Patents Examined by Janet Baxter
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Patent number: 6740459Abstract: A method of designing a chemical amplification type photosensitive composition containing an acid generating agent, wherein the average distance between exposure particles in an exposure area of the photosensitive composition upon pattern exposure of the photosensitive composition or the average distance between the acids generated by the pattern exposure is calculated based on the sensitivity required of the photosensitive composition, and the composition of the photosensitive composition is set so that the diffusion length of the acid generated from the acid generating agent by the pattern exposure is greater than the calculated average distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2002Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Masaki Yoshizawa
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Patent number: 6740465Abstract: Photothermally sensitive recording sheets for color imaging are disclosed comprising a transparent support sheet having a thermal slip layer disposed on one surface of the support and a heat sensitive image layer on the opposite surface of the support. A second opaque (paper) or transparent (plastic) sheet is laminated to the color-producing layer. The image layer comprises photohardenable microcapsules containing a photopolymerizable or photocrosslinkable compound, a photoinitiator and a dye precursor and a developer material external to the microcapsules. Image-wise exposure of the recording sheet to actinic radiation causes selective photohardening of microcapsules sensitive to that radiation. Heating the resultant exposed recording sheet to a temperature well above the developer melting point by for example a thermal head allows the developer to selectively permeate the non-photohardened capsules resulting in the development of an image, including full color images.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2001Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: SiPix Imaging, Inc.Inventors: Rong-Chang Liang, Tienteh Chen, Xuan T. Phan, Hsiu-Pin Chang
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Patent number: 6737199Abstract: This invention describes methods of using pattern fracture rules to form mask pattern segments and the mask for the mask pattern segments. The mask pattern segments have optical proximity correction and are separated into regular pattern elements and optical proximity correction elements. Regular fracture elements and special fracture elements are used. The special fracture elements are parallel to the regular fracture elements, perpendicular to the regular fracture elements, or both parallel to and perpendicular to the regular fracture elements. The special fracture elements are used to define the regular pattern elements and prevent the formation of resist residue in the completed mask. The optical proximity correction elements are formed using the regular fracture elements.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2000Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Ren-Guey Hsieh
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Patent number: 6737228Abstract: A black-and-white silver halide photographic film material has been provided, wherein said material has first and second major surfaces, at least one of which is coated with at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, overcoated with a protective antistress layer, wherein said emulsion layer(s) have chemically and spectrally sensitized {111} tabular hexagonal emulsion grains or crystals rich in silver bromide in an amount covering at least 50% of the total projective grain surface of all grains, wherein said grains further have an average equivalent volume diameter in the range from 0.3 &mgr;m up to 1.5 &mgr;m and an average grain thickness of less than 0.30 &mgr;m, and an average amount of iodide from 0.05 mole % up to 0.5 mole % based on silver over the whole grain volume, characterized in that said material comprises, in an amount of at least 0.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: AGFA-GevaertInventors: Kathy Elst, Johan Loccufier
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Patent number: 6727044Abstract: A method for producing a lithographic printing plate is disclosed, comprising performing the plate-making by scan exposing a lithographic printing original plate comprising a hydrophilic support having thereon a photosensitive layer containing i) at least one polyurethane resin binder, ii) at least one compound having an addition polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond, and iii) at least one photopolymerization initiation system. Also disclosed are a photosensitive composition for use in the photosensitive layer of the lithographic printing original plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1999Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Fujimaki, Yasuo Okamoto, Tatsuji Higashi, Tadahiro Sorori
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Patent number: 6723474Abstract: A method of fabricating a diffraction grating by utilizing a single substrate comprises the steps of forming a photosensitive material layer and a light transmission reducing film having a predetermined pattern integrally with each other on the substrate, exposing the photosensitive material layer by exposure irradiation light via the light transmission reducing film, and developing the photosensitive material layer after exposure. It is composed so that the direction of exposure and the direction of development are opposite to each other. It is possible to fabricate a diffraction grating in which each grating is formed on a predetermined substrate at a predetermined pitch and a root portion in a cross-section of each diffraction grating is constricted. In this way, it is possible to reduce or eliminate interfaces, so that the generation of noise light can be effectively suppressed and a diffraction grating having a high diffraction efficiency can be made.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Junji Tomita, Fumio Yamagishi
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Patent number: 6723492Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a water-resistant support having provided thereon a light-sensitive layer containing fine titanium oxide grains doped with a metallic ion which absorb a visible ray and a complex composed of an organo-metallic polymer which is formed by a hydrolysis polymerization condensation reaction of a compound represented by formula (I) shown below and an organic polymer which has a group capable of forming a hydrogen bond with the organo-metallic polymer: (R0)nM(Y)x−n (I) wherein R0 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group; Y represents a reactive group; M represents a metallic atom having from 3 to 6 valences; x represents a valence of the metallic atom M; and n represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, provided that the balance of x−n is not less than 2. A method for the preparation of a lithographic printing plate using the lithographic printing plate precursor is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2000Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seishi Kasai
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Patent number: 6723496Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the material is contained at least one complex selected from complexes having a compound represented by the following formula (I) as at least one of their respective ligands or complexes having a diketone compound as at least one of their respective ligands: wherein X represents an atom or atomic group bridging two pyridine rings, each of R1 to R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, and each of R1′ to R2′ represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadanobu Sato, Takahiro Matsuno, Tadashi Inaba
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Patent number: 6713227Abstract: A color filter array having a green filter layer on a substrate wherein the green filter layer comprises a copper phthalocyanine dye having its absorption maximum at a wavelength of 600 to 700 nm, and a pyridone azo dye having its absorption maximum at a wavelength of 400 to 500 nm; and has a transmittance at a wavelength of 450 nm of 5% or less and that at 535 nm of 62% or more is provided; and the color filter array shows excellent spectroscopic characteristics with respect to green light and has a green filter layer excellent in light fastness.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2001Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignees: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Machiguchi, Yuuji Ueda, Hiroki Endo, Taichi Natori, Toyomi Jinwaki
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Patent number: 6713243Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material in which a noncoloring compound is used as a high-boiling-point organic solvent for dissolving components of the silver halide photosensitive material that have low solubility in water. Preferably, the silver halide photosensitive material has a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a hydrophilic polymer and the noncoloring compound is contained in the hydrophilic colloid layer. The silver halide photosensitive material produces durable colored images, reduces the formation of stains, improves storability, alleviates fogging and soft-toning of emulsion during storage, inhibits migration of a dispersion medium, is inexpensive, and is produced from materials that cause little damage to the environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2001Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisashi Mikoshiba, Hiroyuki Yoneyama, Naoto Matsuda
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Patent number: 6713228Abstract: Provided are alkenyl ether-based monomers having multi-ring structure, and photosensitive polymers and resist compositions obtained from the same. The photosensitive polymer includes a monomer unit represented by the following formula: wherein R4 and R5 are independently -H or -CH3, and R4 are independently -H, -OH or a alkyl group having 1-20 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-Woo Kim, Sang-Gyun Woo, Sung-Ho Lee
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Patent number: 6709804Abstract: A printed wiring board, a substrate for disposing semiconductor chips and a semiconductor device prepared by coating a substrate with a photosensitive resin composition comprising an oxygen sensitizer and a cis-diene-substituted polyamic acid or polyimide and forming fine patterns by exposure to radiation. Processes for producing a printed wiring board, a substrate for disposing semiconductor chips and a semiconductor device, which comprises coating a substrate with the photosensitive resin composition and forming fine patterns by crosslinking cis-diene by oxidation polycondensation with singlet oxygen generated by exposure of the oxygen sensitizer to radiation. The photosensitive resin composition is of the negative type and exhibits high sensitivity and high resolution. The photosensitive resin composition forms a resin layer having excellent heat resistance.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignees: Riken, Sumitomo Bakelite Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Tajima, Kazuo Takeuchi, Yasuo Shigemitsu, Etsu Takeuchi
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Patent number: 6709794Abstract: An exposure method for printing, upon a photosensitive material, a pattern having fine lines of an odd number extending about a certain point. The method includes a multiple exposure process using a phase shift mask having an even number of boundaries defined with a phase difference of 180 degrees between adjacent regions about the point, wherein the number of the boundaries is larger than the number of fine lines.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yumiko Ohsaki
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Patent number: 6709799Abstract: There is provided a resist composition containing a photosensitive resin and used in photolithography, said photosensitive resin having a transmittance of 40% or more for a light having a wavelength of 157 nm in applying to a thickness of 0.1 &mgr;m. The composition has a characteristic that it allows easy formation of a fine pattern having a good profile, particularly at a wavelength for exposure with an F2 excimer laser.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventor: Kazuhiko Hashimoto
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Patent number: 6706463Abstract: A method for making a lithographic printing plate comprises the steps of imagewise exposing, to a laser beam, a PS plate comprising a substrate, a heat-sensitive layer containing at least one light-heat conversion agent and a binder polymer formed on the substrate and a hydrophilic or lipophobic layer applied onto the heat-sensitive layer; and then removing the hydrophilic or lipophobic layer on the laser-exposed area by developing the imagewise exposed printing plate within 120 seconds from the completion of the laser-exposure to thus give a lithographic printing plate, wherein the developing treatment comprises the step of rubbing the exposed printing plate surface with an abrasion means in the absence of any liquid. This method permits the production of a lithographic printing plate without causing any deterioration of the developing properties of the PS plate even when the imagewise exposed PS plate is developed within a short period of time after the completion of the laser-exposure.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2002Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshifumi Inno, Tsumoru Hirano
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Patent number: 6706466Abstract: Imageable articles comprising positive working polymeric coatings on substrates are given a heat treatment as part of their manufacture, notably at a moderate temperature for an extended period. This heat treatment improves the development characteristics of the coatings in use. It has been found that by carrying out the heat treatment on articles wrapped in a water-impermeable material or in a humidity-enhanced oven, development characteristics may be further improved, especially adjacent to the edges of articles. The imageable articles include precursors for lithographic printing plates and for printed circuits.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2000Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLCInventors: Martyn Lott, Colin Shoesmith, John David Riches, Gareth Rhodri Parsons
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Patent number: 6703182Abstract: Compounds of formulae I, II or III wherein m is zero or 1; n is 1, 2 or 3; R1 inter alia is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, or naphthyl, anthracyl, phenanthryl, a heteroaryl radical, or C2-C12alkenyl; R′1 inter alia is vinylene, phenylene, naphthylene, diphenylene or oxydiphenylene; R2 inter alia is CN, C1-C4haloalkyl, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, or benzoyl; R3 inter alia is C1-C18alkylsulfonyl, phenyl-C1-C3alkylsulfonyl, camphorylsulfonyl, or phenylsulfonyl; R′3 inter alia is C2-C12alkylenedisulfonyl, phenylenedisulfonyl, naphthylenedisulfonyl, diphenylenedisulfonyl, or oxydiphenylenedisulfonyl; R4 and R5 inter alia are hydrogen, halogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, C1-C4haloalkyl, CN, NO2, C2-C6alkanoyl, benzoyl, phenyl, —S-phenyl, OR6, SR9, NR7R8, C2-C6alkoxycarbonyl or phenoxycarbonyl; R6 inter alia is hydrogen, phenyl or C1-C12alkyl; R7 and R8 inter alia are hydrogen or C1-C12alkyl; R9 inter alia is C1-C12 alkyl; R10, R11 andType: GrantFiled: February 15, 2001Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignee: Ciba Specialty Chemicals CorporationInventors: Jean-Luc Birbaum, Toshikage Asakura, Hitoshi Yamato
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Patent number: 6699638Abstract: A negative-working heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor, comprising a substrate having a water-receptive surface which has provided thereon sequentially: (1) a thermal cross-linking layer comprising an aqueous alkali-soluble resin having aromatic hydroxyl groups, a cross-linking agent capable of cross-linking the resin by heating in the presence of an acid catalyst and an acid generator; and (2) a water-soluble overcoat layer; wherein at least one layer of the overcoat layer and the thermal cross-linking layer comprise a compound capable of converting light into heat.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nobuyuki Kita
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Patent number: 6699640Abstract: A direct-to-plate method for obtaining a high quality lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The method comprises the application of a continuous layer of a radiation sensitive solution onto a lithographic substrate by means of an ink-jet printhead. Hereby waste of coating solution and contamination of the environment are avoided.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2001Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: AGFA-GevaertInventors: Eric Verschueren, Luc Leenders, Joan Vermeersch, Ludo Joly
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Patent number: 6699646Abstract: A liquid or a solid positive type photosensitive resin composition is herein disclosed which is used under the irradiation circumstance of a safelight having a maximum wavelength within the range of 500 to 620 nm, wherein an absorbancy of an unexposed film formed from this composition is 0.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Inventors: Genji Imai, Hideo Kogure