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).
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Publication number: 20230265302Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: SICER S.P.A.Inventors: Lucia GUAITOLI, Alan NAPPA, Fabio TERZI, Sergio MARCACCIOLI, Giuliano FERRARI
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Patent number: 10549549Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Lamberti SPAInventors: Karine Coget, Thomas Gallo, Simona Esposito, Lorenza Mariani, Alan Nappa, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Publication number: 20190031896Abstract: Carboxylated polyurethane having blocked isocyanate groups for use as binder in aqueous pigmented inkjet inks.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Lamberti SPAInventors: Karine Coget, Thomas Gallo, Simona Esposito, Lorenza Mariani, Alan Nappa, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Patent number: 10190006Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: LAMBERTI SPAInventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Publication number: 20190016908Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2017Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Lamberti SPAInventors: Karine Coget, Thomas Gallo, Simona Esposito, Lorenza Mariani, Alan Nappa, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Publication number: 20170183524Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Karine COGET, Simona ESPOSITO, Thomas GALLO, Alan NAPPA, Stefano FUMAGALLI, Giovanni FLORIDI, Giuseppe LI BASSI
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Patent number: 9580616Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: LAMBERTI SPAInventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Publication number: 20160319143Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Dario FORNARA, Alan NAPPA, Tamara VERZOTTI, Paolo PRAMPOLINI, Stefano CRESPI, Giovanni FLORIDI, Giuseppe LIBASSI
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Patent number: 9039822Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: LAMBERTI SPAInventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Patent number: 9034088Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 5, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: LAMBERTI SPAInventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Patent number: 8906464Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Lamberti SpAInventors: Paolo Prampolini, Alan Nappa, Giuseppe Li Bassi, Giovanni Floridi
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Publication number: 20130342593Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Publication number: 20130312636Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Patent number: 8591639Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Lamberti SpAInventors: Stefano Crespi, Alan Nappa, Paolo Prampolini, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Publication number: 20130271525Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Dario Fornara, Alan Nappa, Tamara Verzotti, Paolo Prampolini, Stefano Crespi, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
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Publication number: 20120315401Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: LAMBERTI SPAInventors: Paolo Prampolini, Alan Nappa, Giuseppe Li Bassi, Giovanni Floridi
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Publication number: 20110088581Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Stefano Crespi, Alan Nappa, Paolo Prampolini, Giuseppe Li Bassi