Patents by Inventor John H. Harder

John H. Harder 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).

  • Direct view photographic element containing a particular red record
    Patent number: 6555304
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide direct view multicolor photographic element comprising a red record containing (1) a red light sensitized silver halide emulsion, (2) a cyan dye-forming NB first coupler, and (3) a second coupler selected from (a) a magenta dye forming coupler in an amount of 2-30 mole % of the total coupler in the red record and (b) a cyan dye-forming coupler having a greater absorption in the green spectra than the first coupler in an amount sufficient to provide a Status A green density in the range of 0.27 to 0.40 using a red light separation exposure at a Status A red density of 1.0. Such an element exhibits improved flesh tone reproduction and good dye dark stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Walter H. Isaac, Vincent J. Flow, James S. Honan, Jeffrey C. Smitley, Patrick W. Webber, Glenn M. Brown, Cynthia A. Fitzgerald, Jess B. Hendricks, Thomas A. Rosiek, John H. Harder, Carolyn H. Ellinger