Patents by Inventor James Stephen Honan
James Stephen Honan 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: 9851823Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Charles Leo Bauer, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, James Stephen Honan, Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane
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Publication number: 20170147101Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Charles Leo Bauer, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, James Stephen Honan, Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane
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Patent number: 9637659Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane, James Stephen Honan, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, Charles Leo Bauer
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Patent number: 9606652Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Charles Leo Bauer, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, James Stephen Honan, Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane
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Patent number: 9505942Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, Charles Leo Bauer, James Stephen Honan, Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane
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Publication number: 20150368501Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane, James Stephen Honan, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, Charles Leo Bauer
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Publication number: 20150368805Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, Charles Leo Bauer, James Stephen Honan, Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane
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Publication number: 20150367594Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: James Stephen Honan, Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, Charles Leo Bauer
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Publication number: 20150370284Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Charles Leo Bauer, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, James Stephen Honan, Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane
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Patent number: 9205628Abstract: A first polymer latex and second polymer latex can be mixed to form a dried primer layer on a substrate to adhere patterned materials having fine lines. The first polymer latex comprises a first polymer and a first surfactant such that a dried coating of the first polymer latex has a surface polarity of at least 50%. The second polymer latex comprises a second polymer and a second surfactant such that a dried coating of the second polymer latex has a surface polarity of less than or equal to 27%. Moreover, a dried coating of the mixture has a surface polarity of at least 15% and up to and including 50%. Primed substrates are useful for preparing electrically-conductive articles having electrically-conductive fine lines directly on a dried primer layer by applying a patterned material to a substrate. Such articles can be used as touch screen displays in various electronic devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANYInventors: James Stephen Honan, Brian Andrew Schell, Richard Thomas Kane, Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain, Charles Leo Bauer
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Patent number: 8824948Abstract: In one aspect a method for operating a printer is provided in which a toner image is formed on a receiver using a toner having a polymeric binder and a wax. A contact surface is used to apply heat and pressure to heat the toner at least to a glass transition temperature for the toner and to heat the wax to at least an incorporated melting temperature. The toner image is allowed to cool below a glass transition temperature of the toner to form a fused toner image having a viewing surface and the wax is allowed to cool below the melting temperature for the wax so that after cooling the viewing surface has first portions with wax globules and second portions without wax globules. The viewing surface is wiped to move at least some of the wax from the wax globules in the first portions onto the second portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: James Stephen Honan, David D. Putnam
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Patent number: 8744332Abstract: Printers are provided having wax management systems. In one aspect, a printer has a print engine provides a toner image on a receiver using a toner having a binder polymer and a wax and a fuser having a contact surface that heats the toner at least to a glass transition temperature for the toner and the wax at least to an incorporated melting temperature to cause at least some of the wax to separate from the toner. A controller allows the toner image to cool to form a fused toner image having a viewing surface and the wax to cool to form first portions of the viewing surface with wax globules and second portions without wax globules. A wiping system wipes the viewing surface to move at least some of the wax from the wax globules onto the second portion when the toner image and wax are cooled.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: David D. Putnam, James Stephen Honan
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Patent number: 8725052Abstract: Wax management systems are provided. In one aspect a wax management system has print positioning system having an input to receive a fused toner print having a toner image with a viewing surface that has first portions with wax globules and second portions without wax globules and a print positioning apparatus that arranges the print for wiping by a wiping system having a wiping surface that wipes the viewing surface to move at least some of the wax from the wax globules onto the second portion. A wax management device controller determines when fused toner print is at a temperature where the toner image is below a glass transition temperature of the toner and the wax is below a melting temperature for the wax and to position the print for wiping. The controller causes the wiping system to wipe the print after the controller makes the determination.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: James Stephen Honan, David D. Putnam
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Publication number: 20130084116Abstract: Printers are provided having wax management systems. In one aspect, a printer has a print engine provides a toner image on a receiver using a toner having a binder polymer and a wax and a fuser having a contact surface that heats the toner at least to a glass transition temperature for the toner and the wax at least to an incorporated melting temperature to cause at least some of the wax to separate from the toner. A controller allows the toner image to cool to form a fused toner image having a viewing surface and the wax to cool to form first portions of the viewing surface with wax globules and second portions without wax globules. A wiping system wipes the viewing surface to move at least some of the wax from the wax globules onto the second portion when the toner image and wax are cooled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: David D. Putnam, James Stephen Honan
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Publication number: 20130084115Abstract: Wax management systems are provided. In one aspect a wax management system has print positioning system having an input to receive a fused toner print having a toner image with a viewing surface that has first portions with wax globules and second portions without wax globules and a print positioning apparatus that arranges the print for wiping by a wiping system having a wiping surface that wipes the viewing surface to move at least some of the wax from the wax globules onto the second portion. A wax management device controller determines when fused toner print is at a temperature where the toner image is below a glass transition temperature of the toner and the wax is below a melting temperature for the wax and to position the print for wiping. The controller causes the wiping system to wipe the print after the controller makes the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: James Stephen Honan, David D. Putnam
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Publication number: 20130084114Abstract: In one aspect a method for operating a printer is provided in which a toner image is formed on a receiver using a toner having a polymeric binder and a wax. A contact surface is used to apply heat and pressure to heat the toner at least to a glass transition temperature for the toner and to heat the wax to at least an incorporated melting temperature. The toner image is allowed to cool below a glass transition temperature of the toner to form a fused toner image having a viewing surface and the wax is allowed to cool below the melting temperature for the wax so that after cooling the viewing surface has first portions with wax globules and second portions without wax globules. The viewing surface is wiped to move at least some of the wax from the wax globules in the first portions onto the second portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: James Stephen Honan, David D. Putnam
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Patent number: 6613503Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a reflection support and an overcoat layer wherein said overcoat layer comprises hydrophilic binder and lubricant, said lubricant has a particle mean diameter of greater than 1 &mgr;m and the volume of particles of lubricant below 1 &mgr;m is less than 5% of said total volume of lubricant.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1996Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Walter Harold Isaac, James Stephen Honan, Edgar Erick Riecke
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Patent number: 5731134Abstract: Stable photographic coating compositions comprising a polymer latex are prepared by mixing an aqueous solution comprising gelatin with a latex dispersion of a polymer of the formula(A).sub.x (B).sub.y (C).sub.zwhereA and B are formed from nonionic monomers,C is formed from anionic monomers, andx, y and z are monomer weight fractions where x=0 to 1.0, y=0 to 1.0, x+y=about 0.98 to 1.0, and z=0 to about 0.02,wherein A, B, x and y are such that latex dispersions of polymers of the formula (A).sub.x (B).sub.y have calcium ion critical coagulation concentrations of less than 80 mM Ca.sup.+2 in gelatin solutions,wherein the gelatin of the aqueous solution mixed with the latex dispersion comprises a gelatin of low calcium ion content such that the coating composition has a calcium Ca.sup.2+ concentration of less than 2 mM. The method of the invention allows for the preparation of aqueous gelatin coating solutions comprising latex dispersions of polymers which are unstable in the presence of calcium ions.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1996Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: James Stephen Honan, John Bruce Walters, Thomas Haile Whitesides