Patents by Inventor Norman Wayne SMITH

Norman Wayne SMITH 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: 10233308
    Abstract: A colored fluid for use in a display device comprises at least one first pigment, at least one non-polar solvent, and at least one polymeric dispersant comprising the formula: (Z-U)x-P-(V-W)y. P is a residue of a second pigment, which may be the same or different from the first pigment. Each Z is independently a non-polar polymer. Each U and V are various linking groups. Each W is independently selected from H, OH, SH, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, ammonium, alkylammonium, arylammonium, alkali metal, and alkaline earth metal. Each V-W bond is a covalent or ionic bond, x is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and wherein for the colored fluid, at least one polymeric dispersant comprises an ionic (V-W) moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sun Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Merchak, Norman Wayne Smith
  • Publication number: 20160168360
    Abstract: A colored fluid for use in a display device comprises at least one first pigment, at least one non-polar solvent, and at least one polymeric dispersant comprising the formula: (Z—U)x—P—(V—W)y. P is a residue of a second pigment, which may be the same or different from the first pigment. Each Z is independently a non-polar polymer. Each U and V are various linking groups. Each W is independently selected from H, OH, SH, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, ammonium, alkylammonium, arylammonium, alkali metal, and alkaline earth metal. Each V—W bond is a covalent or ionic bond, x is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and wherein for the colored fluid, at least one polymeric dispersant comprises an ionic (V—W) moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Andrew MERCHAK, Norman Wayne SMITH