Patents by Inventor David E. Fenton

David E. Fenton 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: 7029837
    Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a support bearing a cyan dye image forming unit comprised of at least one red sensitive silver halide emulsion, a magenta dye image forming unit comprised of at least one green sensitive silver halide emulsion, and a yellow dye image forming unit comprised of at least one blue sensitive silver halide emulsion; wherein the at least one green sensitive silver halide emulsion comprises two absorptance peaks, the first peak being between 515 and 540 nm (short wavelength peak) and the second peak being between 565 and 590 nm, (long wavelength peak) and wherein (a) the ratio of the absorptance peak value of the short wavelength peak to the absorptance peak value of the long wavelength peak is from 0.65 to 1.55; (b) the absorptance minimum between the two absorptance peaks is between 530 and 560 nm; (c) the ratio of the absorptance value at the absorptance minimum to that of the smaller absorptance peak is 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David E. Fenton, Lois A. Buitano, Steven G. Link, Sharon G. Johnston, David B. Moorehouse
  • Publication number: 20020133474
    Abstract: A method of providing photographic products and services, includes the steps of: selling a photographic film product to a customer; partially exposing the photographic film product; returning the partially exposed photographic film product to a photofinisher; and providing credit to the customer for the unexposed portion of the photographic film product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David E. Fenton, Wai K. Lam, Steven L. Mizelle
  • Patent number: 6342341
    Abstract: This invention comprises a silver halide photographic element comprising at least one sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains that have been epitaxially sensitized and a fragmentable electron donor compound is of the formula X—Y′ or a compound which contains a moiety of the formula —X—Y′; wherein X is an electron donor moiety, Y′ is a leaving proton H or a leaving group Y, with the proviso that if Y′ is a proton, a base, &bgr;−, is covalently linked directly or indirectly to X, and wherein: 1) X—Y′ has an oxidation potential between 0 and about 1.4 V; and 2) the oxidized form of X—Y′ undergoes a bond cleavage reaction to give the radical X• and the leaving fragment Y′; and, optionally, 3) the radical X• has an oxidation potential ≦−0.7V (that is, equal to or more negative than about −0.7V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Reed, Jerome R. Lenhard, David E. Fenton
  • Patent number: 6331385
    Abstract: This invention comprises a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dye layers comprising (a) an inner dye layer adjacent to the silver halide grain and comprising at least one dye that is capable of spectrally sensitizing silver halide and (b) an outer dye layer adjacent to the inner dye layer and comprising at least one dye, wherein the dye layers are held together by non-covalent forces or by in situ bond formation; the outer dye layer adsorbs light at equal or higher energy than the inner dye layer; and the energy emission wavelength of the outer dye layer overlaps with the energy absorption wavelength of the inner dye layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph C. Deaton, Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, William J. Harrison, David E. Fenton
  • Patent number: 5871896
    Abstract: A dimethylamine silver bromide complex is used as a single source precursor for nucleation of silver bromide crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Tommie L. Royster, Jr., David E. Fenton, Seshadri Jagannathan, Joseph J. Tiberio
  • Patent number: 5856079
    Abstract: A dimeitylarnine silver bromo-iodide complex is used as a single source precursor for iodide incorporation in silver bromide crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Tommie L. Royster, Jr., Seshadri Jagannathan, David E. Fenton, Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 5736312
    Abstract: A process of preparing a photographic emulsion having radiation-sensitive silver iodohalide grains. Iodide is introduced into the grains by releasing iodide ions from iodate (IO.sub.3.sup.-). Release of iodide ions from the IO.sub.3.sup.- is employed to enhance the uniformity of iodide availability during emulsion preparation, either during grain precipitation or subsequent halide conversion. The process of the invention is in one preferred form directed to the partial halide conversion of tabular grains. A speed-granularity advantage is demonstrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Seshadri Jagannathan, Harold G. Judd, Samuel Chen, David E. Fenton, Allen K. Tsaur, Kenneth J. Reed
  • Patent number: 5723278
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive photographic emulsion is disclosed containing a gelatino-vehicle and tabular grains accounting for at least 70 percent of total grain projected area comprised of, prior to house conversion, at least 90 mole percent bromide and, after house conversion, up to 12 mole percent iodide, based on total silver, having {111} major faces that form corners joined by linear edges, and containing halide conversion dislocations that are confined to corner regions.Superior performance and selected site halide conversion can be realized by maintaining a pBr of less than 3.5 and by employing for halide conversion an iodide ion source exhibiting a second order reaction rate constant with the gelatino-vehicle of less than 10.sup.-3 mole.sup.-1 sec.sup.-1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Seshadri Jagannathan, David E. Fenton, Samuel Chen
  • Patent number: 5567580
    Abstract: A radiographic element for medical diagnostic imaging is disclosed comprised of a transparent support and first and second silver halide emulsion layer units coated on opposite sides of the film support, each emulsion layer unit being comprised of a silver iodohalide tabular grain emulsion containing less than 5 mole percent iodide, based on silver. An improvement in speed in relation to granularity is obtained by the presence of tabular grains having {111} major faces, containing a maximum surface iodide concentration along their edges, and a lower iodide concentration within their corners than elsewhere along their edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David E. Fenton, Lucius S. Fox, Donald L. Black
  • Patent number: 5476760
    Abstract: Tabular grain emulsions of enhanced photographic sensitivity are disclosed in which the tabular grains contain a maximum surface iodide concentration along their edges and a lower surface iodide concentration within their corners than elsewhere along their edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David E. Fenton, Lucius S. Fox, Donald L. Black
  • Patent number: 5399468
    Abstract: A color photographic silver halide negative working duplicating element and process comprising (A) a magenta colored masking coupler in at least one blue-sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer; and (B) a combination of (i) masking couplers and (ii) color contamination of at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer enables upon exposure and processing of the element formation of a duplicate image that enables formation of a print image that is visually indistinguishable from the original image. The color photographic silver halide duplicating element is useful in forming duplicate images, especially for color motion picture films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John F. Sawyer, David E. Fenton
  • Patent number: 5358840
    Abstract: Silver iodobromide tabular grain emulsions of enhanced photographic sensitivity are disclosed. The silver iodobromide grains contain from 2 to less than 10 mole percent iodide, exhibit a coefficient of variation of less than 20 percent, and consisting essentially of tabular grains having opposed parallel major faces. Each of the tabular silver bromoiodide grains exhibit an iodide concentration in excess of 6 mole percent within a surface region extending to a depth of less than 0.02 .mu.m and exhibit a central iodide concentration of less than 2 mole percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Eleanor Chaffee, Mamie Kam-Ng, Allen K. Tsaur, David E. Fenton, Donald L. Black
  • Patent number: 5283164
    Abstract: A color photographic silver halide negative working duplicating element comprising a support bearing, in order from the support, at least one red-sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer package comprising at least one cyan image-dye forming coupler that is capable upon exposure and processing of forming a cyan image dye that absorbs in the range of the original image; at least one green-sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer package comprising at least one magenta image-dye forming coupler that is capable, upon exposure and processing, of forming a magenta image dye that absorbs in the range of the original image; and at least one blue-sensitive photographic silver halide emulsion layer package comprising at least one yellow image-dye forming coupler that is capable upon exposure and processing of forming a yellow image dye that absorbs in the range of the original image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David E. Fenton, John F. Sawyer, Donald H. Hunger
  • Patent number: 5250403
    Abstract: Novel tabular grain emulsions and a process for their preparation are disclosed in which silver bromoiodide tabular grains account for greater than 97 percent of total grain projected area and the coefficient of variation of the total grain population is less than 25 percent. This is achieved by forming in a first reaction vessel and transporting to a second reaction vessel a population of silver bromide grain nuclei in the form of regular octahedra having an equivalent circular diameter of less than 40 nanometers and a coefficient of variation of less than 50 percent and in the second reaction vessel converting the grain nuclei into a grain population containing parallel twin planes in more than 90 percent of the grains, so that upon further growth silver bromoiodide tabular grains of desired properties can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael G. Antoniades, Richard L. Daubendiek, David E. Fenton, Jeffrey L. Hall, Ramesh Jagannathan