Patents Assigned to Sony Chemical Corporation of America
  • Hub and detectable spool
    Patent number: 7018118
    Abstract: An improved detectable spool for use with a ribbon includes an improved hub which includes a core and an indication member. The indication member is a generally planar metallic member that is substantially embedded in or is otherwise mounted to the core, with the indication member including a support and a plurality of tabs. In at least one embodiment the indication member is a monolithically formed single-piece member, while in another embodiment the indication member is a multi-component member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sony Chemicals Corporation of America
    Inventors: Ernest L. Woosley, Doug Jackson, John A. Pomfret, Richard Crooks
  • Hub and detectable spool
    Patent number: 6874725
    Abstract: An improved detectable spool for use with a ribbon includes an improved hub which includes a core and an indication member. The indication member is a generally planar metallic member that is substantially embedded in or is otherwise mounted to the core, with the indication member including a support and a plurality of tabs. In at least one embodiment the indication member is a monolithically formed single-piece member, while in another embodiment the indication member is a multi-component member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Chemicals Corporation of America
    Inventors: Ernest L Woosley, Doug Jackson, John A. Pomfret, Richard Crooks
  • Radiation-curable thermal printing ink and ink ribbons and methods of making, using and printing using the same
    Patent number: 6853394
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink, a method of making the ink, a thermal transfer printer ribbon having a radiation-curable ink layer, and a thermal transfer printer with an actinic energy source are provided. A method of thermal transfer printing using an ink ribbon having radiation-curable components is also provided. The radiation curable components of the ink can be thermally dried and are cured after printing of an image on a receiving article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Chemicals Corporation of America
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Taylor, John T. Whalen, Lara A. Reed, Richard G. Crooks, Marlee A. Vrbanic
  • Methods of thermal transfer printing and thermal transfer printers
    Patent number: 6850263
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink, a method of making the ink, a thermal transfer printer ribbon having a radiation-curable ink layer, and a thermal transfer printer with an actinic energy source are provided. A method of thermal transfer printing using an ink ribbon having radiation-curable components is also provided, as well as a thermal transfer printer which utilizes these ribbons. The radiation curable components of the ink can be thermally dried and are cured after printing of an image on a receiving article. A liquid light guide is used to transmit actinic energy from a source to the printed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Chemicals Corporation of America
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Taylor, John T. Whalen
  • Detectable spool and associated hub
    Patent number: 6786660
    Abstract: An improved detectable spool for use with a ribbon includes an improved hub which includes a core and an indication member. The indication member is a generally planar metallic member that is substantially embedded in the core, with the indication member including a support and a plurality of tabs. In at least one embodiment the indication member is a monolithically formed single-piece member, while in another embodiment the indication member is a multi-component member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Chemicals Corporation of America
    Inventors: Ernie L. Woosley, Doug Jackson, Kiichi Sugasawa, Katsuhisa Orihara, John A. Pomfret
  • Radiation-curable thermal printing ink and ink ribbons and methods of making, using and printing using the same
    Patent number: 6476840
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink, a method of making the ink, a thermal transfer printer ribbon having a radiation-curable ink layer, and a thermal transfer printer with an actinic energy source are provided. A method of thermal transfer printing using an ink ribbon having radiation-curable components is also provided. The radiation curable components of the ink can be thermally dried and are cured after printing of an image on a receiving article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Chemical Corporation of America
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Taylor, John T. Whalen, Lara A. Reed, Richard G. Crooks, Marlee A. Vrbanic