Patents by Inventor Peter T. Aylward

Peter T. Aylward 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).

  • Patent number: 6391532
    Abstract: The invention relates to a paper comprising between 2 and 8% calcium carbonate in a paper having a surface roughness average of between 0.10 and 0.44 &mgr;m, a fiber length of the individual fibers of said paper of between 0.4 and 0.58 mm, and a density of between 1.05 and 1.20 grams/cc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Suresh Sunderrajan, Sandra J. Dagan, Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward
  • Patent number: 6368758
    Abstract: This invention relates to a decorative package comprising a package having adhered thereto a label comprising a transparent polymer sheet, and at least one dye containing layer is on each side of said sheet, wherein there are at least four separate dye containing layers and the dye containing layers comprise at least four spectrally distinct colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Alphonse D. Camp, James L. Edwards, Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward
  • Patent number: 6368759
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, and at least one photosensitive dye forming coupler containing layer is on each side of said transparent sheet, wherein there are at least four separate photosensitive layers and the photosensitive layers comprise at least four dye forming couplers that form at least four spectrally distinct colors, and wherein said imaging element is adhered to a transmissive polymer sheet that has a spectral transmissiveness of greater than 15 and less than 90%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward, Alphonse D. Camp, James L. Edwards
  • Patent number: 6364997
    Abstract: The invention relates to a imaging element comprising a paper having a surface roughness average of between 0.13 and 0.44 micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Sandra J. Dagan, Thaddeus S. Gula, Robert P. Bourdelais, Peter T. Aylward
  • Patent number: 6355403
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a base having a reflection surface on each side having a spectral transmission of less than 10% and at least one photosensitive silver halide containing layer on each side wherein said photographic element has a speed less than 50 ASA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Alphonse D. Camp, Peter T. Aylward
  • Patent number: 6355404
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display material comprising a base, said base comprising a polyester sheet comprising at least one voided polyester diffusion layer, at least one topside photosensitive silver halide layer on the topside of said base and at least one bottom side photosensitive layer on the bottom side of said base, below said at least one bottom side emulsion layer a tone enhancing layer, and below said tone enhancing layer an antihalation layer, wherein said display material has a light transmission of between 35 and 60 percent in the developed Dmin areas of the display material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Alphonse D. Camp, Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais, Thomas M. Laney, John L. Pawlak, Gary J. McSweeney
  • Patent number: 6352748
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanically assembled picture comprising at least one image element comprising an image on a thin polymer sheet, a brace, and a transparent polymer sheet overlaying said image and brace, wherein said transparent sheet mechanically holds said image to said brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais, Alphonse D. Camp
  • Patent number: 6352822
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display material comprising a base said base comprising a polyolefin sheet comprising at least one voided polyolefin diffusion layer, at least one topside photosensitive silver halide layer on the topside of said base and at least one bottom side photosensitive layer on the bottom side of said base, below said bottom side emulsion a tone enhancing layer and below said tone enhancing layer an antihalation layer wherein said display material has a light transmission of between 35 and 60 percent in the developed Dmin areas of the display material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Alphonse D. Camp, Peter T. Aylward, Robert P. Bourdelais, John L. Pawlak, Gary J. McSweeney
  • 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: 6296983
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a base paper, and biaxially oriented sheets on each side of said base paper wherein said biaxially oriented sheets and said base paper have the strongest direction of each web within 3 degrees of the machine direction or cross direction, and wherein each web has a machine direction to cross machine direction stiffness ratio of greater than 1.5 or less than 0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Thaddeus S. Gula, 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: 6287743
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising an imaging layer and a cellulose paper base wherein said base has an upper surface roughness of between 0.30 and 0.95 &mgr;m at a spatial frequency of between 200 cycles/mm and 1300 cycles/mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michelle M. Oakland, Robert P. Bourdelais, Sandra J. Dagan, Peter T. Aylward
  • 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