Patents by Inventor Michael H. Lee

Michael H. Lee 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).

  • LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PAPER AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230301343
    Abstract: A wrapper of a smoking article includes a base web and at least one transverse banded region. The banded region includes a first zone, a second zone and a third zone of add-on material. The second zone has about 25% to about 75% less add-on material than the first zone and the third zone. The banded region is about 5 mm to about 9 mm wide and the second zone is centrally located between the first zone and the third zone. The second zone includes a plurality of dots of the add-on material spaced from adjacent dots in the second zone by a distance greater than a distance between adjacent dots in the first zone and the third zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. LEE
  • Low ignition propensity cigarette paper and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 11751601
    Abstract: A wrapper of a smoking article includes a base web and at least one transverse banded region. The banded region includes a first zone, a second zone and a third zone of add-on material. The second zone has about 25% to about 75% less add-on material than the first zone and the third zone. The banded region is about 5 mm to about 9 mm wide and the second zone is centrally located between the first zone and the third zone. The second zone includes a plurality of dots of the add-on material spaced from adjacent dots in the second zone by a distance greater than a distance between adjacent dots in the first zone and the third zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. Lee
  • LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PAPER AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210112851
    Abstract: A wrapper of a smoking article includes a base web and at least one transverse banded region. The banded region includes a first zone, a second zone and a third zone of add-on material. The second zone has about 25% to about 75% less add-on material than the first zone and the third zone. The banded region is about 5 mm to about 9 mm wide and the second zone is centrally located between the first zone and the third zone. The second zone includes a plurality of dots of the add-on material spaced from adjacent dots in the second zone by a distance greater than a distance between adjacent dots in the first zone and the third zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. Lee
  • Low ignition propensity cigarette paper and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 10893699
    Abstract: A wrapper of a smoking article includes a base web and at least one transverse banded region. The banded region includes a first zone, a second zone and a third zone of add-on material. The second zone has about 25% to about 75% less add-on material than the first zone and the third zone. The banded region is about 5 mm to about 9 mm wide and the second zone is centrally located between the first zone and the third zone. The second zone includes a plurality of dots of the add-on material spaced from adjacent dots in the second zone by a distance greater than a distance between adjacent dots in the first zone and the third zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Michael H Lee
  • Printing with metal-surface charge element in glow discharge regime
    Patent number: 10353316
    Abstract: Techniques related to printing using a metal-surface charge element. A metal-surface charge element includes at least one metal charge roller to deposit electric charge on an imaging surface. Each metal charge roller includes a metal external surface in charge-transferring relation with the imaging surface and in a glow discharge regime during operation of the printing system for printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Seongsik Chang, Michael H Lee, Omer Gila, Paul F Matheson
  • LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PAPER AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190183166
    Abstract: A wrapper of a smoking article includes a base web and at least one transverse banded region. The banded region includes a first zone, a second zone and a third zone of add-on material. The second zone has about 25% to about 75% less add-on material than the first zone and the third zone. The banded region is about 5 mm to about 9 mm wide and the second zone is centrally located between the first zone and the third zone. The second zone includes a plurality of dots of the add-on material spaced from adjacent dots in the second zone by a distance greater than a distance between adjacent dots in the first zone and the third zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. Lee
  • Charge roller for electrographic printer
    Patent number: 10254676
    Abstract: A charge roller includes a body having a metal external surface and an inorganic outer resistive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Seongsik Chang, Thomas Anthony, Michael H. Lee, Omer Gila, Anthony William McLennan
  • Low ignition propensity cigarette paper and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 10212967
    Abstract: A wrapper of a smoking article includes a base web and at least one transverse banded region. The banded region includes a first zone, a second zone and a third zone of add-on material. The second zone has about 25% to about 75% less add-on material than the first zone and the third zone. The banded region is about 5 mm to about 9 mm wide and the second zone is centrally located between the first zone and the third zone. The second zone includes a plurality of dots of the add-on material spaced from adjacent dots in the second zone by a distance greater than a distance between adjacent dots in the first zone and the third zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. Lee
  • Liquid electrography printing
    Patent number: 9952527
    Abstract: Techniques for liquid electrography printing are described herein. In at least some examples herein, a liquid electrographic printer includes a charging element for charging a photo imaging plate (PIP). A light source irradiates light onto the charge element. The irradiated light is to heat the charge element to a selected temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Omer Gila, Seongsik Chang, Michael H. Lee
  • Coated photoconductive substrate
    Patent number: 9823592
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to apparatuses and methods that include a coated photoconductive substrate. The coated photoconductive substrate can include a photoconductive substrate with a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, and can also have a coating adhered to the photoconductive substrate. The coating can have a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 200 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael H. Lee, Krzysztof Nauka, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Omer Gila
  • Liquid Electrography Printing
    Publication number: 20170242363
    Abstract: Techniques for liquid electrography printing are described herein. In at least some examples herein, a liquid electrographic printer includes a charging element for charging a photo imaging plate (PIP). A light source irradiates light onto the charge element. The irradiated light is to heat the charge element to a selected temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Omer Gila, Seongsik Chang, Michael H. Lee
  • PRINTING USING A METAL-SURFACE CHARGING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20170176883
    Abstract: Techniques related to printing using a metal-surface charging element. A printing system includes a metal-surface charging element and a power supply. The charging element is disposed to deposit electric charge on an imaging surface. The power supply may provide electric power with an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the charging element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael H. LEE, Omer GILA, Seongsik CHANG, Paul F. MATHESON
  • Liquid electrography printing
    Patent number: 9678454
    Abstract: Techniques for liquid electrography printing are described herein. In at least some examples herein, a liquid electrographic printer includes a charging element for charging a photo imaging plate (PIP). A light source irradiates light onto the charge element. The irradiated light is to heat the charge element to a selected temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Omer Gila, Seongsik Chang, Michael H. Lee
  • Printing using a metal-surface charging element
    Patent number: 9618869
    Abstract: Techniques related to printing using a metal-surface charging element. A printing system includes a metal-surface charging element and a power supply. The charging element is disposed to deposit electric charge on an imaging surface. The power supply may provide electric power with an alternating current (AC) component and a direct current (DC) component to the charging element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael H Lee, Omer Gila, Seongsik Chang, Paul F Matheson
  • CHARGE ROLLER FOR ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTER
    Publication number: 20170045838
    Abstract: A charge roller includes a body having a metal external surface and an inorganic outer resistive coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Seongsik Chang, Thomas Anthony, Michael H. Lee, Omer Gila, Anthony William McLennan
  • Control for a non-contact charging roller
    Patent number: 9513572
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a control for a non-contact charging roller. For example, a charging assembly may control a selectable non-contact distance between a charge roller and an imaging surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Omer Gila, Seongsik Chang, Michael H Lee, Thomas Anthony, William D Holland
  • Charge roller for electrographic printer
    Patent number: 9423717
    Abstract: A charge roller includes a body having a metal external surface and an inorganic outer resistive coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Seongsik Chang, Thomas Anthony, Michael H Lee, Omer Gila, Anthony William McLennan
  • LIQUID ELECTROGRAPHY PRINTING
    Publication number: 20160216631
    Abstract: Techniques for liquid electrography printing are described herein. In at least some examples herein, a liquid electrographic printer includes a charging element for charging a photo imaging plate (PIP). A light source irradiates light onto the charge element. The irradiated light is to heat the charge element to a selected temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Omer Gila, Seongsik Chang, Michael H. Lee
  • LOW IGNITION PROPENSITY CIGARETTE PAPER AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160183588
    Abstract: A wrapper of a smoking article includes a base web and at least one transverse banded region. The banded region includes a first zone, a second zone and a third zone of add-on material. The second zone has about 25% to about 75% less add-on material than the first zone and the third zone. The banded region is about 5 mm to about 9 mm wide and the second zone is centrally located between the first zone and the third zone. The second zone includes a plurality of dots of the add-on material spaced from adjacent dots in the second zone by a distance greater than a distance between adjacent dots in the first zone and the third zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Michael H. Lee
  • COATED PHOTOCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20160116852
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to apparatuses and methods that include a coated photoconductive substrate. The coated photoconductive substrate can include a photoconductive substrate with a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, and can also have a coating adhered to the photoconductive substrate. The coating can have a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 200 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michael H. Lee, Krzysztof Nauka, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Omer Gila