Patents by Inventor Phillip Cagle

Phillip Cagle 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).

  • Publication number: 20070225401
    Abstract: A smear resistant inkjet ink formulation includes ink includes between 0.1 and 6% colorant, between 1 and 40% solvent, between 0.3 and 10% latex binder having a particle size between 100 and 300 nm and a glass transition temperature between ?20 and +100 degrees Celsius, water, and between 0.1 and 4% hydrophobic styrene-acrylic or acrylic resin having an acid number between 50 and 250 and a molecular weight between 1,000 and 60,000 or a polyurethane resin having an acid number between 40 and 200 and a molecular weight between 3,000 and 400,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: George Sarkisian, Phillip Cagle
  • Publication number: 20070216742
    Abstract: An inkjet ink system includes an anionic jettable ink, and a cationic fixer fluid, wherein the anionic jettable ink includes between 0 and 4% styrene-acrylic or acrylic binder, between 0.3 and 10% latex binder, between 1 and 6% colorant, between 1 and 40% solvent with a vapor pressure less than 0.01 mm Hg at 25° C., and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: George Sarkisian, Phillip Cagle
  • Publication number: 20070084380
    Abstract: Marking fluids and apparatus for marking vinyl substrates, such as through inkjet printing, use aqueous-based fluid vehicles having an amount of a vinyl-softening co-solvent sufficient to cause swelling of the vinyl substrate after water has been driven from the marking fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventor: Phillip Cagle
  • Publication number: 20060007287
    Abstract: An inkjet ink includes an ink vehicle including humectant co-solvents and a fluorosurfactant, and a colorant in the vehicle
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Phillip Cagle, David Mahli
  • Publication number: 20050176847
    Abstract: The present invention is drawn toward an ink-jet ink, comprising an aqueous liquid vehicle having acid-functionalized polymer colloid particulates and polymer-attached pigment colorants dispersed in the liquid vehicle. The liquid vehicle can include at least one volatile co-solvent, each volatile co-solvent present having a boiling point at or below about 285° C. The total amount of volatile co-solvent present in the ink-jet ink can be from 5 wt % to 50 wt %. These ink-jet inks can be printed on traditional as well as non-porous substrates. Optionally, heat can be applied to an image printed with the ink-jet ink to drive off at least a portion of the volatile co-solvent(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventor: Phillip Cagle
  • Publication number: 20050137282
    Abstract: A latex particulate-containing ink-jet ink can comprise an aqueous liquid vehicle including 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % of an additive selected from the group consisting of a C4 to C8 1,2-alkanediol, a high HLB nonionic surfactant having at least 15 ethylene oxide units, and mixtures thereof. The ink-jet ink can further include latex particulates dispersed in the liquid vehicle, and can also include a colorant solvated or dispersed in the liquid vehicle. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, the ink-jet ink can be configured to have a stable mean drop velocity range that does not vary more than 40% when fired from thermal ink-jet architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Phillip Cagle, John Gardner, Shirley Lee