Steven Perry Winter

US Patent:

6416612, Jul 9, 2002

Filed:

Jun 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/328840

Inventors:

Stanley I. Lerner - Glencoe IL
Steven B. Winter - Highland Park IL

Assignee:

Color Communications, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B32B 3110

US Classification:

156277, 156289, 156297

Abstract:

The color card or display device of the invention has one or more paint color swatches or chips which are removable from a base and are repositionable and adhesively affixable to another substrate remote from the color card or display device. The color card with repositionable paint swatches provides swatches which may be remounted onto furniture, walls, other samples and fabrics to aid the consumer of the color to select the color on the swatch and match it with other colors and the environment for which the color is intended.

US Patent:

7005171, Feb 28, 2006

Filed:

Jul 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/190751

Inventors:

Stanley I. Lerner - Glencoe IL, US
Steven B. Winter - Highland Park IL, US

Assignee:

Color Communications, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B32B 33/00
G09B 19/00
B32D 15/00

US Classification:

428 418, 428 401, 428 419, 428 422, 428 423, 434 98, 283 81

Abstract:

The color card or display device of the invention has one or more paint color swatches or chips which are removable from a base and are repositionable and adhesively affixable to another substrate remote from the color card or display device. The color card with repositionable paint swatches provides swatches which may be remounted onto furniture, walls, other samples and fabrics to aid the consumer of the color to select the color on the swatch and match it with other colors and the environment for which the color is intended.

US Patent:

7007601, Mar 7, 2006

Filed:

May 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/852778

Inventors:

Steven B. Winter - Highland Park IL, US
Stanley I. Lerner - Glencoe IL, US

Assignee:

Color Communications, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G09F 5/04

US Classification:

101 35, 101153, 156561

Abstract:

A method and apparatus use an in-line printer to print on chips or swatches mounted on an underlying substrate such as a sheet or web of paper or paperboard. The chips may have varying heights due to variations of thickness of the paint on the chip and/or adhesive mounting the chips to the substrate. The sheets are continuously moving through the chip mounting machine and the printing machine which are synchronized to operate at the same speed. In the illustrated apparatus, conveyor pushers push the sheets through the chip mounting machine and through the printer machine and resilient strips on the printing roller form a nip with an underlying anvil roller to grip and hold the chips against shifting to prevent smearing of the ink as the sheets are pushed through the nip between the printing cylinder and the anvil roller. An in-line trimming apparatus such as die cutter may cut the chips to size and/or shape as to provide rectangularly mounted chips with arcs, curves, circles, etc. The trimmed scrap from a trimmed chip is removed by a vacuum conveying system.

US Patent:

7017640, Mar 28, 2006

Filed:

Feb 7, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/071678

Inventors:

Steven B. Winter - Highland Park IL, US
Stanley Lerner - Glencoe IL, US

International Classification:

B32B 31/00

US Classification:

156562, 156265, 156521, 156561, 271204

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are provided for high speed manufacture of swatch bearing sheets wherein each sheet is directed through various operating stations via a single set of sheet engaging members. Individual sheets are removed from a stack of sheets at a feeding station. The sheets are aligned into a predetermined position for feeding to the sheet engaging members. A single set of sheet engaging members directs each sheet through an adhesive applying station where glue spots are placed on the sheets at predetermined locations. Each sheet is then advanced by the same set of sheet engaging members through one or more swatch applying stations where swatches are applied to the glue spots on the sheets. The sheets are then discharged from direction via the sheet engaging members at a disengaging station. The sheets are then fed through a pressing station to firmly adhere the swatches to the glue spots on the sheets.

US Patent:

7718020, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Sep 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/236069

Inventors:

Stanley I. Lerner - Glencoe IL, US
Steven B. Winter - Highland Park IL, US
Gregory O'Brien - Oak Park IL, US

Assignee:

Color Communications, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B32B 41/00

US Classification:

156 64, 156285, 156297

Abstract:

An apparatus and method of high speed manufacture of swatch bearing sheets wherein each sheet is directed through various operating stations via sequentially releasing a suction force from an endless vacuum belt conveyor while sequentially pulling the sheet onto another endless vacuum belt conveyor with a suction force to allow for substantially continuous engagement of the sheet with the endless vacuum conveyors during the manufacture and inspection of the sheets.

US Patent:

7934529, May 3, 2011

Filed:

Apr 20, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/763911

Inventors:

Stanley I. Lerner - Glencoe IL, US
Steven B. Winter - Highland Park IL, US
Gregory O'Brien - Oak Park IL, US

Assignee:

Color Communications, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B32B 41/00

US Classification:

156363, 156364, 156362, 156379, 156538, 156539, 156578

Abstract:

An apparatus and method of high speed manufacture of swatch bearing sheets wherein each sheet is directed through various operating stations via sequentially releasing a suction force from an endless vacuum belt conveyor while sequentially pulling the sheet onto another endless vacuum belt conveyor with a suction force to allow for substantially continuous engagement of the sheet with the endless vacuum conveyors during the manufacture and inspection of the sheets.

US Patent:

8007621, Aug 30, 2011

Filed:

Sep 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/537259

Inventors:

Steven B. Winter - Highland Park IL, US
Stanley I. Lerner - Glencoe IL, US

Assignee:

Color Communications, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B32B 37/16
B32B 38/04

US Classification:

156250, 156182

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a paint color sample display device for the illustration of paint colors and a method for making such a color display device. The color display device may be a color fan deck which displays color on each side of the blades of the fan deck. The fan blades include a painted polymeric film laminated to both sides of a base paper to form a painted film/base paper/painted film laminate for the fan blades.

US Patent:

RE44113, Apr 2, 2013

Filed:

May 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/467771

Inventors:

Steven B. Winter - Highland Park IL, US
Stanley I. Lerner - Glencoe IL, US

Assignee:

Color Communications, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B32B 37/16
B32B 38/04

US Classification:

156250, 156182

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a paint color sample display device for the illustration of paint colors and a method for making such a color display device. The color display device may be a color fan deck which displays color on each side of the blades of the fan deck. The fan blades include a painted polymeric film laminated to both sides of a base paper to form a painted film/base paper/painted film laminate for the fan blades.