Patents by Inventor John M. Fukushima

John M. Fukushima 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).

  • Three-layer backing for photographic element
    Patent number: 5766836
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a three layer backing system for a photographic element. The backing system in on the opposite side of the light-sensitive layer. The backing system includes a first antistatic layer having an antistatic agent. The backing system includes a barrier layer of a polymer. The overcoat layer, farthest from the support, includes cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate in a ratio range of from 3:1 to 1:1 and from 5 to 40 percent perfluorinatied polymer particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Raymond T. Jones, David M. Teegarden, John M. Fukushima, Ronald M. Stimson
  • Antistat coating compositions and antistat layers formed therefrom
    Patent number: 5356468
    Abstract: Coating composition, antistat layer and photographic element having a V.sub.2 O.sub.5 antistat layer, the layer containing an amount of cellulose nitrate to prevent precipitation of the V.sub.2 O.sub.5 in the presence of film base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Charles T. Havens, Raymond T. Jones, John M. Fukushima, Jack J. Holt