Patents by Inventor Joseph Clark Carls

Joseph Clark Carls 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).

  • Ink jet transfer printing process
    Patent number: 6874421
    Abstract: A method is provided for imparting images created with an inkjet printer to substrates. In accordance with the method, an image is imparted to an image receiving layer releasably disposed on a carrier sheet. An article can be provided, which is equipped with an adhesive patch on its surface. The image receiving layer is then brought into contact with the adhesive patch and, the carrier sheet is removed, thereby imparting an image to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Kitchin, Joseph Clark Carls, Dwight Lamar Evans, Steven Richard Austin
  • Ink jet transfer printing process
    Publication number: 20030041750
    Abstract: A method is provided for imparting images created with an inkjet printer to substrates. In accordance with the method, an image is imparted to an image receiving layer releasably disposed on a carrier sheet. An article can be provided, which is equipped with an adhesive patch on its surface. The image receiving layer is then brought into contact with the adhesive patch and, the carrier sheet is removed, thereby imparting an image to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Kitchin, Joseph Clark Carls, Dwight Lamar Evans, Steven Richard Austin
  • Ink jet transfer printing process
    Publication number: 20020178940
    Abstract: A method is provided for imparting images created with an inkjet printer to foil balloons and other substrates which do not lend themselves well to direct printing. In accordance with the method, an image is imparted to an image receiving layer releasably disposed on a carrier sheet. A foil balloon or other object is provided, which is equipped with an adhesive patch on its surface. The image receiving layer is then brought into contact with the adhesive patch and the carrier sheet is removed, thereby imparting an image to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Kitchin, Joseph Clark Carls, Dwight Lamar Evans, Steven Richard Austin