Patents by Inventor Rachel M. Lucking

Rachel M. Lucking 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: 8771919
    Abstract: A process to mark a multilayered article with a laser (20). The multilayered article (10) includes a laser-markable layer (14) having at least one organic polymer and at least one light-sensitive pigment therein, and including at least one release agent associated with the laser-markable layer. Laser-marking of the laser-markable layer is accomplished by directing laser radiation (22) into the multilayered article through the release agent (12) to induce an interaction between the light-sensitive pigment and the organic polymer. As a result of the interaction, a visually perceptible marking (16) is formed in the article. The laser-marked article includes a laser-markable layer and a first release agent associated with a surface of the laser-markable layer. The marking(s) in the laser-markable layer is visible through the layer of release agent, and the marking is a result of the laser-induced interaction between the light-sensitive pigment and the organic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Pingfan Wu, Junkang Jacob Lui, Robert L. W. Smithson, Rachel M. Lucking, Panu K. Zoller, Jeffrey O. Emslander, Kanta Kumar
  • Publication number: 20120141752
    Abstract: A process to mark a multilayered article with a laser (20). The multilayered article (10) includes a laser-markable layer (14) having at least one organic polymer and at least one light-sensitive pigment therein, and including at least one release agent associated with the laser-markable layer. Laser-marking of the laser-markable layer is accomplished by directing laser radiation (22) into the multilayered article through the release agent (12) to induce an interaction between the light-sensitive pigment and the organic polymer. As a result of the interaction, a visually perceptible marking (16) is formed in the article. The laser-marked article includes a laser-markable layer and a first release agent associated with a surface of the laser-markable layer. The marking(s) in the laser-markable layer is visible through the layer of release agent, and the marking is a result of the laser-induced interaction between the light-sensitive pigment and the organic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Pingfan Wu, Junkang Jacob Liu, Robert L.W. Smithson, Rachel M. Lucking, Panu K. Zoller, Jeffrey O. Emslander, Kanta Kumar