XEROX’s DR. BADESHA EARNS 150th PATENT

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Xerox’s Santokh Badesha Earns 150th Patent
Xerox
Corporation’s Santokh S. Badesha was awarded his 150th U.S. patent
today, a feat that ranks him among the nation’s most inventive minds
and a milestone achieved by only one other inventor in Xerox’s history.
Badesha’s
150th U.S. patent – No. 7,198,875 — is titled “Amino-functional
siloxane copolymer release agents for fuser members.” It covers the
fuser oil material composition and is used for fusing color images to
paper in xerographic products. The technology is being used in the
iGen3(R) Digital Production Press.At Xerox, where inventors have
generated more than 17,800 U.S. patents and more than 50,000 worldwide,
only physicist Robert Gundlach, who retired in 1995 with 155 Xerox
patents, has earned more than Badesha, a Xerox Fellow and manager,
research open innovation.At the same time, Clarkson University has
announced that Badesha will receive an honorary Doctor of Science
degree at its 2007 commencement May 13, 2007. The degree recognizes
Badesha for encouraging innovation in academia through partnerships
with industry.”Either event would be a fantastic achievement, so to
have both happening simultaneously is really quite extraordinary,” said
Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox chief technology officer and president of the
Xerox Innovation Group. “Santokh has a gift for identifying core issues
and working collaboratively to solve them. He is a respected leader and
his contributions to Xerox are countless.”Badesha’s early inventions
helped improve photoreceptors, the surface that carries the invisible
image of a document after it’s been exposed to light. Most of his other
inventions have improved the next step in the process – making the
invisible image on the photoreceptor visible on paper.Badesha has
approximately 35 other patent applications that are currently being
examined by the U.S. Patent Office, and he plans to file 10 more by the
end of the year.Badesha’s commitment to collaboration helped shaped the
research direction at Clarkson University’s Center for Advanced
Materials Processing (CAMP), where he has served on the board of
directors since 1988. He currently is overseeing a joint research
effort between Xerox, Clarkson and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI) aimed at lowering the energy consumption of machines and other
devices. The research projects are part of a $16.6 million state
funding initiative aimed at developing new technology and supporting
research collaborations between universities and industry.”Dr.
Badesha’s research emphasizes a greater awareness of our environment,
encouraging both energy efficiency and recycling, making him a true
role model for students in Clarkson’s flagship programs in
environmental and renewable energy research,” said Clarkson University
President Tony Collins. “He has worked to build bridges between
Clarkson University and industry, serving as a valuable colleague for
Clarkson’s Center for Advanced Materials Processing, and partnering
with us to shape its research direction.”

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April 30, 2007 at 10:52 AM