Patents by Inventor John W. Lee
John W. Lee 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).
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Patent number: 6482950Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: wherein Q1 and Q2 are each independently a pyrylium, thiopyrylium, selenopyrylium, benzpyrylium, benzthiopyrylium or benzselenopyrylium nucleus, and R1 and R2 are each independently an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, can be prepared by reacting a squaric acid derivative of the formula: with a compound of the formula Q2CH2R2 in the presence of a base. The derivatives of Formula II may be prepared by condensing a 2,3,4,4-tetrahalocyclobut-2-en-1-one with a compound of the formula Q1CH2R1 in the presence of a base to produce a compound of the formula: wherein Q1 and R1 are as defined above, and X represents chlorine or bromine, and hydrolyzing the compound of Formula III.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Paulina P. Garcia, John W. Lee, John L. Marshall, Donald A. McGowan, Anthony J. Puttick, Thomas K. Spencer, Stephen G. Stroud, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael J. Zuraw
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Patent number: 5919950Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each independently a pyrylium, thiopyrylium, selenopyrylium, benzpyrylium, benzthiopyrylium or benzselenopyrylium nucleus, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, can be prepared by reacting a squaric acid derivative of the formula: ##STR2## with a compound of the formula Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 in the presence of a base.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1993Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Paulina P. Garcia, John W. Lee, John L. Marshall, Donald A. McGowan, Anthony J. Puttick, Thomas K. Spencer, Stephen G. Stroud, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael J. Zuraw
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Patent number: 5795981Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## (in which Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a chromophoric group having an aromatic unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an acyl, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, subject to the proviso that one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be an amino or substituted amino group, or one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other is an organosulfonyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the intervening nitrogen atom form a nitrogenous heterocyclic ring) are useful as near infra-red absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1996Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: John W. Lee, Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Socorro M. Ramos, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 5492795Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## (in which Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a chromophoric group having an aromatic unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an acyl, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, subject to the proviso that one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be an amino or substituted amino group, or one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other is an organosulfonyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the intervening nitrogen atom form a nitrogenous heterocyclic ring) are useful as near infra-red absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1994Date of Patent: February 20, 1996Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Richard M. Allen, Peter K. Chu, John W. Lee, Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Socorro M. Ramos, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 5354873Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## (in which Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a chromophoric group having an aromatic unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an acyl, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, subject to the proviso that one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be an amino or substituted amino group, or one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other is an organosulfonyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the intervening nitrogen atom form a nitrogenous heterocyclic ring) are useful as near infra-red absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1992Date of Patent: October 11, 1994Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Richard M. Allen, Peter K. Chu, John W. Lee, Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Socorro M. Ramos, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 5231190Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each independently a pyrylium, thiopyrylium, selenopyrylium, benzpyrylium, benzthiopyrylium or benzselenopyrylium nucleus, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, can be prepared by reacting a squaric acid derivative of the formula: ##STR2## with a compound of the formula Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 in the presence of a base. The derivatives of Formula II may be prepared by condensing a 2,3,4,4-tetrahalocyclobut-2-en-1-one with a compound of the formula Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 in the presence of a base to produce a compound of the formula: ##STR3## wherein Q.sup.1 and R.sup.1 are as defined above, and X represents chlorine or bromine, and hydrolyzing the compound of Formula III. Alternatively, the derivatives of Formula II may be prepared by reacting a diester, monoacid chloride monoester or diacid chloride of squaric acid with a compound of the formula Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1991Date of Patent: July 27, 1993Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Donald A. McGowan, Paulina P. Garcia, John W. Lee, Thomas K. Spencer, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael J. Zuraw
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Patent number: 5227498Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## (in which Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a chromophoric group having an unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, or one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other is an organosulfonyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the intervening nitrogen atom form a cycloaliphatic or aromatic ring) are useful as near infra-red absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1991Date of Patent: July 13, 1993Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: John W. Lee, Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Socorro M. Ramos, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 5208860Abstract: The illusion of distinct sound sources distributed throughout the three-dimensional space containing the listener is possible using only conventional stereo playback equipment by processing monaural sound signals prior to playback on two spaced-apart transducers. A plurality of such processed signals corresponding to different sound source positions may be mixed using conventional techniques without disturbing the positions of the individual images. Although two loudspeakers are required the sound produced is not conventional stereo, however, each channel of a left/right stereo signal can be separately processed according to the invention and then combined for playback.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1991Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: QSound Ltd.Inventors: Danny D. Lowe, John W. Lees
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Patent number: 5138660Abstract: Sound location information provided in the game program of a video game is employed by a sound processor to produce two-channel sound signals that provide an apparent location of a sound source to the video game player that need not correspond to the actual locations of the loudspeakers. The sound processor processes the sound signals produced by an audio synthesizer of the kind known for use in a video game system in accordance with audio information contained in the game program cartridge. The sound processor can be connected to the central processing bus along with the audio synthesizer. Alternatively, the sound processor can be connected to a separate audio synthesizer, both of which are connected to the video game system through a parallel bus provided therein for communication with the central processing unit bus.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1989Date of Patent: August 11, 1992Assignee: Q Sound Ltd.Inventors: Danny D. Lowe, John W. Lees
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Patent number: 5105462Abstract: The illusion of distinct sound sources distributed throughout the three-dimensional space containing the listener is possible using only conventional stereo playback equipment by processing monaural sound signals prior to playback on two spaced-apart transducers. A plurality of such processed signals corresponding to different sound source positions may be mixed using conventional techniques without disturbing the positions of the individual images. Although two loudspeakers are required the sound produced is not conventional stereo, however, each channel of a left/right stereo signal can be separately processed according to the invention and then combined for playback.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 1991Date of Patent: April 14, 1992Assignee: QSound Ltd.Inventors: Danny D. Lowe, John W. Lees
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Patent number: 5052685Abstract: The game software for a video game system includes audio data and sound positioning information, in order that the audio data can be processed in accordance with the sound positioning information and played back over two spaced-apart speakers to give the player the impression that the sound is emanating from a location other than the actual speaker locations. A sound processor operates upon monaural signals from an audio synthesizer in response to the sound positioning information from the game software so that each monaural signal from the audio synthesizer is divided into two signals and at least one of the signals is passed through a transfer function to produce two-channel output signals that have a differential phase and amplitude relationship therebetween that is adjusted on a frequency dependent basis.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1989Date of Patent: October 1, 1991Assignee: QSound Ltd.Inventors: Danny D. Lowe, John W. Lees
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Patent number: 5046097Abstract: A process is described to produce the illusion of distinct sound sources distributed throughout the three-dimensional space containing the listener, using conventional stereo playback equipment. The present process places an apparent image of the assumed sound source in a predetermined and highly localized position. A plurality of such processed signals corresponding to different sources and positions may be mixed using conventional techniques without disturbing the positions of the individual images. Monophonic signals, each representing an assumed sound source, are processed to produce left and right stereo signals. Resulting stereo signals may be reproduced by two loudspeakers, directly or via conventional recording and replay techniques. A listener perceives a realistic image of each source at its respective position as predetermined by the process.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1988Date of Patent: September 3, 1991Assignee: QSound Ltd.Inventors: Danny D. Lowe, John W. Lees
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Patent number: 5026051Abstract: A game software for a video game system includes sound positioning information that utilizes two spaced-apart speakers to give the player the impression that the sound is emanating from a location other than the actual speaker locations, for example, to the far right or the far left of the speakers. A sound processor operates in conjunction with a sound synthesizer similar to the one normally employed in a video game system to process the synthesized sound signals in accordance with the sound location information from the software so that it can be reproduced over the two speakers. By arranging the sound processor at various locations relative to the existing sub-systems of the video game, all existing and future video game systems can be adapted to utilize sound location information contained in the game software. In addition, synthesized sound signals from video game software that does not include sound positioning information can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1989Date of Patent: June 25, 1991Assignee: QSound Ltd.Inventors: Danny D. Lowe, John W. Lees
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Patent number: 4781463Abstract: In a digitized picture, the orientation of the line is made nearly, but not exactly, parallel to a coordinate axis. Statistical analysis of the grid points or of the lattice points forming the line, preferably the former, gives the position and orientation of the line with high accuracy. Repeated measurements after small displacements of the line allows further improvement of the accuracy. Rectangular objects can be measured by taking differences between positions of opposite edges. The method can be extended to deal with curved lines, areas or the detection and measurement of edge or line features such as angles or properties of arcs. Measurement apparatus for practicing the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1986Date of Patent: November 1, 1988Assignee: Birkbeck CollegeInventors: Dennis Rosen, John W. Lee
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Patent number: 4668738Abstract: A process, and the well-dispersed product thereof, for recovering solids from a latex of a grafted rubber concentrate having a rubber substrate and a glassy superstrate by: (a) adding a latex of said superstrate to said grafted rubber concentrate latex; (b) coagulating said latex with high shear to form a paste; (c) heating said paste to cause syneresis of said paste into polymeric particles; and (d) dewatering said particles.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1985Date of Patent: May 26, 1987Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: John W. Lee, Eugene R. Moore
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Patent number: 4617402Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is concerned with novel xanthene compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is the same and is selected from ##STR2## R.sup.2 is alkyl, R.sup.3 is an electron-withdrawing group positioned ortho, meta or para to said N atom, R.sup.4 is hydrogen, alkyl or an electron-withdrawing group positioned ortho, meta or para to said N atom; R.sup.5 is alkyl; X is hydrogen, an electron-withdrawing group or an electron-donating group; and A is an anion. In another embodiment, the present invention is concerned with photographic products and processes employing these xanthene compounds, e.g., as photographic light-screening dyes.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1983Date of Patent: October 14, 1986Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Alan L. Borror, Louis Cincotta, John W. Lee, Jr.
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Patent number: 4416971Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is concerned with novel xanthene compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein each R.sup.1 is the same and is selected from ##STR2## R.sup.2 is alkyl, R.sup.3 is an electron-withdrawing group positioned ortho, meta or para to said N atom, R.sup.4 is hydrogen, alkyl or an electron-withdrawing group positioned ortho, meta or para to said N atom; R.sup.5 is alkyl; X is hydrogen, an electron-withdrawing group or an electron-donating group; and A is an anion. In another embodiment, the present invention is concerned with photographic products and processes employing these xanthene compounds, e.g., as photographic light-screening dyes.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1982Date of Patent: November 22, 1983Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Alan L. Borror, Louis Cincotta, John W. Lee, Jr.
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Patent number: 4315387Abstract: A ground anchor stake device characterized by a novel combination of ground-penetrating angular spike means and ground-penetrating arcuate tine means. The spike means and the tine means are movably interconnected in such manner that the spike means may be first pushed into the ground at an acute angle to the ground surface, and the arcuate tine means then pushed into the ground in a circular arcuate path to the ground surface. The ends of the spike means and the ends of the tine means, being inserted into the ground from opposite direction toward each other, encompass a mass of ground between them to securely anchor the stake device in the ground. Removal of the device from the ground is by first lifting the arcuate tine means from the ground and then lifting the angular spike means from the ground.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1980Date of Patent: February 16, 1982Inventors: John W. Lee, Benton Schrougham
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Patent number: 4309797Abstract: A coupler for animal collars characterized by a novel combination of a releasable locking member in the form of a strip of metal which conveniently functions as a name plate. This strip is adapted to receive a pair of post members provided on a channel-like base member which in turn receives respective ends of the collar which are held on the posts until the strip member is removed. One of the posts includes a stop means and the other post is a threaded member adapted to receive a complementary threaded member disposed through spaced holes in the locking strip to effectively couple the ends of the collar together. Merely removing the threaded member from the threaded post permits quick removal of the strip from both posts.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1979Date of Patent: January 12, 1982Inventors: Benton Schrougham, John W. Lee
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Patent number: 4178447Abstract: This invention relates to a method of synthesizing certain 3-(carbocyclic aryl)-3-(4'-OP-carbocyclic aryl)-2,3-dihydrobenz[d]isothiazole-1,1-dioxides (and -2,3-dihydronaphtho[1,8-de]-1,2-thiazine-1,1-dioxides) by reacting (a) a 4-OP-carbocyclic aryllithium compound wherein P is a protecting group and (b) a 3-(carbocyclic aryl)benz[d]isothiazole-1,1-dioxide wherein said 3-(carbocyclic aryl) moiety is other than a 3-(4'-OP-carbocyclic aryl) moiety to give (c) the corresponding 3-carbocyclic aryl)-3-(4'-OP-carbocyclic aryl)-2,3-dihydrobenz[d]isothiazole-1,1-dioxide. The -2,3-dihydronaphtho[1,8-de]-1,2-thiazine-1,1-dioxides are prepared in the same manner by reacting a 3-(carbocyclic aryl)naphtho[1,8-de]-1,2-thiazine-1,1-dioxide with said 4'-OP-carbocyclic aryllithium compound.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1977Date of Patent: December 11, 1979Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Alan L. Borror, James W. Foley, Marcis M. Kampe, John W. Lee, Jr.