Patents by Inventor Barbara J. Stwertka

Barbara J. Stwertka 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).

  • Characterizing organic materials in a thin film
    Patent number: 7508500
    Abstract: A process for characterizing the phase of an organic material in a thin film comprises employing a reference spectrum library for potential phases, subjecting the film to a vibrational spectroscopy measurement to obtain a resulting spectrum; and comparing the resulting spectrum to those in the reference library to characterize the phase of the organic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Manju Rajeswaran, Thomas N. Blanton, Barbara J. Stwertka, Joseph L. Lippert, Christopher T. Brown