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...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7330818 | Health and life expectancy management system A life expectancy management system which comprises: a storage means which is capable of storing data, such as genetic data, birth data, lifestyle data, pediatric health data, and adulthood health data; a means for altering the data based upon the occurrence of at l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7245719 | Recording method and apparatus, optical disk, and computer-readable storage medium A recording apparatus records movie content onto a DVD. The movie content is encrypted using a different encryption method depending on whether the DVD is intended for consumer use or industrial use. If the DVD is for consumer use, a VIDEO_TS directory is created on... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7236188 | Method and apparatus for fault tolerant program and data storage on photographs A method of printing digital data onto a photograph using infra-red ink and using an ink jet printing process. The data stores details of an image taken by a camera, which has been transformed by a proprietary image processing program, loaded separately into the cam... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236187 | Data storage on photographs A photograph is printed with a normal image and data that is not visible to the unaided human eye. The data can store the details of the image and of a second version of the image that has been transformed by a proprietary image processing program. The data may be r... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7209571 | Authenticating metadata and embedding metadata in watermarks of media signals A steganographic embedder associates data with a media signal by encoding the data, a link to the data, or a combination of both into the media signal. The embedder may be located in an media signal capture device or an external process or device. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7145464 | Data collection device In one aspect of the invention a data collection device is provided for use with a medium said medium being usable when exposed to electromagnetic radiation that is characteristic of such use. The data collection device has a sensor capable of sensing when the mediu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132200 | Hologram recording sheet, holographic optical element using said sheet, and its production process The hologram recording sheet according to the invention is made up of a base film and hologram sensitive materials sensitive to different wavelength regions formed therein in a desired pattern, or a film and at least two hologram recording sensitive materials sensit... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7110940 | Recursive multistage audio processing Efficient recursive audio processing of one or more input data streams using a multistage processor for performing one or more predetermined functions and programmable audio effects. A first stage performs a first predetermined function, such as frequency shifting f... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083885 | Transparent invisible conductive grid The present invention relates to an antistatic article comprising a substrate or support having thereon at least one antistatic layer, wherein the antistatic layer comprises a conductive material having areas of patterned coverage. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065255 | Method and apparatus for enhancing digital images utilizing non-image data A method and apparatus for enhancing a digital image captured by a digital camera: provides one or more data selected from the group consisting of camera model type, image sensor type, type of light source, type of image compression, previous noise reduction process... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6713224 | Sound recording film A black and white silver halide motion picture sound recording film is disclosed comprising a transparent support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer and an antihalation layer comprising filter dye which is incorporated in the form of a solid particle ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6303280 | Transparent magnetic recording medium There is disclosed a transparent magnetic recording medium comprising at least one magnetic recording layer containing ferromagnetic particles, on a support, wherein an overcoat solution which comprises at least one kind of lubricant wax dispersion and at... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296996 | Transparent magnetic recording medium There is disclosed a transparent magnetic recording medium having, on a support, at least one magnetic recording layer containing magnetic particles, which medium comprises a first set of protuberances having a height of 0.001 μm or more than 0.001 μm, ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6278791 | Lossless recovery of an original image containing embedded data The method and system embeds digital meta-data into an original image in such a way that the meta-data can be completely removed at a later time to allow loss less recovery of the original image. The loss less recovery of the original image allows for a d... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6242150 | Panoramic 70mm film system A 70 mm motion picture film (80 in FIG. 3) is provided which can be projected by a standard 70 mm motion picture projector onto widely available theater projection screens, where the film results in a projected image (90) having a width-to-height (E/F) as... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6228570 | Photographic element with fluoropolymer lubricants An photographic element comprising: a support with two sides; at least one sensitized layer on one side of the support; at least one transparent magnetic layer on another side of the support, opposite the sensitized layer; and a lubricant layer deposited ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6180312 | Photographic imaging system incorporating metadata recording capability The invention relates to a color negative photographic element comprising a support, upon which is coated a blue sensitive silver halide layer containing a yellow dye forming coupler, a green sensitive silver halide layer containing a magenta dye forming ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6060229 | Imaging element containing an electrically-conductive layer and a transparent magnetic recording layer The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support, and a transparent magnetic recording layer overlying the electrically-condu... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6057426 | Chemokine The present invention relates to the discovery of novel genes and proteins, which function in pathways involved in brain pathogenesis. In particular, the novel genes and proteins relate to inflammatory tissue responses caused by brain injuries such trauma... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6001550 | Photographic element having a annealable transparent magnetic recording layer This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a support having a frontside and a backside; a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer superposed on the frontside of the support; and a transparent magnetic recording layer superposed o... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5998001 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium is disclosed, comprising a support having on side thereof a magnetic recording layer and on the other side, photographic component layers including a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein a contact angle between water and a sur... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5955251 | Method for producing information recording medium A method for producing an information recording medium is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of (1) applying a surface treatment on a surface of a film support so that the atomic percentage of oxygen at said surface is increased by 1.0 atomic-% to... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5955255 | Sound recording film A black and white silver halide motion picture sound recording film is disclosed comprising a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said film is spectrally sensitized both above and below 600 nm. Such film may be used for reco... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5939243 | Imaging element comprising an electrically-conductive layer containing mixed acicular and granular metal-containing particles and a transparent magnetic recording layer The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support and at least one image-forming layer superposed on the support. The imaging element includes at least one transparent electrically-conductive layer and a transparent magnetic recording l... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5935772 | Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and package thereof A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-insensitive layer, wherein at least one of the at least one of light-sensitive silve... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5856057 | Chromogenic sound recording film A motion picture sound recording chromogenic photographic film element for forming non-neutral images is disclosed comprising a film support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprising at least one dye-forming coupler which forms a dye wh... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5853966 | Silver halide photographic material A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the photographic material contains a polymer having a number average grain size of from 0.3 to 10 μm and a variatio... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5843604 | Method and apparatus for sharpening camera-recording pictures This invention concerns the sharpening of camera-recorded pictures by flattening conventional photographic film as well as photographic film fitted in the manner of the invention with detachable, electrically and/or magnetically force-field responsive lam... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5843631 | Silver halide photographic material A silver halide photographic material is described, which comprises a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a magnetic recording layer in backing layers on the side of the support opposite to the sid... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5821027 | Simultaneous coatings of polymeric lubricant layer and transparent magnetic recording layer for photographic element The present invention is a method of producing an imaging support which includes providing a support, simultaneously coating on a side of the support; a transparent magnetic recording layer including magnetic particles, a polymeric binder and an organic s... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5817451 | Fluorinated particles as lubricants for transparent magnetic recording media The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support and at least one image forming layer superposed on the support. A transparent magnetic layer is superposed on the support and includes magnetic particles, fluorinated polymeric particles... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5807661 | Transparent lubricious overcoat containing fluoropolymer microparticles for transparent magnetic recording layer for photographic element The present invention is a photographic element which includes polyester film support and at least one light-sensitive silver halide layer on a front side of the support. An antistatic layer is superposed on the backside of the support. A transparent magn... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5798136 | Simultaneous coatings of wax dispersion containing lubricant layer and transparent magnetic recording layer for photographic element The present invention is a method of producing an imaging support which includes providing a support, simultaneously coating on a side of the support; a transparent magnetic recording layer comprising magnetic particles, a polymeric binder and an organic ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5776668 | Abrasive lubricating overcoat layers The present invention describes a photographic element having a support, a light-sensitive layer, a transparent magnetic recording layer and a lubricating/abrasive layer farthest from the support which contains a film-forming binder, lubricant and abrasiv... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5753426 | Photographic elements containing a transparent magnetic recording layer A photographic sheet element comprising a film support, at least one light-sensitive layer having a hydrophilic binder on a first side of the support, the thickness of the at least one light-sensitive layer and other layers on the first side of the suppor... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5753402 | Method for recording and processing motion picture film soundtrack By processing color motion picture film to yield a dye-only, "silver-less" soundtrack, an antihalation layer containing silver may be incorporated into the film without interfering with the soundtrack signal in the resulting processed film. The process re... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5725979 | Method and implementing sub-assemblies and assembly to flatten photographic film during picture-taking A method and apparatus for flattening photographic film at the time of picture-taking involves applying a force-field to a photographic film made responsive to said force field to attract it against a reference surface. The force field may be electric, ma... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5709971 | Dye imbibition printing blanks with antistatic layer Dye imbibition printing blanks are disclosed comprising a support bearing on one side thereof a dye-receiving layer comprising a cationic mordant, and further comprising an antistatic layer substantially free of cationic polymers. The antistatic layer is ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5702876 | Photographic film base and color photographic material comprising a binderless magnetic layer The present invention relates to a photographic film base comprising a transparent support base and a binderless layer of magnetic material coated thereon. According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a color photographic material compris... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5691123 | Method to selectively remove lubricant from one side of lubricant-coated support Elements having a support with lubricant on both sides can be treated to remove substantially all of the lubricant from one side only. Various chemical, mechanical and electrical treatments are contemplated, but glow discharge treatment is particularly us... | 11/25/1997 |
