Patents by Inventor Theodore J. Tatarzyn

Theodore J. Tatarzyn 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).

  • Atmospheric pressure glow discharge treatment of paper base material for imaging applications
    Patent number: 5888713
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing a photographic support. The method includes providing a photographic paper and transporting the photographic paper through an atmospheric glow discharge zone, wherein the atmospheric glow discharge zone contains a gas with a dielectric strength which is less than air. The atmospheric glow discharge zone is subjected to an electric frequency between 40 kHz and 13.56 Mhz and an electric field such that an atmospheric glow discharge is formed; and the photographic paper is coated with a polymeric coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Eric E. Arrington, David A. Glocker, Theodore J. Tatarzyn