Patents by Inventor Elizabeth A. Gallo
Elizabeth A. Gallo 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).
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Patent number: 6884479Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of a polymeric network formed by a chemical reaction between a wet-strength polymer, amino-functionalized inorganic particles and a hydrophilic polymer other than a wet-strength polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2002Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lixin Chu, Lori J. Shaw-Klein, Kenneth J. Ruschak, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Christine M. Vargas, Charles R. Salerno
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Patent number: 6815020Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a support having thereon a porous image-receiving layer having: (a) particles having a mean particle size of from greater than 0.04 &mgr;m to about 5 &mgr;m; and (b) water insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles having at least about 20 mole percent of a cationic mordant moiety.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Sridhar Sadasivan, Elizabeth A. Gallo, John M. Baier
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Patent number: 6796649Abstract: An ink jet printing method having the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of a polymeric network formed by a chemical reaction between a wet strength polymer, amino-functionalized inorganic particles and a hydrophilic polymer other than a wet-strength polymer; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2002Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lixin Chu, Lori J. Shaw-Klein, Kenneth J. Ruschak, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Christine M. Vargas, Charles B. Salerno
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Patent number: 6759106Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a support having thereon a porous image-receiving layer with at least 30% by weight of particles and at least 30% by weight of a binder, the particles being a mixture of a) silica gel particles having an average particle size of greater than about 9 &mgr;m in diameter; and b) silica gel particles having an average particle size of between 1 and about 8 &mgr;m in diameter; wherein the ratio of the a) silica gel particles to the b) silica gel particles is from about 0.5 to about 5.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lixin Chu, Lori J. Shaw-Klein, Kenneth J. Ruschak, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Christine M. Vargas, Charles R. Salerno
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Publication number: 20040114012Abstract: An ink jet printing method having the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of a polymeric network formed by a chemical reaction between a wet strength polymer, amino-functionalized inorganic particles and a hydrophilic polymer other than a wet-strength polymer; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2002Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lixin Chu, Lori J. Shaw-Klein, Kenneth J. Ruschak, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Christine M. Vargas, Charles B. Salerno
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Publication number: 20040115368Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of a polymeric network formed by a chemical reaction between a wet-strength polymer, amino-functionalized inorganic particles and a hydrophilic polymer other than a wet-strength polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2002Publication date: June 17, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lixin Chu, Lori J. Shaw-Klein, Kenneth J. Ruschak, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Christine M. Vargas, Charles R. Salerno
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Publication number: 20040109956Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a support having thereon a porous image-receiving layer with at least 30% by weight of particles and at least 30% by weight of a binder, the particles being a mixture of a) silica gel particles having an average particle size of greater than about 9 &mgr;m in diameter; and b) silica gel particles having an average particle size of between 1 and about 8 &mgr;m in diameter; wherein the ratio of the a) silica gel particles to the b) silica gel particles is from about 0.5 to about 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2002Publication date: June 10, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lixin Chu, Lori J. Shaw-Klein, Kenneth J. Ruschak, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Christine M. Vargas, Charles R. Salerno
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Patent number: 6706102Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant and a mixture of a water-soluble, magenta anthrapyridone dye and Reactive Red 23, Reactive Red 24, Reactive Red 31, Reactive Red 120, Reactive Red 180, Reactive Red 241, Acid Red 35, Acid Red 52, Acid Red 249, Acid Red 289, Acid Red 388, Direct Red 227 or CAS No. 153204-88-7.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2001Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: James W. Blease, Elizabeth A. Gallo
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Patent number: 6692123Abstract: An inkjet printing method having the steps of: I) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; II) loading the printer with a porous ink jet recording element having a substrate having thereon a porous image-receiving layer having a) inorganic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 100° C.; and b) particles having a mean particle size of up to about 5 &mgr;m; III) loading the printer with an inkjet ink composition; and IV) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Elizabeth A. Gallo, Sridhar Sadasivan, Xiaoru Wang
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Patent number: 6689431Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a substrate having thereon a porous image-receiving layer having a) organic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 100° C.; and b) water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Sridhar Sadasivan, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Xiaoru Wang
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Patent number: 6689430Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer having: (a) inorganic particles having a primary particle size of from about 7 to about 40 nm in diameter which may be aggregated up to about 500 nm; (b) colloidal particles having a mean particle size of from about 20 to about 500 nm; and (c) water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles having at least about 20 mole percent of a cationic mordant moiety.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Sridhar Sadasivan, Lixin Chu, John M. Baier, Yongcai Wang, Lori J. Shaw-Klein, Elizabeth A. Gallo
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Patent number: 6686001Abstract: An ink jet printing method having the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording element having a substrate having thereon a porous image-receiving layer of a) organic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 100 ° C.; and b) water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the inkjet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2001Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Elizabeth A. Gallo, Sridhar Sadasivan, Xiaoru Wang
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Patent number: 6685768Abstract: A color inkjet ink set for color printing having: (a) a yellow ink having a carrier and a yellow dye; (b) a magenta ink having a carrier and a mixture of a water-soluble, magenta anthrapyridone dye and Reactive Red 23, Reactive Red 24, Reactive Red 31, Reactive Red 120, Reactive Red 180, Reactive Red 241, Acid Red 35, Acid Red 52, Acid Red 249, Acid Red 289, Acid Red 388, Direct Red 227 or CAS No. 153204-88-7; and (c) a cyan ink having a carrier and a cyan dye.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2001Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: James W. Blease, Elizabeth A. Gallo
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Patent number: 6677008Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a substrate having thereon an image-receiving layer of a filler and coated particles of a polymeric hard core-polymeric soft shell, the Tg of the polymeric hard core material being greater than about 60° C., the Tg of the polymeric soft shell material being less than about 100° C., and the filler being present in the image-receiving layer in an amount of from about 50 to about 95% by weight, the substrate being paper, resin-coated paper, synthetic paper, impregnated paper, cellulose acetate or a polyester film.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2002Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Tienteh Chen, Lixin Chu, Sridhar Sadasivan, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Xiaoru Wang
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Patent number: 6666596Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for re-applying dye to a dye donor element of a dye transfer thermal printer. A reservoir contains a supply of dye that is thermally transferred from the reservoir to the dye donor element by diffusion of dye into the dye donor element. The reservoir has a diffusion controlled permeation membrane through which dye is delivered to the dye donor element, while inhibiting diffusion of a binder, whereby the dye diffuses between the reservoir and the dye donor element but the binder does not.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2001Date of Patent: December 23, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Elizabeth G. Burns, Susan L. Dawson, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Daniel J. Harrison, Louis J. Sorriero, Ludmila S. Weiss
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Patent number: 6645582Abstract: A porous ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer having: (a) inorganic particles having a primary particle size of from about 7 to about 40 nm in diameter which may be aggregated up to about 500 nm; (b) colloidal particles having a mean particle size of from about 20 to about 500 nm; (c) water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles having at least about 20 mole percent of a cationic mordant moiety; and (d) inorganic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 100° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Sridhar Sadasivan, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Lixin Chu, John M. Baier, David E. Decker, Xiaoru E. Wang
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Patent number: 6641875Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon a porous image-receiving layer comprising at least about 50% by weight of particles and less than about 20% by weight of a binder, the particles comprising a mixture of (a) inorganic particles having a primary particle size of from about 7 to about 40 nm in diameter which may be aggregated to provide a mean aggregate particle size of up to about 500 nm; and (b) colloidal particles having a mean particle size of from about 20 to about 500 nm; and wherein the difference between the mean aggregate particle size of the (a) inorganic particles and the mean particle size of the (b) colloidal particles is within about 10%.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Sridhar Sadasivan, Lixin Chu, John M. Baier, Elizabeth A. Gallo
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Patent number: 6632490Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a substrate having thereon a porous image-receiving layer having a) inorganic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 100° C.; and b) particles having a mean particle size of up to about 5 &mgr;m.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2001Date of Patent: October 14, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Sridhar Sadasivan, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Xiaoru Wang
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Publication number: 20030107636Abstract: An ink jet printing method having the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording element having a substrate having thereon a porous image-receiving layer of a) organic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 100 ° C.; and b) water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the inkjet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2001Publication date: June 12, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Elizabeth A. Gallo, Sridhar Sadasivan, Xiaoru Wang
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Publication number: 20030108690Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a substrate having thereon a porous image-receiving layer having a) organic particles encapsulated with an organic polymer having a Tg of less than about 100° C.; and b) water-insoluble, cationic, polymeric particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2001Publication date: June 12, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Sridhar Sadasivan, Elizabeth A. Gallo, Xiaoru Wang