Patents by Inventor Alan Nappa

Alan Nappa 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: 20230265302
    Abstract: A ceramic ink for digital printing, preferably for inkjet printing, comprises at least one solid part comprising at least one ceramic pigment or dye; and at least one liquid part into which said ceramic pigment or dye is dispersed and comprising one or more vehicles and/or one or more dispersants; wherein at least one of either the one or more vehicles or the one or more dispersants comprises one or more organic or inorganic silicon compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: SICER S.P.A.
    Inventors: Lucia GUAITOLI, Alan NAPPA, Fabio TERZI, Sergio MARCACCIOLI, Giuliano FERRARI
  • Patent number: 10549549
    Abstract: Aqueous inkjet ink for textile inkjet printing comprising dispersed pigments and a binder which is a carboxylated polyurethane having blocked isocyanate groups and method for using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Lamberti SPA
    Inventors: Karine Coget, Thomas Gallo, Simona Esposito, Lorenza Mariani, Alan Nappa, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Publication number: 20190031896
    Abstract: Carboxylated polyurethane having blocked isocyanate groups for use as binder in aqueous pigmented inkjet inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Lamberti SPA
    Inventors: Karine Coget, Thomas Gallo, Simona Esposito, Lorenza Mariani, Alan Nappa, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Patent number: 10190006
    Abstract: Method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by inkjet printing including the use of a ceramic inkjet ink which is prepared by milling a ceramic inorganic pigment in an organic medium in the presence of a dispersing agent which is the reaction product of a polyethyleneimine and a 12-hydroxystearic acid and ?-caprolactone co-polyester, until the average particle size of the pigment is between 0.1 and 0.8 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: LAMBERTI SPA
    Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Publication number: 20190016908
    Abstract: Aqueous inkjet ink for textile inkjet printing comprising dispersed pigments and a binder which is a carboxylated polyurethane having blocked isocyanate groups and method for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Lamberti SPA
    Inventors: Karine Coget, Thomas Gallo, Simona Esposito, Lorenza Mariani, Alan Nappa, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Publication number: 20170183524
    Abstract: A carboxylated polyurethane useful as milling and dispersing agent for ceramic inkjet inks and a method for decorating glass substrates and green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of inkjet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Karine COGET, Simona ESPOSITO, Thomas GALLO, Alan NAPPA, Stefano FUMAGALLI, Giovanni FLORIDI, Giuseppe LI BASSI
  • Patent number: 9580616
    Abstract: Compound of Formula (1); wherein: Zw is an organic radical comprising w amino groups, in which w is a number and 5?w?3,000; A and B are independently oxy-C1-C20-alkylene carbonyl groups or oxy-C2-C20-alkenylene carbonyl groups derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids or lactones; T is hydrogen or R—CO—, where R is a C1-C50 hydrocarbyl group; Y is a C3-C4-alkylene radical linked to an amino group of Zw; Y? is an ionic salt link between an amino group of Zw and the terminal carbonyl of (A)r-(B)p-T; r and p are independently numbers between 0 and 50 and r+p>2; s, m and v are numbers; 0.99w?s+m?2w; and 0.3w?s+v?2w are suitable as dispersants and milling aids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: LAMBERTI SPA
    Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Publication number: 20160319143
    Abstract: Method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by inkjet printing comprising the use of a ceramic inkjet ink which is prepared by milling a ceramic inorganic pigment in an organic medium in the presence of a dispersing agent which is the reaction product of a polyethyleneimine and a 12-hydroxystearic acid and ?-caprolactone co-polyester, until the average particle size of the pigment is between 0.1 and 0.8 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Dario FORNARA, Alan NAPPA, Tamara VERZOTTI, Paolo PRAMPOLINI, Stefano CRESPI, Giovanni FLORIDI, Giuseppe LIBASSI
  • Patent number: 9039822
    Abstract: Ceramic inkjet inks comprising ceramic inorganic pigments having average particle size between 0.1 and 0.8 ?m, an organic medium and a dispersant, the dispersant being the reaction product of a polyethyleneimine with a homo- or co-polyester based on lactic acid, and method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of the above ceramic inkjet inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: LAMBERTI SPA
    Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Patent number: 9034088
    Abstract: Method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by inkjet printing comprising the use of a ceramic inkjet ink which is prepared by milling a ceramic inorganic pigment in an organic medium in the presence of a dispersant which is the reaction product of a polyethyleneimine and a ricinoleic acid polyester, until the average particle size of the pigment is between 0.1 and 0.8 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LAMBERTI SPA
    Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Patent number: 8906464
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to printing mediums, useful for ceramic sinterable materials, that are in powder form and are based on glycols, urea and an inorganic absorbent, to ceramic inks compositions comprising the printing mediums and to methods for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of said printing mediums and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Lamberti SpA
    Inventors: Paolo Prampolini, Alan Nappa, Giuseppe Li Bassi, Giovanni Floridi
  • Publication number: 20130342593
    Abstract: Ceramic inkjet inks comprising ceramic inorganic pigments having average particle size between 0.1 and 0.8 ?m, an organic medium and a dispersant, the dispersant being the reaction product of a polyethyleneimine with a homo- or co-polyester based on lactic acid, and method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of the above ceramic inkjet inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Publication number: 20130312636
    Abstract: Compound of Formula (1); wherein: Zw is an organic radical comprising w amino groups, in which w is a number and 5?w?3,000; A and B are independently oxy-C1-C20-alcylene carbonyl groups or oxy-C2-C20-alkenylene carbonyl groups derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids or lactones; T is hydrogen or R—CO—, where R is a C1-C50 hydrocarbyl group; Y is a C3-C4-alkylene radical linked to an amino group of Zw; Y? is an ionic salt link between an amino group of Zw and the terminal carbonyl of (A)r-(B)p-T; r and p are independently numbers between 0 and 50 and r+p>2; s, m and v are numbers; 0.99w ?s+m?2w; and 0.3w ?s+v?2w are suitable as dispersants and milling aids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Patent number: 8591639
    Abstract: Ceramic inks comprising ceramic pigments dispersed in vehicles based on water and glycols and containing urea, and method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of said inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lamberti SpA
    Inventors: Stefano Crespi, Alan Nappa, Paolo Prampolini, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Publication number: 20130271525
    Abstract: Method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by inkjet printing comprising the use of a ceramic inkjet ink which is prepared by milling a ceramic inorganic pigment in an organic medium in the presence of a dispersant which is the reaction product of a polyethyleneimine and a ricinoleic acid polyester, until the average particle size of the pigment is between 0.1 and 0.8 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Publication number: 20120315401
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to printing mediums, useful for ceramic sinterable materials, that are in powder form and are based on glycols, urea and an inorganic absorbent, to ceramic inks compositions comprising the printing mediums and to methods for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of said printing mediums and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: LAMBERTI SPA
    Inventors: Paolo Prampolini, Alan Nappa, Giuseppe Li Bassi, Giovanni Floridi
  • Publication number: 20110088581
    Abstract: Ceramic inks comprising ceramic pigments dispersed in vehicles based on water and glycols and containing urea, and method for decorating green or fired ceramic bodies by the use of said inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Stefano Crespi, Alan Nappa, Paolo Prampolini, Giuseppe Li Bassi