Patents by Inventor Gerard Friour

Gerard Friour 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: 8377522
    Abstract: An inkjet receiver is described which comprises a support and one or more layer coated thereon, at least one layer of which comprises one or more metal organosilicate polymer particulate materials. The metal organosilicate polymer particulate materials are obtainable by contacting a metal salt with a silicon-containing compound having an organic substituent in an organic solvent, wherein either the silicon-containing compound contains a basic group and/or the reaction is conducted in the presence of a base, wherein the metal is selected from one or more of aluminum, magnesium strontium, calcium or zinc and the silicon-containing compound comprises hydrolyzable and non-hydrolyzable substituents such as to form a metal organosilicate polymer particulate material therefrom. The described inkjet receiver is useful for forming images by inkjet printing having excellent color fastness over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Stephanie V. Desrousseaux, Olivier J. Poncelet, Gerard A. Friour
  • Patent number: 8313808
    Abstract: An inkjet receiver comprising a support and one or more layers coated on the support, at least one of which comprises a particulate material and a binder, the particulate material comprising composite particles having an inner portion and an outer portion or core-shell arrangement, wherein the inner portion comprises a negatively-charged, positively-charged or functionalized latex, and the outer portion comprises an inorganic material having enhanced keeping properties and reduced ozone-induced dye fade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gerard A. Friour, Stephanie V. Desrousseaux, Olivier J. Poncelet
  • Patent number: 8062719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a material intended for forming or printing images, comprising a support and at least one hydrophilic binder-based layer, and its manufacturing method, said method enabling the gelation process of the hydrophilic binder to be controlled. The material according to the invention is characterized in that in at least one of said hydrophilic binder-based layers, said hydrophilic binder is gelated by complexation with a complexing agent present on a heat-sensitive polymer or copolymer, that is hydrophobic at temperatures higher than its lower critical solution temperature LCST to protect the complexing agent, and water-soluble at temperatures less than its LCST to make the complexing agent accessible, the LCST of the heat-sensitive (co)polymer being higher than the setting temperature of said hydrophilic binder. The material according to the invention can be used as photographic material or as material taking aqueous ink compositions applied by the inkjet printing technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Olivier J. Poncelet, Gérard A. Friour, Ilias Iliopoulos
  • Patent number: 7923082
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having outstanding dye keeping properties in time. Said recording element comprises at least one molecular imprinted polymer having sites of selective recognition of dye molecules corresponding to the dye molecules used in inks for inkjet printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gerard A. Friour, Olivier J. Poncelet, Karsten O. Haupt, Laurence G. Poul
  • Patent number: 7858160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having very good dye keeping properties in time. Said inkjet recording element comprises a support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one hydrosoluble binder and at least one aluminosilicate polymer obtainable by a preparation method consisting in treating an aluminum halide with a mixture of at least one silicon alkoxide only having hydrolyzable substituents and at least one silicon alkoxide having a non-hydrolyzable substituent, with an aqueous alkali in the presence of silanol groups, the aluminum concentration being maintained less than 0.3 mol/l, the Al/Si molar ratio being maintained between 1 and 3.6 and the alkali/Al molar ratio being maintained between 2.3 and 3; and then stirring the resulting mixture at ambient temperature in the presence of silanol groups for long enough to form the hybrid aluminosilicate polymer. The ink-receiving layer also comprises inorganic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gérard A. Friour, Olivier J. Poncelet
  • Patent number: 7767281
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element showing good dye keeping in time and then good image stability. Said element comprises a support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least allophane-type amorphous spherical or ring-shaped aluminosilicate particles, said aluminosilicate particles having been submitted to an acidic treatment. Said particles can be natural allophane, purified or not, or allophane obtained by synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Oliver A. Caillault, Stephanie V. Desrousseaux, Gerard A. Friour, Jean M. Guilment, Olivier J. Poncelet
  • Publication number: 20100075042
    Abstract: An inkjet receiver comprising a support and one or more layers coated on the support, at least one of which comprises a particulate material and a binder, the particulate material comprising composite particles having an inner portion and an outer portion or core-shell arrangement, wherein the inner portion comprises a negatively-charged, positively-charged or functionalized latex, and the outer portion comprises an inorganic material having enhanced keeping properties and reduced ozone-induced dye fade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Gerard A. Friour, Stephanie V. Desrousseaux, Olivier J. Poncelet
  • Publication number: 20100003428
    Abstract: An inkjet receiver is described which comprises a support and one or more layer coated thereon, at least one layer of which comprises one or more metal organosilicate polymer particulate materials. The metal organosilicate polymer particulate materials are obtainable by contacting a metal salt with a silicon-containing compound having an organic substituent in an organic solvent, wherein either the silicon-containing compound contains a basic group and/or the reaction is conducted in the presence of a base, wherein the metal is selected from one or more of aluminium, magnesium strontium, calcium or zinc and the silicon-containing compound comprises hydrolyzable and non-hydrolyzable substituents such as to form a metal organosilicate polymer particulate material therefrom. The described inkjet receiver is useful for forming images by inkjet printing having excellent colour fastness over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Stephanie V. Desrousseaux, Olivier J. Poncelet, Gerard A. Friour
  • Patent number: 7604342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating an inkjet recording element to improve the image quality of such an element. The method comprises the applying of a solution of an aluminosilicate polymer on said recording element, said aluminosilicate polymer being obtainable by a preparation method consisting in treating an aluminum halide with an alkyl orthosilicate only having hydrolisable substituents or with a mixture of at least one silicon alcoxide only having hydrolisable substituents and at least one silicon alcoxide having a non-hydrolisable substituent with an aqueous alkali in the presence of silanol groups, the aluminum concentration being maintained less than 0.3 mol/l, the Al/Si molar ratio being maintained between 1 and 3.6 and the alkali/Al molar ratio being maintained between 2.3 and 3; and then stirring the resulting mixture at ambient temperature in the presence of silanol groups for long enough to form the aluminosilicate polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gerard A. Friour, Olivier J. Poncelet
  • Publication number: 20090233017
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having outstanding dye keeping properties in time. Said recording element comprises at least one molecular imprinted polymer having sites of selective recognition of dye molecules corresponding to the dye molecules used in inks for inkjet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Gerard A. Friour, Olivier J. Poncelet, Karsten O. Haupt, Laurence G. Poul
  • Publication number: 20090208679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a material intended for forming or printing images, comprising a support and at least one hydrophilic binder-based layer, and its manufacturing method, said method enabling the gelation process of the hydrophilic binder to be controlled. The material according to the invention is characterized in that in at least one of said hydrophilic binder-based layers, said hydrophilic binder is gelated by complexation with a complexing agent present on a heat-sensitive polymer or copolymer, that is hydrophobic at temperatures higher than its lower critical solution temperature LCST to protect the complexing agent, and water-soluble at temperatures less than its LCST to make the complexing agent accessible, the LCST of the heat-sensitive (co)polymer being higher than the setting temperature of said hydrophilic binder. The material according to the invention can be used as photographic material or as material taking aqueous ink compositions applied by the inkjet printing technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Olivier J. Poncelet, Gérard A. Friour, Ilias Iliopoulos
  • Publication number: 20080220189
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element showing good dye keeping in time and then good image stability. Said element comprises a support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least allophane-type amorphous spherical or ring-shaped aluminosilicate particles, said aluminosilicate particles having been submitted to an acidic treatment. Said particles can be natural allophane, purified or not, or allophane obtained by synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Oliver A. Caillault, Stephanie V. Desrousseaux, Gerard A. Friour, Jean M. Guilment, Olivier J. Poncelet
  • Publication number: 20080097063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating an inkjet recording element to improve the image quality of such an element. The method comprises the applying of a solution of an aluminosilicate polymer on said recording element, said aluminosilicate polymer being obtainable by a preparation method consisting in treating an aluminum halide with an alkyl orthosilicate only having hydrolisable substituents or with a mixture of at least one silicon alcoxide only having hydrolisable substituents and at least one silicon alcoxide having a non-hydrolisable substituent with an aqueous alkali in the presence of silanol groups, the aluminum concentration being maintained less than 0.3 mol/l, the Al/Si molar ratio being maintained between 1 and 3.6 and the alkali/Al molar ratio being maintained between 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Gerard A. Friour, Olivier J. Poncelet
  • Publication number: 20080014648
    Abstract: The invention relates to a single-use detector of aromatic compounds, with:—a first part (20) comprising a light conversion layer (26), and a photosensitive layer (28) in one piece with the light conversion layer, to be capable of being exposed by exposure light (54) capable of being produced by the light conversion layer in response to excitation light (50), the light conversion layer containing an imprinted polymer precursor (32), capable of combining with a target aromatic compound to form a dye (34) that converts the excitation light into exposure light in a wavelength domain different from that of the exposure light and,—a second part (40) of developer, capable of being applied temporarily to the photosensitive layer (28) of the first part (20) to demonstrate a possible exposure of the photosensitive layer. Application to the detection of explosives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Olivier Poncelet, Francoise Thomas, Gerard Friour, Jean-Marie Vau
  • Publication number: 20070218221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having very good stability to ozone and to light. Said recording element comprises a support and at least one ink receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one amorphous silica polymer having a degree of condensation between 75% and 88%. Such a polymer can be obtained by sol-gel pathway in acid catalytic conditions from silicon alcoxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Gerard Friour, Olivier Poncelet
  • Publication number: 20070132826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having good dye keeping properties in time and good image quality. Said inkjet recording element comprises a porous polyester support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one hydrosoluble binder and at least one aluminosilicate polymer obtainable by a preparation method consisting in treating an aluminum halide with an alkyl orthosilicate only having hydrolyzable functions with an aqueous alkali in the presence of silanol groups, the aluminum concentration being maintained less than 0.3 mol/l, the Al/Si molar ratio being maintained between 1 and 3.6 and the alkali/Al molar ratio being maintained between 2.3 and 3; and then stirring the resulting mixture at ambient temperature in the presence of silanol groups for long enough to form the aluminosilicate polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Gerard Friour, Jerome Emonot, Olivier Poncelet, Bruce Campbell, Thomas Laney
  • Patent number: 7223454
    Abstract: An image recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, the recording element containing core/shell particles wherein the shell of the particles is an oligomeric or polymeric aluminosilicate complex or an aluminosilicate particulate, the complex and the particulate having a positive charge and being counter balanced by an anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph F. Bringley, Olivier Jean Poncelet, Gérard Friour, Lori Shaw-Klein
  • Publication number: 20070082146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having good dye keeping properties in time, good image quality, as well as instant dryness. Said inkjet recording element comprises a porous polyester support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one aluminosilicate polymer obtainable by a preparation method consisting in treating an aluminum halide with a mixture of at least one silicon alkoxide only having hydrolyzable substituents and at least one silicon alkoxide having a non-hydrolyzable substituent, with an aqueous alkali in the presence of silanol groups, the aluminum concentration being maintained less than 0.3 mol/l, the Al/Si molar ratio being maintained between 1 and 3.6 and the alkali/Al molar ratio being maintained between 2.3 and 3; and then stirring the resulting mixture at ambient temperature in the presence of silanol groups for long enough to form the hybrid aluminosilicate polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Gerard Friour, Jerome Emonot, Olivier Poncelet, Bruce Campbell, Thomas Laney
  • Publication number: 20070054069
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having good dye keeping properties in time and good image quality. Said inkjet recording element comprises a porous polyester support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one hydrosoluble binder and at least one aluminosilicate polymer obtainable by a preparation method consisting in treating an aluminum halide with a mixture of at least one silicon alkoxide only having hydrolyzable substituents and at least one silicon alkoxide having a non-hydrolyzable substituent, with an aqueous alkali in the presence of silanol groups, the aluminum concentration being maintained less than 0.3 mol/l, the Al/Si molar ratio being maintained between 1 and 3.6 and the alkali/A 1 molar ratio being maintained between 2.3 and 3; and then stirring the resulting mixture at ambient temperature in the presence of silanol groups for long enough to form the hybrid aluminosilicate polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Gerard Friour, Jerome Emonot, Olivier Poncelet, Bruce Campbell, Thomas Laney
  • Publication number: 20060263549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording element having very good dye keeping properties in time. Said inkjet recording element comprises a support and at least one ink-receiving layer, said ink-receiving layer comprising at least one hydrosoluble binder and at least one aluminosilicate polymer obtainable by a preparation method consisting in treating an aluminum halide with an alkyl orthosilicate only having hydrolyzable functions with an aqueous alkali in the presence of silanol groups, the aluminum concentration being maintained less than 0.3 mol/l, the Al/Si molar ratio being maintained between 1 and 3.6 and the alkali/Al molar ratio being maintained between 2.3 and 3; and then stirring the resulting mixture at ambient temperature in the presence of silanol groups for long enough to form the aluminosilicate polymer. The ink-receiving layer also comprises inorganic particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Gerard Friour, Olivier Poncelet