Patents by Inventor James Clifford Kelly

James Clifford Kelly 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).

  • Hot dieless foiling
    Patent number: 6395120
    Abstract: A process for the application of a pigmented or metallic layer from a foil to a substrate comprising: (i) applying an adhesive to the substrate; (ii) curing the adhesive; (iii) heating the substrate bearing the cured adhesive to render the adhesive tacky; and (iv) transferring the pigmented or metallic layer from the foil to the adhesive-bearing areas of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: API Foils Limited
    Inventors: Graeme William Bradbury-Harris, James Clifford Kelly
  • Hot-stamping foils
    Patent number: 5736253
    Abstract: A hot-stamping foil including a metallic layer carried on flexible carrier layer, and having a layer of heat-activated adhesive on the underside of the metallic layer and a layer of a lacquer composition coating the upper surface of the metallic layer, the lacquer being a blend of at least 50% by weight, based on the total dry weight of the lacquer composition, of a copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride (SMA copolymer) with at least one other acrylic copolymer selected from polymethylmethacrylate copolymers, polyacrylic acid copolymers and styrene/acrylic acid copolymers. Such lacquers have an improved heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Inventors: Trevor Thomas Hinchcliffe, Philip Norman Spencer, James Clifford Kelly