Patents by Inventor Allan Sowinski

Allan 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: 11376343
    Abstract: Absorbent articles having components bearing graphics printed using particular inkjet ink compositions and fluid sets are disclosed. The aqueous inkjet ink compositions may include a composition consisting of one or more compounds represented by the following Structure I: HO—CH2-CH2-R?? (I) wherein R may be a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group. Printed regions of components of the articles may bear deposits of dried ink including constituents of the disclosed compositions, that include the one or more Structure I compound(s). The presence of the Structure I compounds in the printed regions may have an effect of inhibiting bacterial growth thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Clarissa Maldonado, Douglas E. Bugner, Wayne Cook, Allan Sowinski
  • Patent number: 11185452
    Abstract: Absorbent articles having components bearing graphics printed using particular inkjet ink compositions and fluid sets are disclosed. The aqueous inkjet ink compositions may have a dynamic viscosity ?5 centipoise (5 mPa-sec) at 25° C., and include: (a) a polymer-dispersed pigment colorant at 0.9-6 weight %; (b) a composition consisting of one or more compounds represented by the following Structure (I): HO—CH2—CH2—R??(I) wherein R may be a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group, at 0.5-2 weight %; and (c) a water-soluble humectant, co-solvents, or both, at 20 weight %. Each colorant may have a 50th percentile particle diameter ?70 nm and a 95th percentile particle diameter ?150 nm. Replenishment or maintenance fluids containing a Structure (I) compound may also be used. Methods for printing using the aqueous inkjet ink compositions and the fluid sets are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Clarissa Maldonado, Douglas E. Bugner, Wayne Cook, Allan Sowinski
  • Publication number: 20200129348
    Abstract: Absorbent articles having components bearing graphics printed using particular inkjet ink compositions and fluid sets are disclosed. The aqueous inkjet ink compositions may have a dynamic viscosity ?5 centipoise (5 mPa-sec) at 25° C., and include: (a) a polymer-dispersed pigment colorant at 0.9-6 weight %; (b) a composition consisting of one or more compounds represented by the following Structure (I): HO—CH2—CH2—R??(I) wherein R may be a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group, at 0.5-2 weight %; and (c) a water-soluble humectant, co-solvents, or both, at 20 weight %. Each colorant may have a 50th percentile particle diameter ?70 nm and a 95th percentile particle diameter ?150 nm. Replenishment or maintenance fluids containing a Structure (I) compound may also be used. Methods for printing using the aqueous inkjet ink compositions and the fluid sets are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Clarissa Maldonado, Douglas E. Bugner, Wayne Cook, Allan Sowinski
  • Publication number: 20200129658
    Abstract: Absorbent articles having components bearing graphics printed using particular inkjet ink compositions and fluid sets are disclosed. The aqueous inkjet ink compositions may include a composition consisting of one or more compounds represented by the following Structure I: HO—CH2—CH2—R ??(I) wherein R may be a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group. Printed regions of components of the articles may bear deposits of dried ink including constituents of the disclosed compositions, that include the one or more Structure I compound(s). The presence of the Structure I compounds in the printed regions may have an effect of inhibiting bacterial growth thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Clarissa Maldonado, Douglas E. Bugner, Wayne Cook, Allan Sowinski
  • Publication number: 20070043144
    Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous media and a pigment dispersion comprising a pigment and a polymeric dispersant wherein said polymeric dispersant is a copolymer comprising at least a hydrophobic methacrylate or acrylate monomer containing an aliphatic chain having greater than or equal to 12 carbons; and a hydrophilic methacrylic or acrylic acid monomer; wherein said copolymer comprises at least 10% by weight of the methacrylate or acrylate monomer and at least 5% by weight of the methacrylic or acrylic acid monomer; and wherein the copolymer comprises, in total, 20 to 95 weight % of hydrophobic monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2005
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Gary House, Xiaoru Wang, Allan Sowinski
  • Publication number: 20050174591
    Abstract: A system and method of offering photofinishing services involves receiving an exposed photographic film from a customer; developing and scanning the film to produce a digital image; displaying examples of a plurality of looks on a color display medium to a customer; receiving a selection of a preferred look from the customer; and applying the selected look to the digital image to produce a processed digital image having the preferred look.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Allan Sowinski, John Buhr, Geoffrey Woolfe, Karin Topfer, Lois Buitano, Richard Szajewski
  • Publication number: 20050123788
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electroluminescent device comprising a light-emitting layer containing a light emitting material that contains an organometallic complex comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd and Ir, and a tridentate (N{circumflex over (?)}C{circumflex over (?)}N) ligand, wherein the tridentate (N{circumflex over (?)}C{circumflex over (?)}N) ligand represents a ligand that coordinates to the metal through a nitrogen donor bond, a carbon-metal bond, and a nitrogen donor bond, in that order, wherein at least one of the nitrogen donors is part of an aromatic ring or an imine group. The invention also includes a display or room lighting device employing the device of the invention and a process of emitting light from the device of the invention. The device of the invention provides good luminance efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Shouguan Huo, Joseph Deaton, Allan Sowinski