Patents by Inventor Dan Varney

Dan Varney 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).

  • Mineral composition, especially for use in paper fillers and paper or plastic coatings
    Patent number: 9650258
    Abstract: A mineral composition comprising mineral particles, said mineral particles, when in a densely compacted bed form, having a volume defined median pore diameter from 0.01 to 0.04 micrometre, and having an intruded total specific void volume of 0.1-0.3 cm3/g. A specific advantage of this composition is that it as a component in a coating, allows the passage of ink solvent into the base paper while retaining the ink molecules on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Omya International AG
    Inventors: Patrick Arthur Charles Gane, Olav Bergset, George Saunders, Xueping Qiu, Dan Varney
  • MINERAL COMPOSITION, ESPECIALLY FOR USE IN PAPER FILLERS AND PAPER OR PLASTIC COATINGS
    Publication number: 20150376022
    Abstract: A mineral composition comprising mineral particles, said mineral particles, when in a densely compacted bed form, having a volume defined median pore diameter from 0.01 to 0.04 micrometre, and having an intruded total specific void volume of 0.1-0.3 cm3/g. A specific advantage of this composition is that it as a component in a coating, allows the passage of ink solvent into the base paper while retaining the ink molecules on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Omya International AG
    Inventors: Patrick Arthur Charles Gane, Olav Bergset, George Saunders, Xueping Qiu, Dan Varney
  • Mineral composition, especially for use in paper fillers and paper or plastic coatings
    Patent number: 9145484
    Abstract: A mineral composition comprising mineral particles, said mineral particles, when in a densely compacted bed form, having a volume defined median pore diameter from 0.01 to 0.04 micrometer, and having an intruded total specific void volume of 0.1-0.3 cm3/g. A specific advantage of this composition is that it as a component in a coating, allows the passage of ink solvent into the base paper while retaining the ink molecules on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Omya International AG
    Inventors: Patrick Arthur Charles Gane, Olav Bergset, George Saunders, Xueping Qiu, Dan Varney
  • MINERAL COMPOSITION, ESPECIALLY FOR USE IN PAPER FILLERS AND PAPER OR PLASTIC COATINGS
    Publication number: 20130251921
    Abstract: A mineral composition comprising mineral particles, said mineral particles, when in a densely compacted bed form, having a volume defined median pore diameter from 0.01 to 0.04 micrometre, and having an intruded total specific void volume of 0.1-0.3 cm3/g. A specific advantage of this composition is that it as a component in a coating, allows the passage of ink solvent into the base paper while retaining the ink molecules on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Patrick Arthur Charles Gane, Olav Bergset, George Saunders, Xueping Qiu, Dan Varney