Patents by Inventor William D. Devine

William D. Devine 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: 9005725
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Patent number: 8974878
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Patent number: 8642143
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films exhibit superior resistance to ink-transfer when printed to high optical densities, which is desirable for medical imaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, Heidy M. Vosberg, Daniel P. Leach, William J. Ruzinsky, William D. Devine
  • Patent number: 8551584
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films can exhibit high maximum optical densities, rapid ink drying, low curl, excellent adhesion between the coating layers and the substrate, and negligible ink transfer between stacked ink-jet recording films after imaging. Such films are useful in medical imaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, James B. Philip, Jr., William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky, James L. Johnston, Daniel P. Leach, David G. Baird, James R. Wagner, Jr., Heidy M. Vosberg, John D. Szafraniec
  • Publication number: 20130216739
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Patent number: 8481131
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These compositions and methods can impart excellent adhesion properties between film layers and the transparent support. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Patent number: 8449956
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Publication number: 20130040077
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films exhibit superior resistance to ink-transfer when printed to high optical densities, which is desirable for medical imaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, Heidy M. Vosberg, Daniel P. Leach, William J. Ruzinsky, William D. Devine
  • Publication number: 20120301640
    Abstract: The compositions and methods of the present application can provide transparent ink-jet recording films with increased image-receiving layer thicknesses. Such films can exhibit high maximum optical densities and rapid ink drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, Daniel P. Leach, William J. Ruzinsky, William D. Devine
  • Patent number: 8277909
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films can exhibit high maximum optical densities, rapid ink drying, low curl, excellent adhesion between the coating layers and the substrate, and negligible ink transfer between stacked ink-jet recording films after imaging. Such films are useful in medical imaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Carestream Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, James B. Philip, Jr., William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky, James L. Johnston, Daniel P. Leach, David G. Baird, James R. Wagner, Jr., Heidy M. Vosberg, John D. Szafraniec
  • Publication number: 20120231183
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Publication number: 20120148768
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These compositions and methods can impart excellent adhesion properties between film layers and the transparent support. The films have improved appearance compared to similar high optical density films. Such improved appearance films are produced without requiring reduced drying process throughput. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, James L. Johnston, William J. Ruzinsky, Heidy M. Vosberg, Eric J. Adsit
  • Publication number: 20120100315
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films can exhibit high maximum optical densities, rapid ink drying, low curl, excellent adhesion between the coating layers and the substrate, and negligible ink transfer between stacked ink-jet recording films after imaging. Such films are useful in medical imaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, James B. Philip, JR., William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky, James L. Johnston, Daniel P. Leach, David G. Baird, James R. Wagner, JR., Heidy M. Vosberg, John D. Szafraniec
  • Publication number: 20120088043
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These compositions and methods can impart excellent adhesion properties between film layers and the transparent support. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Publication number: 20120083556
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Publication number: 20120064264
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. Such films do not exhibit excessive ink drying times. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Publication number: 20120058272
    Abstract: Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films exhibit high maximum optical densities and have low haze values. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, James L. Johnston, James R. Wagner, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky
  • Publication number: 20120052221
    Abstract: Transparent ink jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These films have improved appearance compared to other similar high optical density films. Such improved appearance films are produced without requiring reduced drying process throughput. These films are useful for medical imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, William D. Devine, William J. Ruzinsky, James L. Johnston
  • Patent number: 5763013
    Abstract: The present invention is an edge blade attached to an edge guide for removing an edge of a falling curtain. The edge of the falling curtain is intercepted by the edge blade and is vacuumed away by a vacuum tube disposed near the edge blade wherein the air flow is blocked to said suction means from the outboard direction and directing said suction means to draw air from the inboard direction towards the curtain; and flushing liquid is distributed to encompass the intercepted liquids of the free falling curtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: William D. Devine, Douglas B. Humby, Kenneth J. Ruschak
  • Patent number: 5725910
    Abstract: The present invention is an edge blade attached to an edge guide for removing an edge of a falling curtain. The edge of the falling curtain is intercepted by the edge blade and is vacuumed away by a vacuum tube disposed near the edge blade wherein the blade is extending from the edge guide into the falling curtain to intercept a part of the free falling curtain and positioning the blade above the impingement of the falling curtain on the support wherein the blade is angled into the free falling curtain so that the blade is closest to the support where the part of the free falling curtain is intercepted and farthest from the support at the edge guide. Air to the vacuum tube is blocked from the outboard direction, and the tube is directed to draw air from the inboard direction towards the curtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: William D. Devine, Douglas B. Humby, Kenneth J. Ruschak