Patents by Inventor Lara A. Reed

Lara A. Reed 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).

  • Radiation-curable thermal printing ink and ink ribbons and methods of making, using and printing using the same
    Patent number: 6853394
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink, a method of making the ink, a thermal transfer printer ribbon having a radiation-curable ink layer, and a thermal transfer printer with an actinic energy source are provided. A method of thermal transfer printing using an ink ribbon having radiation-curable components is also provided. The radiation curable components of the ink can be thermally dried and are cured after printing of an image on a receiving article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Chemicals Corporation of America
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Taylor, John T. Whalen, Lara A. Reed, Richard G. Crooks, Marlee A. Vrbanic
  • Radiation-curable thermal printing ink and ink ribbons and methods of making, using and printing using the same
    Publication number: 20030020798
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink, a method of making the ink, a thermal transfer printer ribbon having a radiation-curable ink layer, and a thermal transfer printer with an actinic energy source are provided. A method of thermal transfer printing using an ink ribbon having radiation-curable components is also provided. The radiation curable components of the ink can be thermally dried and are cured after printing of an image on a receiving article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Taylor, John T. Whalen, Lara A. Reed, Richard G. Crooks, Marlee A. Vrbanic
  • Radiation-curable thermal printing ink and ink ribbons and methods of making, using and printing using the same
    Patent number: 6476840
    Abstract: A radiation-curable ink, a method of making the ink, a thermal transfer printer ribbon having a radiation-curable ink layer, and a thermal transfer printer with an actinic energy source are provided. A method of thermal transfer printing using an ink ribbon having radiation-curable components is also provided. The radiation curable components of the ink can be thermally dried and are cured after printing of an image on a receiving article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Chemical Corporation of America
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Taylor, John T. Whalen, Lara A. Reed, Richard G. Crooks, Marlee A. Vrbanic