Patents by Inventor Andrew Robin Balch

Andrew Robin Balch 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).

  • Ink jet printer and an ink jet printing process
    Patent number: 9050830
    Abstract: The invention provides a drop-on-demand ink jet printing apparatus for printing inks comprising water or a volatile solvent onto a continuous web substrate, the printing apparatus comprising: a print head, a chamber for retaining water or solvent vapor in the vicinity of the print head, the chamber having an inlet for the continuous web substrate and an outlet for the printed continuous web substrate, and means for feeding the continuous web substrate through the chamber inlet into the chamber, past the print head and out of the chamber outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander Grant, Samuel Thomas Moncur, Andrew Robin Balch, Nigel Anthony Caiger, Hartley David Selman
  • INK JET PRINTER AND AN INK JET PRINTING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20130235140
    Abstract: The invention provides a drop-on-demand ink jet printing apparatus for printing inks comprising water or a volatile solvent onto a continuous web substrate, the printing apparatus comprising: a print head, a chamber for retaining water or solvent vapour in the vicinity of the print head, the chamber having an inlet for the continuous web substrate and an outlet for the printed continuous web substrate, and means for feeding the continuous web substrate through the chamber inlet into the chamber, past the print head and out of the chamber outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Sun Chemical, B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Grant, Samuel Thomas Moncur, Andrew Robin Balch, Nigel Anthony Caiger, Hartley David Selman
  • Ink jet printer and an ink jet printing process
    Patent number: 8449076
    Abstract: The invention provides a drop-on-demand ink jet printing apparatus for printing inks comprising water or a volatile solvent onto a continuous web substrate, the printing apparatus comprising: a print head, a chamber for retaining water or solvent vapor in the vicinity of the print head, the chamber having an inlet for the continuous web substrate and an outlet for the printed continuous web substrate, and means for feeding the continuous web substrate through the chamber inlet into the chamber, past the print head and out of the chamber outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Sun Chemical B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Grant, Samuel Thomas Moncur, Andrew Robin Balch, Nigel Anthony Caiger, Hartley David Selman
  • INK JET PRINTER AND AN INK JET PRINTING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20100321445
    Abstract: The invention provides a drop-on-demand ink jet printing apparatus for printing inks comprising water or a volatile solvent onto a continuous web substrate, the printing apparatus comprising: a print head, a chamber for retaining water or solvent vapour in the vicinity of the print head, the chamber having an inlet for the continuous web substrate and an outlet for the printed continuous web substrate, and means for feeding the continuous web substrate through the chamber inlet into the chamber, past the print head and out of the chamber outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Sun Chemical, B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Grant, Samuel Thomas Moncur, Andrew Robin Balch, Nigel Anthony Caiger, Hartley David Selman
  • EDIBLE INKS
    Publication number: 20100166934
    Abstract: An ink comprises a high-boiling gylcol and an edible colorant with optional further ingredients. The ink is an edible ink that is preferably suitable for application to substrates, especially food products, using ink-jet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nigel Anthony Caiger, Andrew Robin Balch, Sophia Rebecca Williams