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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Kevin J. Hook, Grand Island, NY (US);
Stanley Litman, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Jeffrey Zaloom, Getzville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kevin J. Hook, Grand Island, NY (US);
Stanley Litman, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Jeffrey Zaloom, Getzville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Moore Wallace North America, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for controlling application of a substance to a substrate involve the use of a nanoparticle-based gating agent that blocks the substance from or attracts the substance to the substrate. The apparatus and methods may utilize ink jet technology to apply the gating agent directly to the substrate or to an intermediate surface.