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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421810 | Picture frame assembly for mounting to a cylindrical object A picture frame assembly includes a backing plate having a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of parallel grooves in one of the surfaces. The material and thickness of the backing plate are chosen so that the backing plate may be plastically deformed abo... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7347941 | Treating micro-organisms in water using boron conditioned enzymes and composition therefor The invention relates to methods and compositions for of treating water systems, particularly recirculating water systems contaminated by a biofilm containing sessile micro-organisms. The method includes the steps of forming a boron conditioned enzyme and contacting... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290660 | Storage system having a disposable vacuum bag The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7138057 | Filter media In one aspect, the invention provides an article consisting essentially of a paper layer including about 10 Wt % to about 40 Wt % of a thermoplastic polymer and an ePTFE membrane laminated to the paper layer. Preferably, the paper layer includes about 10 Wt % to abo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135258 | Imaging member adhered to vacuous core base This patent relates to an imaging member comprising a vacuous polymer base having adhered thereto an image formed on a transparent polymer sheet, wherein said vacuous polymer base has a density of less than 0.7 grams/cc and a modulus to density ratio of between 1500... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7026079 | Process for preparing a substantially transparent conductive layer configuration A process for preparing a substantially transparent conductive layer configuration on a support, the layer configuration comprising in any order at least a first layer containing an intrinsically conductive polymer optionally containing structural units represented ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018784 | Process for increasing the etch resistance and for reducing the hole and trench width of a photoresist structure using solvent systems of low polarity The invention relates to a process for amplifying structured resists. The process permits a subsequent increase in the etch resistance and a change in the structure size of the resist even in the case of ultrathin layers. The chemical amplification is carried out in... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6943039 | Method of etching ferroelectric layers Method of etching a ferroelectric layer includes etching an upper electrode and partially through a ferroelectric layer. A dielectric material is subsequently deposited upon the upper electrode and the partially etched ferroelectric layer. A second etch step complet... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6893798 | Method of lithographic printing with a reusable substrate A method for treating a micro-emulsion that can be used for removing the ink-accepting areas of a lithographic printing master is disclosed, which enables to recycle the water from the used micro-emulsion. The method comprises the heating of the micro-emulsion to a ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6861202 | Method for treating photosensitive lithographic printing plate A method for treating a photosensitive lithographic printing plate, which comprises exposing the photosensitive lithographic printing plate to laser light, developing with a developer containing an alkali metal silicate and then carrying out post-exposure treatment,... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6759184 | Amplification of resist structures of fluorinated resist polymers by structural growth of the structures by targeted chemical bonding of fluorinated oligomers A process for the post-exposure amplification of resist structures uses amplification of resist structures of fluorinated resist polymers by structural growth of the structures by targeted chemical bonding of fluorinated oligomers. In the first step, a fluorine-cont... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6740480 | Fingerprint protection for clear photographic shield The invention provides a photographic element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one layer containing negative working photosensitive silver halide and at least one upper protective shield to protect the surface of said transparent polymer. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6645690 | Photographic member with flexibilizer material The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a base and hydrophillic colloid layers comprising at least one layer comprising photosensitive silver halide, wherein said hydrophilic colloid imaging layers further comprise a flexibilizer agent ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645705 | Protective overcoat for photographic elements The present invention is a photographic element which includes a support, at least one silver-halide emulsion layer superposed on the support and a processing-solution-permeable overcoat overlying the silver-halide emulsion layer that becomes water-resist... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6638696 | Glow-in-the dark display element This invention provides a display element comprising a support, a phosphorescent material, and at least one layer containing a silver halide emulsion, wherein the phosphorescent material is not excited upon exposure of the silver halide emulsion. It furth... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6596447 | Photographic element with nacreous overcoat This invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one layer comprising nacreous pigment above the image.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589720 | Crease resistant imaging element with coated paper base The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a coated coated paper base, a lower biaxially oriented sheet, and an upper biaxially oriented sheet.... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579656 | Half esters of isobutylene/maleic anhydride copolymer as attenuators of photographic film development A photographic film with a polymeric acid-reacting neutralizing layer comprising a half ester of isobutylene/maleic anhydride copolymer is provided herein. This polymeric acid-reacting neutralizing layer is used to attenuate a photographic film's developm... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6576405 | High aspect ratio photolithographic method for high energy implantation A photolithographic method for manufacturing a CMOS semiconductor device having retrograde twin well with high aspect ratio (of thickness of the photoresist to width of the mask line or thickness of the resulting structure to its own width) is disclosed. ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6558875 | Method for treating photosensitive lithographic printing plate A method for treating a photosensitive lithographic printing plate, which comprises exposing the photosensitive lithographic printing plate to laser light, developing with a developer containing an alkali metal silicate and then carrying out post-exposure... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551766 | Process for scratch healing of motion picture films A process is described for healing scratches on the base side of an imaged motion picture film element comprising a polymeric film base having one or more image layers on one side thereof, the process comprising applying an aqueous coating formulation com... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6540928 | Magnetic pole fabrication process and device A method and apparatus for fabricating an electroplating mask for the formation of a miniature magnetic pole tip structure. The method incorporates a silylation process to silylate photoresist after creating a photoresist cavity or trench in the electropl... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6506527 | Stain-resistant polyester overcoat for a photographic element The present invention relates to imaged photographic elements comprising an overcoat layer of a water-dispersible, hydrophobic polyester resin having the following general formula: In --P--Am wherein I is an ionic group; n is an integer f... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6500606 | Photographic processing compositions and methods of using in color reversal image formation A photographic prebleaching or conditioning composition is useful for providing color positive images in color reversal photographic materials. This composition includes at least 0.0001 mol/l of a cyclic mercapto bleach accelerating agent and at least 0.0... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6500601 | Method of manufacturing photopolymer plates A method of manufacturing photopolymer marking structures is disclosed. The improved method results in a substantially tack-free marking structure.... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6444413 | Photograph backing method, backing material and its bonding apparatus A backing material (1) is resistant to variations in heat, temperature and in moisture. Further, the backing material (1) is large in bending strength, tearing strength and in resiliency. Still further, the backing material (1) is relatively thin in thick... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6355404 | Polyester base display material with tone enhancing layer The invention relates to a display material comprising a base, said base comprising a polyester sheet comprising at least one voided polyester diffusion layer, at least one topside photosensitive silver halide layer on the topside of said base and at leas... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6355403 | Duplitized reflective members useful for album pages This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a base having a reflection surface on each side having a spectral transmission of less than 10% and at least one photosensitive silver halide containing layer on each side wherein said photograph... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352822 | Polyolefin base display material with tone enhancing layer The invention relates to a display material comprising a base said base comprising a polyolefin sheet comprising at least one voided polyolefin diffusion layer, at least one topside photosensitive silver halide layer on the topside of said base and at lea... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6352805 | Photocrosslinkable latex protective overcoat for imaging elements The present invention is directed to an imaged element that includes a support, at least image-receiving layer superposed on the support and a water-resistant protective overcoat overlying the image-receiving layer that is water-resistance. The present in... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6344310 | Thin durable photographic element The invention relates to a photographic element consisting essentially of a transparent biaxially oriented polymer sheet, at least one emulsion adhering layer, and at least one light sensitive silver halide grain containing emulsion layer adhered to said ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6312858 | Protective polycarbonate-polyurethane overcoat for image recording elements The present invention relates to imaging elements, including photographic elements and ink-jet recording media, having a protective overcoat that resists fingerprints, common stains, and spills. More particularly, the protective overcoat comprises a polyc... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6284444 | Processing photographic materials and processing system therefor A process for the processing of an imagewise exposed photographic material which has been subjected to development and bleach-fixing comprises a plurality of sequential washing steps and where a stain reducing agent is employed wherein the photographic ma... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280912 | Protective overcoat for an imaging element comprising an enzyme-treated biopolymer The present invention provides an overcoat for a photographic element that allows for appropriate diffusion of photographic processing solutions. The overcoat comprises 10 to 50% by weight of a enzyme-degradable biopolymer and 50 to 90% by weight of hydro... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277547 | Flexible silver halide packaging material The invention relates to an element consisting essentially of a transparent polymer sheet, at least one emulsion adhering layer, and at least one light sensitive silver halide grain containing emulsion layer adhered to said emulsion adhering layer, wherei... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6274298 | Protective overcoat comprising polyester ionomers for photographic elements The present invention is directed to a photographic element comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer superposed on the support, and a processing-solution-permeable protective overcoat overlying the silver halide emulsion layer. The ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6261747 | Black-and-white sepia toning kit and method for its use A two-part sepia toning kit can be used to provide desired stable, warm sepia toned images in black-and-white photographic positive or negative materials such as black-and-white photographic prints. One part of the kit includes a silver bleaching composit... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6258494 | Duplitized photographic depth imaging This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a transparent sheet having a developed photographic image on each side, adhesively connected to a reflective base.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6258520 | Hydrolyzed water-resistant protective overcoat for an imaging element The present invention relates to imaging elements, including photographic elements and recording media, having a protective overcoat that resists fingerprints, common stains, and spills. More particularly, the present invention provides a processing-solut... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6248483 | Paper base transmission display material The invention relates to a transmission display material comprising a paper base, a lower layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet, a polyethylene layer on the upper side of said paper base, and at least one image layer overlaying said polyethylene layer... | 06/19/2001 |
