Patents by Inventor DEBORAH ASHTON

DEBORAH ASHTON 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).

  • TRANSFERABLE FILM INCLUDING LOGIC CIRCUIT, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSFERABLE FILM
    Publication number: 20140263656
    Abstract: A transferable film includes a carrier layer and an intermediate portion. The carrier layer is configured to receive one or more additional layers and to be releasable from the one or more additional layers temporally proximate to an application of the transferable film to an object. The intermediate portion includes the one or more additional layers and a circuit. The one or more additional layers include a graphics layer. The intermediate portion is configured for application thereto of an adhesive layer, whereby the intermediate portion is configured to be interposed between the carrier layer and the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is configured to adhere to the object for the application of the transferable film to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
    Inventors: John H. Schneider, WILLIAM A. HERRING, JOSEPH M. FISHER, DEBORAH ASHTON, MICHAEL B. COLELLA