Patents by Inventor Allan Francis Sowinski

Allan Francis Sowinski 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).

  • Patent number: 8784549
    Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink set for use in continuous inkjet printing comprising at least one cyan ink, at least one yellow ink, at least one magenta ink, and at least one black ink, wherein each ink of the ink set comprises dispersed pigment particles and at least one surfactant selected to provide a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than 54 mN/m for each ink. The invention relates to continuous ink jet printing of aqueous pigmented ink compositions recycled from main ink supply reservoirs, employing a printer with drop ejectors and a drop deflector and non-printing drop catchers capable of returning unprinted ink to the fluid delivery systems following the capture of non-printing drops. The pigmented ink jet ink compositions provide for particularly suitable fluid properties on the drop catcher face that minimize printing defects that can occur during drop deflection during the printing of high dynamic range images at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Alexandra DiLauro Bermel, Brian L Lindstrom, David John Nelson, Allan Francis Sowinski, David Louis Jeanmaire, Todd Russell Griffin
  • Publication number: 20130278689
    Abstract: A method of printing an image with a continuous inkjet printer system employing bimodal drop size generation with pigmented inkjet ink compositions comprising a polymer additive, wherein the liquid ink is an aqueous inkjet ink comprises dispersed pigment colorant particles having a mean particle size of less than 150 nanometers and at least about 0.1 wt % of polymer additive distinct from any polymer dispersant used to disperse the pigment particles, and recirculating liquid ink supplied to the nozzle if the printer system from a liquid ink source is in-line filtered with a filter selected to be effective at retaining particles having particle sizes equal to and greater than 0.6 micrometers from the liquid ink and to pass the dispersed pigment particles. The invention enables high quality drop control in a continuous inkjet printing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Allan Francis Sowinski, Simon C. Haseler, Robert Link, Rajesh Vinodrai Mehta, Todd Russell Griffin
  • Patent number: 8455570
    Abstract: An aqueous inkjet black ink composition for use in continuous ink jet printing is provided comprising black pigment particles dispersed with a polymeric dispersant or self dispersing pigment particles without the need for a dispersant; and at least one surfactant, wherein the at least one surfactant is selected to provide the ink composition with a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than 54 mN/m. The invention relates to continuous ink jet printing of an aqueous pigmented ink composition recycled from a main ink supply reservoir, employing a printer with a drop ejector and a drop deflector and a non-printing drop catcher capable of returning unprinted ink to the fluid delivery system following the capture of non-printing drops. The pigmented ink jet ink compositions provide for particularly suitable fluid properties on the drop catcher face that minimize printing defects that can occur during drop deflection during the printing of high dynamic range images at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Brian L Lindstrom, Alexandra DiLauro Bermel, David John Nelson, Allan Francis Sowinski, David Louis Jeanmaire, Todd Russell Griffin
  • Publication number: 20130070031
    Abstract: A method of printing an image with a continuous inkjet printer system employing a jetting module including a nozzle in fluid communication with a liquid ink source and a catcher including a liquid drop contact face; wherein the liquid ink is an aqueous inkjet black ink comprising a black colorant and at least one surfactant selected to provide a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than 54 mN/m. Full color images may be printed by further employing at least second, third and fourth jetting modules and yellow, magenta and cyan inks each also comprising a surfactant selected to provide a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than 54 mN/m for each ink. The ink compositions provide for fluid properties on the drop catcher face that minimize printing defects that can occur during drop deflection during the printing of high dynamic range images at high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: David John Nelson, Brian L. Lindstrom, Alexandra DiLauro Bermel, Allan Francis Sowinski, David Louis Jeanmaire, Todd Russell Griffin
  • Publication number: 20130072614
    Abstract: An aqueous inkjet black ink composition for use in continuous ink jet printing is provided comprising black pigment particles dispersed with a polymeric dispersant or self dispersing pigment particles without the need for a dispersant; and at least one surfactant, wherein the at least one surfactant is selected to provide the ink composition with a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than 54 mN/m. The invention relates to continuous ink jet printing of an aqueous pigmented ink composition recycled from a main ink supply reservoir, employing a printer with a drop ejector and a drop deflector and a non-printing drop catcher capable of returning unprinted ink to the fluid delivery system following the capture of non-printing drops. The pigmented ink jet ink compositions provide for particularly suitable fluid properties on the drop catcher face that minimize printing defects that can occur during drop deflection during the printing of high dynamic range images at high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Brian L. Lindstrom, Alexandra DiLauro Bermel, David John Nelson, Allan Francis Sowinski, David Louis Jeanmaire, Todd Russell Griffin
  • Publication number: 20130068131
    Abstract: An aqueous inkjet ink set for use in continuous inkjet printing comprising at least one cyan ink, at least one yellow ink, at least one magenta ink, and at least one black ink, wherein each ink of the ink set comprises dispersed pigment particles and at least one surfactant selected to provide a 10-ms dynamic surface tension of less than 54 mN/m for each ink. The invention relates to continuous ink jet printing of aqueous pigmented ink compositions recycled from main ink supply reservoirs, employing a printer with drop ejectors and a drop deflector and non-printing drop catchers capable of returning unprinted ink to the fluid delivery systems following the capture of non-printing drops. The pigmented ink jet ink compositions provide for particularly suitable fluid properties on the drop catcher face that minimize printing defects that can occur during drop deflection during the printing of high dynamic range images at high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Alexandra DiLauro Bermel, Brian L. Lindstrom, David John Nelson, Allan Francis Sowinski, David Louis Jeanmaire, Todd Russell Griffin
  • Patent number: 5870643
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single-use camera comprising an apparatus for reflecting light and/or a siren.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard Peter Szajewski, Allan Francis Sowinski
  • Patent number: 5834175
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic light-sensitive elements comprising a support having coated thereon a coupler dispersion containing layer comprising phenolic cyan dye forming couplers of Formula I and a high boiling organic solvent of Formulas II-V as defined in the specification, wherein the weight ratio in said layer of solvent of formulas II-V relative to coupler of formula I is from 0.1 to 0.5. Such elements provide relatively high cyan coupler reactivity to obtain satisfactory cyan dye density upon processing of the photographic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Paul Leo Zengerle, Allan Francis Sowinski
  • Patent number: 5726003
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic light-sensitive elements comprising a support having coated thereon a coupler dispersion containing layer comprising phenolic cyan dye forming couplers of Formula I and a high boiling organic solvent of Formulas II-V as defined in the specification, wherein the weight ratio in said layer of solvent of formulas II-V relative to coupler of formula I is from 0.1 to 0.5. Such elements provide relatively high cyan coupler reactivity to obtain satisfactory cyan dye density upon processing of the photographic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Paul Leo Zengerle, Allan Francis Sowinski