Patents by Inventor Donald A. McGowan
Donald A. McGowan 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).
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Patent number: 6482950Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: wherein Q1 and Q2 are each independently a pyrylium, thiopyrylium, selenopyrylium, benzpyrylium, benzthiopyrylium or benzselenopyrylium nucleus, and R1 and R2 are each independently an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, can be prepared by reacting a squaric acid derivative of the formula: with a compound of the formula Q2CH2R2 in the presence of a base. The derivatives of Formula II may be prepared by condensing a 2,3,4,4-tetrahalocyclobut-2-en-1-one with a compound of the formula Q1CH2R1 in the presence of a base to produce a compound of the formula: wherein Q1 and R1 are as defined above, and X represents chlorine or bromine, and hydrolyzing the compound of Formula III.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: November 19, 2002Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Paulina P. Garcia, John W. Lee, John L. Marshall, Donald A. McGowan, Anthony J. Puttick, Thomas K. Spencer, Stephen G. Stroud, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael J. Zuraw
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Patent number: 5919950Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each independently a pyrylium, thiopyrylium, selenopyrylium, benzpyrylium, benzthiopyrylium or benzselenopyrylium nucleus, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, can be prepared by reacting a squaric acid derivative of the formula: ##STR2## with a compound of the formula Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 in the presence of a base.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1993Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Paulina P. Garcia, John W. Lee, John L. Marshall, Donald A. McGowan, Anthony J. Puttick, Thomas K. Spencer, Stephen G. Stroud, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael J. Zuraw
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Patent number: 5795981Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## (in which Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a chromophoric group having an aromatic unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an acyl, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, subject to the proviso that one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be an amino or substituted amino group, or one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other is an organosulfonyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the intervening nitrogen atom form a nitrogenous heterocyclic ring) are useful as near infra-red absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1996Date of Patent: August 18, 1998Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: John W. Lee, Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Socorro M. Ramos, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 5492795Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## (in which Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a chromophoric group having an aromatic unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an acyl, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, subject to the proviso that one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be an amino or substituted amino group, or one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other is an organosulfonyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the intervening nitrogen atom form a nitrogenous heterocyclic ring) are useful as near infra-red absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1994Date of Patent: February 20, 1996Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Richard M. Allen, Peter K. Chu, John W. Lee, Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Socorro M. Ramos, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 5430156Abstract: There are disclosed color-providing compounds comprising two or more cyclic 1,3 sulfur-nitrogen groups and two or more color-providing moieties, i.e., complete dyes or dye intermediates, capable of releasing the color-forming moieties upon cleavage in the presence of silver ions or a soluble silver complex. The color-providing compounds are useful as image-forming materials in color photographic processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1994Date of Patent: July 4, 1995Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Michael J. Arnost, Efthimios Chinoporos, Donald A. McGowan, David P. Waller
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Patent number: 5415970Abstract: There are disclosed color-providing compounds comprising two or more cyclic 1,3 sulfur-nitrogen groups and two or more color-providing moieties, i.e., complete dyes or dye intermediates, capable of releasing the color-forming moieties upon cleavage in the presence of silver ions or a soluble silver complex. The color-providing compounds are useful as image-forming materials in color photographic processes.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1994Date of Patent: May 16, 1995Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Michael J. Arnost, Efthimios Chinoporos, Donald A. McGowan, David P. Waller
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Patent number: 5354873Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## (in which Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a chromophoric group having an aromatic unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an acyl, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, subject to the proviso that one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be an amino or substituted amino group, or one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other is an organosulfonyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the intervening nitrogen atom form a nitrogenous heterocyclic ring) are useful as near infra-red absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1992Date of Patent: October 11, 1994Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Richard M. Allen, Peter K. Chu, John W. Lee, Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Socorro M. Ramos, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 5316887Abstract: There are disclosed color-providing compounds comprising two or more cyclic 1,3 sulfur-nitrogen groups and two or more color-providing moieties, i.e., complete dyes or dye intermediates, capable of releasing the color-forming moieties upon cleavage in the presence of silver ions or a soluble silver complex. The color-providing compounds are useful as image-forming materials in color photographic processes.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1992Date of Patent: May 31, 1994Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Michael J. Arnost, Efthimios Chinoporos, Donald A. McGowan, David P. Waller
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Patent number: 5231190Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each independently a pyrylium, thiopyrylium, selenopyrylium, benzpyrylium, benzthiopyrylium or benzselenopyrylium nucleus, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, can be prepared by reacting a squaric acid derivative of the formula: ##STR2## with a compound of the formula Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 in the presence of a base. The derivatives of Formula II may be prepared by condensing a 2,3,4,4-tetrahalocyclobut-2-en-1-one with a compound of the formula Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 in the presence of a base to produce a compound of the formula: ##STR3## wherein Q.sup.1 and R.sup.1 are as defined above, and X represents chlorine or bromine, and hydrolyzing the compound of Formula III. Alternatively, the derivatives of Formula II may be prepared by reacting a diester, monoacid chloride monoester or diacid chloride of squaric acid with a compound of the formula Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1991Date of Patent: July 27, 1993Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Donald A. McGowan, Paulina P. Garcia, John W. Lee, Thomas K. Spencer, Stephen J. Telfer, Michael J. Zuraw
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Patent number: 5227498Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## (in which Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a chromophoric group having an unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, or one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom and the other is an organosulfonyl group, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the intervening nitrogen atom form a cycloaliphatic or aromatic ring) are useful as near infra-red absorbers.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1991Date of Patent: July 13, 1993Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: John W. Lee, Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Socorro M. Ramos, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 5227499Abstract: Squarylium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## in which: Q.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 are each a Chromophoric group having an unsaturated system conjugated with the squarylium ring and such that in the compounds of formulae Q.sup.1 CH.sub.2 R.sup.1 and Q.sup.2 CH.sub.2 R.sup.2 the methylene hydrogens are active hydrogens;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group; andR.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic group, or an electron-withdrawing group able to lower the electron density at the carbon atom to which it is attached, subject to the provisoes that:two of R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may form a divalent group of which a single atom is double bonded to the carbon atom to which the two groups are attached, or all three of R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1991Date of Patent: July 13, 1993Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Donald A. McGowan, Mark R. Mischke, Stephen J. Telfer
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Patent number: 4826976Abstract: This invention relates to a color-shifted dye compounds containing at least one thermally unstable carbamate moiety which are useful in thermal imaging. These compounds may be represented by the formula [M--(X).sub.q ].sub.p D wherein M is a carbamate moiety; X is --N.dbd., --SO.sub.2 -- or --CH.sub.2 --; D taken with X and M represents the radical of a color-shifted organic dye, said carbamate moiety M comprising a tert-alkoxycarbonyl group, ##STR1## wherein R' is halomethyl or alkyl.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1987Date of Patent: May 2, 1989Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Alan L. Borror, Ernest W. Ellis, Donald A. McGowan
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Patent number: 4663518Abstract: An identification card comprises a single media having a plurality of different heat sensitive image forming dye compounds on which are encoded a colored pictorial image of the card holder, colored text, and machine readable digital data. A laser printing method is also provided for activating the heat sensitive image forming dyes to provide the colored pictorial image of the card holder, the colored text and the machine readable digital code.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1985Date of Patent: May 5, 1987Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Alan L. Borror, Ernest W. Ellis, Faramarz Faramarzpour, Hugh R. MacKenzie, Donald A. McGowan
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Patent number: 4602263Abstract: A thermal imaging method for forming color images is provided which relies upon the irreversible unimolecular fragmentation of one or more thermally unstable carbamate moieties of an organic compound to effect a visually discernible color shift from colorless to colored, from colored to colorless or from one color to another.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1984Date of Patent: July 22, 1986Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Alan L. Borror, Ernest W. Ellis, Donald A. McGowan
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Patent number: 4355169Abstract: This invention is concerned with certain 3-(thiazolidin-2'-yl)-substituted phenyl sulfonamides which find utility as intermediates in the preparation of photographic image dye-providing materials.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1981Date of Patent: October 19, 1982Assignee: Polaroid CorporationInventors: Donald A. McGowan, Frank A. Meneghini