Patents by Inventor Nancy L. Furbeck

Nancy L. Furbeck 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).

  • Inks for inkjet printing
    Patent number: 7976147
    Abstract: A printing ink for inkjet printing for improving the durability and image quality of an inkjet image including: a) a liquid carrier; b) ionic dye molecules with surface charge dissolved in the liquid carrier; and c) plate-like nanoparticles having parallel main surfaces, and minor edge surfaces, dispersed in the liquid carrier, with the main surfaces of the nanoparticles having a same sign of surface charge as the ionic dye molecule. Durability and image quality of an inkjet image is improved using the inventive ink, while also enabling a stable, printable formulation that does not require milling of the ink colorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: YuanQiao Rao, Nancy L. Furbeck, Steven Evans, Edward Schofield
  • NEW INKS FOR INKJET PRINTING
    Publication number: 20100003409
    Abstract: A printing ink for inkjet printing for improving the durability and image quality of an inkjet image comprising: a) a liquid carrier; b) ionic dye molecules with surface charge dissolved in the liquid carrier; and c) plate-like nanoparticles having parallel main surfaces, and minor edge surfaces, dispersed in the liquid carrier, with the main surfaces of the nanoparticles having a same sign of surface charge as the ionic dye molecule. Durability and image quality of an inkjet image is improved using the inventive ink, while also enabling a stable, printable formulation that does not require milling of the ink colorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: YuanQiao Rao, Nancy L. Furbeck, Steven Evans, Edward Schofield
  • Nanocomposite materials comprising high loadings of filler materials and an in-situ method of making such materials
    Patent number: 7569254
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a nanocomposite material includes generating nanoparticles in-situ with a polymer. A nanocomposite material includes a polymer having nanoparticles characterized by a shorter dimension of not more than 50 nm and elongated strands or dense packing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: YuanQiao Rao, David B. Bailey, Samuel Chen, Nancy L. Furbeck