Patents by Inventor David Alan Niemeyer

David Alan Niemeyer 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).

  • Method for preparing prepress color proof and intermediate receiver element and carrier plate useful therein
    Patent number: 5716710
    Abstract: A prepress color proof can be prepared using suitable donor elements and an intermediate receiver element that has a roughened outer image receiving layer so that the color image is transferred with high image resolution. The intermediate receiver element can also have a cushioning layer beneath the outer image receiving layer that reduces the tendency for entrapped dirt particles to form minus density spot defects. In addition, a unique carrier plate can be used to carry the donor and intermediate receiver elements through laminating equipment. This carrier plate has a thermoplastic adhesive layer with sufficient tackiness to prevent irreversible dimensional change during lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard Julius Kapusniak, Colin Carl Campbell, Lawrence Philip Pate, David Alan Niemeyer
  • Method for preparing prepress color proof and intermediate receiver element and carrier plate useful therein
    Patent number: 5705314
    Abstract: A prepress color proof can be prepared using suitable donor elements and an intermediate receiver element that has a roughened outer image receiving layer so that the color image is transferred with high image resolution. The intermediate receiver element can also have a cushioning layer beneath the outer image receiving layer that reduces the tendency for entrapped dirt particles to form minus density spot defects. In addition, a unique carrier plate can be used to carry the donor and intermediate receiver elements through laminating equipment. This carrier plate has a thermoplastic adhesive layer with sufficient tackiness to prevent irreversible dimensional change during lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard Julius Kapusniak, Colin Carl Campbell, Lawrence Philip Pate, David Alan Niemeyer