Patents
US 12276932 B2: Electrophotographic method for providing foil images
- Granted
- 2025-04-15
- Filed
- 2022-09-20 application 17948394
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Foil images are formed simultaneously with color toner images on a receiver material. One or more color toner latent images are formed on the receiver material using dry color toners. Each dry color toner has a (a) polymeric resin, a (b) pigment colorant, and a (c) wax that has a melting temperature defined as Tcolor. A foiling latent image is formed using a dry foiling toner that has a (a′) polymeric resin and a (c′) wax that has a melting temperature defined as Tfoiling. The foiling latent image is in an area that is different from the color image areas and Tfoiling is less than Tcolor by at least 15° C. All toners are simultaneously fixed in a fuser oil-free fixing operation. A printing foil can be brought into intimate contact with the fused foiling toner at a foiling temperature (FT) that is greater than Tfoiling but less than Tcolor.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250415.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2,417 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EASTMAN KODAK CO SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter S. Alexandrovich | Rochester, NY | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Diego A. Diaz | McKinney, TX | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David F. Cahill | Rochester, NY | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G03G | Electrography; electrophotography; magnetography | G03G15/6582 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2022-11-08 EASTMAN KODAK INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL COMPANY, INC. signed 2022-11-08 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2022-11-08 KODAK (NEAR EAST) INC. signed 2022-11-08 KODAK AMERICAS LTD. signed 2022-11-08 KODAK PHILIPPINES LTD. signed 2022-11-08 | BANK OF AMERICA, AS AGENT BOSTON, MA | 61937/424 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-11-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DIAZ, DIEGO A. signed 2022-10-12 ALEXANDROVICH, PETER S. signed 2022-10-20 CAHILL, DAVID F. signed 2022-10-25 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 61686/709 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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