Patents by Inventor John M. Centa

John M. Centa 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: 4124384
    Abstract: Process for forming at least a single color image on a receptor material using photohardenable elements which contain one or more imagewise photohardenable layers toned with a toner material comprising a sublimable dye or mixture of dyes, the process comprising heating for at least 5 seconds, while in contact with a receptor material, either the toned element, the receptor material, or both, to a sublimation temperature of said dye and thereby cause at least a portion of the dye to sublime imagewise and condense on the receptor material. The temperature should not degrade the receptor or photohardenable layer. At least one non-imagewise exposed photohardenable layer may be present in the toned element. The process is useful in forming color proofs or proposed fabric patterns, color prints, projector overlays, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1978
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: John M. Centa