...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439011 | Photothermographic material A photothermographic material including, on one side of a support, an image forming layer containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and, on the other side of the support, a non-photos... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419774 | Photothermographic material and method for processing the same Disclosed is a photothermographic material comprising a support having disposed on a surface thereof, a non-photosensitive silver source, a photosensitive silver halide, and a reducing agent, and having disposed another surface thereof at least one non-photosensitiv... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7316890 | Indolestyryl compound for use in recording media and method for fabrication thereof Indolestyryl compounds and use thereof for a high density recording media and method for fabricating the same. The indolestyryl compounds exhibit strong absorbance in the visible light region (400˜700 nm) of the spectrum, resistance to heat and light, high light se... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7223528 | Photothermographic material and image forming method The present invention provides a photothermographic material having, on at least one side of a support, at least an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a reducing agent for the organic silver s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7138223 | Photothermographic material A photothermographic material including, on one side of a support, an image forming layer containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and, on the other side of the support, a non-photos... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7112399 | Photothermographic materials with opaque crossover control means Photothermographic materials are coated with thermally developable imaging layers on both sides of the support. Such materials can be arranged in association with one or more phosphor intensifying screens capable of providing emission at a predetermined wavelength i... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7070657 | Method and apparatus for depositing antireflective coating This invention provides a stable process for depositing an antireflective layer. Helium gas is used to lower the deposition rate of plasma-enhanced silane oxide, silane oxynitride, and silane nitride processes. Helium is also used to stabilize the process, so that d... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7008798 | Cyanine dyes as labeling reagents for detection of biological and other materials by luminescence methods The present invention pertains to luminescent dyes and methods for covalently attaching the dyes to a component or mixture of components so that the components may be detected and/or quantified by luminescence detection methods. The dyes are cyanine and cyanine-type... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6974662 | Thermal base precursors Improved compounds and base precursors that undergo thermal decomposition are disclosed. Thermal base precursors, and in particular, a novel class of salts of arylsulfonylacetic acids as bleaching agents or promoting for photothermographic use are disclosed. Composi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6956032 | Cyanine dyes as labeling reagents for detection of biological and other materials by luminescence methods The present invention pertains to luminescent dyes and methods for covalently attaching the dyes to a component or mixture of components so that the components may be detected and/or quantified by luminescence detection methods. The dyes are cyanine and cyanine-type... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6746807 | Thermally bleachable filter dye compositions comprising benzothiazine-dioxide arylidene dyes and base precursors for use in a photothermographic element This invention relates to a photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic imaging layer, and at least one filter layer, wherein the filer layer comprises a heat-bleachable composition comprising a benzothiazine arylidiene filter dy... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746830 | Silver halide photosensitive material and image-forming method using heat-responsive-discolorable coloring composition A silver halide photosensitive material having a substrate, a heat-responsive-discolorable coloring layer and a photosensitive layer coated thereon and having a silver halide, dye-providing compound and a binder, the heat-responsive-discolorable coloring layer conta... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6730462 | Thermally bleachable yellow filter dye compositions barbituric acid arylidene dyes and base precursors This invention relates to a photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic imaging layer, and at least one filter layer, wherein the filer layer comprises a heat-bleachable composition comprising a barbituric acid arylidene filter d... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6727057 | Heat-developable photosensitive material A heat-developable photosensitive material comprising at least one light-sensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide and a reducing agent and at least one light-insensitive layer on a support, wherein the heat-developable photose... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6699651 | Base precursors for use in a photothermographic element Improved compounds and base precursors that undergo thermal decomposition are disclosed. Thermal-dye-bleach agents, and in particular, a novel class of salts of arylsulfonylacetic acids as bleaching agents for photothermographic use are disclosed. Phototh... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6558880 | Thermally developable imaging materials containing heat-bleachable antihalation composition Photothermographic materials comprise heat-bleachable antihalation compositions in backside antihalation layers. These compositions comprise a hexaarybiimidazole and an oxonol dye that can be represented by the following Structure I: A1.dbd.L.sub.1 | 05/06/2003 |
| 6514677 | Thermally developable infrared sensitive imaging materials containing heat-bleachable antihalation composition Photothermographic materials comprise heat-bleachable antihalation compositions in antihalation layers. These compositions comprise a hexaarybiimidazole and one or more infrared radiation absorbing compounds that are represented by the following Structure... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6492076 | Thermally bleachable dye for a color photothermographic element This invention relates to a color photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic imaging layer, and at least one antihalation layer or filter layer, wherein the antihalation or filer layer comprises an aqueous heat-bleach... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489086 | Silver halide color photographic photosensitive material and method for forming image Disclosed are an improved silver halide color photographic photosensitive material comprising a support having thereon a photosensitive layer containing at least one kind of photosensitive silver halide grain, a color developing agent, a coupler and a bin... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6451516 | Aqueous thermally bleachable composition useful in a photothermographic element This invention relates to a photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic imaging layer, and at least one antihalation layer or a filter layer, wherein the antihalation or filer layer comprises an aqueous heat-bleachable... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6342343 | Photothermographic material A photothermographic material comprising on one surface side of the support at least one kind of photosensitive silver halide, a photo-insensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent for a silver ion, and a binder, and having an electroconductive layer,... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6319661 | Infrared sensitized, photothermographic article An infrared sensitized photothermographic silver halide element comprising a support layer having on at least one surface thereof a photothermographic composition comprising a binder, a light insensitive silver source, a reducing agent for silver ion and ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6316179 | Infrared sensitized, photothermographic article An infrared sensitized photothermographic silver halide element comprising a support layer having on at least one surface thereof a photothermographic composition comprising a binder, a light insensitive silver source, a reducing agent for silver ion and ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6300053 | Photothermographic element A photothermographic element has on a support a photo-sensitive layer, and a first non-photosensitive layer containing (1) a base-bleachable dye or a salt thereof and (2) a binder. The first non-photosensitive layer or a second non-photosensitive layer di... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6270931 | Integral imaging with element having anti-halation layer A method of exposing an integral imaging element having: an integral lens sheet with opposed front and back surfaces; a light sensitive layer positioned behind the back surface; and an anti-halation layer between the light sensitive layer and the back sur... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6245499 | Photothermographic material In a photothermographic material comprising an organic silver salt, a silver halide, and a reducing agent, a hydrazine compound of a special structure and a sensitizing dye of a special structure are contained. The photothermographic material shows high D... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6165706 | Photothemographic element A photothermographic element has on a support a photosensitive layer and a non-photosensitive layer containing (1) a base precursor, (2) a base-bleachable dye or a salt thereof, and (3) a binder. A constituent layer on the same side of the support as the ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6033840 | Medical diagnostic film for soft tissue imaging (i) A radiation-sensitive medical diagnostic film for soft tissue imaging, particularly mammography, is disclosed. The film allows more rapid processing than films currently available for mammographic imaging and maintains acceptably high levels of image shar... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5998117 | Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and one or more photographic constituent layers and at least one of said layers contains a dye capable of being decolored by reacting with... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989795 | Performance of photographic emulsions at high silver ion concentrations This invention relates to a photographic recording material comprising a support and a photosensitive chemically sensitized silver halide emulsion layer, containing a sensitizing dye selected from the group consisting of oxonal dyes, merocyanine dyes, and... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5922523 | Filter dyes for photographic elements A photographic element contains a filter dye of the Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 -R4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsu... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5876909 | Infrared sensor detectable radiographic elements containing very thin tabular grain emulsions The problem of sensing the presence of radiographic elements using infrared sensors that occurs when a radiographic element contains one or more very thin tabular grain emulsions a total silver coating coverage of less than 30 mg/dm2 is address... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5853967 | Radiographic elements for mammographic medical diagnostic imaging A mammographic medical diagnostic radiographic element is disclosed having emulsion layers coated on opposite surfaces of a transparent film support. To facilitate rapid processing the emulsion layers are fully forehardened and less than 35 mg/dm2 | 12/29/1998 |
| 5830624 | Method for forming resist patterns comprising two photoresist layers and an intermediate layer A method for forming a resist pattern by coating a primary photoresist pattern having a small thickness and then coating a secondary photoresist pattern over the primary photoresist pattern. Alternatively, the resist pattern is formed by coating a primary... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5747232 | Motion imaging film comprising a carbon black-containing backing and a process surviving conductive subbing layer In accordance with this invention, a photographic film especially suited for motion imaging film applications such as motion picture film or television film has on one side of a support material, in order, a process surviving, electrically conductive subb... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5719015 | Silver halide photographic material and method for processing the same A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide light-sensitive layer and at least one light-insensitive layer, wherein the support comprises a poly(alkylene aromatic dicarboxylate) having a glass trans... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5693370 | Method of manufacturing a silver halide photographic silver halide material suitable for rapid processing applications A method is described to provide a radiographic silver halide material by coating on at least one side of a support, covered with a hydrophobic subbing layer comprising as a latex copolymer vinylidene chloride, methylacrylate and itaconic acid, following ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5688636 | Ttype of dye in photographic materials A new type of yellow dyes with general formula Q--CO--CO--X is disclosed. They can be used in photographic materials as antihalation dyes, acutance dyes or filter dyes. Preferably they are incorporated in UV sensitive contact materials for pre-press appli... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5635333 | Antireflective coating process Reduction of reflection from an integrated circuit substrate during exposure of a photoresist layer on a surface such as an integrated circuit wafer is minimized by incorporating an antireflective coating between the photoresist layer and the integrated c... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5538836 | Silver halide color photographic material A silver halide color photographic material having an excellent color reproducibility, high sensitivity and excellent graininess. The silver halide color photographic material contains at least one of each blue-sensitive emulsion, green-sensitive emulsion, red... | 07/23/1996 |