Patents by Inventor Philip Gareth Bentley

Philip Gareth Bentley 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).

  • Metal Deposition
    Publication number: 20080283275
    Abstract: A method for electroless plating of metal on a laser-patterned substrate. A substrate is provided on which both a thermal imaging layer and catalytic layer are deposited. On exposure to a laser beam, sufficient levels of radiation are converted to heat in the thermal imaging layer to render the exposed regions of the adjacent catalytic layer inactive. The laser-patterned substrate is then exposed to a reaction solution which initiates the growth of a metal film on the unexposed regions of the catalytic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Michael J. Banach, John Mills, James Watts, Alan Lionel Hudd, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley
  • Tinted lenses and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 7267846
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using an ink that includes oligomers, polymers or polymerizable monomers. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images made using these inks are may be digital or analogue and can be used in a variety of printing methods, including ink-jet printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Inventors: Praful Doshi, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley, Jagvi Ramesh Patel, Chidambar L. Kulkarni, Stephen D. Halbe, Hananiah J. Dalton
  • Electrical connection of components
    Patent number: 7243421
    Abstract: A contact of a component is electrically connected to an associated contact of an electrical circuit, typically formed on a substrate, by depositing material between the contacts, the material forming or being processed to form an electrical connection between the contacts. The invention also provides apparatus for this purpose and a resulting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Conductive Inkjet Technology Limited
    Inventors: Philip Gareth Bentley, James Edward Fox, Alan Lionel Hudd, Martyn John Robinson, Michael Graham Johnson, Ian Williams
  • Tinted lenses and methods of manufacture
    Patent number: 7048375
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using ink that include polymers or polymerizable monomers, preferably the same monomers used to make the lens. Preferably, such lenses are made using bonding agents. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images made using these inks are preferably digital and can be used in a variety of printing methods, including ink-jet printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Inventors: Praful Doshi, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley, Jagvi Ramesh Patel
  • Tinted lenses and methods of manufacture
    Publication number: 20040130676
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that lenses, such as contact lenses, can be pigmented using ink that include polymers or polymerizable monomers, preferably the same monomers used to make the lens. Preferably, such lenses are made using bonding agents. The ink can be used to make images on or within the lens. Images made using these inks are preferably digital and can be used in a variety of printing methods, including ink-jet printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Praful Doshi, James Edward Fox, Philip Gareth Bentley, Jagvi Ramesh Patel