Patents by Inventor George R. Hill

George R. Hill 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: 6552820
    Abstract: A partially printed substrate with a print pattern comprising a first color deposited on the substrate and a second color deposited on the first color, the second color being darker than the first color, whereby the first and second colors are perceived as a combined, substantially single color in the area defined by the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Contra Vision Limited
    Inventor: George R. Hill
  • Patent number: 6267052
    Abstract: A method of imaging a substrate is disclosed, the method consisting of applying a first layer to the substrate to form a “print pattern” and a second step of presenting an “addressed design” to the substrate both within an outside the area of the print pattern. In the method of the invention, within the print pattern the addressed design is formed into a “durable image material” forming at least a part of the design layer and outside the print pattern, the addressed design does not form a durable image material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Contra Vision Limited
    Inventors: George R. Hill, Mark D. Godden
  • Patent number: 6210776
    Abstract: A partially printed substrate with a print pattern comprising a first color deposited on the substrate and a second color deposited on the fist color, the second color being darker than the first color, whereby the first and second colors are perceived as a combined, substantially single color in the area defined by the first color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Contra Vision Limited
    Inventor: George R. Hill
  • Patent number: 5858155
    Abstract: A method of forming a partially perforated assembly comprising a perforated facestock material, an unperforated liner, and a self-adhesive adhering the perforated facestock material to the unperforated liner, the method comprising forming a temporary assembly including the perforated facestock material, the self-adhesive, and a temporary carrier adhered to the perforated facestock material by the self-adhesive, the perforated facestock material having been perforated by material removal of portions of the facestock material, removing the temporary carrier from its adhered relation to the perforated facestock material, and after the removing, adhering the unperforated liner to the perforated facestock material by the self-adhesive to form the partially perforated assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Contravision Limited
    Inventors: George R. Hill, William Voss
  • Patent number: 4925705
    Abstract: A method of printing a number of superimposed or otherwise geometrically related layers on a substrate with exact registration which comprises printing said layers over one or more areas on said substrate so as to overlap the boundary of said one or more areas and then removing the layers outside said areas. The product produced by the method and the intermediate product prior to removal of layers outside the areas can be used for security purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Contra Vision Limited
    Inventor: George R. Hill
  • Patent number: 4673609
    Abstract: A panel which comprises a substrate of transparent or translucent material having applied to one or both sides a design superimposed on, or forming part of, an opaque pattern so that the design on one side of the panel cannot be seen from the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Inventor: George R. Hill
  • Patent number: 4607568
    Abstract: This invention pertains to an extensible line brattice which comprises a track system and an extensible brattice frame with an attached brattice cloth cover mounted on said track system for extension into an unprotected portion of a mine passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Assignee: Jim Walter Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: George R. Hill, Larry C. Jordan
  • Patent number: 4005181
    Abstract: Normally solid polymers can be fed into a carbon black furnace or carbon black reactor together with the fuel and/or the oxidant forming the hot combustion gases; the polymers are at least partially combusted in the carbon black reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: George R. Hill, Homer M. Fox
  • Patent number: 3986816
    Abstract: The rigidity of a die used in pelletizing plastics is increased by connecting the rear center of the die with a support fastened to the center of the breaker plate. The die body, support, and breaker plate are attached to the extruder in an in-line manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: J. S. Gwinn, George R. Hill