Inventor · Vista, CA, US

Gary W. Byers

27Patents
13h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 27, 1986 → Nov 12, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5980622A Magenta dyes for ink-jet inks Chemistry; Metallurgy 44 Expired
US4757046A Merocyanine dye-donor element used in thermal dye transfer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6378976B1 Use of an essentially colorless marker to allow evaluation of nozzle health for printing colorless “fixer” agents in multi-part ink-jet images Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US4866025A Thermally-transferable fluorescent diphenylpyrazolines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4876237A Thermally-transferable fluorescent 7-aminocoumarins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6740689B1 Ink and underprinting fluid combinations with improved inkjet print image color and stability Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US4753922A Neutral-black dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5006503A Thermally-transferable fluorescent europium complexes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6607589B2 Cyan ink formulation Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US4891351A Thermally-transferable fluorescent compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5011816A Receiver for thermally-transferable fluorescent europium complexes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4871714A Thermally-transferable fluorescent diphenyl ethylenes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4855281A Stabilizer-donor element used in thermal dye transfer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4716145A Non-imagewise reheating of transferred dyes in thermal dye transfer elements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4748149A Thermal print element comprising a yellow merocyanine dye stabilized with a cyan indoaniline dye Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7066590B2 Ink and underprinting fluid combinations with improved inkjet print image color and stability Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US4753923A Thermally-transferred near-infrared absorbing dyes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4891352A Thermally-transferable fluorescent 7-aminocarbostyrils Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4705522A Alkolxy derivative stabilizers for dye-receiving element used in thermal dye transfer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5861900A Ink jet printer with controlled time-delay between application of different types of liquid inks Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US6440535B1 Recording sheet for ink-jet printing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7572326B2 Fixer fluid and inkjet ink sets including the same Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US4705521A Process for reheating dye-receiving element containing stabilizer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6869646B2 Fast drying images and methods for printing on inorganic porous media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US8268414B2 Inkjet anti-curl compositions for media and systems for processing the media Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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