Patents by Inventor Tom N. Huang

Tom N. Huang 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: 10882326
    Abstract: An inkjet receptive composition for use on glossy paper substrates may include a polymer binder, a multivalent salt, a pigment, a surfactant, a defoamer, and water. The polymer may be a polyurethane dispersion. The multivalent salt may be calcium chloride, and the water may be present in an amount greater than about 40 wt %. The inkjet receptive composition may have a viscosity in the range of about 3 and about 500 cP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Cryovac, LLC
    Inventors: Tom N. Huang, Edgardo Lopez, Lawrence A. Pilon
  • Patent number: 10604667
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an ink composition includes a colorant, a polyurethane having a peak average molecular weight range of from about 25,000 g/mol to about 35,000 g/mol, and a solvent. The ink composition has a total solids content of less than about 12% by weight, and a ratio of colorant to polyurethane between about 1:1 and 1:2 by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Cryovac, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Pilon, Sopheap Ros, Tom N. Huang, Edgardo Lopez, Kevin J. Hook
  • Publication number: 20170130080
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an ink composition includes a colorant, a polyurethane having a peak average molecular weight range of from about 25,000 g/mol to about 35,000 g/mol, and a solvent. The ink composition has a total solids content of less than about 12% by weight, and a ratio of colorant to polyurethane between about 1:1 and 1:2 by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Pilon, Sopheap Ros, Tom N. Huang, Edgardo Lopez, Kevin J. Hook
  • Patent number: 8430952
    Abstract: A composition for coating or printing on a substrate, comprising a liquid vehicle and a water soluble branched polyethyleneimine comprising amino groups which have been alkylated or hydroxyalkylated, wherein the branched polyethyleneimine prior to alkylation or hydroxyalkylation comprises a combination of primary, secondary, and tertiary amino groups, and wherein at least 1% of the primary amino groups of the polyethyleneimine polymer are alkylated or hydroxyalkylated with at least one alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having at least 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Raouf Botros, Tom N. Huang, Russell H. Tobias, Eric A. Fossum
  • Publication number: 20090043040
    Abstract: A composition for coating or printing on a substrate, comprising a liquid vehicle and a water soluble branched polyethyleneimine comprising amino groups which have been alkylated or hydroxyalkylated, wherein the branched polyethyleneimine prior to alkylation or hydroxyalkylation comprises a combination of primary, secondary, and tertiary amino groups, and wherein at least 1% of the primary amino groups of the polyethyleneimine polymer are alkylated or hydroxyalkylated with at least one alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having at least 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Raouf Botros, Tom N. Huang, Russell H. Tobias, Eric A. Fossum
  • Publication number: 20080078304
    Abstract: A composition for coating or printing on a substrate, comprising a liquid vehicle and a water soluble branched polyethyleneimine comprising amino groups which have been alkylated or hydroxyalkylated, wherein the branched polyethyleneimine prior to alkylation or hydroxyalkylation comprises a combination of primary, secondary and tertiary amino groups, and wherein at least 1% of the primary amino groups of the branched polyethyleneimine polymer are alkylated or hydroxyalkylated with at least one alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having 4-6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Raouf Botros, Tom N. Huang, Russell H. Tobias, Eric R. Fossum