Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Christuk

Christopher C. Christuk 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).

  • Holographic shrink wrap element and method for manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 6775036
    Abstract: A holographic shrink wrap element containing a shrink wrap film and a layer on the shrink wrap film, wherein the layer contains a holographic image. A process for preparing a holographic shrink wrap element includes providing, in the following order, a holographic polymer film having a holographic surface, a layer on the holographic surface and a shrink wrap film, and removing the holographic polymer film, leaving the holographic image on the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Cox, Christopher C. Christuk, Jeffrey S. Gagnon
  • Holographic shrink wrap element and method for manufacture thereof
    Publication number: 20030076555
    Abstract: A holographic shrink wrap element containing a shrink wrap film and a layer on the shrink wrap film, wherein the layer contains a holographic image. A process for preparing a holographic shrink wrap element includes providing, in the following order, a holographic polymer film having a holographic surface, a layer on the holographic surface and a shrink wrap film, and removing the holographic polymer film, leaving the holographic image on the layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventors: John E. Cox, Christopher C. Christuk, Jeffrey S. Gagnon
  • Solution coated microembossed images
    Patent number: 6468380
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to transparent articles including a microembossed image such as a hologram or diffraction grating, coated at least in-part, with a layer of material having a refractive index that differs from the refractive index of the transparent layer by about 0.2 units and can be prepared by solution coating techniques such as conventional printing, e.g., rotogravure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Foilmark, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher C. Christuk, Nikos J. Georgakakis, Robert J. Balaam
  • Holographic shrink wrap element and method for manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 6459513
    Abstract: A holographic shrink wrap element containing a shrink wrap film and a layer on the shrink wrap film, wherein the layer contains a holographic image. A process for preparing a holographic shrink wrap element includes providing, in the following order, a holographic polymer film having a holographic surface, a layer on the holographic surface and a shrink wrap film, and removing the holographic polymer film, leaving the holographic image on the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Foilmark, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Cox, Christopher C. Christuk, Jeffrey S. Gagnon
  • Holographic shrink wrap element and method for manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 6181446
    Abstract: A holographic shrink wrap element containing a shrink wrap film and a layer on the shrink wrap film, wherein the layer contains a holographic image. A process for preparing a holographic shrink wrap element includes providing, in the following order, a holographic polymer film having a holographic surface, a layer on the holographic surface and a shrink wrap film, and removing the holographic polymer film, leaving the holographic image on the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Foilmark, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Cox, Christopher C. Christuk, Jeffrey S. Gagnon
  • Microembossed paper, microembossable coating for paper substrates and a process for microembossing paper substrates
    Patent number: 5756183
    Abstract: A microembossable coating for paper substrates containing: (i) a cross-linked sealing layer provided on the paper substrate, wherein the cross-linked sealing layer has a glass transition temperature above an embossing temperature; (ii) a microembossable layer provided on the cross-linked sealing layer, wherein the microembossable layer comprises, in admixture, a) a cyclohexanone aldehyde resin, b) chlorinated rubber; c) a vinyl terpolymer resin and d) an anti-blocking aid; (iii) an image intensifying layer provided on the microembossable layer; and (iv) a protective layer provided on the image intensifying layer. Optionally, the microembossable layer may contain: a) at least one of methyl methacrylate or ethyl methacrylate, b) polyvinyl acetate maleate copolymer, c) carboxyl vinyl terpolymer, and d) an antiblocking aid. A microembossed paper and process for microembossing paper substrates utilizes the above coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Foilmark Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Wilhelm P. Kutsch, Christopher C. Christuk, Dominick E. Casalena