Patents by Inventor Alphonse D. Camp

Alphonse D. Camp 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).

  • Publication number: 20020018957
    Abstract: The invention relates to an element consisting essentially of a photographic element comprising a base material having an upper surface comprising an oriented sheet, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and at least one sharpness enhancing agent above said photosensitive silver halide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp, Robert P. Bourdelais, Gary J. McSweeney
  • Patent number: 6344310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element consisting essentially of a transparent biaxially oriented polymer sheet, at least one emulsion adhering layer, and at least one light sensitive silver halide grain containing emulsion layer adhered to said emulsion adhering layer, wherein said polymer sheet is less than 76 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward, Thaddeus S. Gula, Alphonse D. Camp
  • Patent number: 6329113
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising a base wherein said base comprises at least one layer of heat shrinkable sheet and at least one strength layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp, Geoffrey Mruk
  • Patent number: 6326109
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic member comprising a planar partitioning member having adhesively attached to each planar surface thereof a photographic image element comprising a polymer base and a photographic image wherein said element is a unitary article folded to cover both planar surfaces of said partitioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp
  • Patent number: 6296995
    Abstract: The invention relates to A reflective base photographic element comprising a support material comprising a microvoided biaxially oriented polymer sheet having an upper surface L* of at least 93.5 and imaging layers wherein said imaging layers have an exposure range of between 125 to 0.5 when there is a Status A reflection density shoulder loss of no more than 8 percent as a function of the cyan record, wherein said photographic element has an exposure range of at least 125 nanoseconds to 0.5 seconds when there is a Status A reflection density shoulder loss of no more than 8 percent as a function of the magenta color record, wherein said photographic element has an exposure range of at least 125 nanoseconds to 0.5 seconds when there is a Status A reflection density shoulder loss of no more than 4 percent as a function of the yellow color record, and wherein said photographic element has a Status A reflection density minimum of less than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Alphonse D. Camp, Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Patent number: 6291144
    Abstract: This invention relates to an imaging element comprising a translucent polymer sheet, and at least three photosensitive dye forming coupler containing layers on the face side of said sheet, wherein said at least three photosensitive forming coupler containing layers comprise a cyan dye forming layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler in combination with a red sensitized photosensitive emulsion, a yellow dye forming layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler in combination with a blue light sensitive photosensitive emulsion, a magenta dye forming layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler and a green light sensitive photosensitive emulsion, and on the backside of said translucent polymer sheet at least one dye forming coupler that forms at least one dye that is spectrally distinct from the dyes on the face side of said translucent sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais, James L. Edwards, Alphonse D. Camp
  • Patent number: 6291150
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one silver halide containing imaging layer and a metallic layer below said at least one imaging layer having a having a highly spectral reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Alphonse D. Camp, Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward
  • Patent number: 6291148
    Abstract: The invention relates to an element consisting essentially of a photographic element comprising a base material having an upper surface comprising an oriented sheet, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and at least one sharpness enhancing agent above said photosensitive silver halide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp, Robert P. Bourdelais, Gary J. McSweeney
  • Patent number: 6277547
    Abstract: The invention relates to an element consisting essentially of a transparent polymer sheet, at least one emulsion adhering layer, and at least one light sensitive silver halide grain containing emulsion layer adhered to said emulsion adhering layer, wherein said polymer sheet is less than 40 &mgr;m in thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp, Thaddeus S. Gula
  • Patent number: 6274284
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an image layer, a voided layer below said image layer, and below said voided layer a layer comprising white pigment wherein said imaging member is substantially free of white pigment above said voided layer, and said voided layer comprises a polymer matrix and voids containing gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Patent number: 6270950
    Abstract: A photographic element comprising a laminated base wherein said base comprises a voided polyester sheet having laminated thereto a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet on the bottom of said polyester sheet and a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet laminated to the top of said polyester sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Alphonse D. Camp, Peter T. Aylward
  • Patent number: 6268116
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer photographic element comprising a reflective support wherein the color record 1 adjacent to the support comprises at least one light sensitive layer and a non-light sensitive dye-forming interlayer; and wherein color record 2 above said color record 1 comprises at least one light sensitive layer and at least two non-light sensitive dye-forming interlayers and wherein color record 3 comprises at least one light sensitive layer and a non-light sensitive dye-forming interlayer; an optional UV dye containing interlayer and a top overcoat; and wherein each interlayer is completely or substantially scavenger free, silver halide grains comprising greater than 90% silver chloride, and wherein the reciprocity characteristics of the silver halide grains are such that for a separation exposure of 1 microsecond and 0.4 sec, each color record develops to a density of at least 2.0 within a log exposure range of 1.2 or less relative to the exposure point producing a density 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Roberts, Gary J. McSweeney, Alphonse D. Camp
  • Patent number: 6268117
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic member comprising at least one photosensitive layer and an integral base material comprising at least one polyester layer and an upper surface layer comprising a polyester or polyolefin polymer and a bluing tint wherein said integral base material has a spectral transmission of greater than 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais, Thomas M. Laney, Alphonse D. Camp
  • Patent number: 6261994
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a transparent polymer base, at least one layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and at least one image layer wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness of between 20 and 100 millinewtons, and said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a spectral transmission of less than 15%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Alphonse D. Camp, Peter T. Aylward
  • Patent number: 6258494
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a transparent sheet having a developed photographic image on each side, adhesively connected to a reflective base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp
  • Patent number: 6248483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transmission display material comprising a paper base, a lower layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet, a polyethylene layer on the upper side of said paper base, and at least one image layer overlaying said polyethylene layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp, Robert P. Bourdelais, Geoffrey Mruk
  • Patent number: 6242142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a translucent base and a color forming layer comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and dye forming coupler, wherein said base comprises at least one polymer sheet comprising a transparent polymer sheet containing voids, with the proviso that said translucent sheet is substantially free of white light reflecting pigments and wherein said translucent sheet has a light transmission of between 15% and 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Alphonse D. Camp, Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Patent number: 6232056
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a bottom layer of writable conductive material and above said writable conductive material layer a fusible layer between said writable conductive material and a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais, Alphonse D. Camp, Edgar E. Riecke, Dennis E. McGee
  • Patent number: 6218059
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one photosensitive layer, and a base material comprising an upper and lower biaxially oriented polymer sheet separated by a paper sheet, wherein said base material has a thickness of greater than 254 micrometers, a stiffness of greater than 325 millinewtons in any direction, and an upper surface roughness of less than 0.45 micrometers at a spatial frequency of between 0.30 and 6.35 millimeters, and a transmission percent of less than 15 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais, Alphonse D. Camp
  • Patent number: 6200740
    Abstract: The invention relates to an photographic element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and at least one image layer wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness in any direction of between 20 and 100 millinewtons, and said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a spectral transmission of at least 40% and a reflection density less than 60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp, Robert P. Bourdelais