Patents by Inventor James A. Reczek

James A. Reczek 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: 8480199
    Abstract: A method of printing with an inkjet printer, the method includes moving the carriage along a first carriage scan direction while the second drop ejector array ejects drops of anti-curl solution onto the portion of recording medium providing a delay time that is greater than 15 milliseconds after the second drop ejector ejects drops of anti-curl solution at a given location on the portion of recording medium and before printing with the first drop ejector array moving the carriage along a second carriage scan direction while the first drop ejector array ejects drops of ink in an image-wise fashion onto the given location of the portion of recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Huijuan D. Chen, James A. Reczek, Richard P. Szajewski, Douglas W. Couwenhoven, Richard C. Reem, Richard A. Dibiase
  • Publication number: 20120127226
    Abstract: A method of printing with an inkjet printer, the method includes a) providing a printhead including at least first drop ejector array and a second drop ejector array; b) providing a carriage for moving the printhead along a printing region of the inkjet printer; c) providing an ink supply that is fluidically connected to the first drop ejector array; d) providing an anti-curl solution supply that is fluidically connected to the second drop ejector array; e) providing a controller for controlling the printing operations of the printer; f) advancing a portion of recording medium into the printing region; g) moving the carriage along a first carriage scan direction while the second drop ejector array ejects drops of anti-curl solution onto the portion of recording medium that is in the printing region; h) providing a delay time that is greater than 15 milliseconds after the second drop ejector ejects drops of anti-curl solution at a given location on the portion of recording medium; i) moving the carriage along
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Huijuan D. Chen, James A. Reczek, Richard P. Szajewski, Douglas W. Couwenhoven, Richard C. Reem, Richard A. Dibiase
  • Publication number: 20120127228
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes a printhead including at least a first drop ejector array and a second drop ejector array: a printing region; a carriage for moving the printhead in a carriage scan direction along the printing region; an ink supply that is fluidically connected to the first drop ejector array; and an anti-curl solution supply that is fluidically connected to the second drop ejector array, wherein the first drop ejector array is configured to print ink at a given location of the printing region alter a delay time at least 15 milliseconds relative to when the second drop ejector array ejects anti-curl solution at the given location of the printing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Huijuan D. Chen, James A. Reczek
  • Patent number: 8092874
    Abstract: An inkjet printing system, comprises: a printer, a pigment ink composition, and a dry recording media supply for receiving ink, the media comprising a support bearing an ink-receiving layer containing a complex of a polyvalent metal cation and a ligand, wherein the complex has a stability constant, K1, in the range of 0.3 to 6.0. The system gives images with excellent gloss, coalesence, and image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Allan Wexler, James A. Reczek
  • Patent number: 7832824
    Abstract: A method for printing input digital images using an inkjet printing system having a first and second drop ejector arrays for ejecting drops of a particular ink, wherein ink paths supplying drop ejector arrays have different length projections. The method comprising printing a first combined number of ink dots using the first and second drop ejector arrays during first and third time intervals where the printhead is accelerating and decelerating; and printing a second combined number of ink dots using the first and second drop ejector arrays during a second time interval where the printhead is moving at a substantially constant velocity, wherein the percentage of ink dots that are printed by the drop ejector array having a longer length projection is less than 40% of the corresponding combined number of ink dots in at least one of the first or third time intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David Erdtmann, Steven A. Billow, James A. Reczek
  • Publication number: 20100277533
    Abstract: A method for printing input digital images using an inkjet printing system having a first and second drop ejector arrays for ejecting drops of a particular ink, wherein ink paths supplying drop ejector arrays have different length projections. The method comprising printing a first combined number of ink dots using the first and second drop ejector arrays during first and third time intervals where the printhead is accelerating and decelerating; and printing a second combined number of ink dots using the first and second drop ejector arrays during a second time interval where the printhead is moving at a substantially constant velocity, wherein the percentage of ink dots that are printed by the drop ejector array having a longer length projection is less than 40% of the corresponding combined number of ink dots in at least one of the first or third time intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: David Erdtmann, Steven A. Billow, James A. Reczek
  • Publication number: 20100221460
    Abstract: An inkjet printing system, comprises: a printer, a pigment ink composition, and a dry recording media supply for receiving ink, the media comprising a support bearing an ink-receiving layer containing a complex of a polyvalent metal cation and a ligand, wherein the complex has a stability constant, K1, in the range of 0.3 to 6.0. The system gives images with excellent gloss, coalesence, and image quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Allan Wexler, James A. Reczek
  • Patent number: 7751083
    Abstract: A method for automatically compensating for scanner metamerism errors associated with scanning input images using a digital color image scanner, wherein the input images can be on a variety of different input media having colorants with different spectral characteristics, comprising scanning an input image on a digital color image scanner to produce a scanned image; determining one or more estimated color balance error values in a color balance parameter space by analyzing the scanned image using a color balance analysis algorithm; assigning an input medium from a set of possible input media for the scanned input image in response to the estimated color balance error values; selecting a scanner metamerism correction color transform associated with the assigned input medium; and applying the selected scanner metamerism correction color transform to the scanned image to produce a corrected image compensated for scanner metamerism errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David W. Jasinski, Kevin E. Spaulding, James A. Reczek
  • Patent number: 7449501
    Abstract: This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising an aqueous medium and microgel particles, said particles comprising a crosslinked copolymer prepared from a monomer mixture comprising at least a crosslinking monomer, a polymerizable carboxylic acid monomer, and one or more polymerizable water insoluble vinyl type monomers. The ink composition may be a colorless ink or it may contain a colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David S. Uerz, Hwei-Ling Yau, Wendy S. Krzemien, James A. Reczek, Xiaoru Wang, David E. Decker
  • Publication number: 20080239334
    Abstract: A method for automatically compensating for scanner metamerism errors associated with scanning input images using a digital color image scanner, wherein the input images can be on a variety of different input media having colorants with different spectral characteristics, comprising scanning an input image on a digital color image scanner to produce a scanned image; determining one or more estimated color balance error values in a color balance parameter space by analyzing the scanned image using a color balance analysis algorithm; assigning an input medium from a set of possible input media for the scanned input image in response to the estimated color balance error values; selecting a scanner metamerism correction color transform associated with the assigned input medium; and applying the selected scanner metamerism correction color transform to the scanned image to produce a corrected image compensated for scanner metamerism errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: David W. Jasinski, Kevin E. Spaulding, James A. Reczek
  • Patent number: 7317042
    Abstract: This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and polymer-dye particles, wherein said polymer-dye particles comprise a colorant phase containing a water insoluble dye, and a polymer phase, said particles being associated with a water-dispersible polymeric co-stabilizer. This invention further relates to an ink jet printing method utilizing the above ink jet ink composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Xiaoru Wang, Huijuan D. Chen, James A. Reczek
  • Patent number: 7210753
    Abstract: A method of determining and applying a protective ink amount to be printed in addition to a plurality of colored ink amounts to make colored pixels in an image including determining the protective ink amount such that the sum of the protective ink amount and the colored ink amounts is greater than or equal to a minimum ink amount necessary to provide adequate durability for the image, and applying using an inkjet printer the colored ink amounts and the protective ink amount to make the colored image pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Douglas W. Couwenhoven, James A. Reczek, Steven A. Billow, David S. Uerz
  • Patent number: 7150901
    Abstract: An inkjet recording element comprising a porous ink-receiving layer having interconnecting voids is disclosed in which an upper surface of the ink-receiving layer has been subjected to plasma treatment, and wherein the upper surface of the ink-receiving layer, prior to the plasma treatment, has a measured carbon elemental content of at least 40 percent. The invention can provide increased dot spread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bruce C. Campbell, Lisa B. Todd, James A. Reczek, Mary Catherine S. Oldfield, Hengzhong K. Zhuang
  • Patent number: 7121203
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of treating a recording element are provided. The apparatus includes a carrier removal station adapted to remove a predetermined percentage of carrier present in the recording element. A converting station is positioned downstream from the carrier removal station and is adapted to increase a durability characteristic of the recording element. A controller is electrically connected to at least one of the carrier removal station and the converting station so that an operating parameter of at least one of the carrier removal station and the converting station is individually adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: James E. Pickering, Arthur M. Gooray, Timothy J. Wojcik, Hwei-Ling Yau, Po-Jen Shih, James A. Reczek, Simon Yandila, Charles F. Scaglione, Kwok-Leung Yip
  • Patent number: 7025450
    Abstract: A recording element printing and treating system and method are provided. The system includes a printhead for dispensing a liquid comprising a carrier onto a recording element. A carrier removal station positioned downstream from the printhead removes a predetermined percentage of carrier present in the recording element. A converting station positioned downstream from the carrier removal station increases a durability characteristic of the recording element. In one embodiment, printing, carrier removal, and converting are accomplished in a single unit. In an alternative embodiment, printing is accomplished in a stand alone unit while carrier removal and converting are accomplished in a second stand alone unit. In this alternative embodiment, transfer of the recording element can be accomplished automatically using a mechanical device or manually by a system user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Timothy J. Wojcik, Arthur M. Gooray, James E. Pickering, James A. Reczek, Hwei-Ling Yau, Po-Jen Shih, Simon Yandila, Charles F. Scaglione, Kwok-Leung Yip
  • Patent number: 6908188
    Abstract: An ink jet ink set and recording element combination including: A) a porous ink jet recording element having a 60° specular gloss of at least about 30; and B) a pigment based ink jet ink set having at least two inks; wherein the RGD value is less than 40% when 60° is used as the specular angle and the RGD value is calculated according to Equation (A): RGD ? ? ? % = ? ? ? I = 1 N ? ? Gloss ? ( Imaged ? ? ? Areas ) I - Gloss ? ( Non ? ? ? Imaged ? ? ? Areas ) ? ? I = 1 N ? Gloss ? ( Imaged ? ? ? Areas ) I Equation ? ? ? ( A ) Where I is a variable which identifies a certain color patch used in the evaluation, N is the total number of color patches used in the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: James A. Reczek, Gang C. Han-Adebekun, Huijuan D. Chen
  • Publication number: 20040207704
    Abstract: An ink jet ink set and recording element combination comprising: A) a porous ink jet recording element having a 60° specular gloss of at least about 5; and B) a pigment based ink jet ink set comprising at least two inks; wherein the RGD value is less than 40% when 60° is used as the specular angle and the RGD value is calculated according to Equation (A): 1 RGD ⁢   ⁢ % =   ⁢ ∑ I = 1 N ⁢ &LeftBracketingBar; Gloss ⁡ ( Imaged ⁢   ⁢ Areas ) I - Gloss ⁡ ( Non ⁢   ⁢ Imaged ⁢   ⁢ Areas ) &RightBracketingBar; ∑ I = 1 N ⁢ Gloss ⁡ ( Imaged ⁢   ⁢ Areas ) I Equation ⁢   ⁢ ( A )
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: James A. Reczek, Gang C. Han-Adebekun, Huijuan D. Chen
  • Patent number: 6742885
    Abstract: An ink jet ink set and recording element combination including A) a porous ink jet recording element having a 60° specular gloss of at least about 5; and B) a pigment based inkjet ink set including at least two inks; wherein the RGD value is less than 40% when 60° is used as the specular angle and the RGD value is calculated according to Equation (A): RGD ⁢   ⁢ % = ∑ I = 1 N ⁢ &LeftBracketingBar; Gloss ⁢  
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Inventors: James A. Reczek, Gang C. Han-Adebekun, Huijuan D. Chen
  • Publication number: 20040068029
    Abstract: This invention relates to an ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, and polymer-dye particles, wherein said polymer-dye particles comprise a colorant phase containing a water insoluble dye, and a polymer phase, said particles being associated with a water-dispersible polymeric co-stabilizer. This invention further relates to an ink jet printing method utilizing the above ink jet ink composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Xiaoru Wang, Huijuan D. Chen, James A. Reczek
  • Patent number: 6698880
    Abstract: An inkjet recording system comprising a pigment-based ink in combination with a recording element having a porous substrate with relatively large pores and a relatively thin overlying surface layer which traps pigment particles, from an applied pigmented ink, at or near the surface while not unduly restricting ink flow into the underlying porous substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bruce C. Campbell, James A. Reczek, Lisa B. Todd