Allan J Wexler, Age 7715 White Briar, Pittsford, NY 14534

6399156, Jun 4, 2002

Jun 29, 2001

09/896696

Allan Wexler - Pittsford NY
Paul D. Yacobucci - Rochester NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B05D 136

4274071, 427411, 427414, 428511, 521 50

A method for making a porous ink jet recording element having a uniform, protective layer by coating on a support the following layers in order: a) a porous, image-receiving layer containing a diffusible coagulant; and b) a layer containing a dispersion of particles which are capable of forming a particle gel with a coagulant; c) the diffusible coagulant thereby diffusing into the layer containing the dispersion of particles, causing the layer to set to a particle gel; and d) drying the element to obtain a uniform, protective layer on top of the porous, image-receiving layer.

6423173, Jul 23, 2002

Jan 13, 2000

09/482581

Allan Wexler - Pittsford NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B32B 3120

156277, 1563082, 1563317, 3461351, 347105

A process for making an ink jet image display comprising: providing an ink jet recording element comprising a substantially transparent support having thereon, in the order recited, a base layer comprising a hydrophilic or porous material and a porous, ink-receptive top layer capable of accepting an ink jet image comprising a polymeric adhesive binder and thermally-activated adhesive polymeric particles, the polymer used to make the polymeric particles comprising a polycaprolactone; printing an ink jet image on the recording element; bringing the top layer of the recording element in contact with another substrate to form a composite assemblage; and subjecting the composite assemblage to heat and pressure to adhere the recording element to the substrate to form the ink jet image display.

6454896, Sep 24, 2002

Feb 4, 2000

09/498514

Allan Wexler - Pittsford NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B44C 1165

156234, 156247, 156277, 156289, 427148, 428914

A process for laminating an ink jet print by providing a support having an ink jet image, contacting the imaged surface with a transfer element to form a composite, the transfer element comprising a flexible, polymeric support having a porous, fusible, transferable protection layer comprising fusible, thermoplastic polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the protection layer having a thickness between 2 and 100 m and a particle-to-binder ratio between 95:5 and 70:30, the thermoplastic polymeric particles having a particle size less than 10 m and a Tm or softening point greater than 50Â C. , and the polymeric binder having a Tg less than 20Â C. , applying heat and pressure to the composite to fuse the protection layer to form a substantially continuous protection layer, allowing the composite to cool, and peeling the polymeric support of the transfer element from the composite to form the laminated ink the print.

6457824, Oct 1, 2002

Aug 31, 2000

09/651845

Allan Wexler - Pittsford NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B41J 201

347105, 428195

An ink jet ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording elements comprising a support having thereon, in the order recited, at least one base layer comprising a hydrophilic or porous material and a porous top layer capable of either retaining or transporting an ink image, the porous top layer comprising a polymeric binder and thermally-compliant core-shell particles, the particle-to-binder ratio being between about 95:5 and 50:50, and wherein each the thermally-compliant core-shell particle has: i) a shell of inorganic colloidal particles, and ii) a core of a thermoplastic polymer, âthe particles having a particle size between about 0. 5 m and about 10 m, the polymeric core having a softening point of greater than about 50Â C. , and the weight ratio of the shell of the inorganic colloidal particles to the thermoplastic core being from about 1:5 to about 1:99; C) loading the printer with an inkjet ink composition; and D) printing on the ink jet recording element using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals.

6475603, Nov 5, 2002

Aug 31, 2000

09/652234

Allan Wexler - Pittsford NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B41M 500

428195, 428403, 428404, 428407

An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon, in the order recited, at least one base layer comprising a hydrophilic or porous material and a porous top layer capable of either retaining or transporting an ink image, the porous top layer comprising a polymeric binder and thermally-compliant core-shell particles, the particle-to-binder ratio being between about 95:5 and 50:50, and wherein each thermally-compliant core-shell particle has: a) a shell of inorganic colloidal particles, and b) a core of a thermoplastic polymer, the particles having a particle size between about 0. 5 m and about 10 m, the polymeric core having a softening point of greater than about 50Â C. , and the weight ratio of the shell of the inorganic colloidal particles to the thermoplastic core being from about 1:5 to about 1:99.

6492004, Dec 10, 2002

Feb 4, 2000

09/498575

Allan Wexler - Pittsford NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B41M 5025

428195, 4283157, 4283159, 428331, 428334, 428337, 428339, 4284237, 4284251, 428913, 428914, 428204

A transfer laminating element for laminating ink jet prints comprising a flexible, polymeric support having thereon a porous, fusible, transferable protection layer comprising fusible, thermoplastic polymeric particles in a polymeric binder, the protection layer having a thickness of between about 2 and about 100 m and a particle-to-binder ratio of between about 95:5 and about 70:30, the thermoplastic polymeric particles having a particle size of less than about 10 m and a Tm or softening point of greater than about 50Â C. and the polymeric binder having a Tg of less than about 20Â C.

6497480, Dec 24, 2002

Sep 18, 2001

09/954779

Allan Wexler - Pittsford NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B41J 201

347102, 347105, 428195

An inkjet printing method with the steps of: I) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; II) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element having a support having thereon in order: a) at least one porous, ink-retaining layer; and b) a fusible, porous ink-transporting layer having fusible, polymeric particles and a film-forming, hydrophobic binder; III) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; IV) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals; and V) fusing the fusible, porous ink-transporting layer to provide a continuous polymeric layer on the surface of the ink jet recording element.

6679603, Jan 20, 2004

Jun 18, 2002

10/184672

Allan Wexler - Pittsford NY
James A. Reczek - Rochester NY
Shiying Zheng - Webster NY

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

B41J 201

347105, 347101, 428195

An ink jet printing method, including the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with ink jet recording elements with a support having thereon an image-receiving layer of a polymer having a given contact angle; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition; D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink in response to the digital data signals to form an imaged recording element; and E) heating the imaged recording element sufficiently to cause the layer of polymer to increase the contact angle at least about 15 degrees.