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).

  • Patent number: 5753017
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Onodera, Hidetaka Ninomiya, Hidenobu Ohya, Daisuke Ishibashi, Tawara Komamura, Katsunori Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka, Hitoshi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 5707792
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Taketoshi Yamada, Norio Miura, Emiko Kataoka, Katsunori Katoh
  • Patent number: 5612282
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tawara Komamura, Katsunori Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5476943
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tawara Komamura, Katsunori Katoh, Tatsuo Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5432144
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tawara Komamura, Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Katoh, Norio Miura, Tatsuo Tanaka, Yoriko Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5212146
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tawara Komamura, Katsunori Katoh, Yoriko Ikehata
  • Patent number: 5032497
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 4987049
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tawara Komamura, Nobuyuki Takiyama, Katsunori Katoh
  • Patent number: 4840886
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 4814893
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1989
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsunori Katoh
  • Patent number: 4791052
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Kida, Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Katoh, Takako Tanaka, Satoshi Nakagawa, Kosaku Masuda
  • Patent number: 4695533
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 4675280
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Kaneko, Kenji Kadokura, Toshihiko Kimura, Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 4665015
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Iijima, Kenji Kumashiro, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Koichi Hatta, Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 4609619
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunori Katoh, Satoshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 4607002
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 4600688
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawakatsu, Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki, Toshihiko Kimura
  • Patent number: 4581326
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunori Katoh, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Kosaku Masuda, Kaoru Miyagi, Noritaka Nakayama, Toshihiko Kimura
  • Patent number: 4562146
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1985
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosaku Masuda, Kaoru Miyagi, Katsunori Katoh, Noritaka Nakayama, Toshihiko Kimura, Satoshi Kawakatsu
  • Patent number: 4548899
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1985
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki