November 21, 2014—The IMAX/Kodak connection first was tied in October 2011, when IMAX signed a licensing agreement giving it exclusive rights to more than 50 Kodak patents covering laser projection technology. IMAX also hired roughly 30 Kodak scientists and engineers who now work at IMAX's Rochester R&D site. Read the USAToday.com article about the IMAX laser projector here.