Patents by Inventor Alan P. VanKerkhove

Alan P. VanKerkhove has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Image writing on ceramics
    Patent number: 5543269
    Abstract: The present invention relates to writing and marking images on ceramic surfaces in a reversible fashion. The images are marked using a laser. The images are erased by heating the ceramic surfaces to a temperature of approximately 200.degree. C. or using a CO.sub.2 laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Dilip K. Chatterjee, Syamal K. Ghosh, Wayne K. Shaffer, Alan P. Vankerkhove
  • Multicolor laser recording method and element
    Patent number: 4684602
    Abstract: A method of generating visible multicolor images using a single wavelength laser beam is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mark Lelental, James K. Lee, Alan P. VanKerkhove