Patents by Inventor Kim P. Heimbach

Kim P. Heimbach 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).

  • Decalcomania
    Patent number: 4322467
    Abstract: There has been provided a method for manufacture of decals wherein the decal is printed with an offset rotogravure process utilizing solventless thermoplastic inks. By controlling the temperatures of the gravure rolls, the offset rolls and the back-up rolls, a continuous process is maintained which is capable of printing all layers of a decal without intermediate drying steps. The decal produced and claimed is, in a preferred embodiment, a ceramic heat release decal especially suited for the manufacture of decorated tableware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: Kim P. Heimbach, Ronald E. Johnson
  • Decalcomania manufacture
    Patent number: 4292104
    Abstract: There has been provided a method for manufacture of decals wherein the decal is printed with an offset rotogravure process utilizing solventless thermoplastic inks. By controlling the temperatures of the gravure rolls, the offset rolls and the back-up rolls, a continuous process is maintained which is capable of printing all layers of a decal without intermediate drying steps. The decal produced and claimed is, in a preferred embodiment, a ceramic heat release decal especially suited for the manufacture of decorated tableware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: Kim P. Heimbach, Ronald E. Johnson