Patents by Inventor Katsunori Katoh
Katsunori Katoh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 5753017Abstract: A recording method comprising the step of ejecting an ink jet recording ink on an ink receiving material using an ink jet printer, the ink comprising a dye represented by the following Formula (1): ##STR1##Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1996Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Akira Onodera, Hidetaka Ninomiya, Hidenobu Ohya, Daisuke Ishibashi, Tawara Komamura, Katsunori Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka, Hitoshi Morimoto
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Patent number: 5707792Abstract: A silver halide photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon photographic component layers including a silver halide emulsion layer and a light insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer, wherein at least one of the component layers contains a leuco dye represented by the following formula.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1997Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Taketoshi Yamada, Norio Miura, Emiko Kataoka, Katsunori Katoh
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Patent number: 5612282Abstract: An image forming dye and a heat sensitive transfer material comprising the same are disclosed, the dye being represented by the following Formula (1): ##STR1##Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 1995Date of Patent: March 18, 1997Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Tawara Komamura, Katsunori Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka
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Patent number: 5476943Abstract: An image forming dye and a heat sensitive transfer material comprising the same are disclosed, the dye being represented by the following Formula (1): ##STR1##Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1994Date of Patent: December 19, 1995Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Tawara Komamura, Katsunori Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka
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Patent number: 5432144Abstract: A thermal transfer recordimg material comprising a support having thereon a thermal transfer layer containing a dye represented by the following formula and a thermal transfer recording process capable of recording magenta images by forming a chelate dye in the presence of a metallic ion-containing compound ##STR1##Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1993Date of Patent: July 11, 1995Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Tawara Komamura, Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Katoh, Norio Miura, Tatsuo Tanaka, Yoriko Nakayama
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Patent number: 5212146Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-sensitive transfer recording material having a colorant layer containing a colorant transferable by heat, wherein a compound represented by the formula [I] shown below is contained in said colorant layer and/or a layer adjacent to said colorant layer: ##STR1## [wherein M.sup.2+ represents a chelatable metal ion, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represent hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a monovalent organic group, X represents ##STR2## --OR.sup.5 and hydroxyl group (where R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 each independently represent an alkyl group which may also have a substituent), Y represents a 6-membered nitrogen containing aromatic heterocyclic ring together with ##STR3## Z represents an anion, m represents 1 or 2 and n represents 1 or 2].Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1991Date of Patent: May 18, 1993Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Tawara Komamura, Katsunori Katoh, Yoriko Ikehata
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Patent number: 5032497Abstract: A silver halide photo-sensitive material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, characterized by that said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one magenta-forming coupler of 1H-pyrazolo[ 3,2-c]-s-triazole type which is substituted by a tertiary alkyl group at the 3-position and, by another releasable group than a hydrogen atom at the 7-position.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1989Date of Patent: July 16, 1991Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
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Patent number: 4987049Abstract: An image-receiving element for heat transfer type dye image, which comprises a support, a binder and a compound represented by the formula (I) shown below on the support: Formula (I)[M(X.sub.1).sub.l (X.sub.2).sub.m (X.sub.3).sub.n ].sup.P+ Qwherein, M represents a transition metal ion, X.sub.1, X.sub.2 and X.sub.3 represent a coordination compound capable of forming a complex by coordinate bonding with the transition metal ion, Q is at least one of ##STR1## and (R.sub.5 --SO.sub.3.sup.-).sub.p, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cyano group, a heterocyclic residual group or hydrogen atom (these may be the same or different), R.sub.5 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, p represents 1, 2 or 3, m represents 1, 2 or 0, n represents 1 or 0, and p represents 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1990Date of Patent: January 22, 1991Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Tawara Komamura, Nobuyuki Takiyama, Katsunori Katoh
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Patent number: 4840886Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support is disclosed. Said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one of the 1H-pyrazolo [3,2-c]-S-triazole derived magenta couplers that have a substituent of the following formula at 3-position:--R.sub.1 --S(O).sub.n --R.sub.2whereinR.sub.1 is an alkylene group;R.sub.2 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group; andn is 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1988Date of Patent: June 20, 1989Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshifumi Iijima, Kenji Kumashiro, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Koichi Hatta, Yuji Hotta, Hiroko Ohya, Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
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Patent number: 4814893Abstract: An image processing system comprises: an image reader to read image information consisting of one or a plurality of pages stored in a storage medium such as a photodisc or floppy disk; an image size recognizing device for recognizing the image size of the image information; a recorder such as a laser beam printer to record the image information on a recording paper; recording paper size recognizing device for recognizing the recording paper size set in the recorder; discriminating device for discriminating the presence or absence of the recording paper of the size suitable for the image size by comparing the image size with the recording paper size; and a CRT display device to display the corresponding paper size when the recording paper suitable for the image size is not set. With this system, the operator can know the required paper size before the recording operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1988Date of Patent: March 21, 1989Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Katsunori Katoh
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Patent number: 4791052Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-c]-s-triazole type magenta coupler is disclosed. The magenta coupler has an --SO.sub.2 -- group and at least one group selected from the group consisting of a --COOM group and a --SO.sub.3 M group, M being a hydrogen atom or a cation, in its molecule. The photographic material is improved in color development performance and preservability of magenta images.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1987Date of Patent: December 13, 1988Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuji Kida, Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Katoh, Takako Tanaka, Satoshi Nakagawa, Kosaku Masuda
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Patent number: 4695533Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material in which at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers thereof contains an 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-C]-s-triazole magenta coupler substituted in the third position by a group represented by the following Formula [I];--R.sub.1 --SO.sub.2 --R.sub.2 Formula [I]wherein R.sub.1 represents an alkylene group having not less than 3 carbon atoms in the straight-chained portion thereof, which is capable of linking a --SO.sub.2 --R.sub.2 to the carbon atom in the third position of the nucleus of the 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-C]-s-triazole; and R.sub.2 represents an aryl group.The silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials of the invention are excellent in light-resistance of magenta dye images and also spectral absorption characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1986Date of Patent: September 22, 1987Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Toshijumi Iijima, Kenji Kumashiro, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Koichi Hatta, Takashi Uchida, Hajime Wada, Fumio Ishii, Satoshi Matsunaga, Yasuko Matsubara, Kaoru Shinozaki
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Patent number: 4675280Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material that has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support is disclosed. Said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one magenta coupler having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a tertiary alkyl group; R.sub.2 is a primary alkyl group; and X is a halogen atom.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1985Date of Patent: June 23, 1987Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Kaneko, Kenji Kadokura, Toshihiko Kimura, Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
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Patent number: 4665015Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, said silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a tertiary alkyl group; R.sub.2 is a secondary or tertiary alkyl group; X is a leaving group other than a hydrogen atom that leaves upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1985Date of Patent: May 12, 1987Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshifumi Iijima, Kenji Kumashiro, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Koichi Hatta, Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
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Patent number: 4609619Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material, which comprises a cyan coupler for photography represented by the formula [IA] or [IB] shown below in the light-sensitive emulsion; ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a group having a bulk sufficient to impart diffusion resistance to said coupler; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, at least one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 being a halogen atom; R.sup.2' represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group; R.sup.3' represents a halogen atom; and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable during the coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent.According to the material of this invention, good spectral absorption characteristics can be exhibited and a cyan dye image can be given without dye loss even by use of a bleaching bath or bleach fixing bath which is fatigued after running.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1985Date of Patent: September 2, 1986Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Katoh, Satoshi Nakagawa
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Patent number: 4607002Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a reflective support bearing thereon a green light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a t-alkyl 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-C]-5-triazole magenta forming coupler represented by Formula (I) defined in the specification: a blue light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a t-butyl acylacetamide yellow-forming coupler represented by Formula (II) defined in the specification and a red light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a phenolic cyan-forming coupler represented by Formula (III) or (IV) defined in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1985Date of Patent: August 19, 1986Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
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Patent number: 4600688Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material whose magenta dye-forming layer forms a magenta dye image having an absorption maximum from 550 nm to 560 nm and an advantageous absorption spectrum for color reproduction is provided by a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains a 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-C]-s-triazole-type magenta coupler, and the above silver halide emulsion layer containing the magenta coupler and/or a silver halide emulsion layer having substantially the same color sensitivity as does the above silver halide emulsion layer containing the magenta coupler contains a pyrazolone-type magenta coupler.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1985Date of Patent: July 15, 1986Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kawakatsu, Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki, Toshihiko Kimura
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Patent number: 4581326Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, said silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler of formula (I) and at least one non-color forming phenolic compound: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl or aryl group; R.sub.2 is a monovalent group; R.sub.3 is an alkylene group; Y is a halogen atom, a hydroxy or alkyl group; Z is a group that can be eliminated upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; X is a divalent bonding group or an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; m is an integer of 0 to 4; and n is an integer of 0 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 1984Date of Patent: April 8, 1986Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsunori Katoh, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Kosaku Masuda, Kaoru Miyagi, Noritaka Nakayama, Toshihiko Kimura
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Patent number: 4562146Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed. The material contains a photographic magenta coupler of formula (I) and a phenolic compound of formula (II) within a silver halide emulsion layer: ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each an alkyl group or an aryl group; Z is a hydrogen atom or a group that can be eliminated upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent); ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.3 is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group or an amino group; R.sub.4 is an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or a halogen atom; s is an integer of 0 to 2, provided that when s is 2, R.sub.4 may be the same or different).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1984Date of Patent: December 31, 1985Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kosaku Masuda, Kaoru Miyagi, Katsunori Katoh, Noritaka Nakayama, Toshihiko Kimura, Satoshi Kawakatsu
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Patent number: 4548899Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, said silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler of the following formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.6 are each a monovalent group; R.sub.3 is an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sub.5 is an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.7 is an alkylene group, an arylene group or a bivalent organic group having at least one alkylene bonded to at least one arylene; R.sub.8 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; X is a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Z is a hydrogen atom or a group that can be eliminated upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; and m is an integer of 0 to 4.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1984Date of Patent: October 22, 1985Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki