Patents by Inventor Boualem Mekki

Boualem Mekki 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).

  • Method for improving the conservation of a photographic product with a cellulose ester type support
    Patent number: 5853970
    Abstract: The present invention improves the conservation of a photographic product with a cellulose ester type support. The present invention involves coating on the support or the photographic product with a transparent film-forming aqueous composition. The composition is a fibrous alumino-silicate polymer of formula Al.sub.x Si.sub.y O.sub.z in which x:y is between 1 and 3, and z is between 2 and 6. The support can be treated before the application of the photographic layers (as a substratum or under-layer) or after the application of the photographic layers (as a top layer). It is also possible to treat an exposed, developed film by applying a top layer of the said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Olivier J. Poncelet, Jeannine Rigola, Boualem Mekki