Patents by Inventor Kunio Ishigaki

Kunio Ishigaki 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: 5238801
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which has at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein there is incorporated at least one electrically conductive layer of which the surface resistance is not more than 10.sup.12 .OMEGA. under conditions of 25.degree. C., 25% RH, which photographic material has been dried out at a relative humidity of not more than 50% when the water content is not more than 300 wt% with respect to the total dry weight of the binder included in the silver halide emulsion layers and other hydrophilic layers on the support, which was subjected, after drying, to a heat treatment of duration at least 6 hours at a temperature of at least 30.degree. C. in an atmosphere of absolute humidity not more than 0.01, and which has been stored under conditions of absolute humidity not more than 0.01.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Ken-ichi Kuwabara, Akira Hatakeyama
  • Patent number: 5219718
    Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic material having the improved drying, anticurl and pin hole properties. The photographic material comprises (a) a support, (b) at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing hydrophilic colloid as a binder provided on one side of the support (side A), and (c) at least one light-insensitive layer containing hydrophilic colloid as a binder provided on the side of the support opposite from the side with the silver halide emulsion layer (side B), wherein a weight ratio of the hydrophilic colloid contained in the at least one light-insensitive layer on side B to the hydrophilic colloid in the at least one silver halide emulsion layer on side A is 0.3 or greater, and the light-insensitive layer on side B has a water content of 0.2 g or less per gram of hydrophilic colloid after finishing a rinsing step in development processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Hatakeyama, Takashi Naoi, Kunio Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 5208139
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one protective layer above the emulsion layer, wherein colloidal silica is present in at least one of the emulsion layers and the dynamic friction coefficient of the surface of the outermost layer of the protective layer is 0.35 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 5206127
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is provide having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on one surface of a support and having on the other surface of the support, a backing layer containing a mat agent comprising grains having a mean grain size of 15 .mu.m or more in a proportion of at least 5% by volume. Due to the presence of the particular mat agent, the material has improved feedability and has small amount of haze.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Yuuzou Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 5122445
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-insensitive upper layer, wherein the light-insensitive upper layer contains porous fine powder particles having a surface area of at least 400 m.sup.2 /g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunio Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 5032493
    Abstract: A method of drying a photographic light-sensitive material after development-processing in an automatic processor comprising a dry-processing portion, wherein the method comprises drying steps (a) and (b):(a) drying the photographic light-sensitive material to an extent that 65% of the moisture content of the photographic material just after squeezing is dried out; and subsequently,(b) drying the photographic light-sensitive material at a temperature which is set based on temperature and humidity conditions of an area where the automatic processor is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mori, Kunio Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 4999276
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having thereon at least one of silver halide emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layer where at least one of said silver halide emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layer contains a hydrazine derivative represented by formula (I), and also having thereon, as a constitutional layer, at least one electroconductive layer having a surface resistivity of 1.times.10.sup.12 .OMEGA. or less in an atmosphere of 25.degree. C. and 25% RH; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amino group, a carbamoyl group or an oxycarbonyl group; G.sub.1 represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfoxy group, ##STR2## or an iminomethylene group; A.sub.1 and A.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-ichi Kuwabara, Kunio Ishigaki, Takayuki Inayama
  • Patent number: 4956263
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material capable of providing very high contrast image and having improved safelight safety is described, which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and containing in the silver halide emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloid layer (i) a compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein PWR represents a group capable of releasing ##STR2## upon being reduced; Time represents a group capable of releasing LA after being released from PWR, t is 0 or 1; and LA represents a group having an absorption maximum in the wavelength region longer than 310 nm, (ii) a hydrazine derivative, and (iii) at least one compound represented by formulae (IX) and (X) ##STR3## wherein R.sup.91, R.sup.92, R.sup.93, and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Kazunobu Katoh, Nobuaki Inoue, Hisashi Okada, Toshinao Ukai, Morio Yagihara, Yoshihiro Takagi, Masakazu Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 4954430
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, having at least one hydrophilic colloid layer comprising a polyester support and having a polymer latex on at least one side of said polyester support, wherein both surfaces of said support are coated with a polymer layer comprising a copolymer containing from 50 to 99.5% by weight vinylidene chloride and wherein both polymer layers have a thickness of at least 0.3 .mu.m. A method for treating the silver halide photographic material is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Takashi Naoi
  • Patent number: 4933267
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, having at least one hydrophilic colloid layer comprising a polyester support and having a polymer latex on at least one side of said polyester support, wherein both surfaces of said support are coated with a polymer layer comprising a copolymer containing from 50 to 99.5% by weight vinylidene chloride and wherein both polymer layers have a thickness of at least 0.3 .mu.m. A method for treating the silver halide photographic material is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Takashi Naoi
  • Patent number: 4925782
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, in which a highly immobile novel arylidene bis type of dye which selectively dyes a specific layer and does not diffuse into other layers is incorporated in a hydrophilic colloidal layer. The dye used in this light-sensitive material can be easily removed upon photographic processing, and does not adversely affect photographic properties, particularly spectral sensitization, of the photographic emulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Okada, Toshinao Ukai, Seiji Suzuki, Keiichi Adachi, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Kunio Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 4879204
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is described, comprising a support having formed thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein at least one of layers consisting of said at least one silver halide emulsion layer and said at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer contains a hydrazine derivative, and wherein at least one of said at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer that is formed on the uppermost silver halide emulsion layer contains a dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Toshiro Takahashi, Yuji Mihara, Keiichi Adachi, Shigeru Ohno, Masahiro Okada, Naomi Saeki
  • Patent number: 4822727
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having on a support at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and at least one light-insensitive upper layers on the emulsion layer, in which at least one of said light-insensitive upper layers contains a polymer latex having a glass transition point of at least 20.degree. C. and the said at least one light-insensitive upper layer and/or at least one other of said at least one light-insensitive upper layer(s) contains a polymer latex having a glass transition point of lower than 20.degree. C. In the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, at least one of the light-insensitive upper layers can also have a melting time which is longer than that of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has high sticking resistance and improved layer strength under low humidity conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Yuji Yoshimura, Satoshi Kanetake, Masaaki Torigoe
  • Patent number: 4801525
    Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon a silver halide emulsion layer that has been infrared-sensitized so as to have a sensitivity maximum at a wavelength longer than 750 nm and at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer on said silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer contains at least one dye having an absorption maximum at a wavelength shorter than 750 nm. The material has high sensitivity to infrared light, but can be handled under bright safelight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Mihara, Kunio Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 4675278
    Abstract: In silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials comprising at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer on one side of a base and an emulsion protective layer thereon, and a hydrophilic colloid backing layer on the other side of the base, the improvement wherein said backing layer contains a polymer matting agent having an average particle size of 3.0 .mu.m or more and said emulsion protective layer contains at least one of a polyoxyethylene type surface active agent, and a silicone type slipping agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohiko Sugimoto, Kunio Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 4600687
    Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material having at least one layer containing a polymer having a repeating unit of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is a monomer unit prepared by copolymerizing copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomers; R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; Q is ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.1 is the same as defined above) or an arylene group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms; L is a divalent group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms and containing at least one linking group selected from the members consisting of ##STR3## (wherein R.sub.1 is the same as defined above) or a divalent group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and containing at least one linking group selected from the members consisting of ##STR4## (wherein R.sub.1 is the same as defined above); R.sub.2 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Nakamura, Mitsunori Hirano, Masasi Ogawa, Kunio Ishigaki
  • Patent number: 4508818
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base which has a sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on the surface of the base. On the silver halide emulsion layer is a first and a second insensitive layer. The second insensitive layer has a melting time which is higher than that of the first insensitive layer. The first insensitive layer has a melting time which is equal to or higher than the melting time of the silver halide emulsion layer. The resulting material can be advantageously utilize within an automatic developing apparatus. The material has improved mechanical properties and results in a reduced amount of scum being formed within the developing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Ogawa, Kunio Ishigaki, Nobuyuki Iwasaki, Taku Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4481284
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive uppermost layer. The light-insensitive uppermost layer has a melting time longer than that of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a thickness of the light-insensitive uppermost layer is from 0.3 .mu.m to 0.8 .mu.m. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material causes a remarkably lower degree of reticulation, can reduce the amount of scum formed in the processing solution, and has an improved covering power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Ogawa, Kunio Ishigaki, Nobuyuki Iwasaki, Taku Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4476218
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is described, which comprises a support, and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and an uppermost layer provided on at least one surface of the support, wherein the melting time of the uppermost layer is made greater than that of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The material has good strength and produces a reduced amount of scum which normally occurs in the processing liquid during development processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Ogawa, Kunio Ishigaki, Taku Nakamura, Nobuyuki Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 4460680
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive uppermost layer is disclosed. The light-insensitive uppermost layer has a melting time longer than that of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the thickness of the light-insensitive uppermost layer is from 1.3 .mu.m to 5.0 .mu.m. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has an improved covering power and results in remarkably low degree of reticulation. Furthermore, when the material is used it results in a reduced amount of scum being formed in the processing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Ogawa, Kunio Ishigaki, Nobuyuki Iwasaki, Taku Nakamura