Patents by Inventor Kimberly Houde

Kimberly Houde 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).

  • ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLES AND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20070128352
    Abstract: In electrophoretic media, it is advantageous to use pigment particles having about 1 to 15 per cent by weight of a polymer chemically bonded to, or cross-linked around, the pigment particles. The polymer desirably has a branched chain structure with side chains extending from a main chain. Charged or chargeable groups can be incorporated into the polymer or can be bonded to the particles separately from the polymer. The polymer-coated particles can be prepared by first attaching a polymerizable or polymerization-initiating group to the particle and then reacting the particle with one or more polymerizable monomers or oligomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Honeyman, Elizabeth Moran, Libing Zhang, Anthony Pullen, Emily Pratt, Kimberly Houde, Matthew King, Craig Herb, Richard Paolini
  • CAPSULES, MATERIALS FOR USE THEREIN AND ELECTROPHORETIC MEDIA AND DISPLAYS CONTAINING SUCH CAPSULES
    Publication number: 20060198014
    Abstract: An encapsulation material, intended for use in encapsulated electrophoretic displays, comprises the coacervation product of a polyanionic polymer having a vinyl main chain and a plurality of anionic groups bonded to the main chain, with a cationic or zwitterionic water-soluble polymer capable of forming an immiscible second phase on contact with the polyanionic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Steiner, Libing Zhang, Lan Cao, Charles Honeyman, David Miller, Richard Paolini, Thomas Whitesides, Kimberly Houde, Andrew Loxley, Tibyron Quinn
  • CAPSULES, MATERIALS FOR USE THEREIN AND ELECTROPHORETIC MEDIA AND DISPLAYS CONTAINING SUCH CAPSULES
    Publication number: 20060007528
    Abstract: An encapsulation material, intended for use in encapsulated electrophoretic displays, comprises the coacervation product of a polyanionic polymer having a vinyl main chain and a plurality of anionic groups bonded to the main chain, with a cationic or zwitterionic water-soluble polymer capable of forming an immiscible second phase on contact with the polyanionic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lan Cao, Libing Zhang, Charles Honeyman, Kimberly Houde, Andrew Loxley, David Miller, Richard Paolini, Tibyron Quinn, Michael Steiner, Thomas Whitesides
  • ELECTROPHORETIC PARTICLES AND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20050018273
    Abstract: In electrophoretic media, it is advantageous to use pigment particles having about 1 to 15 per cent by weight of a polymer chemically bonded to, or cross-linked around, the pigment particles. The polymer desirably has a branched chain structure with side chains extending from a main chain. Charged or chargeable groups can be incorporated into the polymer or can be bonded to the particles separately from the polymer. The polymer-coated particles can be prepared by first attaching a polymerizable or polymerization-initiating group to the particle and then reacting the particle with one or more polymerizable monomers or oligomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: E INK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Honeyman, Elizabeth Moran, Libing Zhang, Anthony Pullen, Emily Pratt, Kimberly Houde, Matthew King, Craig Herb, Richard Paolini