Patents by Inventor Kapil M. Singh

Kapil M. Singh 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: 20200094604
    Abstract: A method for preparing a printable substrate having a showthrough value of about 0.14 or less, and an opacity value of at least about 88% which includes a paper substrate with a first and second surfaces formed of paper fibers having a basis weight of from about 12 to about 32 lbs/1300 ft2, and a substrate filler in an amount in the range of from 0 to about 30% by weight of the paper substrate; and a surface size layer on at least one of the first and second surfaces, the surface size layer having about 50 lbs or less per ton of the paper substrate of a starch surface sizing agent and a multivalent metal salt drying agent in an amount sufficient to impart to the at least one of the first and second surfaces a black print density value of at least about 0.8 when inkjet printed with pigmented inks and a waterfastness value of at least about 85% when inkjet printed with dye-based inks, the printable substrate having a MD tensile strength of at least about 12 lbs/in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: KAPIL M. SINGH
  • Publication number: 20190309478
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jay C. Song, Sen Yang, Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, Michael F. Koenig, David B. Shelmidine
  • Publication number: 20190309479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jay C. Song, Sen Yang, Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, Michael F. Koenig, David B. Shelmidine
  • Patent number: 10036123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Jay C. Song, Sen Yang, Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, Michael F. Koenig, David B. Shelmidine
  • Publication number: 20180126764
    Abstract: An article in the form of a printable substrate having a showthrough value of about 0.14 or less, and an opacity value of at least about 88% which includes a paper substrate with a first and second surfaces formed of paper fibers having a basis weight of from about 12 to about 32 lbs/1300 ft2, and a substrate filler in an amount in the range of from 0 to about 30% by weight of the paper substrate; and a surface size layer on at least one of the first and second surfaces, the surface size layer having about 50 lbs or less per ton of the paper substrate of a starch surface sizing agent and a multivalent metal salt drying agent in an amount sufficient to impart to the at least one of the first and second surfaces a black print density value of at least about 0.8 when inkjet printed with pigmented inks and a waterfastness value of at least about 85% when inkjet printed with dye-based inks, the printable substrate having a MD tensile strength of at least about 12 lbs/in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: KAPIL M. SINGH
  • Patent number: 9878568
    Abstract: An article in the form of a printable substrate having a showthrough value of about 0.14 or less, and an opacity value of at least about 88% which includes a paper substrate with a first and second surfaces formed of paper fibers having a basis weight of from about 12 to about 32 lbs/1300 ft2, and a substrate filler in an amount in the range of from 0 to about 30% by weight of the paper substrate; and a surface size layer on at least one of the first and second surfaces, the surface size layer having about 50 lbs or less per ton of the paper substrate of a starch surface sizing agent and a multivalent metal salt drying agent in an amount sufficient to impart to the at least one of the first and second surfaces a black print density value of at least about 0.8 when inkjet printed with pigmented inks and a waterfastness value of at least about 85% when inkjet printed with dye-based inks, the printable substrate having a MD tensile strength of at least about 12 lbs/in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventor: Kapil M. Singh
  • Publication number: 20170183823
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: JAY C. SONG, Yang Sen, Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, Michael F. Koenig, David B. Shelmidine
  • Publication number: 20170145637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: Jay C. Song, Yang Sen, Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, Michael F. Koenig, David B. Shelmidine
  • Publication number: 20170087912
    Abstract: An article in the form of a printable substrate having a showthrough value of about 0.14 or less, and an opacity value of at least about 88% which includes a paper substrate with a first and second surfaces formed of paper fibers having a basis weight of from about 12 to about 32 lbs/1300 ft2, and a substrate filler in an amount in the range of from 0 to about 30% by weight of the paper substrate; and a surface size layer on at least one of the first and second surfaces, the surface size layer having about 50 lbs or less per ton of the paper substrate of a starch surface sizing agent and a multivalent metal salt drying agent in an amount sufficient to impart to the at least one of the first and second surfaces a black print density value of at least about 0.8 when inkjet printed with pigmented inks and a waterfastness value of at least about 85% when inkjet printed with dye-based inks, the printable substrate having a MD tensile strength of at least about 12 lbs/in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: KAPIL M. SINGH
  • Patent number: 9309626
    Abstract: This invention relates to a paper substrate containing high surface sizing and low internal sizing and having high dimensional stability, as well as methods of making and using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Kapil M. Singh, Dennis W. Anderson, Peter M. Froass, Yaoliang Hong, Kosaraju Krishna Mohan, Thomas R. Arnson, Yan C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20150050434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jay C. SONG, Sen YANG, Yan C. HUANG, Kapil M. SINGH, Michael F. KOENIG, David B. SHELMIDINE
  • Publication number: 20140299286
    Abstract: This invention relates to a paper substrate containing high surface sizing and low internal sizing and having high dimensional stability, as well as methods of making and using the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: KAPIL M. SINGH, DENNIS W. ANDERSON, PETER M. FROASS, YAOLIANG HONG, KOSARAJU KRISHNA MOHAN, THOMAS R. ARNSON, YAN C. HUANG
  • Patent number: 8758565
    Abstract: This invention relates to a paper substrate containing high surface sizing and low internal sizing and having high dimensional stability, as well as methods of making and using the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Kapil M. Singh, Dennis W. Anderson, Peter M. Froass, Yaoliang Hong, Kosaraju K. Mohan, Thomas R. Arnson, Yan C. Huang
  • Publication number: 20140130995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing or coating composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate having improved waterfastness, surface strength, and surface strength as measured by resistance to abrasion. In addition, the present invention relates to paper substrates containing the composition, as well as methods of using and making the paper substrate and composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: MICHAEL F. KOENIG, KAPIL M. SINGH
  • Patent number: 8586156
    Abstract: An article in the form of a paper substrate having a first surface and a second surface and an acid-resistant water-swellable substrate coating which provides an ink-receptive porous surface on at least one of the first and second surfaces. The substrate coating has an amount of an acid-resistant coating pigment sufficient to impart a Parker Print Smoothness value of at least about 4 to the at least one of the first and second surfaces and is dispersed in an acid-resistant water-swellable crosslinked polymer coating pigment binder matrix, with the coating pigment having from about 30 to 100% larger coating pigment particles with a mean particle size above about 1 micron in diameter. Also, a method for preparing such coated paper substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Koenig, Kapil M. Singh
  • Publication number: 20130273270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, enhanced print mottle, as well as print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, David S. Shelmidine, Jeff R. Becker, Paul J. Fosco
  • Publication number: 20130266746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, and print mottle, as well as print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, David B. Shelmidine, Benjamin Thomas Liguzinski, Christopher Michael Wilson
  • Patent number: 8465622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, enhanced print mottle, as well as print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, David B. Shelmidine, Jeff R. Becker, Paul J. Fosco
  • Patent number: 8460511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, and print mottle, as well as print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Yan C. Huang, Kapil M. Singh, David B. Shelmidine, Benjamin Thomas Liguzinski, Christopher Michael Wilson
  • Publication number: 20130040159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sizing composition that, when applied to paper substrate, creates a substrate, preferably suitable for inkjet printing, having increased print density, print sharpness, low HST, and/or image dry time, the substrate preferably having high brightness and reduced color-to-color bleed as well. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of reducing the HST of a paper substrate by applying the sizing composition to at least one surface thereof. Further, the application relates to methods of making and using the sizing composition, as well as methods of making and using the paper containing the sizing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
    Inventors: JAY C. SONG, SEN YANG, YAN C. HUANG, KAPIL M. SINGH, MICHAEL KOENIG, DAVID B. SHELMIDINE