Patents by Inventor David M. Teegarden

David M. Teegarden 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).

  • Publication number: 20030187098
    Abstract: This invention relates to an inkjet ink composition comprising water, an organic pigment and a water-dispersible sulfonated polyester ionomer having an absolute molecular weight from 8000 to 50,000 and containing sulfonated groups in the range of 5 to 30 mol % of the total polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Huijuan D. Chen, David M. Teegarden
  • Publication number: 20030187097
    Abstract: This invention relates to an inkjet ink composition comprising water, a water soluble dye and a water-dispersible sulfonated polyester ionomer containing sulfonated groups in the range of 5 to 40 mol % of the total polyester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Huijuan D. Chen, David M. Teegarden, James W. Blease
  • Publication number: 20030157277
    Abstract: The present invention comprises an ink recording element comprising a support having thereon a hydrophilic absorbing layer, a laminate adhesion promoting polymer inner layer, and a hydrophilic overcoat polymer layer and a method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Estman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Romano, David M. Teegarden
  • Publication number: 20030148046
    Abstract: The present invention comprises an ink recording element comprising at least one solvent absorbing layer comprising an amine inactivated absorbing gelatin. In a preferred embodiment, the element includes a hydrophilic overcoat layer comprising cellulose ether. The recording element may further comprise at least one hydrophilic inner layer comprising poly(vinyl alcohol) and located between the hydrophilic absorbing layer and the hydrophilic overcoat layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Romano, David M. Teegarden
  • Publication number: 20030107637
    Abstract: An inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising non-silicon-containing inorganic oxide particles, the particles having their surfaces treated with a silane coupling agent having a hydrophilic, organic moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David M. Teegarden, Sridhar Sadasivan
  • Patent number: 6565953
    Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon in order: a) a hydrophilic, fluid-absorbing layer, and b) an image-receptive layer capable of retaining an ink jet image, the image-receiving layer comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer and a water-absorbent polymer, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christine J. Landry-Coltrain, David M. Teegarden
  • Patent number: 6554418
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink-receptive elements comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising a graft copolymer comprising a backbone copolymer and at least one branch copolymer, the backbone polymer comprising structural units capable of being oxidized by a transition metal catalyst and the branch copolymer comprising cationic units and neutral hydrophilic units; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and a water-soluble anionic dye; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kristine B. Lawrence, David M. Teegarden, Tien-Teh Chen, Teh-Ming Kung
  • Patent number: 6503607
    Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive layer capable of accepting an ink jet image, the layer comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer, a water-absorbent polymer and a mordant, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer, at least about 7% by weight of the mordant, and the balance being the water-insoluble polymer, the mordant comprising a polymer or copolymer containing a quaternized nitrogen moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christine Landry-Coltrain, David M. Teegarden
  • Patent number: 6503608
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an inkjet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink-receptive elements comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer comprising a cationic, water-dispersible, quaternized imidazole-containing polymer; C) loading the printer with an inkjet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and a water soluble anionic dye; and D) printing on said image-receiving layer using said ink jet ink in response to said digital data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kristine B. Lawrence, David M. Teegarden
  • Publication number: 20030001937
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christine J. Landry-Coltrain, David M. Teegarden
  • Patent number: 6497481
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon in order: a) a hydrophilic, fluid-absorbing layer, and b) an image-receptive layer capable of retaining an ink jet image, the image-receiving layer comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer and a water-absorbent polymer, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christine J. Landry-Coltrain, David M. Teegarden
  • Patent number: 6497941
    Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive layer capable of accepting an ink jet image comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer and a water-absorbent polymer, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer, the image-receiving layer being made by dissolving the mixture of polymers in a solvent mixture, the solvent mixture comprising at least one solvent which is a good solvent for the water-insoluble polymer and at least one poor solvent for the water-insoluble polymer, the poor solvent having a higher boiling point than the good solvent, coating the dissolved mixture on the support, and then drying to remove approximately all of the solvents to obtain the open-pore membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christine Landry-Coltrain, David M. Teegarden, Linda M. Franklin, Christopher R. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 6481843
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive layer capable of accepting an ink jet image, the layer comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer, a water-absorbent polymer and a mordant, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer, at least about 7% by weight of the mordant, and the balance being the water-insoluble polymer, the mordant comprising a polymer or copolymer containing a quatemized nitrogen moiety; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christine Landry-Coltrain, David M. Teegarden
  • Patent number: 6474235
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lithographic plate which can react with an imaging fluid to form an image, including providing a hydrophilic support; forming a fluid-receiving layer that includes a water-soluble material which is chemically reactive with the imaging fluid; imagewise applying the imaging fluid to the fluid-receiving layer; and drying or curing the applied fluid to form an image in the fluid-receiving layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Charles D. DeBoer, Jeffrey W. Leon, David M. Teegarden
  • Publication number: 20020149662
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kristine B. Lawrence, David M. Teegarden, Tien-Teh Chen, Teh-Ming Kung
  • Patent number: 6464351
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receptive layer capable of accepting an ink jet image comprising an open-pore membrane of a mixture of a water-insoluble polymer and a water-absorbent polymer, the mixture containing at least about 25% by weight of the water-absorbent polymer, the image-receiving layer being made by dissolving the mixture of polymers in a solvent mixture, the solvent mixture comprising at least one solvent which is a good solvent for the water-insoluble polymer and at least one poor solvent for the water-insoluble polymer, the poor solvent having a higher boiling point than the good solvent, coating the dissolved mixture on the support, and then drying to remove approximately all of the solvents to obtain the open-pore membrane; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) prin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christine Landry-Coltrain, David M. Teegarden, Christopher R. Hoffman, Linda M. Franklin
  • Publication number: 20020145635
    Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kristine B. Lawrence, David M. Teegarden
  • Publication number: 20020145652
    Abstract: An inkjet printing method, comprising the steps of:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kristine B. Lawrence, David M. Teegarden
  • Patent number: 6454404
    Abstract: An inkjet printing method, including comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink-receptive elements including comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer including comprising a cationic, water-dispersible, partially quaternized pyridine-containing polymer; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition including comprising water, a humectant, and a water soluble anionic dye; and D) printing on said image-receiving layer using said ink jet ink in response to said digital data signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kristine B. Lawrence, David M. Teegarden
  • Publication number: 20020121208
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lithographic plate which can react with an imaging fluid to form an image, including providing a hydrophilic support; forming a fluid-receiving layer that includes a water-soluble material which is chemically reactive with the imaging fluid; imagewise applying the imaging fluid to the fluid-receiving layer; and drying or curing the applied fluid to form an image in the fluid-receiving layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Charles D. DeBoer, Jeffrey W. Leon, David M. Teegarden