Patents by Inventor M. Akram Sandhu

M. Akram Sandhu 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: 4601966
    Abstract: An electrographic, dry two-component developer composition is disclosed comprising triboelectrically charged carrier particles and oppositely charged toner particles. The toner particles contain, as a binder, an amorphous, random polyester-amide containing amide linkages in the polymer backbone and is derived from certain dicarboxylic acids, compounds containing primary amino groups and compounds containing hydroxyl groups. A process for using the developer composition to form toner image copies of an original is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1986
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Hans R. Grashof, Hsin-Chia Kan, M. Akram Sandhu, John F. Wright, Paul D. Yacobucci
  • Patent number: 4595584
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition adapted for use in coating pellets orally administrable to ruminants which protects the core material in the rumen and releases it in the abomasum comprising a film-forming polymeric material, a hydrophobic material dispersed in said polymeric material, and a physiologically acceptable flake material dispersed in said polymeric material, the flake material having been treated by bringing the particles into rubbing contact with the hydrophobic material so that the surface of the particles of flake material become hydrophobic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Stephen H. W. Wu, M. Akram Sandhu
  • Patent number: 4473620
    Abstract: Disclosed are free flowing, solid, antioxidant particles comprising butylated hydroxyanisole encapsulated within an edible polymeric coating. The coating is adapted to release the butylated hydroxyanisole when the particles are in contact with vegetable oil or molten fat. The process for preparing these antioxidant particles includes establishing a molten butylated hydroxyanisole as droplets in a liquid dispersion containing a dissolved film forming edible polymer. The liquid dispersion is cooled below the melting temperature of the butylated hydroxyanisole droplets thereby causing the dissolved polymer to form an encapsulated film around the solidified droplets and surface drying the solidified droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Stephen H. W. Wu, M. Akram Sandhu, Charles H. Benton
  • Patent number: 4446302
    Abstract: Polyesters having recurring units derived from diols and diacids and recurring units derived from p-hydroxybenzoic acid is disclosed. Electrographic developer compositions comprising toner particles containing the polyesters are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: M. Akram Sandhu, John F. Wright, Michel F. Molaire
  • Patent number: 4416965
    Abstract: Polyesters having recurring units derived from diols and diacids and recurring units derived from p-hydroxybenzoic acid is disclosed. Electrographic developer compositions comprising toner particles containing the polyesters are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1983
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: M. Akram Sandhu, John F. Wright, Michel F. Molaire
  • Patent number: 4383018
    Abstract: A color imaging device which comprises an adhesive layer between (a) means for sensing radiation comprising a planar array of charge-handling semiconductive photosensors, and (b) superimposed filter means for controlling access of radiation to the sensing means comprising a transparent polymer layer capable of receiving dyes such as heat transferable dyes; the adhesive layer comprising a polyester selected from the group consisting of (1) polyesters having recurring carboxylate units of which at least 80 mole percent are terephthalate units, and recurring alkylene units derived from glycols of which at least 40 mole percent are ether alkylene units, with the proviso that either (a) the recurring alkylene units comprise at least 60 mole percent ether alkylene units or (b) either the recurring carboxylate units comprise at least 2 mole percent pyromellitic tetracarboxylate units or at least 10 mole percent of linear aliphatic dicarboxylate units having at least 8 carbon atoms, and that when at least 10 mole per
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Thomas W. Martin, M. Akram Sandhu
  • Patent number: 4266017
    Abstract: A color imaging device which comprises an adhesive layer between (a) means for sensing radiation comprising a planar array of charge-handling semiconductive photosensors, and (b) superimposed filter means for controlling access of radiation to the sensing means comprising a transparent polymer layer capable of receiving dyes such as heat transferable dyes; the adhesive layer comprising a polyester selected from the group consisting of (1) polyesters having recurring carboxylate units of which at least 80 mole percent are terephthalate units, and recurring alkylene units derived from glycols of which at least 40 mole percent are ether alkylene units, with the proviso that either (a) the recurring alkylene units comprise at least 60 mole percent ether alkylene units or (b) either the recurring carboxylate units comprise at least 2 mole percent pyromellitic tetracarboxylate units or at least 10 mole percent of linear aliphatic dicarboxylate units having at least 8 carbon atoms, and that when at least 10 mole per
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1981
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Thomas W. Martin, M. Akram Sandhu
  • Patent number: 4259422
    Abstract: A transparency that is used to project an image onto a viewing surface such as a screen is prepared by an electrographic copying process. An element used in this process comprises a transparent support that is coated with an image-receiving hydrophilic colloid layer that receives an image pattern of fusible toner particles. The image pattern of toner particles is fused to the hydrophilic colloid layer by contacting the toned image-bearing layer with a heated fuser surface such as a fuser roll. The fuser surface is coated with a release liquid which inhibits offsetting of the toner particles onto the fuser surface.Transparencies prepared by this process exhibit good resistance to abrasion in toned areas while also displaying substantially no release liquid in non-toned areas upon projection viewing. Furthermore, toned areas of such transparencies can be selectively removed by light rubbing with a moist cloth or tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bruce W. Davidson, Frederick A. Pomeroy, M. Akram Sandhu
  • Patent number: 4196009
    Abstract: A color imaging device which comprises an adhesive layer between (a) means for sensing radiation comprising a planar array of charge-handling semiconductive photosensors, and (b) superimposed filter means for controlling access of radiation to the sensing means comprising a transparent polymer layer capable of receiving dyes such as heat transferable dyes; the adhesive layer comprising a polyester selected from the group consisting of (1) polyesters having recurring carboxylate units of which at least 80 mole percent are terephthalate units, and recurring alkylene units derived from glycols of which at least 40 mole percent are ether alkylene units, with the proviso that either (a) the recurring alkylene units comprise at least 60 mole percent ether alkylene units or (b) either the recurring carboxylate units comprise at least 2 mole percent pyromellitic tetracarboxylate units or at least 10 mole percent of linear aliphatic dicarboxylate units having at least 8 carbon atoms, and that when at least 10 mole per
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1980
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Thomas W. Martin, M. Akram Sandhu
  • Patent number: 4140644
    Abstract: An electrographic toner composition comprises a polyester resin that is the condensation product of from about 30 to about 100 mole percent 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, from 0 to about 70 mole percent 2,2'-oxydiethanol and terephthalic acid or any ester forming derivative thereof, the polyester resin having an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: M. Akram Sandhu, John F. Wright
  • Patent number: 4132833
    Abstract: A dye receiving element comprises diffusing heat transferable dyes into a transparent layer containing an amorphous, solvent soluble, aromatic polyester having at least 30 mole percent of its recurring units comprised of the condensation residue of a diol and a dicarboxylic acid, the residue containing a saturated gem-bivalent radical having a saturated polycyclic three-dimensional structure that includes a saturated bicyclic atomic bridged hydrocarbon ring member, the gem-bivalent radical linking two aromatic groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1979
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: M. Akram Sandhu
  • Patent number: 4097230
    Abstract: An improved method for transferring heat transferable dyes comprises diffusing the dyes into a dye receiving element comprising a transparent layer containing an amorphous, solvent-soluble, aromatic polyester having at least 30 mole percent of its recurring units comprised of the condensation residue of a diol and a dicarboxylic acid, the residue containing a saturated gem-bivalent radical having a saturated polycyclic three-dimensional structure that includes a saturated bicyclic atomic bridged hydrocarbon ring member, the gem-bivalent radical linking two aromatic groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: M. Akram Sandhu
  • Patent number: RE32136
    Abstract: Polyesters having recurring units derived from diols and diacids and recurring units derived from p-hydroxybenzoic acid is disclosed. Electrographic developer compositions comprising toner particles containing the polyesters are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: M. Akram Sandhu, John F. Wright, Michel F. Molaire