Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Paul A. Leipold
  • Patent number: 6377755
    Abstract: The invention relates to an article comprising photographic silver halide film substantially surrounded by a container comprising a phase change material, wherein said container will maintain said film at a temperature of below 130° F.(55° C.) when said container is repeatedly cycled over a 24-hour period reaching 180° F.(82° C.) for four hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Frederick R. Chamberlain, John A. Agostinelli, Henry J. Gysling
  • 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: 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
  • 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: 6348304
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one layer of photosensitive silver halide, a base material wherein said base material comprises at least one bottom sheet of biaxially oriented polymer sheet and deformable tie layer material, wherein said deformable tie layer material yield stress of between 6 and 10 MPa in compression which is less than 10% the yield stress of any of the other layers in the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Thaddeus S. Gula, Richard C. McElroy, Mamie Kam-Ng
  • 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: 6312880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer photographic element comprising a reflective support wherein the color record 1 adjacent to the support comprises at least one light sensitive layer and a non-light sensitive dye-forming interlayer; and wherein color record 2 above said color record 1 comprises at least one light sensitive layer and at least two non-light sensitive dye-forming interlayers and wherein color record 3 above said color record 2 comprises at least one light sensitive layer and a non-light sensitive dye-forming interlayer; and a top overcoat layer comprising gelatin and ultraviolet absorbing material; and wherein each interlayer is substantially scavenger free, and color records 1, 2, and 3 comprise silver halide grains comprising greater than 90% silver chloride, and wherein the reciprocity characteristics of the silver halide grains are such that for a separation exposure of 1 microsecond and 0.4 sec, at least one color record develops to a density of at least 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Roberts, Hwei-Ling Yau, Glenn M. Brown
  • Patent number: 6303283
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming an emulsion comprising providing a silver chloride emulsion, said emulsion comprising silver chloride grains having a grain volume of 0.001 &mgr;m3 to 2.2 &mgr;m3, adding chemical and spectral sensitizing materials, heating said emulsion to sensitize said grains, cooling said emulsion, and then bringing said emulsion into contact with iodide and bromide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Karen J. Klingman, Susan K. Mroczek
  • Patent number: 6302599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a camera for thermal development comprising a receiving chamber for a film supply cartridge, drive means to advance thermal film from said film supply cartridge, a lens and exposure control system to accurately capture scene information onto thermally developable film, an optical writer to write information onto the thermally developable film, a magnetic reader and writer to read and write magnetic information onto the film, a heater to develop said thermal film, a scanner to scan the thermally developed film, a display, and a light-tight container for said chamber and heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Timothy W. Stoebe, Richard P. Szajewski, David H. Levy, Lyn M. Irving
  • 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: 6296998
    Abstract: The invention relates to an emulsion comprising bromide grains wherein said grains are chemically sensitized with a water soluble Au(I) complex having the formula [L—Au—L]M wherein the complex is symmetrical; L is an organomercapto ligand which has antifogging, stabilizing, or sensitizing properties, and M is a cationic counter ion and a rapid sulfiding agent represented by structure SS-1: wherein each of the R1, R2, R3, and R4 groups independently represents an alkylene, cycloalkylene, carbocyclic arylene, heterocyclic arylene, alkarylene or aralkylene group; or taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, R1 and R2 or R3 and R4 can complete a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring; and each of the B1, B2, B3, and B4 groups independently is hydrogen or represents a carboxylic, sulfinic, sulfonic, hydroxamic, mercapto, sulfonamido or primary or secondary amino nucleophilic group, with the proviso that at least one of the B1R1 to B4R4 groups contains
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jon N. Eikenberry, Roger Lok, Robert D. Wilson
  • 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