Patents
US 10354963 B2: Decoding information embedded in an electronic element
- Granted
- 2019-07-16
- Filed
- 2017-12-12 application 15838735
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A pattern of information is detected in a thin-film electrical element including a plurality of thin-film layers on a substrate, the plurality of thin-film layers overlapping in an encoding region to form an optical layer structure. At least one of the thin-film layers in the optical layer structure includes an embedded information-encoding pattern. The thin-film electrical element is illuminated with an incident light beam from a light source thereby producing an optically-detectable interference image including the embedded pattern of information. An image capture system is used to capture an image of the optically-detectable interference image, and a data processing system is used to analyze the captured image to detect the embedded pattern of information. One or more actions are initiated in response to the detected pattern of information.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190716.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 2,417 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EASTMAN KODAK CO SEC filer FUZZY low confidence: same name (legal endings aside), one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Rae Ellinger | Rochester, NY | 74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William Y. Fowlkes | Pittsford, NY | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin E. Spaulding | Spencerport, NY | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10W | Generic packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h10 | H10W42/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F16/9554 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06K | Graphical data reading ; presentation of data; record carriers; handling record carriers | G06K7/10821 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01L | Semiconductor devices not covered by class h10 | H01L23/573 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H10D | Inorganic electric semiconductor devices | H10D86/423 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Notice of security interests | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT BOSTON, MA | 56984/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56734/233 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56734/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2021-02-26 | ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56733/681 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-30 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2019-06-17 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. ROCHESTER, NY PFC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED ROCHESTER, NY KODAK REALTY, INC. ROCHESTER, NY LASER PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NY PAKON, INC. ROCHESTER, NY QUALEX, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY NPEC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC ROCHESTER, NY | 49901/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-22 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2019-06-17 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. ROCHESTER, NY FPC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK IMAGING NETWORK, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PORTUGUESA LIMITED ROCHESTER, NY KODAK REALTY, INC. ROCHESTER, NY LASER PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NY PAKON, INC. ROCHESTER, NY QUALEX, INC. ROCHESTER, NY KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. ROCHESTER, NY NPEC, INC. ROCHESTER, NY CREO MANUFACTURING AMERICA LLC ROCHESTER, NY KODAK AVIATION LEASING LLC ROCHESTER, NY | 50239/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-04-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2018-03-15 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2018-03-15 FPC INC. signed 2018-03-15 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2018-03-15 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2018-03-15 KODAK REALTY, INC. signed 2018-03-15 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2018-03-15 QUALEX INC. signed 2018-03-15 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2018-03-15 NPEC INC. signed 2018-03-15 | BANK OF AMERICA N.A. BOSTON, MA | 45433/108 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-04-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY signed 2018-03-15 FAR EAST DEVELOPMENT LTD. signed 2018-03-15 FPC INC. signed 2018-03-15 KODAK (NEAR EAST), INC. signed 2018-03-15 KODAK AMERICAS, LTD. signed 2018-03-15 KODAK REALTY, INC. signed 2018-03-15 LASER-PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION signed 2018-03-15 QUALEX INC. signed 2018-03-15 KODAK PHILIPPINES, LTD. signed 2018-03-15 NPEC INC. signed 2018-03-15 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. NEWARK, DE | 45433/10 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-12-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELLINGER, CAROLYN RAE signed 2017-12-12 FOWLKES, WILLIAM YURICH signed 2017-12-12 SPAULDING, KEVIN EDWARD signed 2017-12-12 | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, NY | 44367/362 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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