Patents by Inventor James J. Grant, III

James J. Grant, III 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 and apparatus for thermal development with vapor treatment
    Patent number: 7491003
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a method and apparatus for thermally developing a photosensitive element. The photosensitive element includes a composition layer capable of being partially liquefied upon heating. Heating the layer causes one or more organic compounds in the layer to form a vapor. Oxidation of the vapor forms carbon dioxide and water vapor and reduces the need to manage waste streams containing the organic compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Hackler, James J. Grant, III, Bernard F. Hoff, Carmo Joseph Pereira, Wilford Shamlin, Thomas A. Simpson