Patents by Inventor Jeremy Kenneth Steach
Jeremy Kenneth Steach 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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Publication number: 20180080907Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contain identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a one or more of chemical markers and one or more distinct features, or taggants, which may vary among the fibers or be incorporated throughout all of the fibers. The chemical markers and distinct features can be representative of specific supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying chemical markers and distinct features and correlating the chemical markers and distinct features to manufacturer-specific taggants to determine supply chain information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Scott Gregory Gaynor, Andrew Ervin McLeod, Steven Anthony Wilson, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Lydia Juanita Salyer, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Michael John Rodig, Brian Douglas Seiler, Jonathan Horton, Clarissa Tatum
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Patent number: 9916482Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contains identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a plurality of distinct features, or taggants, which vary among the fibers and/or along the length of the identification fibers, a fiber band, or yarn. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying distinct features, combinations of distinct features, and number of fibers with various combinations of distinct features and correlating the distinct features to supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers, fiber band, or yarn from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Andrew Ervin McLeod, Scott Gregory Gaynor, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia Juanita Salyer, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Brian Douglas Seiler, Clarissa Tatum
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Publication number: 20180059090Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contain identification fibers. The identification fibers can comprise one or more chemical markers, or taggants, which may vary among the fibers or be incorporated throughout all of the fibers. The disclosure also relates to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying chemical markers and correlating the chemical markers and a taggant chemical marker amounts of at least one of the chemical markers to manufacturer-specific taggants to determine supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Scott Gregory Gaynor, Andrew Ervin McLeod, Michael John Rodig, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Humberto Collazo, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia J. Salyer, Brian Douglas Seiler, Jonathan Horton
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Patent number: 9863920Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contain identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a one or more of chemical markers and one or more distinct features, or taggants, which may vary among the fibers or be incorporated throughout all of the fibers. The chemical markers and distinct features can be representative of specific supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying chemical markers and distinct features and correlating the chemical markers and distinct features to manufacturer-specific taggants to determine supply chain information.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Scott Gregory Gaynor, Andrew Ervin McLeod, Steven Anthony Wilson, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Lydia Juanita Salyer, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Michael John Rodig, Brian Douglas Seiler, Jonathan Horton, Clarissa Tatum
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Patent number: 9851341Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contain identification fibers. The identification fibers can comprise one or more chemical markers, or taggants, which may vary among the fibers or be incorporated throughout all of the fibers. The disclosure also relates to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying chemical markers and correlating the chemical markers and a taggant chemical marker amounts of at least one of the chemical markers to manufacturer-specific taggants to determine supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Scott Gregory Gaynor, Andrew Ervin McLeod, Michael John Rodig, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Humberto Collazo, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia J. Salyer, Brian Douglas Seiler, Jonathan Horton
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Publication number: 20170235978Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contains identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a plurality of distinct features, or taggants, which vary among the fibers and/or along the length of the identification fibers, a fiber band, or yarn. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying distinct features, combinations of distinct features, and number of fibers with various combinations of distinct features and correlating the distinct features to supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers, fiber band, or yarn from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Andrew Ervin McLeod, Scott Gregory Gaynor, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia Juanita Salyer, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Brian Douglas Seiler, Clarissa Tatum
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Patent number: 9633579Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contains identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a plurality of distinct features, or taggants, which vary among the fibers and/or along the length of the identification fibers, a fiber band, or yarn. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying distinct features, combinations of distinct features, and number of fibers with various combinations of distinct features and correlating the distinct features to supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers, fiber band, or yarn from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Andrew Ervin McLeod, Scott Gregory Gaynor, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia Juanita Salyer, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Brian Douglas Seiler, Clarissa Tatum
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Publication number: 20150377854Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contain identification fibers. The identification fibers can comprise one or more chemical markers, or taggants, which may vary among the fibers or be incorporated throughout all of the fibers. The disclosure also relates to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying chemical markers and correlating the chemical markers and a taggant chemical marker amounts of at least one of the chemical markers to manufacturer-specific taggants to determine supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Scott Gregory Gaynor, Andrew Ervin McLeod, Michael John Rodig, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Humberto Collazo, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia J. Salyer, Brian Douglas Seiler, Jonathan Horton
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Publication number: 20150377841Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contain identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a one or more of chemical markers and one or more distinct features, or taggants, which may vary among the fibers or be incorporated throughout all of the fibers. The chemical markers and distinct features can be representative of specific supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying chemical markers and distinct features and correlating the chemical markers and distinct features to manufacturer-specific taggants to determine supply chain information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Scott Gregory Gaynor, Andrew Ervin McLeod, Steven Anthony Wilson, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Lydia Juanita Salyer, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Michael John Rodig, Brian Douglas Seiler, Jonathan Horton, Clarissa Tatum
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Publication number: 20150375149Abstract: Disclosed are acetate tow bands comprising identification fibers which can be used for tracking and tracing the acetate tow band through at least part of the supply chain. Each identification fiber exhibits at least one distinct feature. Each group of distinguishable identification fibers can exhibit a taggant cross-section shape, a taggant cross-section size, or combination of the same taggant cross-section shape and same taggant cross-section size. The distinct features and the number of fibers in each group of distinguishable identification fibers can represent at least one supply chain component of the acetate tow band, including the manufacturer of the acetate tow band and the customer of the acetate tow band. The distinct features are detectable in a filter comprising the acetate tow band.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Andrew Ervin McLeod, Scott Gregory Gaynor, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia J. Salyer, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Jeremy Kenneth Steach
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Publication number: 20150376819Abstract: Disclosed are fibers comprising identification fibers which can be used for tracking and tracing fibers, yarns, fiber bands, and/or articles comprising the fibers through at least part of the supply chain. Each identification fiber exhibits at least one distinct feature. Each group of distinguishable identification fibers can exhibit a taggant cross-section shape, a taggant cross-section size, or combination of the same taggant cross-section shape and same taggant cross-section size. The distinct features and the number of fibers in each group of distinguishable identification fibers can represent at least one supply chain component of the fibers. The distinct features can be detectable in an article comprising the fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Andrew Ervin McLeod, Scott Gregory Gaynor, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia J. Salyer, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Brian Douglas Seiler
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Publication number: 20150379312Abstract: Disclosed are fibers which contains identification fibers. The identification fibers can contain a plurality of distinct features, or taggants, which vary among the fibers and/or along the length of the identification fibers, a fiber band, or yarn. The disclosed embodiments also relate to the method for making and characterizing the fibers. Characterization of the fibers can include identifying distinct features, combinations of distinct features, and number of fibers with various combinations of distinct features and correlating the distinct features to supply chain information. The supply chain information can be used to track the fibers, fiber band, or yarn from manufacturing through intermediaries, conversion to final product, and/or the consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Andrew Ervin McLeod, Scott Gregory Gaynor, Steven Anthony Wilson, Lydia Juanita Salyer, Humberto Collazo, Larry Wayne Renfro, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Brian Douglas Seiler, Clarissa Tatum
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Publication number: 20150335065Abstract: This invention pertains to the surface attachment of particles, such as metal oxides, to cellulose ester fibers. The particles are applied to the surface of the cellulose ester fibers using a protic liquid that is substantially free of plasticizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANYInventors: Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Zhufang Liu, Charles Edwan Sumner, JR., Guy Ralph Steinmetz
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Publication number: 20140174461Abstract: This invention pertains to the surface attachment of particles, such as metal oxides, to cellulose ester fibers. The particles are applied to the surface of the cellulose ester fibers using a protic liquid that is substantially free of plasticizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Jeremy Kenneth STEACH, Zhufang LIU, Charles Edwan SUMNER, JR., Guy Ralph STEINMETZ
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Publication number: 20120325233Abstract: Degradable cellulose esters are disclosed that have incorporated therein or thereon mixed-phase titanium dioxide particles. The esters may be in the form of filters prepared by applying a plasticizer, having the mixed-phase titanium dioxide particles dispersed therein, to cellulose ester fibers to obtain plasticized cellulose ester fibers; and thereafter forming the plasticized cellulose ester fibers into a filter. Alternatively, the particles may be added to the dope from which the fibers are spun, or blended with a cellulose ester intended for molded articles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Steven Anthony Wilson, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Jerry Steven Fauver
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Publication number: 20120325231Abstract: Degradable filters are disclosed, as well as methods of making them, that include the steps of applying a plasticizer containing a photoactive agent to cellulose ester fibers to obtain plasticized cellulose ester fibers; and forming the plasticized cellulose ester fibers into a filter. The cellulose ester fibers may comprise cellulose acetate, the plasticizer may be triacetin, and the photoactive agent may include a number of types of titanium dioxide, for example mixed phase titanium dioxide particles. The filters are useful, for example, in preparing cigarette filters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Steven Anthony Wilson, Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Jerry Steven Fauver