Patents by Inventor Lianhui Cong

Lianhui Cong 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).

  • Patent number: 8889232
    Abstract: The radiation curable ink compositions exhibit fasting curing, high flexibility and good adhesion to a broad range of substrates. The ink compositions include a dendritic or hyperbranched polyester acrylate component, which is present in an amount of 10-45% by weight and has a functionality of greater than 5. The compositions further include an oligomer component, a monomer component, a photoinitiator component, a colorant component, and an additive component. The compositions have a viscosity of not greater than 40 cP at 25° C. The radiation curable compositions are suitable for inkjet printing on a variety of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Lianhui Cong
  • Publication number: 20130222499
    Abstract: Gloss-controllable, radiation-curable inkjet inks cure quickly with minimal radiation exposure, enabling high-printing speed and low surface heating with controllable gloss on the printed image. Ink gloss can be controlled by varying the pinning energy to create the printed images with varied gloss from 10 to 100 gloss unit at 85° gloss measurement angle. After curing, the ink remains flexible on the surface, giving excellent performance on a wide range of surfaces, greatly expanding the range of applications for the ink. A gloss-controllable, radiation-curable inkjet ink may include approximately 8-18% of photo-initiators responding to UVA and UW (UVA: 320-400 nm wavelengths, UW: 400-450 nm wavelengths) radiation to initiate free radicals and optionally, other types of photo-initiators and approximately 60-85% of highly flexible mono-functional monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Lianhui CONG, Daniel Francis GLOSTER, Paul Andrew EDWARDS
  • Publication number: 20110045199
    Abstract: The radiation curable ink compositions exhibit fasting curing, high flexibility and good adhesion to a broad range of substrates. The ink compositions include a dendritic or hyperbranched polyester acrylate component, which is present in an amount of 10-45% by weight and has a functionality of greater than 5. The compositions further include an oligomer component, a monomer component, a photoinitiator component, a colorant component, and an additive component. The compositions have a viscosity of not greater than 40 cP at 25° C. The radiation curable compositions are suitable for inkjet printing on a variety of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Lianhui Cong
  • Publication number: 20100259589
    Abstract: Enhanced printing solutions are enabled by providing ultraviolet curing conditions without requiring complete evacuation of atmospheric oxygen. Increased ink coverage and adjusted surface appearance are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Jonathan BARRY, John Duffield, Lianhui Cong, Arthur L. Cleary