Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Clifford, Jr.

Thomas J. Clifford, Jr. 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).

  • Equipment for coating photographic media
    Patent number: 6112982
    Abstract: Equipment (100) for coating photographic media (14), such as photographic film and paper, has an apparatus (10) for printing bar code indicia (12) on a moving photographic media and a printer means for printing human readable indicia (16) on the media. The printer (20a, 20b) moves into print position along a lateral edge (28) of the media (14) in response to input signals received from a controller (22) having computer readable medium for directing the printing and movements of the printer (20a, 20b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gary W. Ahlquist, Thomas J. Clifford, Jr., Andrew Zwickl, Jr., Bruce G. Rockey, Donald D. Eggleston, Walter W. Jacobe
  • Apparatus and method for reading bar codes on a moving web
    Patent number: 6095417
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) and method for reading bar codes (12) on a moving web (14) has a LED light source (16) that transmits a beam of light (18o) through the advancing web (14). A scanner (20) is arranged on a side of the web (14) opposite the light source (16) for detecting the characteristic light intensity levels corresponding to various optical densities of the web (14). Output signals from the scanner (20) are processed and manipulated for adjusting the light intensity levels of the light source (16) to within predetermined limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gary W. Ahlquist, Thomas J. Clifford, Jr., Andrew Zwickl, Jr.
  • Ink composition for ink jet printing
    Patent number: 4990186
    Abstract: An ink composition that is useful in ink jet printing contains a polymeric binder and a dye dissolved in a liquid medium containing water, certain organic liquids which function as a solvent for the binder and the dye, and certain other organic liquids which function as evaporation retardants. The ink composition is environmentally safe, has excellent shelf life, and exhibits excellent physical and chemical properties for use in ink jet printers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Raymond T. Jones, Thomas J. Clifford, Jr.