Patents by Inventor Stephen Paul Lolacono

Stephen Paul Lolacono 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).

  • Overcoat application peel apparatus
    Patent number: 6802355
    Abstract: An overcoat application apparatus is used to transfer an overcoat material from a donor to a printed media. The overcoat application apparatus in this case includes a donor supply reel, a donor guide bar, a heated fuser guide, a pressure guide, an overcoat application peel apparatus, and a donor take-up reel. The donor supply reel provides a continuous source of donor plus overcoat material. The donor guide bar guides printed media and the donor plus overcoat into a nip created by forcing the heated fuser guide and pressure guide together. The heated fuser guide is used to transport the printed media and laminate carrying donor through the nip and apply heat to the laminate carrying donor and printed media. The pressure guide is used to apply pressure to the fuser guide in order to produce the mechanical nip. The nip plus the heat causes the overcoat material on the donor to be transferred to the printed media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Daniel Steven Kline, James Mason, Robert John Rosati, Mark Steven Janosky, James Arthur Larrabee, Stephen Paul Lolacono
  • Overcoat application peel apparatus
    Publication number: 20030121617
    Abstract: An overcoat application apparatus is used to transfer an overcoat material from a donor to a printed media. The overcoat application apparatus in this case includes a donor supply reel, a donor guide bar, a heated fuser guide, a pressure guide, an overcoat application peel apparatus, and a donor take-up reel. The donor supply reel provides a continuous source of donor plus overcoat material. The donor guide bar guides printed media and the donor plus overcoat into a nip created by forcing the heated fuser guide and pressure guide together. The heated fuser guide is used to transport the printed media and laminate carrying donor through the nip and apply heat to the laminate carrying donor and printed media. The pressure guide is used to apply pressure to the fuser guide in order to produce the mechanical nip. The nip plus the heat causes the overcoat material on the donor to be transferred to the printed media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel Steven Kline, James Mason, Robert John Rosati, Mark Steven Janosky, James Arthur Larrabee, Stephen Paul Lolacono