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AnonymousInactiveGrand ideas pay off for Xerox Canadian R&D Centre
Xerox Research Centre of Canada achieves 1,000th patent
MISSISSAUGA,
ON, JULY 06 – The Xerox Research Centre of Canada(XRCC) today announced
it has been awarded its 1,000th U.S. patent, surpassinga key milestone
in the facility’s 30+ year record of innovation responsiblefor piquing
the interest of, amongst others, the Canadian federal andprovincial
governments and global research community.With only 120 scientists,
XRCC has generated approximately 160potentially commercial technology
ideas every year in the past several years,working at breakneck speed
to pursue almost four novel scientific ideas perweek. This has resulted
in 40-60 patents on average per year. “Achieving our 1,000th patent is
testament to the innovative prowess andproductivity of XRCC people,”
says Hadi Mahabadi, Xerox vice president anddirector of the Centre. “It
emphasizes that building a research facility in alocation rich with
creative talent, a diversity of cultures and knowledge, anda
multi-disciplinary scientific focus is a recipe for innovation
success.”XRCC’s reputation for turning fundamental research concept
into tangible,commercial product or service innovations has led to the
heightened visibilityof the centre and recent visits by key government
officials. These includeArthur Carty, national science advisor to the
prime minister, who sought toidentify where Canadian industry in
general might learn from XRCC on how tofoster innovation at a similar
pace.Today XRCC continues its mandate of developing imaging and
consumablematerials for Xerox globally – the same work that won XRCC
the 2005 Innovationand Leadership Award for Best Emerging Technology
from the CATAAlliance. Thiswas for the development of Emulsion
Aggregation (EA) Toner technology — ascientific breakthrough based on
nanotechnology that now is the core ofXerox’s products — which enables
significantly less toner usage and is madeusing a more organic,
environmentally-friendly process than traditionalmethods.XRCC
researchers have also been instrumental in designing key
proprietarymaterials and production processes that have enabled Xerox
products to achievemarket leadership. Among XRCC’s many innovations are
the photoreceptor pigmentand toner resin for the iGen3 Digital
Production Press.U.S. patent number 6,985,690 for “Fuser and Fixing
Members Containing PEI-PDMS Block Copolymers” is the 1,000th patent
awarded to XRCC scientistssince the lab received its first patent in
1979. Says Mahabadi about the mostrecent patent: “This invention is
part of the portfolio of patents thatfurther enhance print image
quality and fuser cost-effectiveness, both indirect response to Xerox
customer needs. And, as proud as we are to have 1,000patents under our
collective belt, everyone at XRCC is focused on the futureinventions
that will underwrite Xerox’s technology leadership in the year
tocome.”XRCC is one of five research and technology centres Xerox
Corporationoperates in the United States, Canada, and Europe that
conduct work in colourscience, computing, digital imaging, work
practices, electromechanicalsystems, novel materials and other
disciplines connected to Xerox’s expertisein printing and document
management. The company consistently reaps financialreturns on the
innovations embedded in superior Xerox products and solutions,using
them as the foundation of new businesses, or licensing or selling
themto other entities. -
AuthorJuly 10, 2006 at 10:42 AM
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