Patents by Inventor Lois A. Buitano
Lois A. Buitano 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: 7218776Abstract: A system and method of offering photofinishing services involves receiving an exposed photographic film from a customer; developing and scanning the film to produce a digital image; displaying examples of a plurality of looks on a color display medium to a customer; receiving a selection of a preferred look from the customer; and applying the selected look to the digital image to produce a processed digital image having the preferred look.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2005Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Allan F. Sowinski, John D. Buhr, Geoffrey J. Woolfe, Karin Topfer, Lois A. Buitano, Richard P. Szajewski
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Patent number: 7029837Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: David E. Fenton, Lois A. Buitano, Steven G. Link, Sharon G. Johnston, David B. Moorehouse
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Publication number: 20050174591Abstract: A system and method of offering photofinishing services involves receiving an exposed photographic film from a customer; developing and scanning the film to produce a digital image; displaying examples of a plurality of looks on a color display medium to a customer; receiving a selection of a preferred look from the customer; and applying the selected look to the digital image to produce a processed digital image having the preferred look.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2005Publication date: August 11, 2005Inventors: Allan Sowinski, John Buhr, Geoffrey Woolfe, Karin Topfer, Lois Buitano, Richard Szajewski
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Publication number: 20050130083Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2003Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: David Fenton, Lois Buitano, Steven Link, Sharon Johnston, David Moorehouse
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Patent number: 6686136Abstract: A color negative photographic element especially suited for preloading in a one-time-use camera is disclosed. The element is capable of producing images that, when developed, converted to electronic form, and then converted to a viewable form, exhibit excellent color, reduced granularity, and improved sharpness. The photographic elements contain blue, green, and red recording layer units capable of forming spectrally differentiated dye images. The layer units are substantially free of colored masking coupler, and each exhibits a dye image gamma of less than 1.5. The element exhibits an exposure latitude of at least 2.7 log E. The gamma ratios of the blue, green, and red recording layer units are between 0.80 and 1.2. Chemical processing of the element is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1998Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Allan F. Sowinski, Richard P. Szajewski, Lois A. Buitano, Frank R. Brockler, John D. Buhr
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Publication number: 20010053247Abstract: A system and method of offering photofinishing services involves receiving an exposed photographic film from a customer; developing and scanning the film to produce a digital image; displaying examples of a plurality of looks on a color display medium to a customer; receiving a selection of a preferred look from the customer; and applying the selected look to the digital image to produce a processed digital image having the preferred look.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2000Publication date: December 20, 2001Applicant: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Allan F. Sowinski, John D. Buhr, Geoffrey J. Woolfe, Karin Topfer, Lois A. Buitano, Richard P. Szajewski
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Patent number: 6296994Abstract: A color photographic element particularly useful for colorimetrically accurate recording of scene exposures is disclosed, which is capable of producing differentiable dye images suitable for scanning and electronic image processing. The element has red, green and blue light recording silver halide emulsion layer units and provides broad, hypsochromic green spectral sensitivity that overlaps with the red spectral sensitivity. The wavelength of maximum sensitivity of the red recording emulsion layer unit is between about 580 and 620 nm, the wavelength of maximum sensitivity of the green recording emulsion layer unit is between about 520 and 565 nm, the relative sensitivity of the green recording emulsion layer unit at 50% of the maximum sensitivity exhibits an overall breadth of at least about 65 nm, and the relative sensitivity of the green recording emulsion layer unit at 520 nm is at least 60% of the maximum.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1999Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Allan F. Sowinski, Lois A. Buitano, Steven G. Link
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Patent number: 6274299Abstract: A method is disclosed for electronically processing an image scanned from a scene exposed onto a color negative photographic element. The element is especially capable of producing images that, when scanned, converted to electronic form, corrected and then converted to a viewable form, exhibit excellent color, reduced granularity and improved sharpness. The photographic elements contain blue, green and red recording layer units capable of forming spectrally differentiated dye images. The layer units are substantially free of colored masking coupler, and each exhibit a dye image gamma of less than 1.5. The element exhibits an exposure latitude of at least 2.7 log E. The gamma ratios of the blue, green and red recording layer units are between 0.80 and 1.2. A method for producing a viewable image is additionally disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1998Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John D. Buhr, Frank R. Brockler, Allan F. Sowinski, Richard P. Szajewski, Lois A. Buitano
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Patent number: 6251578Abstract: A photographic element comprises: a support and, coated on the support, a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers, including radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, forming layer units for separately recording blue, green and red exposures, wherein, the red recording layer unit is comprised of at least one green-red sensitive emulsion having a peak dyed absorptance of between about 525 and about 600 nm, an overall half-peak absorptance bandwidth of between about 70 and about 150 nm, and a ratio of the bandwidths at 80% of peak absorptance to 50% of peak absorptance of greater than or equal to about 0.25. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the photographic element is especially suited for more accurately recording scenes according to the human visual system.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2000Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lois A. Buitano, Allan F. Sowinski, Steven G. Link
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Patent number: 6225037Abstract: This invention comprises a photographic element for accurately recording a scene as an image comprising a support and coated on the support a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers comprising radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers forming recording layer units for separately recording blue, green and red exposures wherein, (A) the blue recording layer unit comprises at least one blue sensitive emulsion having a peak dyed absorptance of between 435 and 465 nm and an absorptance at 480 nm≧50% of the maximum peak dyed absorptance; or (B) the blue sensitive recording unit comprises a blue sensitive emulsion layer having a peak dyed absorptance of between 435 and 465 nm, and the emulsion exhibits an overall half-peak dyed absorption bandwidth of at least 50 nm.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1998Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lois A. Buitano, Allan F. Sowinski, Steven G. Link
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Patent number: 6210870Abstract: A method of creating image-bearing electronic signals from an imagewise exposed and processed color negative photographic element is disclosed. The color element is especially suited for preloading in a one-time-use camera and is capable of producing images that, when scanned, converted to electronic form and then converted to a viewable form, exhibit excellent color, reduced granularity and improved sharpness. The photographic elements contain blue, green and red recording layer units capable of forming spectrally differentiated dye images. The layer units are substantially free of colored masking coupler, and each exhibit a dye image gamma of less than 1.5. The element exhibits an exposure latitude of at least 2.7 log E. The gamma ratios of the blue, green and red recording layer units are between 0.80 and 1.2.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1998Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Frank R. Brockler, John D. Buhr, Allan F. Sowinski, Richard P. Szajewski, Lois A. Buitano
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Patent number: 6190847Abstract: A color negative silver halide photographic element is disclosed that is capable of producing images that, when converted to electronic form and then converted to a viewable form, exhibit reduced granularity. The photographic elements contain blue, green and red recording layer units capable of forming spectrally differentiated dye images. The layer units are substantially free of masking coupler, each exhibit a dye image gamma of less than 1.5 and an exposure latitude of at least 2.7 log E. Greater than 50 mole percent of development inhibitor compound in at least one of the layer units exhibits a diffusion factor of less than 0.4.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1998Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Allan F. Sowinski, Richard P. Szajewski, Frank R. Brockler, Edward J. Giorgianni, John D. Buhr, Lois A. Buitano, Maria J. Gonzalez
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Patent number: 6146818Abstract: A color negative film is disclosed capable of producing dye images suitable for digital scanning comprised of a support and, coated on the support, a series of hydrophilic colloid layers including at least two red recording emulsion layer units capable of forming a dye image of a first hue, at least two green recording emulsion layer units capable of forming a dye image of a second hue, and at least one blue recording emulsion layer unit capable of forming a dye image of a third hue, wherein, (1) the series of hydrophilic colloid layers include the following sequence, starting with the layer unit coated nearest the support: (a) a slower speed red recording layer unit, (b) a slower speed green recording layer unit, (c) a faster speed red recording layer unit, and (d) a faster speed green recording layer unit; (2) colored masking couplers are absent from the recording layer units; (3) tabular grain emulsions sensitized to the green and red are employed in the green and red recording layer units, respectively, aType: GrantFiled: December 30, 1998Date of Patent: November 14, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Maria J. Gonzalez, Allan F. Sowinski, Lois A. Buitano, Steven G. Link
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Patent number: 6143482Abstract: A photographic element comprises: a support and, coated on the support, a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers, including radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, forming layer units for separately recording blue, green and red exposures, wherein, the red recording layer unit is comprised of at least one green-red sensitive emulsion having a peak dyed absorptance of between about 525 and about 600 nm, an overall half-peak absorptance bandwidth of between about 70 and about 150 nm, and a ratio of the bandwidths at 80% of peak absorptance to 50% of peak absorptance of greater than or equal to about 0.25.In preferred embodiments of the invention, the photographic element is especially suited for more accurately recording scenes according to the human visual system.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1998Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lois A. Buitano, Allan F. Sowinski, Steven G. Link
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Patent number: 6140036Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion having associated therewith at least one dye of Formula I ##STR1## wherein: W and W' represent independently an O atom, a S atom, a Se atom or a NR' group wherein R' is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group,Z.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group,Z.sub.1 ' independently represents a fused aromatic group or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group which may be appended directly to the dye or Z.sub.1 ' represents LZ.sub.2 where L represents a linking group and Z.sub.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group,L.sub.1, L.sub.2, and L.sub.3 independently represent methine groups bearing a hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a halogen atom,n represents 0 or 1,the benzene rings shown can be further substituted or unsubstituted,R.sub.1 and R.sub.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1999Date of Patent: October 31, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Richard L. Parton, Steven G. Link, Joan C. Potenza, Lois A. Buitano
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Patent number: 6093526Abstract: This invention comprises a photographic element for accurately recording a scene as an image comprising a support and coated on the support a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers comprising radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers forming recording layer units for separately recording blue, green and red exposures wherein, the green recording layer unit comprises at least one green sensitive emulsion having:(i) a peak dyed absorptance of between 520 and 560 nm,(ii) an absorption bandwidth at 50% of the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 50 nm,(iii) an absorption bandwidth at 80% of the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 27 nm,(iv) a ratio of the absorptance at 560 nm to the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 0.40,(v) a ratio of the absorptance at 550 nm to the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 0.60, and(vi) a ratio of the absorptance at 520 nm to the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 0.55.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1999Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lois A. Buitano, Steven G. Link, Allan F. Sowinski
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Patent number: 6045983Abstract: A color negative film is disclosed capable of producing dye images suitable for digital scanning.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1998Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Lois A. Buitano, Allan F. Sowinski, Maria J. Gonzalez, Steven G. Link
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Patent number: 6021277Abstract: A one-time-use camera preloaded with a color negative silver halide photographic element is disclosed. The element is capable of producing images after imagewise exposure that, when developed, converted to electronic form, digitally corrected and then converted to a viewable form, exhibit excellent color, reduced granularity and improved sharpness. The photographic elements contain blue, green and red recording layer units capable of forming spectrally differentiated dye images. The layer units are substantially free of colored masking coupler, and each exhibit a dye image gamma of less than 1.5. The element exhibits an exposure latitude of at least 2.7 log E. The gamma ratios of the blue, green and red recording layer units are between 0.80 and 1.2.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1998Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Allan F. Sowinski, Richard P. Szajewski, Lois A. Buitano, John D. Buhr, Frank R. Brockler
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Patent number: 5744297Abstract: A radiation-sensitive emulsion is disclosed in which at least 70 percent of total grain projected area is accounted for by tabular grains (a) having {100} major faces, (b) containing greater than 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, (c) having a mean equivalent circular diameter in the range of from 2.0 to 5.0 .mu.m, and (d) exhibiting a mean thickness of 0.1 .mu.m or less.The emulsion is prepared by (a) precipitating up to 10 percent of the total silver forming the high chloride {100} tabular grains to create a first grain population under conditions that form a crystal lattice structure that favors the growth of high chloride {100} tabular grains, (b) thereafter rapidly introducing silver and halide ions to create a second grain population, and (c) growing the first grain population to create the high chloride {100} tabular grains by ripening out the second grain population.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1997Date of Patent: April 28, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Yun C. Chang, Rajesh V. Mehta, Lois A. Buitano
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Patent number: 5302499Abstract: A color photographic recording material is disclosed which contains tabular silver halide emulsion grains of specified dimensions in at least two color records to enable improved speed and sharpness.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1992Date of Patent: April 12, 1994Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: James P. Merrill, Lois A. Buitano, Allan F. Sowinski, Richard P. Szajewski