Patents Examined by Bruce H. Hess
  • Patent number: 9868868
    Abstract: The present specification relates to an offset printing composition, a printing method using the same, and a pattern including the offset printing composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Goo Son, Jooyeon Kim, Seung Heon Lee, Han Min Seo, Ji Eun Myung
  • Patent number: 9868874
    Abstract: Using the sympathetic printed-matter according to the present invention, a hidden content can be visualized just by wetting. Therefore, it is possible to remove necessities of the sympathetic ink and a special material such as reagent or equipment for visualizing hidden contents. In addition, since the hidden contents disappear by removing water from the sympathetic printed-matter, the sympathetic printed-matter can be used repeatedly. Using the reading confirmation portion, whether or not the sympathetic printed-matter has been read by any other person can be easily determined. In the sympathetic printing method according to the present invention, a hydrophobic substrate can be formed using an existing gas grafting facility, and an ester hydrolase composition and the reading confirmation portion can be formed using an existing printing method. Therefore, a large amount of sympathetic printed-matters can be produced inexpensively and efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: KANGWON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION, DAEHAN PAPER CO., LTD., TAEKYUNG POLYMER CO., LTD., CENTRE TECHNIQUE DE L'INDUSTRIE DES PAPIERS, CARTONS ET CELLULOSES
    Inventors: Myoung Ku Lee, Jeong Yong Ryu, Chang Geun Kim, Kwang Seob Lee, Jae Hoon Lee, Han Je Cho, Hyeok Jun Kwon, David Guerin, Philippe Martinez
  • Patent number: 9862220
    Abstract: A donor substrate, a method of laser induced thermal imaging, and a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device are disclosed. In the method of laser induced thermal imaging, a donor substrate is provided to include a base substrate, a light to heat conversion layer, a transfer layer and a functional layer. The functional layer includes a material radiating an infrared light. The donor substrate is laminated to an acceptor substrate. A laser beam is radiated into the donor substrate, thereby forming an organic layer pattern on the acceptor substrate from the transfer layer. A position of the organic layer pattern is observed using an infrared microscope. A laser beam position is adjusted and the donor substrate is separated from the acceptor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jung-Hoon Yeon
  • Patent number: 9862219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a marking in a coating on a substrate or on the surface of a molding, where the marking represents a negative marking within a luminescent surrounding field and is generated using a laser beam, to a marking produced with the aid of the method, and to the use thereof, in particular for the labeling of products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventor: Sylke Klein
  • Patent number: 9862847
    Abstract: The present invention provides a discharge method which makes it possible to appropriately perform discharge even when a head for discharging microdroplets having a size of equal to or less than 6 pL that is necessary for controlling a residual film (forming a thin film and achieving uniformity) is used, and makes it possible to obtain an excellent pattern having excellent release properties. The discharge method is an inkjet discharge method including discharging a photocurable composition in the form of liquid droplets having a size of equal to or less than 6 pL, in which the composition satisfies the following (a) to (c), (a) containing a fluorine-containing material in a proportion of equal to or less than 4% by mass of the composition; (b) having a surface tension of 25 mN/m to 35 mN/m; and (c) containing a solvent having a boiling point of equal to or less than 200° C. in an amount of 5% by mass of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichiro Goto, Tadashi Oomatsu, Hirotaka Kitagawa, Yuichiro Enomoto, Kenichi Kodama
  • Patent number: 9855780
    Abstract: A print medium having a base substrate including a blend of cellulosic fibers, a sizing material present in an effective amount from about 0 Kg/Ton of the print medium to about 1 Kg/Ton of the print medium, and a multivalent cation salt present in a synergistic amount from about 4 Kg/Ton of the print medium to about 25 Kg/Ton of the print medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John L. Stoffel, Jr., Silke Courtenay, Thomas Roger Oswald
  • Patent number: 9857895
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a transparent substrate, a first ink layer, a shading layer, and a decorative layer. The transparent substrate has a visible region and an non-visible region. The non-visible region is located at the peripheral of the visible region. The first ink layer is disposed on the non-visible region of the transparent substrate. The shading layer is disposed on the first ink layer. The decorative layer is disposed on a portion of the first ink layer and located between the first ink layer and the shading layer. The optical density of the first ink layer is between 0.3 and 0.67.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Inventors: Fu-Yu Su, I-Chung Hsu, Liqiang Huang
  • Patent number: 9855789
    Abstract: Provided are thermochromic color-memorizing composition and thermochromic color-memorizing microcapsule pigment encapsulating the same, the thermochromic color-memorizing composition including: (a) an electron-donating color-developing organic compound; (b) an electron-accepting compound; and (c) an ester compound represented by the following formula (1) as a reaction medium which controls color reaction between the components (a) and (b):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: THE PILOT INK CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Ono
  • Patent number: 9849720
    Abstract: A design mount includes a design cutout having a design printed or adhered to the design surface and an adhesive tape on the back of the design cutout to mount the design cutout to any design surface. A plurality of design cutouts may be printed on a single sheet of material, and the design cutouts then cut out of the sheet. The design mount may also provide an artwork holder, having a shape that matches the shape of the design cutout. The inner perimeter of the holder may be about 1 mm smaller than the outer perimeter of the design cutout. The artwork holder may be heated, and the design cutout secured within the holder while the holder is heated. The holder then cools, providing a tight fit of the design cutout within the artwork holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventor: Paul Adams
  • Patent number: 9845536
    Abstract: A touch screen panel includes a substrate and a transparent electrode. The transparent electrode is disposed on a display area of the substrate and includes an adhesion layer, a metal layer disposed on the adhesion layer and a protecting layer disposed on the metal layer. A thickness of the metal layer is about 150 ? to about 250 ?. A thickness of the adhesion layer or a thickness of the protecting layer is about 50 ? to about 140 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Wook Kang, Hyun-Jae Na
  • Patent number: 9834022
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal recording material which is excellent in all of the following characteristics: plasticizer resistance, image stability against moisture and heat, the resistance to background fogging under moisture and heat, and the retention of color developing ability. Provided is a thermal recording material having, on a paper support, a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a colorless or light-colored dye precursor and a developer which reacts with the dye precursor on heating and converts the dye precursor to its colored form, the paper support containing 0.25 to 1.0% by mass of a neutral rosin sizing agent relative to the pulp solid content in combination with calcium carbonate and aluminum sulfate, the developer having a phenylureido moiety in its molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI PAPER MILLS LIMITED
    Inventor: Kunio Morita
  • Patent number: 9834023
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a thermal transfer sheet which is able to prevent a heat resistant slipping layer from transferring to a guide roller, etc., and which is able to prevent wrinkles when printing. Disclosed is a thermal transfer sheet including a substrate sheet, a thermal transfer layer disposed on one side of the substrate sheet, and a heat resistant slipping layer disposed on the other side of the substrate sheet via a primer layer, wherein the primer layer contains a cured product of a resin composition containing one or more kinds of resins selected from a urethane resin and a polyester resin and a compound having a functional group selected from an epoxy group, a silanol group and a hydrolyzable silyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshimasa Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9826115
    Abstract: A method of forming a three-dimensional article includes sequentially forming a plurality of first two-dimensional layers and a second two-dimensional layer. The second two-dimensional layer includes a second outer edge and a second inner area within the boundary defined by the second outer edge. The second inner area includes uniform physical characteristic and a watermark area within the second inner area having a physical characteristic different from that of the second inner area. An article includes a body with an inner area having a physical characteristic. A watermark is within the inner area and has a physical characteristic different from the physical characteristic of the inner area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Misfeldt, Mark T. Allott, Stephen J. Pierz
  • Patent number: 9821586
    Abstract: Infrared dyes having an infrared absorption maximum above 1130 nm with minor colouration in the visual spectrum. The infrared dyes are especially useful for producing multicolour laser marked security documents having reduced background coloration and enhanced colour gamut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT
    Inventor: Marin Steenackers
  • Patent number: 9821587
    Abstract: A thermal sensitive media for use with labeling or identification methods is disclosed. The thermal sensitive media comprises a media layer and a thermally sensitive record layer formed upon at least one surface of the media layer. The thermally sensitive record layer forms a visually discernable colored image in response to heat. However, the colored image is subject to degradation as a result of exposure to ultraviolet radiation within a known photodegradative wavelength range. An ultraviolet protective coating layer may then disposed over the thermally sensitive record layer. A lamination layer is positioned internal to the media layer and comprises a matrix of micro heating elements driven by radio frequency (RF) power. The matrix of micro heating elements are arranged in a pin array to energize the micro heating elements within the laminated media structure to create a simple numeric image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventor: Mark W Roth
  • Patent number: 9803158
    Abstract: An aromatic printed object containing a film-like substrate and a printing section formed on the film-like substrate using a perfume microcapsule-containing toner. The aromatic printed object is an adhesive sheet wherein the printing section is adherend surface. A protective layer is pressed with the adherend surface. A fragrance diverges by peeling off the protective layer of the film-like substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Maiko Yoshida, Taishi Takano, Takashi Urabe, Junichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9799238
    Abstract: A digitally printed heat transfer label and method of manufacture is disclosed. The heat transfer label and method of manufacture provides a more efficient process with less waste, as well as prevents halos. The method comprises adding adhesive powder to a digital image printed on a substrate to produce a high stretch, multi-color photographic quality label for the apparel industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph M Daley, Robert Starling, Osman N. Tanrikulu
  • Patent number: 9789721
    Abstract: A primary object of the present invention is to provide a thermosensitive recording material that achieves high recording density and excellent preservability of a recorded part, or to provide a thermosensitive recording material that achieves high recording density, and excellent heat resistant and resistance to thermal background fogging property in a high temperature environment, as well as excellent sticking resistance and resistance to dirt adhesion of head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suguru Takano, Kazuo Yamane, Naotaka Endo, Kazuyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9792837
    Abstract: Various tags and adhesive labels are described which can be used in high temperature environments such as up to 1,000° C. The tags and labels include a substrate having one or more high temperature printable coatings. The labels can also include pressure sensitive adhesives and optional release liners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
    Inventors: Anil Vilas Gaikwad, Ronald Wiegers, Denis Markov, Chee Hoong Lai, Martin Burianek
  • Patent number: 9790383
    Abstract: A marking system comprises a substrate having a surface coated with a color-triggering developer and a deactivating ink composition; and a marking composition comprising at least one color precursor. At least one “non-color developing portion” of the surface is coated with both the color-triggering developer and the deactivating ink composition, and at least one “color-developing portion” of the surface is coated with the color-triggering developer and is not coated with the deactivating ink composition. Color development occurs at the color-developing portion(s) and does not occur at the non-color developing portion(s) upon application of the marking composition to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: CRAYOLA LLC
    Inventors: Luis Rodrigo Pineiro, Robert Nicholas Amabile