Kenneth E Burrows, 842328 E Catclaw St, Gilbert, AZ 85296

6551726, Apr 22, 2003

May 30, 2001

09/870184

Kenneth Burrows - Pilot Point TX

E. L. Specialists, Inc. - Plano TX

H05B 3300

428690, 428917, 4283044, 4283066, 428523, 313509, 313511, 313512, 362103, 257100

An electroluminescent system in which neighboring layers are suspended, prior to application, in advantageously a unitary carrier compound, so that after curing, the layers form active strata within a monolithic mass. The carrier compound in a preferred embodiment is a vinyl resin in gel form. The invention enables several manufacturing advantages, including the ability to screen print the entire electroluminescent system on a variety of porous or fibrous substrates.

6606399, Aug 12, 2003

Aug 8, 2001

09/924436

Kenneth Burrows - Pilot Point TX
Stuart J. Ford - Spring TX

MRM Acquisitions, LLC - Dallas TX

G06K 900

382124, 382115, 382121, 313509, 315246

A polymer thick film (PTF) electroluminescent device generating images described by contact, in which the contact itself closes an open circuit to generate radiation in a pattern in register with the contact. The resulting irradiated image corresponds directly to the contact pattern energizing the radiation. In a preferred embodiment enabled by an electroluminescent system without a back electrode, a fingerprint is disposed to close the open circuit by making contact and thereby serving as a âtemporaryâ back electrode. The electroluminescent then energizes in a pattern in register with the contact (i. e. the fingerprint) to emit a high-resolution image of visible light with high fidelity to the contact. This visible light image may then be directed on to a photosensitive array standard in the art suitable for pixelation and conversion into an electrical signal representative of the image. This signal is available for computerized storage, analysis, processing and comparison.

6696786, Feb 24, 2004

Oct 10, 2001

09/974918

Kenneth Burrows - Pilot Point TX

MRM Acquisitions LLC - Dallas TX

H01J 162

313506, 313512

A membranous electroluminescent structure with selected layers suspended, prior to deployment, in a carrier comprising (1) a vinyl resin in gel form and (2) a polymeric hexamethylene diisocyanate catalyst. During curing, the catalyst facilitates transformation of the vinyl resin carrier into a urethane. Once cured, the transformed urethane carrier compound enables electroluminescent layers to bond in a monolithic structure also comprising other contiguous urethane layers, such as envelope layers. As a result, membranous electroluminescent structures made in accordance with the present invention are even more rugged than their predecessors. A high degree of crosslinking also becomes available between neighboring urethane layers.

6717361, Apr 6, 2004

Oct 10, 2001

09/974941

Kenneth Burrows - Pilot Point TX

MRM Acquisitions, LLC - Dallas TX

H01J 160

313512, 313506, 428917

A membranous electroluminescent structure including membranous envelope layers encapsulating electroluminescent layers. The envelope layers comprise a UV-curable ink, such as a urethane acrylate/acrylate monomer. When deployed in layer form and exposed to UV radiation, the ink cures in a few seconds without any appreciable layer height shrinkage. Manufacturing cycle time is significantly optimized over traditional heat curing processes. The resulting membranous UV-cured EL structure nonetheless has all the advantages of membranous EL structures.

6936335, Aug 30, 2005

Dec 21, 2001

10/450708

Kenneth Burrows - Phoenix AZ, US
Klaus C. Wiemer - Dallas TX, US

OryonTechnologies, LLC - Addison TX

B32B003/00

428205, 4281951

An addressable receptor in laminate form, and advantageously in PTF laminate form, comprising a front conductive layer including a plurality of substantially parallel front electrode strips and a rear conductive layer also including a plurality of substantially parallel rear electrode strips. The conductive layers are orientated with respect to each other so that an array of electrode regions of intersection is formed corresponding to the regions at which the front electrode strips cross over the rear electrode strips. The first and second conductive layers are separated by a reactive layer comprising a plurality of defined reactive regions. The reactive regions are deployed in a reactive array substantially in register with the array of electrode regions of intersection, so that the reactive regions are electrically addressable by coordinate pairs of first and second electrode strips. The front electrode strips are partially transparent to radiation in a selected waveband. In operation, an irradiated image in the selected waveband is directed onto the receptor laminate.

8110765, Feb 7, 2012

Jun 14, 2006

11/452441

M. Richard Marcus - Dallas TX, US
Kenneth Burrows - Gilbert AZ, US
Thomas L. Brown - Mesa AZ, US

Oryon Technologies, LLC - Dallas TX

H01H 13/70

200512, 200511, 200600

An combined monolithic electroluminescent lamp and membrane switch is manufactured by continuous printing. Graphic indicia is imprinted on deformable substrate. An electroluminescent lamp is imprinted on the graphic indicia layer and a membrane switch is formed on the lamp. The monolithic switch has a layer for sensing switch actuation by means including resistance change, capacitance change, or magnetic field change.

2002005, May 16, 2002

Dec 17, 1998

09/213692

KENNETH BURROWS - PILOT POINT TX, US
STUART J. FORD - SPRING TX, US

G06K009/00

250/483100

A device generating images described by three dimensional contact (such as the grip of a human palm), in which the contact itself closes an open circuit to generate radiation in a pattern in register with the contact. The resulting irradiated image corresponds directly to the contact pattern energizing the radiation. In a preferred embodiment enabled by an electroluminescent system without a back electrode, the grip of a palm print is disposed to close the open circuit by making contact and thereby serving as a “temporary” back electrode. The electroluminescent then energizes in a pattern in register with the contact (i.e. the palm print) to emit a high-resolution image of visible light with high fidelity to the contact. This visible light image may then be directed on to a photosensitive array standard in the art suitable for pixelation and conversion into an electrical signal representative of the image. This signal is available for computerized storage, analysis, processing and comparison.

2003001, Jan 23, 2003

Jun 20, 2001

09/886574

Kenneth Burrows - Pilot Point TX, US
Stuart Ford - Spring TX, US

E.L. Specialists, Inc. - Plano TX

B32B009/00
B05D003/06

428/697000, 428/195000, 427/558000

A method for treating a deployed conductive translucent layer that includes exposing the layer to ultra-violet (“UV”) radiation for the design purpose of increasing the conductivity of the layer. The layer advantageously includes a metal oxide dopant such as an indium-tin-oxide. The invention includes exposing the layer to UV radiation both during and/or after curing. The exposure to UV radiation has been shown to increase the conductivity of the layer without appreciably affecting the translucence. In one embodiment, the method includes confining the exposure to UV radiation to preselected zones on the layer so as to create pathways of increased conductivity on the layer.