABLE COMPOSITION A composition includes at least one radiation curable (alkyl)acrylate-polyester oligomer, at least one photoinitiator, and at least one surfactant, wherein the composition has a viscosity of from about 50 cP to about 3000 cP at about 25° C., and a surface tension of fr... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090047595 | Nano-Sized Composites Containing Polymer Modified Clays and Method for Making Toner Particles Using Same A method for making toners to include clay composites. The clay composites are incorporated into emulsion of toner and used in making toner via emulsion aggregation. Such toners may have a core and/or a shell and the clay composites may be included with the core, the sh... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090047593 | TONER COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES An emulsion aggregation toner including a core and a shell wherein the core includes an amorphous polyester, a wax, a crystalline polyester and an optional colorant and wherein the shell includes an amorphous polyester and a wax and is substantially free of crystalline ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090047591 | NANO-SIZED COMPOSITES CONTAINING POLYMER MODIFIED CLAYS AND METHOD FOR MAKING TONER PARTICLES USING SAME A toner comprising toner particles, a polymer binder, at least one colorant and clay composites distributed in the polymer binder, wherein the clay composites comprise a polymer modified clay.... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20080302269 | NANOSIZED PARTICLES OF MONOAZO LAKED PIGMENT AND NON-AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME A nano scale pigment particle composition includes an organic monoazo laked pigment including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound including at least one functional group, wherein the mono-azo laked pigment includes a nono-azo dye m... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080302271 | NANOSIZED PARTICLES OF MONOAZO LAKED PIGMENT A nanoscaled pigment particle composition includes an organic monoazo laked pigment including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound including at least one functional group, wherein the functional moiety associates non-covalently with... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080302272 | NONPOLAR AND SOLID OR PHASE CHANGE INK COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING QUINACRIDONE NANOSCALE PIGMENT PARTICLES A nonpolar or solid or phase change ink composition which includes a carrier and a nanoscale pigment particle composition, which nanoscale pigment particle composition includes a quinacridone pigment molecules including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically b... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080303854 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING INTERMITTENT, WEAK AND MISSING JETS WITH AN INLINE LINEAR ARRAY SENSOR Systems and methods are provided for detecting intermittent, weak or missing jets of a printer. The detection is implemented using a test pattern. Detected failed jets may be confirmed using a verification target. A printhead containing nozzles corresponding to detected... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304697 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING REPROGRAPHIC AND IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE SET FINISHING DEVICES Reprographic or imaging systems and methods issue a command to place multiple finishing devices into an alternating delivery mode such that consecutive sets are sent to different finishing devices, rather than to the same finishing device.... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080306189 | NON-AQUEOUS COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING NANOSIZED PARTICLES OF MONOAZO LAKED PIGMENT Non-aqueous disperson compositions, such as ink compositions, contain a polymeric dispersant, a polymeric resin, an organic liquid, and a nanoscale pigment particle composition including an organic monoazo laked pigment including at least one functional moiety, and a st... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080306193 | Radiation Curable Compositions Containing Nanosized Particles Of Monoazo Laked Pigment Radiation curable compositions, such as UV curable ink compositions, contain a polymeric dispersant, a curable material, and a nanoscale pigment particle composition including an organic monoazo laked pigment including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bu... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080302275 | NANOSIZED PARTICLES OF MONOAZO LAKED PIGMENT WITH TUNABLE PROPERTIES A nanoscale pigment particle composition includes an organic monoazo laked pigment including at least one functional moiety, and a sterically bulky stabilizer compound including at least one functional group, wherein the functional moiety on the pigment associates non-c... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080295731 | REACTIVE INK COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR FORMING IMAGES USING REACTIVE INKS A reactive ink set including three mixtures of radically polymerizable monomers. A first mixture includes a peroxide, a second mixture includes a peroxide decomposition agent, and an optional third mixture that does not include a peroxide or a peroxide decomposition age... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080297556 | SOLID INK SET INCORPORATING NATURALLY DERIVED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES THEREOF A solid phase change ink composition that includes an ink vehicle, a colorant, and at least one naturally derived material. At least one naturally derived material is a low melt material having an onset of melting from about 45° C. to about 120° C., and a melt transit... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080297814 | Softproofing Via Modeling Print Engine Rendering Characteristics A softproofing system and method render an input document for display on a monitor to faithfully represent projected output from a target print engine, where the displayed document representation rendering is modeled to include internal print engine specific enhancement... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080299474 | HIGH QUALITY SUBSTITUTED ARYL DIAMINE AND A PHOTORECEPTOR A high quality hole transport material of a substituted biphenyl diamine, such as N,N,N′N′-tetra(4-methylphenyl)-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine, where each X is independently selected from —H, alkyl(-CnH2n+1), where n is from 1 to about 10 ... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080292215 | SELECTIVE TEXT FLIPPING AND IMAGE MIRRORING SYSTEM AND METHOD Selectively flipping text and mirroring graphical elements of image without disrupting the readability of the overall image can be desirable. A multifunction device can manipulate an image by separating the image into a first object and a second object, processing the f... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080292782 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN ELECTRONIC PAPER DISPLAY Methods form multi-color electrophoretic displays. The method includes providing a solution containing microcapsules, wherein the microcapsules comprise a shell that is transparent and a display medium within the shell, wherein the display medium comprised of either (a)... | 11/27/2008 |
