Patents by Inventor William Andrew Mruk

William Andrew Mruk 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).

  • Process for obtaining low gloss receiving element for thermal dye transfer
    Patent number: 5677262
    Abstract: A process for obtaining a low gloss, dye-receiving element for thermal dye transfer comprising extrusion laminating a support with 1) a polyolefin resin and 2) a composite film comprising a microvoided thermoplastic core layer and a substantially void-free thermoplastic surface layer, the extrusion laminating process being performed with an embossed chill roll having a surface roughness average (Ra) of at least 1.5 .mu.m and a pressure roll, and then coating the composite film with a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, thereby producing the low gloss, dye-receiving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: William Andrew Mruk, Bruce Crinean Campbell