Patents by Inventor John B. Rieger

John B. Rieger 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: 8588548
    Abstract: A method for displaying a group of digital images using a background corresponding to an image region selected from one of the digital images, comprising: receiving a designation of the group of digital images to be displayed; using a processor to automatically analyze the group of digital images to select an image region from one of the digital images that is appropriate to use as a background for a composite image, wherein the selected image region includes a plurality of image pixels; forming a background from the selected image region; forming the composite image including the background and at least one digital image from the group of digital images; and displaying the composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Krolczyk, John B. Rieger, John V. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20120027294
    Abstract: A method for displaying a group of digital images using a background corresponding to an image region selected from one of the digital images, comprising: receiving a designation of the group of digital images to be displayed; using a processor to automatically analyze the group of digital images to select an image region from one of the digital images that is appropriate to use as a background for a composite image, wherein the selected image region includes a plurality of image pixels; forming a background from the selected image region; forming the composite image including the background and at least one digital image from the group of digital images; and displaying the composite image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Marc Krolczyk, John B. Rieger, John V. Nelson
  • Patent number: 6848205
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising at least one imaging layer wherein said imaging layer comprises photosensitive silver halide layer comprising dye forming couplers, a transparent polymer pragmatic sheet below said at least one imaging layer, an adhesive layer below said pragmatic sheet, and a black carrier sheet below said adhesive layer
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John B. Rieger, David C. Wideman, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Patent number: 6653061
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic label comprising a pragmatic polymer sheet, at least one layer comprising at least one image forming layer comprising photosensitive silver halide grains and dye forming coupler above said pragmatic polymer sheet, wherein said at least one image forming layer has an exposure time to obtain a usable Dmax of 1.5 of less than 0.01 seconds, wherein said at least one image forming layer is substantially free of image dye stabilizers, and wherein said polymer sheet has an L* of greater than 95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John B. Rieger, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Publication number: 20030211269
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising at least one imaging layer wherein said imaging layer comprises photosensitive silver halide layer comprising dye forming couplers, a transparent polymer pragmatic sheet below said at least one imaging layer, an adhesive layer below said pragmatic sheet, and a black carrier sheet below said adhesive layer
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: John B. Rieger, David C. Wideman, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Publication number: 20030170574
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic label comprising a pragmatic polymer sheet, at least one layer comprising at least one image forming layer comprising photosensitive silver halide grains and dye forming coupler above said pragmatic polymer sheet, wherein said at least one image forming layer has an exposure time to obtain a usable Dmax of 1.5 of less than 0.01 seconds, wherein said at least one image forming layer is substantially free of image dye stabilizers, and wherein said polymer sheet has an L* of greater than 95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John B. Rieger, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Patent number: 6566024
    Abstract: The invention relates a photographic label comprising a pragmatic polymer sheet, at least one layer comprising an image comprising dyes formed from couplers above said pragmatic polymer sheet, and a lower strippable paper carrier, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer between said lower strippable carrier and said pragmatic polymer sheet, and an environmental protection layer overlaying at least one photosensitive layer wherein said carrier has exposed edges where it has a greater surface area than the pragmatic sheet and said image further comprises fiducial marks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Mridula Nair, William T. Rochford, John B. Rieger
  • Patent number: 6531258
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising at least one imaging layer wherein said imaging layer comprises photosensitive silver halide layer comprising dye forming couplers, a transparent polymer pragmatic sheet below said at least one imaging layer, an adhesive layer below said pragmatic sheet, and a black carrier sheet below said adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John B. Rieger, David C. Wideman, Robert P. Bourdelais
  • Patent number: 5958661
    Abstract: The invention relates to a color photographic element comprising a red light sensitive layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler, a green light sensitive layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler, a blue light sensitive layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler, wherein said magenta dye forming coupler comprises ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b independently represent H or a substituent; X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group; and Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c are independently a substituted methine group, .dbd.N--, .dbd.C--, or --NH--, provided that one of either the Z.sub.a --Z.sub.b bond or the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond, and when the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a carbon--carbon double bond, it may form part of an aromatic ring, and at least one of Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c represents a methine group connected to the group R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John B. Rieger, Alphonse D. Camp, Michael R. Roberts, Thomas A. Chuhta
  • Patent number: 5948601
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising an emulsion layer comprising a cyan dye forming coupler, an emulsion layer comprising a magenta dye forming coupler, an emulsion layer comprising a yellow dye forming coupler wherein said magenta coupler comprises ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b independently represent H or a substituent; X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group; and Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c are independently a substituted methine group, .dbd.N--, .dbd.C--, or --NH--, provided that one of either the Z.sub.a --Z.sub.b bond or the Z.sub.b --Z.sub.c bond is a double bond and the other is a single bond, and when the Z.sub.4 --Z.sub.c bond is a carbon-carbon double bond, it may form part of an aromatic ring, and at least one of Z.sub.a, Z.sub.b, and Z.sub.c represents a methine group connected to the group R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: John B. Rieger
  • Patent number: 5618657
    Abstract: A photographic element comprises a polyester support bearing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer, the support having adjacent thereto a polymer-containing subbing layer, the subbing layer having adjacent thereto a layer comprising a hydrophilic binder containing dispersed droplets of a high boiling organic liquid, the liquid being selected form the group consisting of oleyl alcohol and esters of organic or inorganic acids which have a value for the logarithm of their octanol/water partition coefficient (Log P) of from 2.6 to 6.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John B. Rieger, Paul L. Zengerle, John W. Boettcher
  • Patent number: 5468604
    Abstract: A stabilized photographic dispersion is prepared by adding a hydrophobic, photographically inert compound which has a logP.sub.(calc) greater than about 9 and does not solidify or gel the dispersed phase to a photographic dispersion comprising an aqueous medium and a dispersed liquid organic phase comprising a photographically useful compound which is (i) soluble in organic solvents, (ii) substantially insoluble in water, and (iii) subject to particle growth of at least 10% of its initial particle size when maintained in said dispersion in the absence of the added photographically inert compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Paul L. Zengerle, David D. Miller, Thomas H. Whitesides, John B. Rieger, Vincent J. Flow, III, Walter H. Isaac
  • Patent number: 5457014
    Abstract: Melt crystallization of a photographic composition containing dispersed particles of a filter dye and dispersed particles of oxidized developer scavenger, in particular a hydrazide or a disulfonamidophenol oxidized developer scavenger, is inhibited by dispersing the oxidized developer scavenger in the composition in the form of particles comprising the oxidized developer scavenger dispersed or dissolved in an organic solvent selected such that the following relationship is satisfied:6.65+10.0 A-1.53 B+0.11 B.sup.2 -0.99 AB.ltoreq.4.0wherein A is the weight ratio of organic solvent to oxidized developer scavenger; and B is the log P of the organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Paul L. Zengerle, Glenn M. Brown, John B. Rieger
  • Patent number: 5360702
    Abstract: Melt crystallization of a photographic composition containing dispersed particles of a filter dye and dispersed particles of oxidized developer scavenger, in particular a hydrazide or a disulfonamidophenol oxidized developer scavenger, is inhibited by dispersing the oxidized developer scavenger in the composition in the form of particles comprising the oxidized developer scavenger dispersed or dissolved in an organic solvent selected such that the following relationship is satisfied:6.65+10.0 A-1.53 B+0.11 B.sup.2 -0.99 AB<4.0wherein A is the weight ratio of organic solvent to oxidized developer scavenger; and B is the log P of the organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Paul L. Zengerle, Glenn M. Brown, John B. Rieger