Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Ouellette

Daniel A. Ouellette 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: 9221986
    Abstract: A method of modifying a particle that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X—[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N—S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S-ZM)b, and reacting the particle with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the particle to form a surface modified particle. The particle may comprise at least one of a dye particle, an inorganic pigment particle, an additive, or a combination thereof. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group. Y may be a halogen leaving group. N may be a nucleophilic group. S may be an organic group. ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and wherein if b is 2 or 3, each N—S-ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich
  • Patent number: 8226761
    Abstract: A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X—[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N—S—ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S—ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S—ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each N—S—ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich, Vincent Shing, Michael Bogomolny
  • Publication number: 20120118205
    Abstract: A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X—[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N—S—ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S—ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S—ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each N—S—ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich, Vincent Shing, Michael Bogomolny
  • Patent number: 8147608
    Abstract: A method of producing a modified pigment by sulfonating a pigment and subsequently oxidizing the pigment. The modified pigment may have sulfonic acid and carboxyl surface modifying groups attached to the surface of the pigment. Charge balancing counterions such as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and NR1R2R3H+, where R1, R2 and R3 are independently H or C1-C5 alkyl groups, may be associated with the surface modifying groups. The modified pigment is combined with water to produce a dispersion that can be used in such applications as coatings, paints, papers, adhesives, latexes, toners, textiles, fibers, plastics and inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, Mark Ulrich, Gabe Srouji, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette
  • Patent number: 8118924
    Abstract: A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X—[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N—S—ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S—ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S—ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each. N—S—ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich, Vincent Shing, Michael Bogomolny
  • Publication number: 20110308430
    Abstract: A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X-[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N-S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]aX-(N-S-ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each. N-S-ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich, Vincent Shing, Michael Bogomolny
  • Publication number: 20110239903
    Abstract: A method of producing a modified pigment by sulfonating a pigment and subsequently oxidizing the pigment. The modified pigment may have sulfonic acid and carboxyl surface modifying groups attached to the surface of the pigment. Charge balancing counterions such as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and NR1R2R3H+, where R1, R2 and R3 are independently H or C1-C5 alkyl groups, may be associated with the surface modifying groups. The modified pigment is combined with water to produce a dispersion that can be used in such applications as coatings, paints, papers, adhesives, latexes, toners, textiles, fibers, plastics and inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, Mark Ulrich, Gabe Srouji, John Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette
  • Patent number: 7964033
    Abstract: A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X-[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N-S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each N-S-ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Sensient Colors LLC
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich, Vincent Shing, Michael Bogomolny
  • Patent number: 7927416
    Abstract: A method of producing a modified pigment by sulfonating a pigment and subsequently oxidizing the pigment. The modified pigment may have sulfonic acid and carboxyl surface modifying groups attached to the surface of the pigment. Charge balancing counterions such as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and NR1R2R3H+, where R1, R2 and R3 are independently H or C1-C5 alkyl groups, may be associated with the surface modifying groups. The modified pigment is combined with water to produce a dispersion that can be used in such applications as coatings, paints, papers, adhesives, latexes, toners, textiles, fibers, plastics and inks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Sensient Colors Inc.
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, Mark Ulrich, Gabe Srouji, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette
  • Publication number: 20100251932
    Abstract: A method of modifying a particle that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X—[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N—S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S-ZM)b, and reacting the particle with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a—X—(N—S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the particle to form a surface modified particle. The particle may comprise at least one of a dye particle, an inorganic pigment particle, an additive, or a combination thereof. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group. Y may be a halogen leaving group. N may be a nucleophilic group. S may be an organic group. ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and wherein if b is 2 or 3, each N—S-ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Martial Blanc, Pascal Gruffel, Gilles Dolivo, Marco Ribezzo, Daniel A. Ouellette, Carol D. Landi, Rahul A. Ranade, Mark Ulrich
  • Publication number: 20100061951
    Abstract: A modified pigment that may include a polymer. The pigment may be directly attached to a nitrogen atom. The nitrogen atom may be attached directly or indirectly to a group that may include —S-Z. S may be a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group, or polymer chain having a molecular weight range from about 300 to about 20000. Z may be a hydrogen, carboxyl, sulfonyl, phenolic, phosphoryl, ammonium, trimethylammonium, or tributylammonium group. Also, a modified pigment that may include a polymer. The pigment may be attached to an organic group through a carbon atom that is part of a N—C?N bond. A cosmetic formulation that may include a pigment covalently bonded to an organic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: SENSIENT COLORS INC.
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Mark Ulrich, Daniel A. Ouellette, Vincent Shing, Mihaela Madaras, Carol D. Landi, Alberto Guerrero
  • Publication number: 20090050014
    Abstract: A method of modifying a pigment that includes reacting a reactive compound having an X-[Y]n reactive group with a secondary compound N-S-ZM to form a substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b. A pigment is reacted with the substituted reactive intermediate [Y]a-X-(N-S-ZM)b to attach the substituted reactive intermediate to the surface of the pigment to form a surface modified pigment. X may be a sulfonyl, phosphoryl, or 1,3,5-triazinyl group, Y may be a halogen leaving group, N may be a basic nucleophilic group, S may be an organic group, and ZM may be an ionizable end group. Also, n is an integer between 1 and 3, b is an integer between 1 and 3, and a=n?b. When n is equal to or greater than b, and if b is 2 or 3, each N-S-ZM can be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: SENSIENT COLORS INC.
    Inventors: Puthalath K. Sujeeth, John P. Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette, Mark Ulrich, Vincent Shing, Michael Bogomolny
  • Publication number: 20080115695
    Abstract: A method of producing a modified pigment by sulfonating a pigment and subsequently oxidizing the pigment. The modified pigment may have sulfonic acid and carboxyl surface modifying groups attached to the surface of the pigment. Charge balancing counterions such as alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and NR1R2R3H+, where R1, R2 and R3 are independently H or C1-C5 alkyl groups, may be associated with the surface modifying groups. The modified pigment is combined with water to produce a dispersion that can be used in such applications as coatings, paints, papers, adhesives, latexes, toners, textiles, fibers, plastics and inks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: SENSIENT COLORS INC.
    Inventors: P. K. Sujeeth, Mark Ulrich, Gabe Srouji, John Kane, Daniel A. Ouellette