Patents by Inventor Michael W. Orem
Michael W. Orem 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: 6911302Abstract: A coating composition for use in a photographic element, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of: two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; and optional matte particles; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I): Rf—CH2CH2—(B)y-A??(I) where Rf is F(CF2CF2)n— and n is 3 and 4 or 3, 4, and 5, and the fraction of all Rf with n=3 is at least 40%; B is a divalent linking group; y is 0 or 1; and A is an anionic group with a counterion or an amphoteric group. A photographic element containing the coating composition is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Alice G. Moon, Mark P. Pavlik, Michael W. Orem
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Patent number: 6875563Abstract: A coating composition for use in forming an overcoat layer in a photographic element, said composition comprising an aqueous solution of: a mixture of two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; matte beads; and a lubricating agent; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I) and is the only fluorosurfactant in the composition: Rf—CH2CH2—S-(A)-D??(I) where Rf is —(CF2)nCF3, n represents the number of CF2 groups and is 3 or 5 in at least 60% of the Rf groups present, and in the remainder of Rf groups n is 7, 9, or 11. A is a divalent linking group that includes substituted alkylene or alkylene (N-alkylene)amide; and D is an ionic group. A photographic element with an outermost layer containing the coating composition is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Michael W. Orem, Ronald R. Andrews
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Publication number: 20040170933Abstract: A coating composition for use in a photographic element, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of: two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; and optional matte particles; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I):Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2003Publication date: September 2, 2004Inventors: Alice G. Moon, Mark P. Pavlik, Michael W. Orem
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Publication number: 20040137385Abstract: A coating composition for use in forming an overcoat layer in a photographic element, said composition comprising an aqueous solution of: a mixture of two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; matte beads; and a lubricating agent; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I) and is the only fluorosurfactant in the composition:Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Inventors: Michael W. Orem, Ronald R. Andrews
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Publication number: 20040126718Abstract: Antistatic compositions include a fluorochemical that is a reaction product of RfCH2CH2—SO3H with an amine wherein Rf comprises 4 or more fully fluorinated carbon atoms. These antistatic compositions can be formulated in organic solvent-based conductive coating compositions, with or without hydrophobic binders, that can be used to form conductive layers in thermally developable materials including thermographic and photothermographic materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventors: Kumars Sakizadeh, Gary E. LaBelle, Michael W. Orem, Aparna V. Bhave
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Patent number: 6699648Abstract: Antistatic compositions include a fluorochemical that is a reaction product of Rf—CH2CH2—SO3H with an amine wherein Rf comprises 4 or more fully fluorinated carbon atoms. These antistatic compositions can be formulated in organic solvent-based conductive coating compositions, with or without hydrophobic binders, that can be used to form conductive layers in thermally developable materials including thermographic and photothermographic materials.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kumars Sakizadeh, Gary E. LaBelle, Michael W. Orem, Aparna V. Bhave
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Publication number: 20040009440Abstract: A coating composition for use in a photographic element, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of: two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; and optional matte particles; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I):Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2002Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Alice Moon, Mark P. Pavlik, Michael W. Orem
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Publication number: 20030198901Abstract: Antistatic compositions include a fluorochemical that is a reaction product of Rf—CH2CH2—SO3H with an amine wherein Rf comprises 4 or more fully fluorinated carbon atoms. These antistatic compositions can be formulated in organic solvent-based conductive coating compositions, with or without hydrophobic binders, that can be used to form conductive layers in thermally developable materials including thermographic and photothermographic materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2002Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kumars Sakizadeh, Gary E. LaBelle, Michael W. Orem, Aparna V. Bhave
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Publication number: 20030148232Abstract: A coating composition for use in forming an overcoat layer in a photographic element, said composition comprising an aqueous solution of: a mixture of two or more surfactants; a hydrophilic binder; matte beads; and a lubricating agent; wherein one of the surfactants is represented by the following Formula (I):Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2002Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventors: Michael W. Orem, Ronald R. Andrews
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Patent number: 6387611Abstract: There is disclosed an oxidation-reduction imaging forming composition comprising an aqueous based dispersion of (i) nanoparticulate silver carboxylate particles having on the surface of the particles a surface modifier which is a phosphoric acid ester and (ii) an organic reducing agent. In particular, the surface modifiers can be mixtures of mono- and di-esters of orthophosphoric acid and hydroxyl-terminated, oxyethylated long-chain alcohols or oxyethylated alkyl phenols or derivatives thereof. Also disclosed are various compositions including the dispersions including oxidation-reduction imaging forming compositions, thermographic elements and photothermographic compositions and elements. The preferred carboxylate is a silver salt of a long chain fatty acid such as silver behenate.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2001Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mark Lelental, David A. Dickinson, James L. Wakley, Michael W. Orem, Peter J. Ghyzel
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Publication number: 20010029001Abstract: There is disclosed an oxidation-reduction imaging forming composition comprising an aqueous based dispersion of (i) nanoparticulate silver carboxylate particles having on the surface of the particles a surface modifier which is a phosphoric acid ester and (ii) an organic reducing agent. In particular, the surface modifiers can be mixtures of mono- and di-esters of orthophosphoric acid and hydroxyl-terminated, oxyethylated long-chain alcohols or oxyethylated alkyl phenols or derivatives thereof. Also disclosed are various compositions including the dispersions including oxidation-reduction imaging forming compositions, thermographic elements and photothermographic compositions and elements. The preferred carboxylate is a silver salt of a long chain fatty acid such as silver behenate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2001Publication date: October 11, 2001Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mark Lelental, David A. Dickinson, James L. Wakley, Michael W. Orem, Peter J. Ghyzel
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Patent number: 6040128Abstract: A process of preparing a radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion is disclosed in which a polyalkylene oxide block copolymer surfactant is employed. Dispersion of the polyalkylene oxide block copolymer surfactant in the aqueous dispersing medium is increased by the inclusion of an auxiliary surfactant. The auxiliary surfactants are selected from among those that, in the form of an aqueous solution containing 10 percent by weight of the auxiliary surfactant based on total weight of the aqueous solution, is miscible in all proportions with at least one of water and the polyalkylene oxide block copolymer surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John W. Boettcher, Seshadri Jagannathan, Michael W. Orem, Philip J. Zola
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Patent number: 5925701Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising a dispersed polymer is disclosed, obtained by combining (i) the dispersed polymer (ii) a hydrated metal salt of a strong acid, and (iii) a polymeric surfactant comprising a hydrophobic component containing an aryl radical containing at least 7 carbon atoms and a hydrophilic block component containing at least six repeat units derived from water-soluble monomers, or a multifunctional block copolymeric surfactant derived from the sequential addition of propylene oxide or higher alkylene oxide units and subsequently ethylene oxide units to a polyamine moiety. It has been found that the addition of such polymeric surfactants in accordance with the invention can stabilize an aqueous polymeric dispersion or latex even when hydrated metal salts of strong acids, such as Al.sub.2 (SO.sub.4).sub.3.18H.sub.2 O, AlCl.sub.3.6H.sub.2 O, Al(NO.sub.3).sub.3.9H.sub.2 O, Zn(NO.sub.3).sub.2.6H.sub.2 O etc., are present.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1997Date of Patent: July 20, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Teh-Ming Kung, Mary C. Brick, Michael W. Orem, Robin E. Osterhout, Terry C. Schultz
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Patent number: 5888712Abstract: The present invention is a multilayer imaging element which includes a support, one or more image-forming layers super posed on the support; and an outermost transparent electrically-conductive, non-charging, overcoat layer superposed on the support. The outermost transparent electrically-conductive, non-charging overcoat layer includes colloidal, electrically-conductive metal-containing granular particles, dispersed in a film-forming binder at a volume percentage of conductive metal-containing particles of from 20 to 80 and a first charge control agent which imparts positive charging properties and a second charge control agent which imparts negative charging properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1997Date of Patent: March 30, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mark Lelental, Michael W. Orem, Paul A. Christian, Roger J. Owers
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Patent number: 5837439Abstract: The invention relates to a solution for forming silver halide emulsions comprising water, a gelatin containing less than 30 micromoles of methionine per gram of gelatin, and at least one antifoamant of Formula I(H.sub.3 C).sub.3 Si--(OSi(CH.sub.3).sub.2).sub.m --OSi(CH.sub.3).sub.3wherein m is the average number of dimethyl siloxane units.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1997Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Richard L. Daubendiek, Michael W. Orem, Douglas L. Oehlbeck, Joseph G. Lighthouse
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Patent number: 5824464Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element which includes a support having a front surface and a back surface, and a silver halide imaging layer superposed on the front side of the support. A backing layer is superposed on the backside of the support and is formed by the coating and subsequent drying of an aqueous coating composition having therein a mixture of film-forming colloidal particles and non-film-forming colloidal particles and a fluoropolyether comprising more than 90 mole % units selected from the group consisting of --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 --O--, --CF.sub.2 --O--, --CF(CF.sub.3)--O--, and --CF.sub.2 --CF(CF.sub.3)--O--, and a functional group selected from the group consisting of COOH, --CH.sub.2 --OH, --CH.sub.2 --COOH, --CH.sub.2 --SO.sub.3 H, --CH.sub.2 --PO.sub.3 H, --(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O)--H, and --(CH.sub.2 --CH(CH.sub.3)--O--)--H.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1997Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Brian A. Schell, Michael W. Orem, Yongcai Wang
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Patent number: 5824461Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, and at least one imaging layer superposed on the support. A protective overcoat is superposed on the support, and is formed by coating and subsequent drying of an aqueous coating composition having therein colloidal polymer particles having a glass transition temperature of greater than 20.degree. C. and a fluoropolyether including more than 90 mole % units selected from the group consisting of --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 --O--, --CF.sub.2 --O--, --CF(CF.sub.3)--O--, and --CF.sub.2 --CF(CF.sub.3)--O--, and a functional group selected from the group consisting of COOH, --CH.sub.2 --OH, --CH.sub.2 --COOH, --CH.sub.2 --SO.sub.3 H, --CH.sub.2 --PO.sub.3 H, --(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O)--H, and --(CH.sub.2 --CH(CH.sub.3)--O--)--H. The present invention includes the imaging element produced from the coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1997Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Brian A. Schell, Michael W. Orem, Yongcai Wang
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Patent number: 5683862Abstract: Described herein is a photographic paper coated with a polyolefin resin layer on each surface, one of the free surfaces of one of the polyolefin layers bearing a print retaining antistatic layer with improved spliceability and track off characteristics. The antistatic layer includes a polymeric latex binder and a non-ionic surface active compound having poly(ethylene oxide) and an alkali metal salt wherein the non-ionic surface active compound is between 0.1 and 4 percent by dry weight of the antistatic layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1996Date of Patent: November 4, 1997Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Debasis Majumdar, Michael W. Orem
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Patent number: 5578432Abstract: A stabilizing bath that provides image stability and uniform drainage of excess fluid to prevent drying spots and that reduces or eliminates the formation of residue on the base side of color negative films is comprised of hexamethylenetetramine, a nonionic polyethoxylated surfactant, and an anionic sulfate or sulfonate surfactant. The stabilizing bath is used as the final processing bath prior to drying. The nonionic surfactant provides uniform drainage of excess fluid and the anionic sulfate or sulfonate surfactant functions to reduce or eliminate the formation of residue on the base side of color negative films.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1996Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Hugh G. McGuckin, John S. Badger, Michael W. Orem
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Patent number: 5529890Abstract: A stabilizing bath that provides image stability and uniform drainage of excess fluid to prevent drying spots and that reduces or eliminates the formation of residue on the base side of color negative films is comprised of hexamethylenetetramine, a nonionic polyethoxylated surfactant, and an anionic sulfate or sulfonate surfactant. The stabilizing bath is used as the final processing bath prior to drying. The nonionic surfactant provides uniform drainage of excess fluid and the anionic sulfate or sulfonate surfactant functions to reduce or eliminate the formation of residue on the base side of color negative films.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1995Date of Patent: June 25, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Hugh G. McGuckin, John S. Badger, Michael W. Orem