Patents by Inventor Richard L. Parton

Richard L. Parton 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: 8470861
    Abstract: The present invention is a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant prodrug useful for the prevention or treatment of diseases or conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction resulting from changes in the mitochondrial redox environment. Antioxidant prodrugs of the invention are produced by modifying an antioxidant to a fatty acid so that the resulting prodrug is targeted to and activated by an enzyme of mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Marion W. Anders, James L. Robotham, Shey-Shing Sheu, Paul Spencer Brookes, Jalil Shojaie, Leif Olson, Richard L. Parton
  • Publication number: 20100168198
    Abstract: The present invention is a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant prodrug useful for the prevention or treatment of diseases or conditions associated with mitochondrial dysfunction resulting from changes in the mitochondrial redox environment. Antioxidant prodrugs of the invention are produced by modifying an antioxidant to a fatty acid so that the resulting prodrug is targeted to and activated by an enzyme of mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Marion W. Anders, James L. Robotham, Shey-Shing Sheu, Paul Spencer Brookes, Jalil Shojaie, Leif Olson, Richard L. Parton
  • Patent number: 6908730
    Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith: (a) a first dye (Dye 1) that is a cyanine dye capable of spectrally sensitizing a silver halide emulsion and that has at least one anionic substituent; and (b) a second dye (Dye 2) that is not a cyanine dye and that has at least one cationic substituent. Dye 2 has a log P, excluding any counterion, of less than 4.00 and greater than 1.00 or Dye 2 is represented by a dye of formula II as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, David R. Foster, Stephen A. Hershey
  • Patent number: 6870054
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for forming an organometallic cyclometallated iridium compound comprising reacting an iridium halide complex with a silver salt and excess organic cyclometallating ligand in a diol solvent. The process provides better yields and control of desired isomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph C. Deaton, Richard L. Parton
  • Patent number: 6849345
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer electroluminescent device comprising a cathode, an anode, a light emitting layer (LEL) and a layer disposed between the cathode and anode containing a naphthalene compound represented by formula (1): wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; each Ra is an independently selected substituent and each n is independently 0 to 3; each Ara is an independently selected aromatic group; and each Arb is an independently selected carbocyclic aromatic group; provided that two ring substituents may join to form a ring. The device provides a desired high luminance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Ching W. Tang
  • Patent number: 6787297
    Abstract: This invention provides a silver halide photographic element comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains which have associated therewith at least an inner dye layer and an outer dye layer wherein the outer dye layer comprises a dye having at least one substituent that has a positive charge, said photographic element further comprising a cyanine dye of formula (I) or (II) (as described in the specification) that is capable of spectrally sensitizing a silver halide emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Steven G. Link, Richard L. Parton, Robert D. Wilson, Roger A. Bryant, William J. Harrison
  • Publication number: 20040146818
    Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith:
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, David R. Foster, Stephen A. Hershey
  • Patent number: 6620581
    Abstract: This invention comprises a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dyes: (a) a first dye that has at least one anionic substituent and that is capable of spectrally sensitizing a silver halide emulsion; and (b) a second dye that absorbs light at an equal or shorter wavelength than the first dye and that has at least one cationic substituent and that is highly fluorescent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Joseph C. Deaton, William J. Harrison, Margaret J. Helber
  • Publication number: 20030129449
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer electroluminescent device comprising a cathode, an anode, a light emitting layer (LEL) and a layer disposed between the cathode and anode containing a naphthalene compound represented by formula (1): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Ching W. Tang
  • Patent number: 6558893
    Abstract: This invention comprises a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith a combination of two or more dyes comprising: (a) a first dye which is a cyanine dye of formula Ia and has a net charge of zero or −1  wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; (b) a second dye which has at least one substituent that has a positive charge, and is a cyanine dye a merocyanine dye, arylidene dye, complex cyanine dye, complex merocyanine dye, homopolar cyanine dye, hemicyanine dye, styryl dye, hemioxonol dye, oxonol dye, anthraquinone dye, triphenylmethane dye, azo dye type, azomethines, or a coumarin dye, with the proviso that if the second dye is a cyanine dye, it is of formula IIa:  wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; and wherein (c) the wavelength of maximum light absorption, in nanometers (nm), of the first dye and the wavele
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Andrei Andrievsky, Thomas L. Penner, William J. Harrison
  • Patent number: 6361932
    Abstract: This invention comprises a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dye layers comprising (a) an inner dye layer adjacent to the silver halide grain and comprising at least one dye, Dye 1, that is capable of spectrally sensitizing silver halide and (b) an outer dye layer adjacent to the inner dye layer and comprising at least one dye, Dye 2, wherein Dye 2 is other than a cyanine dye, wherein the dye layers are held together by non-covalent forces; the outer dye layer adsorbs light at equal or higher energy than the inner dye layer; and the energy emission wavelength of the outer dye layer overlaps with the energy absorption wavelength of the inner dye layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, William J. Harrison, Margaret J. Helber
  • Patent number: 6355386
    Abstract: This invention is a dispersion comprising a solvent having dispersed therein a liquid-crystal forming dye of structural Formula I: [D—(X)m]—(Y)n  I wherein: D is a merocyanine dye; each Y contains an ionic or a nonionic solubilizing substituent or a group with a pKa value of less than 4 in water; each X is a nonionic substituent; n is 1 to 10; m is 0-10; and the resulting dye forms a liquid-crystalline phase in solvent. The dispersion is particularly useful in imaging and photographic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Margaret J. Helber, William J. Harrison, Richard L. Parton
  • Patent number: 6331385
    Abstract: This invention comprises a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dye layers comprising (a) an inner dye layer adjacent to the silver halide grain and comprising at least one dye that is capable of spectrally sensitizing silver halide and (b) an outer dye layer adjacent to the inner dye layer and comprising at least one dye, wherein the dye layers are held together by non-covalent forces or by in situ bond formation; the outer dye layer adsorbs light at equal or higher energy than the inner dye layer; and the energy emission wavelength of the outer dye layer overlaps with the energy absorption wavelength of the inner dye layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joseph C. Deaton, Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, William J. Harrison, David E. Fenton
  • Patent number: 6329133
    Abstract: This invention comprises a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith a combination of two or more dyes wherein (b) (a) a dye having at least one substituent that has a negative charge is present, a dye having at least one substituent that has a positive charge is present, wherein at least one of the dyes is further substituted with at least one hydrogen bonding donor substituent. In a preferred embodiment, at least one of the dyes is substituted with at least two hydrogen bonding donor substituents. In another preferred embodiment a silver halide photographic material comprises at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith a dye substituted with at least one guanidinium, amidinium, or imine of urea substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Andrei Andrievsky, Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, William J. Harrison
  • Patent number: 6312883
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dyes: (a) a first dye that has at least one anionic substituent and that is capable of spectrally sensitizing a silver halide emulsion; and (b) a second dye of formula II  wherein: R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group; E3 represents the atoms necessary to complete a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus; Ar1 represents an electron-withdrawing substituted aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted electron-withdrawing heteroaryl group; L11 through L14 are substituted or unsubstituted methine groups; s is 0 or 1; G1 is an electron-withdrawing group; G2 is O or dicyanovinyl (C(CN)2); W1 is a counterion if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, Stephen A. Hershey
  • Patent number: 6180295
    Abstract: This invention is a dispersion comprising a solvent having dispersed therein a liquid-crystal forming dye of structural Formula I: [D—(X)m]—(Y)n  I wherein: D is a merocyanine dye; each Y contains an ionic or a nonionic solubilizing substituent or a group with a pKa value of less than 4 in water; each X is a nonionic substituent; n is 1 to 10; m is 0-10; and the resulting dye forms a liquid-crystalline phase in solvent. The dispersion is particularly useful in imaging and photographic elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Margaret J. Helber, William J. Harrison, Richard L. Parton
  • Patent number: 6165703
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dye layers comprising(a) an inner dye layer adjacent to the silver halide grain and comprising at least one dye, Dye 1, that is capable of spectrally sensitizing silver halide and(b) an outer dye layer adjacent to the inner dye layer and comprising at least one cyanine dye, Dye 2,wherein one of Dye 1 or Dye 2 has at least one anionic substituent and one of Dye 1 or Dye 2 has at least one cationic substituent and wherein the dye layers are held together by more than one non-covalent force; the outer dye layer adsorbs light at equal or higher energy than the inner dye layer; and the energy emission wavelength of the outer dye layer overlaps with the energy absorption wavelength of the inner dye layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, Andrei Andrievsky, William J. Harrison
  • Patent number: 6159678
    Abstract: A photographic element comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer in which the silver halide has been sensitized with a first blue sensitizing dye having a .lambda..sub.1 less than or equal to about 475 nm and a second blue sensitizing dye having a .lambda..sub.2, wherein .lambda..sub.1 is longer than .lambda..sub.2 and .lambda..sub.1 and .lambda..sub.2 are separated by an energy gap, .DELTA.E, which does not exceed 0.12 eV, where .DELTA.E is defined by the following relationship: ##EQU1## wherein .lambda..sub.1 is the wavelength in nanometers (nm) of maximum absorption of a silver halide emulsion sensitized with the first dye and .lambda..sub.2 is the wavelength of maximum absorption of a silver halide emulsion sensitized with the second dye, with the proviso that neither the first nor the second dye contains selenium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Thomas R. Dobles, David A. Stegman, Teresa A. Smith, John D. Lewis
  • Patent number: 6143486
    Abstract: This invention comprises a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dye layers comprising(a) an inner dye layer adjacent to the silver halide grain and comprising at least one dye that is capable of spectrally sensitizing silver halide and(b) an outer dye layer adjacent to the inner dye layer and comprising at least one dye,wherein the dye layers are held together by non-covalent forces or by in situ bond formation; the outer dye layer adsorbs light at equal or higher energy than the inner dye layer; and the energy emission wavelength of the outer dye layer overlaps with the energy absorption wavelength of the inner dye layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Thomas L. Penner, William J. Harrison
  • Patent number: 6140036
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Parton, Steven G. Link, Joan C. Potenza, Lois A. Buitano