Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Owens
Timothy J. Owens 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).
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Publication number: 20230416551Abstract: A composition, and methods of making and using such a composition, whereby the composition can include a printable ink formulation having a colorant which undergoes a visible color change upon exposure to a wetness threshold. The colorant can be highly resistant to leaching. Additionally, the colorant can be resistant to premature activation via ambient moisture or humidity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Owen, William R. Bowers
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Publication number: 20230341276Abstract: A thermochromic indicator and its use for visually determining whether adjacent surfaces of overlapping edge portions of side-by-side roofing membrane segments have been sufficiently heated to a preselected temperature threshold to achieve a desired weld therebetween to correspondingly seal the roofing membrane seam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Owen, Ruizheng Wang, Medhanei Abraha
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Publication number: 20220154024Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of (i) a novel stabilizer including a stable nitroxide free radical which can function as a light-stabilizer and/or a heat-stabilizer, and (ii) compositions including the stable nitroxide free radical.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Qi Wang
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Patent number: 11236247Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of (i) a novel stabilizer including a stable nitroxide free radical which can function as a light-stabilizer and/or a heat-stabilizer, and (ii) compositions including the stable nitroxide free radical.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Qi Wang
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Publication number: 20200309607Abstract: A temperature sensor, and methods of making and using such a temperature sensor, whereby the temperature sensor includes a reversible thermochromic color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent. Upon exposure to a preselected temperature threshold, association or disassociation of the dye and the developer results in a visible color change. Further, the color-changing system includes a color-memory property which facilitates retention of the color change to effectively record exposure to the temperature threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lyle Small, Timothy J. Owen, Ruizheng Wang, Medhanei Abraha
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Patent number: 10605681Abstract: A pressure sensor and its use for visually determining whether a preselected pressure threshold has been achieved, for example during high pressure processing treatment of a foodstuff. The pressure sensor includes a contained color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent; upon achievement of the preselected pressure threshold, the dye and the developer interact, resulting in a visible color change. Further, the visible color change can be retained upon a decrease in pressure and upon an increase in temperature, thereby effectively recording the achievement of the preselected pressure threshold during the high pressure processing treatment.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Lyle D. Small
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Patent number: 10585080Abstract: A pressure sensor and its use for visually determining whether a preselected pressure threshold has been achieved, for example during high pressure processing treatment of a foodstuff. The pressure sensor includes a contained color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent; upon achievement of the preselected pressure threshold, the dye and the developer interact, resulting in a visible color change. Further, the visible color change can be retained upon a decrease in pressure and upon an increase in temperature, thereby effectively recording the achievement of the preselected pressure threshold during the high pressure processing treatment.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Lyle D. Small
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Publication number: 20190331650Abstract: A pressure sensor and its use for visually determining whether a preselected pressure threshold has been achieved, for example during high pressure processing treatment of a foodstuff. The pressure sensor includes a contained color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent; upon achievement of the preselected pressure threshold, the dye and the developer interact, resulting in a visible color change. Further, the visible color change can be retained upon a decrease in pressure and upon an increase in temperature, thereby effectively recording the achievement of the preselected pressure threshold during the high pressure processing treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Lyle D. Small
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Publication number: 20190241758Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of (i) a novel stabilizer including a stable nitroxide free radical which can function as a light-stabilizer and/or a heat-stabilizer, and (ii) compositions including the stable nitroxide free radical.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Qi Wang
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Patent number: 10345278Abstract: A pressure sensor and its use for visually determining whether a preselected pressure threshold has been achieved, for example during high pressure processing treatment of a foodstuff. The pressure sensor includes a contained color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent; upon achievement of the preselected pressure threshold, the dye and the developer interact, resulting in a visible color change. Further, the visible color change can be retained upon a decrease in pressure and upon an increase in temperature, thereby effectively recording the achievement of the preselected pressure threshold during the high pressure processing treatment.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Lyle D. Small
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Publication number: 20190011318Abstract: A pressure sensor and its use for visually determining whether a preselected pressure threshold has been achieved, for example during high pressure processing treatment of a foodstuff. The pressure sensor includes a contained color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent; upon achievement of the preselected pressure threshold, the dye and the developer interact, resulting in a visible color change. Further, the visible color change can be retained upon a decrease in pressure and upon an increase in temperature, thereby effectively recording the achievement of the preselected pressure threshold during the high pressure processing treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Lyle D. Small
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Patent number: 10113920Abstract: A thermochromic efficiency indicator for indicating efficiency of a temperature affector, and methods of making and using such a thermochromic efficiency indicator, whereby the thermochromic efficiency indicator comprises: a substrate; and a first indicia coupled to the substrate, the first indicia comprising a first thermochromic compound capable of undergoing a first thermochromic compound color change; wherein the first thermochromic compound color change indicates the temperature affector is below a first predetermined efficiency threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Edson, Timothy J. Owen, Terrill Scott Clayton
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Patent number: 10005304Abstract: A microencapsulated pigment including a leuco dye system is incorporated as one or more layers in a roll of adhesive tape. The tape is applied and may be rubbed by hand or another object to induce a color change. The change may serve as an indicator that the tape is well adhered for masking purposes in a painting operation, or to present a design where only selected portions of the tape are rubbed to induce the color change. The microencapsulated pigment may be constructed so that the color change is irreversible or reversible.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Terrill Scott Clayton, Timothy J. Owen, Patrick Edson
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Publication number: 20180120275Abstract: A pressure sensor and its use for visually determining whether a preselected pressure threshold has been achieved, for example during high pressure processing treatment of a foodstuff The pressure sensor includes a contained color-changing system having a dye, a developer, and a solvent; upon achievement of the preselected pressure threshold, the dye and the developer interact, resulting in a visible color change. Further, the visible color change can be retained upon a decrease in pressure and upon an increase in temperature, thereby effectively recording the achievement of the preselected pressure threshold during the high pressure processing treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Timothy J. Owen, Lyle D. Small
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Patent number: 9944811Abstract: Thermochromic coatings are improved by mixing thermochromic capsules with polymer resins in a manner that imparts shelf stability to flowable precursors that may be cured quickly using dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid and/or other acid catalysts to form relatively hard coatings that are capable of withstanding machine operations, such as the operations needed to make beverage can lids, bottle caps, pull tabs and the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Timothy J. Owen
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Patent number: 9777178Abstract: Reversible thermochromic and photochromic ink compositions and markers, pens or writing instruments that use them are herein disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Terrill Scott Clayton, Timothy J. Owen
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Patent number: 9744514Abstract: A microencapsulation process is improved by adding a stabilizing agent that contains one or more catalytic organo-metal oxide materials, such as metal soaps. This functions as a crosslinker by causing unsaturated bonds in the microcapsule walls to react, thereby stabilizing the microcapsules against the effects of additives to coatings that, otherwise, degrade the functionality of thermochromic or photochromic materials at the microcapsule core.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Owen, Terrill Scott Clayton, Bryan M. Siske, Christopher W. Roberts, Vladimir Tomovich
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Patent number: 9745487Abstract: A new leuco dye produces a yellow color while demonstrating also exceptional light and thermal stability under light.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ruizheng Wang, Yu Du, Timothy J. Owen, Medhanei Abraha, Terrill Scott Clayton, Lyle Small
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Patent number: 9738825Abstract: Metal deco ink formulations are improved by the use of fluorescent dyes, UV-absorbing dyes and/or IR-absorbing dyes. These may be premixed with a phenol-formaldehyde resin without microencapsulation to protect the dye from other ink ingredients that have chemistries which are incompatible with that of the dye, in order to obtain photochromic ink formulation with a good shelf life.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Owen, Eric Cathie, Kristin A. Fletcher
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Publication number: 20170190198Abstract: A microencapsulated pigment including a leuco dye system is incorporated as one or more layers in a roll of adhesive tape. The tape is applied and may be rubbed by hand or another object to induce a color change. The change may serve as an indicator that the tape is well adhered for masking purposes in a painting operation, or to present a design where only selected portions of the tape are rubbed to induce the color change. The microencapsulated pigment may be constructed so that the color change is irreversible or reversible.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: Chromatic Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Terrill Scott Clayton, Timothy J. Owen, Patrick Edson