Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Cummings

Stephen J. Cummings 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: 20230075719
    Abstract: An aqueous energy curable inkjet ink that includes (A) an emulsified water-insoluble photopolymerizable compound, (B) a resin, which may be (B1) a photopolymerizable resin or (B2) a non-photopolymerizable resin, (C) a polyether macromer-modified poly(meth)acrylate, and (D) at least 25 wt. % water, based on a total weight of the aqueous energy curable inkjet ink. A printed article including the aqueous energy curable inkjet ink in dried and cured form, and a method of forming a printed image with an inkjet printhead are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Muslim H. CONTRACTOR, Spencer Q. TORLINE, Stephen J. CUMMINGS, Stephen BUCHANAN
  • Publication number: 20230048141
    Abstract: An aqueous energy curable inkjet ink that includes (A) a non-photopolymerizable resin, (B) a water-soluble photopolymerizable monomer, (C) a pigment having an average particle size of 50 to 300 nm, and (D) at least 25 wt. % water, based on a total weight of the aqueous energy curable inkjet ink. A printed article including the aqueous energy curable inkjet ink in dried and cured form, and a method of forming a printed image with an inkjet printhead are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Muslim H. CONTRACTOR, Spencer Q. TORLINE, Stephen J. CUMMINGS, Stephen BUCHANAN
  • Patent number: D341447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: MacDonald Johnston Engineering Co. Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Stephen J. Cummings
  • Patent number: D350592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Caroma Industries Limited
    Inventor: Stephen J. Cummings