Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. McCarthy

Kenneth J. McCarthy 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 recording sheet
    Patent number: 5942335
    Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprises a support carrying an ink-receiving layer, this layer comprising a hydrophilic polymer, preferably poly(vinyl alcohol) and a poly(vinylpyridine). The images formed using this sheet display good water fastness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Yung T. Chen, Gerald P. Harwood, Jr., Shawn P. Lambert, Kenneth J. McCarthy, Richard J. Murphy, Michael S. Viola, Xiaojia Z. Wang
  • Laminar thermal imaging medium containing photohardenable adhesive layer and polymeric elastic and non-brittle barrier layer
    Patent number: 5328798
    Abstract: A laminar thermal imaging medium, and a method of preparing same, are disclosed and include a photohardenable adhesive layer containing a photopolymerizable ethythenically unsaturated monomer, and a barrier layer for providing resistance to the diffusion of the polymerizable monomer therethrough to other layers of the thermal imaging medium. The barrier layer increases substantially the time period before which photohardening of the adhesive layer need be performed, during which time cutting and other manufacturing operations can be performed. The elastic and non-brittle character of the barrier layer provides improved durability of images prepared from the thermal imaging medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. McCarthy, Robert J. Pusateri
  • Method of preparing a laminar thermal imaging medium capable of converting brief and intense radiation into heat
    Patent number: 5229247
    Abstract: A laminar thermal imaging medium, and a method of preparing same, are disclosed and include a photohardenable adhesive layer containing a photopolymerizable ethythenically unsaturated monomer, and a barrier layer for providing resistance to the diffusion of the polymerizable monomer therethrough to other layers of the thermal imaging medium. The barrier layer increases substantially the time period before which photohardening of the adhesive layer need be performed, during which time cutting and other manufacturing operations can be performed. The elastic and non-brittle character of the barrier layer provides improved durability of images prepared from the thermal imaging medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. McCarthy, Robert J. Pusateri