Patents by Inventor Kristen Kruszewski
Kristen Kruszewski 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).
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Patent number: 11808833Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, Luann Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring, Michael Andrew Zalich
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Publication number: 20230088934Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, LuAnn Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring, Michael Andrew Zalich
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Patent number: 11566139Abstract: The present invention is directed to coated articles demonstrating a transmission of electromagnetic radiation having a frequency of 22 to 81 GHz in the range of 70% to 100%. The articles comprise substrates coated with curable film-forming compositions comprising a first film-forming polymer prepared from at least one hydrophobic monomer, a second film-forming polymer prepared from at least one hydrophobic monomer, and a curing agent. Upon application of the curable film-forming composition to the substrate to form a coating layer, the first film-forming polymer is distributed throughout the coating layer, and the concentration of the second film-forming polymer is greater at the surface of the coating layer than the concentration of the second film-forming polymer within the bulk of the coating layer. The present invention is also drawn to methods of mitigating contaminant build-up on a substrate using the curable film-forming compositions described above.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Daniel F. Moyano, Shanti Swarup, Matthew S. Luchansky, Xiangling Xu, Kristen Kruszewski
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Patent number: 11561329Abstract: A coating composition for application over a retroreflective substrate, a retroreflective article comprising a coating formed from the coating composition, and a method of production thereof are provided. The coating composition comprises a pigment suitable to absorb and/or scatter electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range of 800 nm to 2000 nm. The coating comprises a ratio of reduction in electromagnetic radiation retroreflectance at a wavelength of 905 nm and/or 1550 nm to reduction in electromagnetic radiation retroreflectance averaged over a wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm of at least 2:1.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Shuyu Fang, Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski
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Publication number: 20210143846Abstract: The present invention is directed to coated articles demonstrating a transmission of electromagnetic radiation having a frequency of 22 to 81 GHz in the range of 70% to 100%. The articles comprise substrates coated with curable film-forming compositions comprising a first film-forming polymer prepared from at least one hydrophobic monomer, a second film-forming polymer prepared from at least one hydrophobic monomer, and a curing agent. Upon application of the curable film-forming composition to the substrate to form a coating layer, the first film-forming polymer is distributed throughout the coating layer, and the concentration of the second film-forming polymer is greater at the surface of the coating layer than the concentration of the second film-forming polymer within the bulk of the coating layer. The present invention is also drawn to methods of mitigating contaminant build-up on a substrate using the curable film-forming compositions described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.Inventors: Daniel F. Moyano, Shanti Swarup, Matthew S. Luchansky, Xiangling Xu, Kristen Kruszewski
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Publication number: 20210116563Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, LuAnn Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring, Michael Andrew Zalich
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Patent number: 10901086Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, LuAnn Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring, Michael Andrew Zalich
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Patent number: 10840953Abstract: The present invention is directed to coated articles demonstrating a transmission of electromagnetic radiation having a frequency of 22 to 81 GHz in the range of 70% to 100%. The articles comprise substrates coated with curable film-forming compositions comprising a first film-forming polymer prepared from at least one hydrophobic monomer, a second film-forming polymer prepared from at least one hydrophobic monomer, and a curing agent. Upon application of the curable film-forming composition to the substrate to form a coating layer, the first film-forming polymer is distributed throughout the coating layer, and the concentration of the second film-forming polymer is greater at the surface of the coating layer than the concentration of the second film-forming polymer within the bulk of the coating layer. The present invention is also drawn to methods of mitigating contaminant build-up on a substrate using the curable film-forming compositions described above.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Daniel F. Moyano, Shanti Swarup, Matthew S. Luchansky, Xiangling Xu, Kristen Kruszewski
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Publication number: 20200225351Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, LuAnn Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring, Michael Andrew Zalich
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Publication number: 20200216679Abstract: A coating composition for application over a retroreflective substrate, a retroreflective article comprising a coating formed from the coating composition, and a method of production thereof are provided. The coating composition comprises a pigment suitable to absorb and/or scatter electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range of 800 nm to 2000 nm. The coating comprises a ratio of reduction in electromagnetic radiation retroreflectance at a wavelength of 905 nm and/or 1550 nm to reduction in electromagnetic radiation retroreflectance averaged over a wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm of at least 2:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Shuyu Fang, Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski
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Patent number: 10641895Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, LuAnn Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring, Michael Andrew Zalich
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Publication number: 20200087599Abstract: A cleaning fluid composition, a method of manufacture of the fluid composition, and a method of use thereof are provided. The fluid composition comprises 10% to 50% by weight of an alcohol based on the total weight of the fluid composition, 2% to 40% by weight of a co-solvent based on the total weight of the fluid composition, and at least 20% by weight of water based on the total weight of the fluid composition. The co-solvent is miscible with water, the fluid composition is substantially free of ethylene glycol and methanol, and the fluid composition has a viscosity less than or equal to 45 cP at ?25 degrees Celsius and a freezing point less than ?25 degrees Celsius.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Shuyu Fang, Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski
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Publication number: 20200028528Abstract: The present invention is directed to coated articles demonstrating a transmission of electromagnetic radiation having a frequency of 22 to 81 GHz in the range of 70% to 100%. The articles comprise substrates coated with curable film-forming compositions comprising a first film-forming polymer prepared from at least one hydrophobic monomer, a second film-forming polymer prepared from at least one hydrophobic monomer, and a curing agent. Upon application of the curable film-forming composition to the substrate to form a coating layer, the first film-forming polymer is distributed throughout the coating layer, and the concentration of the second film-forming polymer is greater at the surface of the coating layer than the concentration of the second film-forming polymer within the bulk of the coating layer. The present invention is also drawn to methods of mitigating contaminant build-up on a substrate using the curable film-forming compositions described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.Inventors: Daniel F. Moyano, Shanti Swarup, Matthew S. Luchansky, Xiangling Xu, Kristen Kruszewski
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Publication number: 20190154831Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, LuAnn Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring
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Patent number: 10215855Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, LuAnn Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring
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Publication number: 20180120435Abstract: A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a ?E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Eldon L. Decker, Kristen Kruszewski, LuAnn Holsing, Stephen G. McQuown, Stuart D. Hellring