Patents by Inventor Michael J. Simons
Michael J. Simons 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: 7078159Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a printing plate comprises inkjet printing an oleophilic image on a surface of a support by applying to the support an aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of an oleophilising compound on the surface of the support and drying the applied solution or dispersion, such that on drying the area of the surface to which the solution or dispersion was applied becomes lithographic ink-accepting, characterised in that the oleophilising compound has the chemical structure MO2C—(CHR)1—(CHR?)m—(CHR?)n—CO2M or MO2C—(CHR)1—(CHR?)m—(CHR?)n—SO3M wherein each M is the same or different and is independently selected from H or a cation; each of 1, m and n independently is 0 or 1, provided that 1+m+n=at least 1; each of R, R? and R? independently is —H, —B or -L-B; L is a linking group selected from alkylene, alkyleneoxy, thio, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, sulfoxyl, amido, alkylamido, oxyamido, alkylcarbamoyl carbamoyl, sulfonylamido, aminosulfonyl, aminosufonylamType: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael J. Simons, Sheena Zuberi
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Patent number: 7025449Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing a printing plate includes ink-jet printing an oleophilic image on a surface of a support by applying to the support an aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of a polymer having water-solubilising groups wherein the water-solubilising groups interact with the surface of the support thereby binding the polymer to the support and rendering the polymer insoluble, wherein the aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of polymer comprises pigment particles dispersed therein. The invention further relates to a composition suitable for the preparation of a printing plate by inkjet printing including an aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of a polymer having water-solubilising groups characterised in that said aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion further includes pigment particles dispersed therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael J. Simons, Huijuan D. Chen
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Patent number: 6983693Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a printing plate comprises forming an oleophilic image on a substrate for a printing plate comprising a support having at least one hydrophilic layer on its surface, the oleophilic image being formed by inkjet printing an aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of an anionic oleophilising agent on the surface of the support and drying the applied solution or dispersion, such that, on drying, the area of the surface to which the solution or dispersion was applied becomes lithographic ink-accepting, characterised in that the hydrophilic layer comprises a crosslinked cationic polymer. The invention further relates to a substrate for a printing plate comprising a support having at least one hydrophilic layer on its surface wherein the hydrophilic layer comprises a crosslinked cationic polymer.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6689429Abstract: A coating fluid for forming a coating on a support for use in printing comprises an aqueous liquid having dispersed therein (a) from 2 to 50% of an inorganic oxide selected from aluminum oxide and silica the % being by weight based on the combined weight of aqueous liquid and inorganic oxide and (b) from 1 to 50% by weight based on the weight of oxide (a) of a composition comprising a polymer containing negatively charged groups and a cationic surfactant. The composition may be formed from a polymer containing maleic acid units and a surfactant containing a quaternary nitrogen atom. The polymer may be a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a maleic acid containing monomer with another ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomers and where the molar ratio of maleic acid containing monomers to other monomers is from 1:1 to 1:5.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Publication number: 20040021707Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing a printing plate comprises ink-jet printing an oleophilic image on a surface of a support by applying to the support an aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of a polymer having water-solubilising groups wherein the water-solubilising groups interact with the surface of the support thereby binding the polymer to the support and rendering the polymer insoluble, wherein the aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of polymer comprises pigment particles dispersed therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael J. Simons, Huijuan D. Chen
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Publication number: 20040020388Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a printing plate comprises forming an oleophilic image on a substrate for a printing plate comprising a support having at least one hydrophilic layer on its surface, the oleophilic image being formed by inkjet printing an aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of an anionic oleophilising agent on the surface of the support and drying the applied solution or dispersion, such that, on drying, the area of the surface to which the solution or dispersion was applied becomes lithographic ink-accepting, characterised in that the hydrophilic layer comprises a crosslinked cationic polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Publication number: 20040018447Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a printing plate comprises inkjet printing an oleophilic image on a surface of a support by applying to the support an aqueous solution or aqueous colloidal dispersion of an oleophilising compound on the surface of the support and drying the applied solution or dispersion, such that on drying the area of the surface to which the solution or dispersion was applied becomes lithographic ink-accepting, characterised in that the oleophilising compound has the chemical structureType: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael J. Simons, Sheena Zuberi
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Patent number: 6638695Abstract: A method of providing an image in an imagewise exposed photographic silver halide material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which method comprises developing the silver halide and fixing the remaining silver halide by contacting it with a molten composition comprising a silver halide complexing agent which is present in sufficient amount to render the silver halide substantially clear. The photographic silver halide material may comprise at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support wherein the material also comprises a layer of a composition comprising a silver halide complexing agent which is liquefiable by heat and which, when molten, is in reactive association with the silver halide. The image formed may be scanned to produce an electronic rendition of the image.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2002Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6607873Abstract: Disclosed is a color film comprising (1) a support layer, (2) a light sensitive layer, and (3) a water permeable color filter array (CFA) layer comprising a continuous phase transparent binder containing a random distribution of colored transparent beads, said beads comprising a water-immiscible synthetic polymer or copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2001Date of Patent: August 19, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Krishnan Chari, Sidney J. Bertucci, Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6605419Abstract: A method of providing an image in an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic silver material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, comprises developing the silver halide and fixing the remaining silver halide by (i) contacting the photographic material with a composition comprising a solid complexing agent for the silver halide in the presence of a sufficient amount of water to transfer complexing agent to the surface of the photographic material and (ii) applying heat to cause the complexing agent to react with the silver halide to render it substantially clear.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2002Date of Patent: August 12, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Publication number: 20030108825Abstract: A method of providing an image in an imagewise exposed photographic silver halide material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which method comprises developing the silver halide and fixing the remaining silver halide by contacting it with a molten composition comprising a silver halide complexing agent which is present in sufficient amount to render the silver halide substantially clear. The photographic silver halide material may comprise at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support wherein the material also comprises a layer of a composition comprising a silver halide complexing agent which is liquefiable by heat and which, when molten, is in reactive association with the silver halide. The image formed may be scanned to produce an electronic rendition of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2002Publication date: June 12, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6555278Abstract: A color film comprises a support layer, a layer formed of a color filter array having at least three spectrally distinguishable types of color element and an emulsion layer unit. The film further includes means for emitting or reflecting light which has been modulated by the filter array but not by the image pattern formed in the emulsion layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2000Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Jennifer C. Loveridge, Richard Sharman, Michael J. Simons, John A. Weldy
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Publication number: 20030054264Abstract: Disclosed is a color film comprising (1) a support layer, (2) a light sensitive layer, and (3) a water permeable color filter array (CFA) layer comprising a continuous phase transparent binder containing a random distribution of colored transparent beads, said beads comprising a water-immiscible synthetic polymer or copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2001Publication date: March 20, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Krishnan Chari, Sidney J. Bertucci, Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6497997Abstract: A method of providing an image in an imagewise exposed photographic silver halide material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which method comprises developing the silver halide and fixing the remaining silver halide by contacting it with a molten composition comprising a silver halide complexing agent which is present in sufficient amount to render the silver halide substantially clear. The photographic silver halide material may comprise at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support wherein the material also comprises a layer of a composition comprising a silver halide complexing agent which is liquefiable by heat and which, when molten, is in reactive association with the silver halide. The image formed may be scanned to produce an electronic rendition of the image.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2001Date of Patent: December 24, 2002Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Publication number: 20020192605Abstract: A method of providing an image in an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic silver material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, comprises developing the silver halide and fixing the remaining silver halide by (i) contacting the photographic material with a composition comprising a solid complexing agent for the silver halide in the presence of a sufficient amount of water to transfer complexing agent to the surface of the photographic material and (ii) applying heat to cause the complexing agent to react with the silver halide to render it substantially clear.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6393980Abstract: An image is formed by providing a coating of a crosslinkable polymeric substance on a first substrate, and applying a pattern or image of crosslinker to the coated substrate by ink jet printing to crosslink the polymeric substance. Uncrosslinked polymer is removed by washing the coated substrate, and the crosslinked polymer is then transferred imagewise to a second substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2000Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6387577Abstract: A color film with a light transmitting support has a light sensitive emulsion layer and a random color filter array coated thereon such that the light sensitive emulsion layer is exposed to light which has passed first through the color filter array. The color filter array comprises water immiscible colored filter elements which are fluid at the temperatures used for coating and drying.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2001Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6365304Abstract: A method of making a random color filter array layer which comprises dispersing in an aqueous medium a water immiscible oily liquid having dyes and/or pigments dissolved or dispersed therein to form colored droplets and mixing the resulting dispersion with one or more other dispersions of different colors in a continuous aqueous phase having a film forming polymer dissolved therein and coating the resulting mixture onto a support layer. The color filter array is useful in image capture devices including digital cameras, scanners and photographic film.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2001Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Publication number: 20020009678Abstract: A method of providing an image in an imagewise exposed photographic silver halide material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which method comprises developing the silver halide and fixing the remaining silver halide by contacting it with a molten composition comprising a silver halide complexing agent which is present in sufficient amount to render the silver halide substantially clear. The photographic silver halide material may comprise at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support wherein the material also comprises a layer of a composition comprising a silver halide complexing agent which is liquefiable by heat and which, when molten, is in reactive association with the silver halide. The image formed may be scanned to produce an electronic rendition of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 6326108Abstract: A color filter array comprises a water soluble or water dispersible binder, at two or more color classes of water immiscible colored filter elements and a further color class of water immiscible colored filter elements. The mean diameter of the further class of filter elements is less than the mean diameter of the at least two color classes of elements. The color filter array is useful in image capture devices including digital cameras, scanners and photographic film.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2001Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons