Eastman-kodak Company

Naturalnano, Inc.

Robert J Kress

Debasis Majumdar

YuanQiao Rao

Dwight W Schwark

Charles Chester Anderson

Thomas N Blanton

Yongcai Wang

Glen C Irvin, Jr

Dennis J Eichorst

David E Decker

Gary S Freedman

Dilip K Chatterjee

Mridula Nair

Lee William Tutt

Charles Leo Bauer

Lawrence P DeMejo

Tamara K Jones

Samuel Chen

Jin-Shan Wang

Alfred B Fant

Joseph K Madathil

Bradley M Houghtaling

Cathy A Fleischer

Jon A Hammerschmidt

Anne M Miller

Aaron Wagner

John R Hickman

Hans R Grashof

Sandra D Nesbitt

Michael Duffy

Yuan Q Rao

Disclosed are systems and methods for the formation of a polymer nanocomposite material using a high-concentration masterbatch as a source of nanocomposite filler.

Nanocomposite method of manufacture

The present invention relates to a donor laminate for transfer of a conductive layer comprising at least one electronically conductive polymer on to a receiver, wherein the receiver is a component of a device. The present invention also relates to methods pertinent to such transfers.

Polymeric conductor donor and transfer method

The invention relates to a donor laminate comprising in order, a substrate, an electronically conductive polymer layer in contact with said substrate, and a metal layer.

Metal and electronically conductive polymer transfer

Disclosed is an optical film comprising a layer containing layered clay particles in a radiation cured binder. Also disclosed is a coating dispersion and a method of forming an optical film comprising coating the dispersion on a flexible transparent polymeric support and an LCD or touch screen display incorporating the film.

Optical film for display devices

The present invention relates to a splayed layered material comprising a layered material splayed with a highly branched polymer. Additional embodiments include a splayed layered material comprising a matrix polymer and layered material wherein said layered material is splayed with a highly branched polymer, an article comprising the splayed layered material in a matrix, and an exfoliated material.

Article utilizing highly branched polymers to splay layered materials

The present invention relates to an imaging element comprising at least one imaging layer and a support wherein the support comprises at least one layer comprising a splayant and a layered material, wherein the layered material has an aspect ratio from 20:1 and 500:1 and wherein the layered material comprises less than 10% by weight of the layer. The present invention also relates to a method of making a dimensionally stable imaging element comprising providing a support wherein said support comprises at least one layer comprising a splayant and a layered material, wherein said layered material comprises an aspect ratio of from 20:1 to 500:1 and wherein said layered material comprises less than 10% by weight of said at least one layer; and applying at least one imaging layer.

Imaging material with improved mechanical properties

A composition suitable for forming a primer layer on a polymer sheet comprising: a) polyethyleneimine; b) latex; wherein the latex has a Tg lower than 25&#xb0; C. and c) a hydrophilic colloid material. A method of coating the composition is also disclosed.

Primer composition for polyesters

An ink jet printing process for improving the durability and image quality of an ink jet image having the steps of a) providing an ink jet recording element having a support having thereon an image-receiving layer containing an ink jet image; and b) applying over the surface of the image-receiving layer an overcoat layer of water-dispersible, smectite clay particles.

Ink jet printing process

An imaging member comprising a polymer sheet, a primer layer contacting said polymer sheet, and an image receiving layer contacting said primer layer; wherein said primer layer comprises: a) polyethyleneimine; and b) latex; wherein the latex has a Tg lower than 25&deg; C. and c) hydrophilic colloid material.

Imaging member with polyester base

The invention relates to an imaging member comprising a substrate and an image layer comprising smectite clay particles intercalated with polyvinyl pyrrolidone and dispersed in polyethylene oxide.

Image layer comprising intercalated clay particles

Thermally developable materials include an imaging layer containing a non-photosensitive source of reducible silver ions. Disposed over the imaging layer is a barrier layer that comprises inorganic filler particles that are intercalated or exfoliated with a hydrophilic or water-dispersible polymer. The particles have a length to thickness ratio of from about 10 to about 1000. The barrier layer can prevent migration of diffusible imaging components and by-products resulting from high temperature imaging and/or development. These thermally developable materials include both thermographic and photothermographic materials.

Thermally developable materials having barrier layer with inorganic filler particles

The invention relates to a method of forming a polymer composite comprising mixing smectite clay and polyvinyl pyrrolidone to form a first dispersion of intercalated clay, mixing said dispersion with polyethylene oxide to form a second dispersion, flowing said second dispersion into ketone so as to flocculate a polymer composite of polyethylene oxide and intercalated clay and recovering said flocculate, wherein the polyethylene oxide is rendered to reduced crystallinity.

Reduced crystallinity polyethylene oxide with intercalated clay

A coating composition comprising a solution of an electrically-conductive polymer and an organic solvent media wherein the solvents are selected from the group consisting of alcohols, ketones, cycloalkanes, arenes, esters, glycol ethers and their mixtures; the media having a water content of less than 12 weight percent. Such a coating composition provides a means to protect an imaging element against the accumulation of static electrical charges before and after image processing while also providing the element with improved manufacturability and physical properties.

Coating composition containing electrically-conductive polymer and solvent mixture

The present invention can relate to an imaging element including a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, at least one transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support, and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer may include a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and at least one metal antimonate particle.

Imaging element containing an electrically-conductive layer

The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, a transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer is composed of a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and an electrically-conductive agent.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Robert J Kress