# Eastman Kodak Co — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Eastman Kodak Co has 3 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Organic Diodes Make Light Using Special Molecules](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/4356429/oled-organic-light-emitting-diode) — granted 1982
  Eastman Kodak's 1982 patent on creating light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) using organic materials, specifically a layer of porphyrinic compounds to help inject electrical charges.
- [The First Digital Camera's Core Technology](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/4131919/digital-camera-electronic-still) — granted 1978
  Kodak's 1978 patent on the fundamental technology for capturing, processing, and storing digital images using a CCD sensor and magnetic tape.
- [How Super Glue Bonds Acidic Surfaces Like Wood](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2768109/super-glue-cyanoacrylate) — granted 1956
  A 1954 method for using alcohol to help super glue stick to acidic surfaces like wood, which normally prevent the glue from hardening properly.

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