Patents Represented by Attorney Jordan B. Bierman, Muserlian and Lucas Bierman
  • Patent number: 5968715
    Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Ueda, Masao Ishikawa, Satoru Kuse
  • Patent number: 5968723
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon photographic component layers including a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprises a magenta coupler represented by the following formula: ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Takatugu Suzuki, Shuichi Sugita
  • Patent number: 5970260
    Abstract: In a camera equipped with a zoom lens for forming an image of an object onto a film surface, the camera is equipped with a front lens group composed of a first lens group, adjustable aperture blades, a second lens group, and a second lens group-holding member; a back lens group provided; and an actuator to drive the adjustable aperture blade. The actuator is provided on the object-side from a space between the second lens group and the back lens group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki Nakayama, Taku Wagatsuma, Tohru Tominami, Yoshito Katagiri, Yuichi Atarashi
  • Patent number: 5966574
    Abstract: A developer replenishing apparatus includes: a developer storing container for storing a developer therein; a first driving source for rotating the developer storing container to supply the developer; a developer reservoir section for receiving the developer supplied from the developer storing container; a conveying screw for replenishing the developer in the developer reservoir section onto a developing device; a second driving source for driving the conveying screw; and a stirring member for stirring the developer in the developer reservoir section, the stirring member having a first and second one-way clutches provided on a driving shaft thereof. The stirring member is driven by the first driving source through the first one-way clutch, and driven by the second driving source through the second one-way clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Ui, Shigeru Okazaki, Masahiro Yoshino, Eiji Anzai
  • Patent number: 5962209
    Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains, wherein at least 50% of the total projected area of silver halide grains contained in the silver halide emulsion layer is accounted for by tabular silver halide grains having an aspect ratio of 2 to 15, (100) major faces with an edge ratio of 1 to 2, and a silver chloride content of 50 mol % or more; and the emulsion layer further containing a leuco compound capable of forming a blue dye upon reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Marui
  • Patent number: 5963353
    Abstract: In an assembling method of an optical deflection apparatus in which a polygonal mirror is fixed on an outer ring of a radial bearing and an optical scanning is conducted by a rotation of an inner ring of the radial bearing, the assembling method includes the steps of placing the polygonal mirror on the outer ring of the radial bearing wherein the polygonal mirror and the outer ring of the radial bearing have an engagement portion including an adhering portion with a gap having a distance between the polygonal mirror and the outer ring of the radial bearing; adjusting a tilt angle of the polygonal mirror with respect to the outer ring of the radial bearing; and filling an adhesive in the gap of the adhering portion under the adjusted condition, thereby integrally fixing the polygonal mirror and the outer ring of the radial bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Shibuya, Masao Itoh, Naoji Kamimura
  • Patent number: 5962201
    Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material by use of an automatic processor is disclosed, comprising the steps of developing an exposed photographic material with a developer, fixing with a fixer, washing and drying, wherein a swell ration of overall hydrophilic colloid layers including a silver halide emulsion layer and a protective layer provided on one side of a support is not more than 150%; and the developer, which contains substantially no dihydroxybenzene compound comprises a compound represented by the following formulas in combination with a 3-pyrazolidone compound or an aminophenol compound, and a carbonate salt in an amount of 0.35 mol/l or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Ishikawa, Shoji Nishio
  • Patent number: 5961025
    Abstract: An apparatus for splicing a trailing edge of a first web currently used for a web product with a leading edge of a second web to be used after the first web, comprises a cutting device for cutting the first and second web simultaneously on the superimposed condition so as to form a trailing edge of the first web and a leading edge of the second web, an overlapping device for overlapping the leading edge of the second web on or beneath the trailing edge of the first web so as to form a overlapped section with a predetermined overlapped width; and a ultrasonic welder for welding the overlapped section so as to form a joint section at which the trailing edge of the first web is spliced with the leading edge of the second web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Sachio Fukumoto, Naohiro Yamamoto, Syuichi Nakajima, Toshio Hirayama
  • Patent number: 5962199
    Abstract: An image forming process of a silver halide photographic material comprising a glass support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer is disclosed, the process comprising exposing with laser beam spot with a diameter of 0.05 to 5 .mu.m and developing the exposed photographic material with a developer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains silver halide grains having an average grain size of 0.08 to 0.2 .mu.m and a chloride content of at least 50 mol %; the developer containing a developing agent selected from hydroquinone and ascorbic acid, and a developing agent selected from p-methyl-aminophenol, 1-phenyl-3-pyrazolidone and 1-pheny-4-dimethyl-3-pyrazolidone; and the developed photographic material having a contrast of 4.8 to 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Tomonobu Moriya
  • Patent number: 5962202
    Abstract: A method for processing a black-and-white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material. The method comprises the steps of (1) developing the black-and-white photographic light-sensitive material containing a quaternary onium compound with a developer containing ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof and having a pH value of from 8.0 to 10.0, (2) fixing the light-sensitive material, (3) washing the light-sensitive material by an automatic processor having a multi-step counter flow washing system, and (4) drying the light-sensitive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Sampei
  • Patent number: 5958213
    Abstract: A water treating apparatus for treating water, includes: an oil drop separator for separating oil drops from water to be treated which has an electrode in which an anode is made of amphoteric metal, a power source for supplying an electric power to the electrode, a treating tank for housing the electrode and the water, a water inlet through which the water is led to the treating tank, and a water outlet through which the treated water is exhausted from the treating tank; and a three-dimensional fixed bed type electrolytic tank for treating the water which has been treated by the oil drop separator which has a fixed bed type electrode, a power source for supplying an electric power in which a polarity is reversed periodically, to the fixed bed type electrode, a treating tank for housing the fixed bed type electrode and the water, a water inlet through which the water is led to the treating tank, and a water outlet through which the treated water is exhausted from the treating tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Nobutaka Goto
  • Patent number: 5955231
    Abstract: An electrophotographic apparatus in which image formation is carried out by repeating charging, dot exposure, development, transfer, separation, and cleaning wherein the electrophotographic apparatus employs a photoreceptor composed of a support having thereon a photosensitive layer, and in which the machined circumferential surface, which is regularly formed in the direction along with the center axis of cylindrical support, satisfies Formula 1 below.L/A=n+(0.35 to 0.65) Formula 1whereinL: machined cycle width (.mu.m)A: recording dot pitchn: integer of 0 or moreThe electrophotographic apparatus is obtained which causes neither interference fringes or streaking due to the unevenness of the coating layer and the machined substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Yasuda, Noboru Unagiike
  • Patent number: 5955247
    Abstract: A method for processing a black-and-white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material by a monobath processing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Uchihiro
  • Patent number: 5952141
    Abstract: A photoreceptor drum having flanges at the ends of a cylindrical substrate is disclosed. The flange contains a heat-resistant thermoplastic resin and a compound comprising a metal selected from a group consisting of Sb, Sn, Pb, Ge, Ga and Zn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Ohno, Tatsuo Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 5953561
    Abstract: A process cartridge for use in an image forming apparatus, includes: a photoreceptor for bearing an image thereon; a processing member for image formation; and a heat roller included in a heat fixing device for fixing a developed image formed on a recording sheet. The photoreceptor, the processing member and the heat roller are integrally provided on the process cartridge which is attachable to the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Tashiro, Naoki Otomo, Mitsugu Nemoto, Yutaka Miyasaka, Motozi Kawamoto, Kazunori Katada
  • Patent number: 5952666
    Abstract: A radiation image conversion panel comprising a support having thereon a phosphor layer containing a binder and a stimulable phosphor, wherein, when the phosphor layer is excited by being exposed to light at a maximum excitation wavelength (.lambda.1) of the phosphor, a maximum peak intensity of instantaneous emission (Int.) emitted from the phosphor layer satisfies the following:500.ltoreq.Int..ltoreq.5000provided that the Int. is a maximum emission intensity at a wavelength within the range of 185 to 800 nm, except for wavelengths of .lambda.1 and 2.times. .lambda.1, and the Int. being expressed as a relative value, based on a peak intensity of Raman scattering of water excited with light at a wavelength of 350 nm being 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Nakano, Akihiro Maezawa, Haruhiko Masutomi, Hideaki Wakamatsu
  • Patent number: 5948025
    Abstract: A vehicle communication control apparatus serves to distribute purposes of trouble diagnosis of vehicle electronic appliances in a group of networks, thereby enhancing an efficiency of trouble diagnosis and reducing a time required for the trouble diagnosis. A plurality of groups of networks to each of which vehicle electronic appliances (4, 5, 6) are connected are interconnected by first, second and third vehicle communication control apparatuses (10, 20, 30). The first, second, and third apparatuses (10, 20, 30) are provided with means for diagnosing a trouble of a vehicle electronic appliance (5 or 6) in one group of networks in response to a trouble diagnosis start command from a trouble diagnosis tester (8) for another vehicle electronic appliance (4) in the other group of networks and with means for storing results of trouble diagnosis concerning each vehicle electronic appliance (5 or 6) and for transmitting the results to the trouble diagnosis tester (8) in good time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignees: Harness System Technologies Research, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Sonoda
  • Patent number: 5947766
    Abstract: A fitting structure for a connector housing can maintain a stable vibration absorbing function. A flange (14) of a connector housing (10) is provided on the periphery with an outer annular retaining wall (15). A rubber sheet (20) is contained in an interior of the connector housing (10). The connector housing (10) is attached to a body (E) of an engine by means of bolts (B) and nuts (N). When fattening bolts (B) and nuts (N), the rubber sheet (20) is compressed. In a conventional fitting structure, the compressed rubber sheet (20) expands laterally to bulge out of the flange (14). Since the outer annular retaining wall (15), however, serves to limit the lateral expansion of the rubber sheet (20) so that the rubber sheet (20) does not bulge out from the flange (14), it is possible to prevent the rubber sheet (20) from changing its physical and/or chemical nature and to effectively maintain its vibration absorbing function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Hino Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Tsuji, Takao Otsuki, Tomohiro Nagase, Hisashi Muraji
  • Patent number: 5945267
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon photographic component layers, at least one of the component layers containing a coupler represented by the following formula, and the photographic material having an overall silver potential of 50 to 120 mV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuya Yabuuchi
  • Patent number: RE36304
    Abstract: A method of reproducing multiplex images wherein an electrostatic image is formed on an image retainer by using a common electrostatic image forming device, the electrostatic image formed on the image retainer is developed, the steps of the above are repeated to superpose a plurality of toner images on the image retainer, and the toner images is transferred on a recording paper by one step. The developings other than the first time developing are carried out in such a manner that the surface of a developer layer on a developer feeding carrier does not contact with the surface of the toner image on the image retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Haneda, Hisashi Shoji, Seiichiro Hiratsuka