Patents Represented by Attorney Carl O. Thomas
  • Patent number: 4746622
    Abstract: A process is disclosed of preparing a charge coupled device containing charge transfer direction biasing implants wherein the steps and materials for patterning electrodes and implants promote accurate edge alignments of implants and electrodes while minimizing strains and avoiding temperatures that permit unwanted lattice or intersticial ion migration in the semiconductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gilbert A. Hawkins, David L. Losee, Robert L. Nielsen
  • Patent number: 4743529
    Abstract: A negative working photoresist is disclosed responsive to imaging radiation of a visible wavelength shorter longer than 550 nm comprised of an organic film forming component containing ethylenic unsaturation and capable of selective immobilization by addition at the site of ethylenic unsaturation and activator and photosensitizer coinitiators for ethylenic addition. The activator is an azinium salt activator, and the photosensitizer is a dye having its principal absorption peak at a wavelength shorter than 550 nm and having a reduction potential which in relation to that of said azinium salt activator is at most 0.1 volt more positive. When the dye is a keto dye, it exhibits when excited by imaging radiation an intersystem crossing efficiency to a triplet state of less than 10 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Samir Y. Farid, Neil F. Haley, Roger E. Moody, Donald P. Specht
  • Patent number: 4743530
    Abstract: A negative working photoresist is disclosed responsive to imaging radiation of a wavelength longer than 550 nm comprised of an organic film forming component containing ethylenic unsaturation and capable of selective immobilization by addition at the site of ethylenic unsaturation and activator and photosensitizer coinitiators for ethylenic addition. The activator is an azinium salt activator, and the photosensitizer is a dye having its principal absorption peak at a wavelength longer than 550 nm and having a reduction potential which in relation to that of said azinium salt activator is at most 0.1 volt more positive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Samir Y. Farid, Neil F. Haley, Roger E. Moody, Donald P. Specht
  • Patent number: 4743528
    Abstract: An imaging composition is disclosed comprised of an organic component containing ethylenic unsaturation sites and capable of selective hardening by addition at the sites of ethylenic unsaturation, an azinium salt activator, a photosensitizer having a reduction potential which in relation to the reduction potential of the azinium salt activator is at most 0.1 volt more positive, and an image enhancing amount of benzene substituted with an electron donating amino group and one or more groups capable of imparting a net Hammett sigma value electron withdrawing characteristic of at least +0.20 volt to said benzene ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Samir Y. Farid, Neil F. Haley, Roger E. Moody, Donald P. Specht
  • Patent number: 4743531
    Abstract: A photographic imaging system is disclosed comprised of an imaging dye or a precursor thereof, a hardenable organic component containing ethylenic unsaturation sites and capable of imagewise modulating mobility of the dye or dye precursor as a function of addition at the sites of ethylenic unsaturation, and coinitiators for ethylenic addition. The coinitiators include an azinium salt activator and a photosensitizer which is a dye exhibiting a reduction potential which in relation to that of said ionized azinium salt activator is at most 0.1 volt more positive, with the further proviso that, when the photosensitizer is a keto dye having its principal absorption peak at a wavelength shorter than 550 nm, it exhibits when excited by imaging radiation an intersystem crossing efficiency to a triplet state of less than 10 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Samir Y. Farid, Neil F. Haley, Roger E. Moody, Donald P. Specht
  • Patent number: 4733090
    Abstract: A method of storing an image produced by x-ray exposure and releasing the stored image is disclosed. It is disclosed to expose an x-ray storage screen, comprised of an isotropic storage phosphor and a polymer coated on a support, to x-radiation of a first wavelength in an imagewise manner to store an image pattern in the storage screen. The image pattern is retrieved from the storage screen by exposing the storage screen to radiation of a second wavelength, thereby stimulating radiation of a third wavelength. The polymer has an index of refraction which matches the index of refraction of the phosphor at the second wavelength, and the support is non-reflective to radiation of the second wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Charles D. DeBoer, George W. Luckey
  • Patent number: 4724200
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic emulsions are disclosed comprised of radiation sensitive silver halide grains of a cubic crystal lattice structure comprised of icositetrahedral crystal faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Joe E. Maskasky
  • Patent number: 4720432
    Abstract: An electroluminescent device is disclosed comprising in sequence, an anode, an organic hole injecting and transporting zone, an organic electron injecting and transporting zone, and a cathode. The organic hole injecting and transporting zone is comprised of a layer in contact with the anode containing a hole injecting porphyrinic compound and a layer containing a hole transporting aromatic tertiary amine interposed between the hole injecting layer and the electron injecting and transporting zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Steven A. VanSlyke, Ching W. Tang, Luther C. Roberts
  • Patent number: 4713320
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process of precipitating for use in photography a thin, tabular grain silver bromide or bromoiodide emulsion employing a gelatino-peptizer comprised of less than 30 micromoles of methionine per gram and to an emulsion produced by this process. A variety of advantages can be realized, including a wider range of permissible bromide ion concentrations during precipitation, thinner and/or larger diameter tabular grains, a reduced rod population, and novel tabular grain forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Joe E. Maskasky
  • Patent number: 4713323
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process of precipitating for use in photography a high aspect ratio tabular grain emulsion employing a dispersing medium containing a gelatino-peptizer comprised of less than 30 micromoles of methionine per gram and at least a 0.5 molar concentration of chloride ion. A wide range of chloride ion concentrations in the tabular grains can be achieved while avoiding the use of tabular grain thickening ripening agents and synthetic peptizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Joe E. Maskasky
  • Patent number: 4710637
    Abstract: A pair of front and back intensifying screens is disclosed capable of providing a sharp imagewise exposure of a dual coated silver halide radiographic element to light when the screens are imagewise exposed to X radiation predominantly of an energy level below 40 keV. The front intensifying screen is comprised of a fluorescent layer having modulation transfer factors greater than those of reference curve A in FIG. 3 and capable of attenuating by 20 to 60 percent a reference X radiation exposure produced by a Mo target tube operated at 28 kVp with a three phase power supply, wherein the reference X radiation exposure passes through 0.03 mm of Mo and 4.5 cm of poly(methyl methacrylate) to reach the fluorescent layer mounted 25 cm from a Mo anode of the target tube and attenuation is measured 50 cm beyond the fluorescent layer. The back intensifying screen has modulation transfer factors greater than those of reference curve B in FIG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: George W. Luckey, Bernard Roth, Kathleen E. Brendel, Margaret S. Den Dunne
  • Patent number: 4694185
    Abstract: A multipixel light sensing semiconductor device contains in at least one pixel a lens presenting a convex surface and a lens supporting layer for directing light inwardly to a semiconductive light sensor. The lens supporting layer has a thickness exceeding that of the lens, and the lens is laterally confined on the lens supporting layer between at least two opposed pixel edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Armin K. Weiss
  • Patent number: 4692401
    Abstract: A photographic emulsion is disclosed containing grains comprised of a silver salt capable of forming a latent image, a sensitizing dye, and a dispersing medium. The sensitizing dye is present in the form of host crystals, and the grains are in conductive contact with the host dye crystals. A photographic element containing the emulsion is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Gary L. House
  • Patent number: 4684607
    Abstract: A photographic emulsion is disclosed containing tabular silver halide grains having opposed major faces and ledges of relatively reduced thickness extending laterally beyond at least one of said major faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Joe E. Maskasky
  • Patent number: 4680254
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic emulsions are disclosed comprised of radiation sensitive silver halide grains of a cubic crystal lattice structure comprised of hexoctahedral crystal faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Joe E. Maskasky
  • Patent number: 4680256
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic emulsions are disclosed comprised of radiation sensitive silver halide grains of a cubic crystal lattice structure comprised of trisoctahedral crystal faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joe E. Maskasky, Ralph W. Jones
  • Patent number: 4680255
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic emulsions are disclosed comprised of radiation sensitive silver halide grains of a cubic crystal lattice structure comprised of tetrahexahedral crystal faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Joe E. Maskasky
  • Patent number: 4677202
    Abstract: Radiation sensitive silver halide photographic elements are disclosed which are protected from fog by quaternized aromatic oxatellurazinium salts. The aromatic oxatellurazinium salts can be initially incorporated in the photographic element as manufactured or during processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Rosemary Przyklek-Elling, Wolfgang H. H. Gunther, Roger Lok
  • Patent number: 4672027
    Abstract: Moderate camera speed photographic elements for producing subtractive primary dye images are disclosed, including one emulsion layer comprised of silver bromide or bromoiodide grains having a mean diameter in the range of from 0.2 to 0.55 .mu.m including tabular grains having an aspect ratio of greater than 8:1 accounting for at least 50 percent of the total projected area of the grains in the emulsion layer and being positioned to receive imaging radiation prior to one or more blue recording emulsion layers. Enhancement of speed-granularity relationships, blue to minus blue speed separation, silver utilization, and image sharpness can all be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Daubendiek, Gary L. House, Timothy R. Gersey
  • Patent number: 4672026
    Abstract: An element is disclosed containing an emulsion comprised of silver iodide grains which are stable at room temperature and are bright yellow. In a preferred form the element is a photographic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Richard L. Daubendiek