Patents by Inventor Mark W. Cummings

Mark W. Cummings 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).

  • Dye sublimation ink composition and processes for use with stamp pads
    Patent number: 11858285
    Abstract: Provided are processes of applying a decorative imaging to a substrate that includes providing a stamp pad comprising a child and environmentally friendly disperse dye composition, inking a stamp with the disperse dye composition, optionally transferring the disperse dye composition from the stamp to an intermediate ink receptive surface using the rubber stamp to thereby place an image on an intermediate ink receptive surface, and transferring the image to a dye receptive object by application of sufficient heat and pressure. The disperse dye compositions provided herein are safe, environmentally friendly, and able to be used in stamp pad imaging processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Esprix Technologies, LP.
    Inventors: Mark W. Cummings, Jana Petrova, Mandy Smith, Paula S. Smith, Tonya N. Tremitiere, John F. Cooper
  • DYE SUBLIMATION INK COMPOSITION AND PROCESSES FOR USE WITH STAMP PADS
    Publication number: 20220009261
    Abstract: Provided are processes of applying a decorative imaging to a substrate that includes providing a stamp pad comprising a child and environmentally friendly disperse dye composition, inking a stamp with the disperse dye composition, optionally transferring the disperse dye composition from the stamp to an intermediate ink receptive surface using the rubber stamp to thereby place an image on an intermediate ink receptive surface, and transferring the image to a dye receptive object by application of sufficient heat and pressure. The disperse dye compositions provided herein are safe, environmentally friendly, and able to be used in stamp pad imaging processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Mark W. Cummings, Jana Petrova, Mandy Smith, Paula S. Smith, Tonya N. Tremitiere, John N. Cooper