Kenneth Raymond Baker

US Patent:

58414630, Nov 24, 1998

Filed:

Jun 27, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/672161

Inventors:

John R. Debesis - Penfield NY
Kenneth L. Baker - Rochester NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

B41J 247
G02B 2600

US Classification:

347242

Abstract:

An apparatus and method of manufacturing a laser print head include the steps of mounting a laser array (70) on a print head block (80), measuring misalignment of the laser array (70) to determine a correction factor, mounting a cylinder lens (20) on a cylinder lens holder (25), inducing a predetermined bend into the cylinder lens (20) corresponding to the correction factor by allowing the cylinder lens (20) to sag on upright posts (26) of the cylinder lens holder (25), attaching the cylinder lens (20) to a sub-mount (30), attaching flexures (50) to the sub-mount (30), aligning the cylinder lens (20) to the laser array (70), and attaching the flexures (50) to the print head block (80). The bend in the cylinder lens corrects for misalignment in the laser array (70) so that the array of spots at the image plane is in an approximately straight line. In one embodiment, the sub-mount and cylinder lens have approximately the same thermal coefficient of expansion.

US Patent:

56466749, Jul 8, 1997

Filed:

Apr 29, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/235627

Inventors:

Wesley H. Bacon - Rochester NY
Kenneth L. Baker - Rochester NY
John R. Debesis - Penfield NY
Jeffrey P. Serbicki - Holley NY
James S. Newkirk - LeRoy NY

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY

International Classification:

G01D 1514
G02B 2700

US Classification:

347257

Abstract:

A laser print head structure includes a laser diode array (14) coupled to a heat sink (10). A cylindrical lens element (20) is aligned with the laser diode array and bonded to the heat sink. A binary optical element (22) is then aligned with the cylindrical lens element and attached to the heat sink through the use of flexures (24). The use of the flexures permits the binary optical element to "float" in the plane of the laser diode array, thereby maintaining alignment even when the thermal expansion characteristics of the binary optical element are different from the thermal expansion characteristics of the heat sink. Anti-wicking slots (18) are provided in the heat sink at locations between the bonding points of the cylindrical lens element and the laser diode array. The anti-wicking slots, through capillary action, prevent excess adhesive from wicking along the cylindrical lens element and onto the facets of the lasers in the laser diode array. In addition, the flexures are provided with holes (28) to permit light to pass through the flexures to a light curable resin which is used to bond the flexures to the heat sink.

US Patent:

46328416, Dec 30, 1986

Filed:

Dec 3, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/804213

Inventors:

Daniel W. Parke - Henrietta NY
Kenneth S. Baker - Tenafly NJ

Assignee:

Lever Brothers Company - New York NY

International Classification:

A23D 300
A23D 302

US Classification:

426604

Abstract:

An edible water-in-oil emulsion useful as a low fat spread is provided which contains from about 10 to 900 ppm of an anionic or from about 10 to 75 ppm of a nonionic emulsion disruptor, the disruptors having an HLB from 9 to 20. Reduced salt levels, without adverse taste effects, are achieved by use of the emulsion disruptor. Alternatively, in the absence of salt level reductions, addition of an emulsion disruptor provides enhanced flavor perception to spreads.