Patents by Inventor Gregory E. Missell
Gregory E. Missell 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: 8298634Abstract: An inkjet printing system contains an inkjet printer loaded with a recording element comprising a support and an ink receiving layer containing: a) fusible polymeric particles; and b) a water soluble block copolymer having ethylene oxide and propylene oxide segments, the copolymer exhibiting a Draves wetting coefficient, for a 0.1 wt % solution in water at 25° C., of not more than 360 seconds. An inkjet printing method and an inkjet recording medium are also contemplated.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kurt M. Schroeder, Lawrence P. DeMejo, Gregory E. Missell
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Patent number: 7897218Abstract: The present invention is directed to an image-recording medium comprising a paper support and, coated on one side of the support, in order: a lower ink-receiving layer, an upper gloss layer and, coated on the opposite side of the support, an inner layer comprising at least 75% by weight of fine inorganic particles and a binder, and an outer layer substantially consisting of a polymeric material. Another aspect of the present invention relates to an inkjet printing process.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Missell, Lawrence P. DeMejo, Terry C. Schultz
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Publication number: 20100080906Abstract: An inkjet printing system contains an inkjet printer loaded with a recording element comprising a support and an ink receiving layer containing: a) fusible polymeric particles; and b) a water soluble block copolymer having ethylene oxide and propylene oxide segments, the copolymer exhibiting a Draves wetting coefficient, for a 0.1 wt % solution in water at 25° C., of not more than 360 seconds. An inkjet printing method and an inkjet recording medium are also contemplated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventors: Kurt M. Schroeder, Lawrence P. DeMejo, Gregory E. Missell
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Patent number: 7661806Abstract: An inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, an upper fusible, porous layer comprising fusible polymeric particles, which particles comprise a thermoplastic polymer with reactive functional groups, the inkjet recording element further comprising a lower crosslinker-containing layer in which a polyfunctional compound has complementary reactive functional groups capable of crosslinking the reactive functional groups on the thermoplastic polymer under fusing. Optionally, an ink-carrier-liquid receptive layer is present between the fusible, porous layer and the support. Also disclosed is a method of inkjet printing on the element.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Missell, Lawrence P. DeMejo, Xiaoru Wang
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Patent number: 7655286Abstract: An inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, a fusible, porous ink-transporting layer comprising fusible polymeric particles, which particles comprise a thermoplastic polymer with reactive functional groups, the ink-transporting layer further comprising a multifunctional compound having complementary reactive functional groups capable of crosslinking the reactive functional groups on the thermoplastic polymer. The ink-transporting layer is over a fusible dye-trapping layer that preferably comprises a mordant. Optionally, an ink-carrier-liquid receptive layer is present between the dye-trapping layer and the support.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lawrence P. DeMejo, Xiaoru Wang, Gregory E. Missell, Allan Wexler
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Patent number: 7648745Abstract: An inkjet recording element comprises a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, a fusible, porous top layer comprising fusible polymeric particles that comprise a thermoplastic polymer with reactive functional groups, in combination with a multifunctional compound having complementary reactive functional groups capable of crosslinking the reactive functional groups on the thermoplastic polymer. Optionally, an ink-carrier-liquid receptive layer is present between the top layer and the support.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lawrence P. DeMejo, Xiaoru Wang, Sandra D. Nesbitt, Gregory E. Missell
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Patent number: 7597439Abstract: A method of printing on an inkjet recording element having a support having thereon in order: a) a porous upper fusible layer of fusible polymeric materials and a binder, b) a porous ink-receiving layer in which pigmented ink is stratified such that, after fusing the printed element, greater than 50% of the printed pigment colorant particles in the inkjet ink composition is retained in the bottom half of the upper porous fusible layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Allan Wexler, Bruce C. Campbell, Gregory E. Missell
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Publication number: 20090169777Abstract: The present invention is directed to an image-recording medium comprising a paper support and, coated on one side of the support, in order: a lower ink-receiving layer, an upper gloss layer and, coated on the opposite side of the support, an inner layer comprising at least 75% by weight of fine inorganic particles and a binder, and an outer layer substantially consisting of a polymeric material. Another aspect of the present invention relates to an inkjet printing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Gregory E. Missell, Lawrence P. DeMejo, Terry C. Schultz
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Patent number: 7507451Abstract: An inkjet recording element comprises a support having thereon in order, from top to bottom, a fusible, porous layer comprising fusible multifunctional polymer particles derived from an aqueous dispersion that comprise a thermoplastic polymer with at least two reactive functional groups capable of crosslinking with each other. Optionally, an ink-carrier-liquid receptive layer is present between the fusible, porous layer and the support. Also disclosed is a method of inkjet printing on the element.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Missell, Lawrence P. DeMejo, Xiaoru Wang
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Patent number: 7059714Abstract: The present invention discloses an ink printing method including the steps of: a) providing an ink printer that is responsive to digital data signals; b) loading said printer with an image-recording element including a support having thereon at least one image-receiving layer comprising polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, wherein said polymeric particle is stabilized by a hydrophobically capped oligomeric acrylamide dispersant; c) loading said printer with an ink composition; and d) printing on said image-recording element using said ink composition in response to said digital data signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jeanne E. Kaeding, Jeffrey W. Leon, Christine J. Landry-Coltrain, Alan R. Pitt, Trevor J. Wear, Gregory E. Missell, Dennis E. Smith
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Patent number: 6908191Abstract: 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 substrate having thereon: i) a subbing layer of a polymeric binder and a borate or a borate derivative, the borate or borate derivative being present in an amount of from up to about 3 g/m2, and the weight ratio of the polymeric binder to the borate or borate derivative is from about 0.2:1 to about 3:1; and ii) an image-receiving layer of inorganic particles and a cross-linkable polymer containing hydroxyl groups, the cross-linkable polymer being present in an amount of less than about 50 g/m2, and the weight ratio of the cross-linkable polymer to the inorganic particles is from about 5:95 to about 30:70; C) loading the printer with an inkjet ink composition; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Yingchun Liu, Alexandra D. Bermel, Gregory E. Missell
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Patent number: 6866902Abstract: An ink recording element is described comprising a support having thereon at least one image-receiving layer comprising polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, wherein the polymeric particle is stabilized by a hydrophobically-capped oligomeric acrylamide dispersant.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2002Date of Patent: March 15, 2005Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jeanne E. Kaeding, Jeffrey W. Leon, Christine J. Landry-Coltrain, Alan R. Pitt, Trevor J. Wear, Gregory E. Missell, Dennis E. Smth
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Patent number: 6815019Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of porous polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, said polymeric binder being poly(vinyl alcohol) having a degree of hydrolysis of at least about 95% and having a number average molecular weight of at least about 45,000.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Missell, Paul B. Merkel
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Patent number: 6779885Abstract: 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 porous polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the porous polymeric particles being prepared in the presence of an anionic or ationic dispersant, and the image-receiving layer containing a surfactant having a charge opposite to that of the dispersant used to make the porous polymeric particles, the surfactant being present in an amount from about 0.04 parts to about 0.30 parts by weight of the dispersant; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Gregory E. Missell, Jeanne E. Kaeding, Dennis E. Smith, Paul B. Merkel
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Publication number: 20040022968Abstract: An ink jet recording element including a substrate having thereon: a) a subbing layer of a polymeric binder and a borate or a borate derivative, the borate or borate derivative being present in an amount of from up to about 3 g/m2, and the weight ratio of the polymeric binder to the borate or borate derivative is from about 0.2:1 to about 3:1; and b) an image-receiving layer including inorganic particles and a cross-linkable polymer containing hydroxyl groups, the crosslinkable polymer being present in an amount of less than about 25 g/m2, and the weight ratio of the cross-linkable polymer to the inorganic particles is from about 5:95 to about 30:70.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2002Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Yingchun Liu, Alexandra Bermel, Gregory E. Missell
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Publication number: 20040022969Abstract: 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 substrate having thereon: i) a subbing layer of a polymeric binder and a borate or a borate derivative, the borate or borate derivative being present in an amount of from up to about 3 g/m2, and the weight ratio of the polymeric binder to the borate or borate derivative is from about 0.2:1 to about 3:1; and ii) an image-receiving layer of inorganic particles and a cross-linkable polymer containing hydroxyl groups, the cross-linkable polymer being present in an amount of less than about 50 g/m2, and the weight ratio of the cross-linkable polymer to the inorganic particles is from about 5:95 to about 30:70; C) loading the printer with an inkjet ink composition; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2002Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Yingchun Liu, Alexandra D. Bermel, Gregory E. Missell
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Patent number: 6677004Abstract: An ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of porous polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the porous polymeric particles being prepared in the presence of an anionic or cationic dispersant, and the image-receiving layer containing a surfactant having a charge opposite to that of the dispersant used to make the porous polymeric particles, the surfactant being present in an amount from about 0.04 parts to about 0.30 parts by weight of the dispersant.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: January 13, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Paul B. Merkel, Gregory E. Missell, Jeanne E. Kaeding, Dennis E. Smith
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Patent number: 6659604Abstract: 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 porous polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the polymeric binder being poly(vinyl alcohol) having a degree of hydrolysis of at least about 95% and having a number average molecular weight of at least about 45,000; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the inkjet ink composition in response to the digital data signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Paul B. Merkel, Gregory E. Missell
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Publication number: 20030197773Abstract: The present invention discloses an ink printing method using an image-recording element which provides an image having excellent image quality and superior dry time comprising the steps of:Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2002Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jeanne E. Kaeding, Jeffrey W. Leon, Christine J. Landry-Coltrain, Alan R. Pitt, Trevor J. Wear, Gregory E. Missell, Dennis E. Smith
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Publication number: 20030198761Abstract: An ink recording element is described comprising a support having thereon at least one image-receiving layer comprising polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, wherein said polymeric particle is stabilized by a hydrophobically-capped oligomeric acrylamide dispersant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2002Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jeanne E. Kaeding, Jeffrey W. Leon, Christine J. Landry-Coltrain, Alan R. Pitt, Trevor J. Wear, Gregory E. Missell, Dennis E. Smith