Patents by Inventor Keiji Mihayashi

Keiji Mihayashi 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: 4618572
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and containing, in a silver halide emulsion layer having an average iodide content of about 8 mol % or more, a compound capable of releasing a fogging agent or a precursor thereof, or of releasing a development accelerator or a precursor thereof upon development in proportion to the amount of developed silver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Mihayashi, Hidetoshi Kobayashi, Shunji Takada
  • Patent number: 4618563
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a blocked photographic agent represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents a photographically useful agent moiety, which may have a timing group; X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, or a sulfinyl group; Z represents an atomic group forming a 5-membered, 6-membered, or 7-membered ring; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, or a heterocyclic group; R.sup.3 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; m represents 0, 1, or 2; n represents 0 or 1; and the total of m+n is 1, 2, or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Isamu Itoh, Keiji Mihayashi
  • Patent number: 4585731
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains a coupler which is subjected to a coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent to produce a diffusible coupling product which exerts a fogging effect in a developing solution; the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material provides increased contrast and sensitivity, development is accelerated, and stability during storage is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kobayashi, Keiji Mihayashi
  • Patent number: 4539289
    Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support comprising thereon at least two emulsion layers having the same color sensitivity and being different light-sensitivities, with a layer containing comparatively light-insensitive silver halide grains of 0.05 to 0.6 .mu.m in average grain size being positioned in at least one of interspaces defined by every two adjacent members of said at least two emulsion layers. The resulting material has both raised sensitivity and improved graininess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Saito, Keiji Mihayashi
  • Patent number: 4526863
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers which are sensitive to light of substantially the same spectral region and a relatively light-insensitive layer containing silver halide, zinc oxide or titanium oxide positioned between the two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and at least one of the two light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I):A--B (I)wherein A represents a residue of a compound capable of coupling with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent by removal of a hydrogen atom from the active position of the compound, and B represents a group which is released on coupling and exhibits a fogging function in a developing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Mihayashi, Shunji Takada, Hidetoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 4522917
    Abstract: A photographic silver halide light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support and a photographic layer or layers on the support. The photographic layer contains at least one of the compounds represented by the general formula: A--OCH.sub.2 --Z (wherein A is a group capable of undergoing cleavage on application of alkali hydrolysis, and Z is a photographically useful group containing a nitrogen atom through which it is linked to the group A--OCH.sub.2 --). The compounds, i.e., photographically useful group precursors, as used herein are stable during the storage of the raw film and can release the photographically useful group at a controlled speed during development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Ichijima, Keiji Mihayashi, Isamu Itoh
  • Patent number: 4500636
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a blocked photographic agent, said blocked photographic agent being represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents a photographic agent moiety which is attached to a blocking moiety through a hetero atom; Z represents a divalent linkage group; p represents 0 or 1; X and Y each represents a substituent: m represents an integer of 0 to 4: and n represents an integer of 0 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Isamu Itoh, Keiji Mihayashi, Yukio Karino
  • Patent number: 4483919
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing at least one compound represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## is disclosed. The compound of the invention has good stability over time. The material has improved developability and makes it possible to carry out simple and rapid processing. The material has good resistance with respect to fogging, stains and desensitization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kobayashi, Isamu Itoh, Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Keiji Mihayashi, Noriyuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 4474870
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; R.sub.2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Company Limited
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Keiji Mihayashi, Takashi Ozawa
  • Patent number: 4444870
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a layer containing at least one copolymer coupler latex having a layered structure capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent. The polymer coupler latex having a layered structure has an exceptionally good color forming property and is capable of forming a dye with a high yield and without the formation of undesired stains and fogs. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing the polymer coupler latex has good film strength and a reduced layer thickness and provides a color image having an improved sharpness. A method of forming a color image using the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsumoru Hirano, Keiji Mihayashi, Morio Yagihara
  • Patent number: 4436808
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a homopolymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be the same or different, each represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain, an unsubstituted or substituted arylene group or an unsubstituted or substituted aralkylene group; X represents --CONH-- or --COO--; Y represents --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --CONH-- or --COO--; Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Tsumoru Hirano, Keiji Mihayashi
  • Patent number: 4435503
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing a 4-equivalent magenta color image forming polymer coupler latex and at least one compound capable of reacting with and fixing formaldehyde gas. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has good film strength and a reduced layer thickness. It is possible to avoid the decrease in color density and the formation of fog normally present when the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is stored for a long period of time in contact with formaldehyde gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Mihayashi, Tadashi Ogawa, Morio Yagihara
  • Patent number: 4409320
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; and X represents a halogen atom, an acylamino group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoyl group, a cyano group or an alkoxycarbonyl group and which is present at the 4-position or 5-position of the phenyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Tsumoru Hirano, Keiji Mihayashi, Takashi Ozawa
  • Patent number: 4367282
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a 2-equivalent magenta color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; X represents --CONH--, --NH--, --NHCONH-- or --NHCOO--; Y represents --CONH-- or --COO--; A represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain or an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene group; Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group; Za, Zb, Zc and Zd can each represent a methine group, a substituted methine group or -N.dbd.; m represents 0 or 1; and n represents 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Tsumoru Hirano, Keiji Mihayashi