Patents by Inventor Syunichi Kondo

Syunichi Kondo 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: 5939235
    Abstract: A positive-working light-sensitive composition comprising (a) a compound having at least two enol ether groups, represented by the following general formula (I); (b) a linear polymer having acidic groups; and (c) a compound capable of generating an acid through irradiation with actinic light rays or radiant rays, the component (a) and the component (b) being thermally crosslinked:(R.sup.2)(R.sup.1)C.dbd.C(R.sup.3)--O-- (I)wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, provided that each two of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be linked together to form a saturated or olefinically unsaturated ring. The positive-working light-sensitive composition has high light-sensitivity and permits the use of light rays extending over a wide range of wavelengths. Therefore, the positive-working light-sensitive composition of the present invention can provide clear positive images and has a wide development latitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunichi Kondo, Akira Umehara, Yoshimasa Aotani, Tsuguo Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 5731363
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition comprising an addition-polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenic unsaturated double bond, at least one specific sensitizing dye such as the following formula (I), and a titanocene compound: ##STR1## The substituents in formula (I) are defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Okamoto, Syunichi Kondo
  • Patent number: 5725994
    Abstract: Disclosed are a novel photosensitive composition which can form a sharp negative image, a photosensitive composition recordable independently of the emission wavelength of an exposure light source, and particularly, a photosensitive composition recordable in a region from near infrared to infrared (heat rays), a method for producing a novel image recording material which can form a sharp negative image, and a heat mode write type lithographic printing plate for direct plate-making which can directly record digital data of a computer, etc. by use of a solid state laser and a semiconductor laser (heat mode) having an emission region from near infrared to infrared, utilizing a conventional processing device or printing device as it is. The photosensitive composition comprises an acid precursor, a specified hydroxyimide compound, and a hydroxyl group-containing linear polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Syunichi Kondo
  • Patent number: 5703140
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition is disclosed, comprising at least (i) a compound having an addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond, and (ii) an oxime ether compound. The photopolymerizable composition of the present invention shows high sensitivity to active light rays over a wide range of from ultraviolet ray to visible light and at the same time, the photosensitive material using the photopolymerizable composition of the present invention is improved in the storage stability. Further, the development precipitate generated from the developer waste after development of the photosensitive material is restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuto Kunita, Syunichi Kondo
  • Patent number: 5700849
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition is disclosed, which comprises an addition-polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein the all symbols are defined in the disclosure, and a titanocene compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunichi Kondo, Kazuo Fujita
  • Patent number: 5698372
    Abstract: A photosensitive lithographic printing plate is described, which comprises a photopolymerizable composition containing at least the following components (i) to (iii): (i) a polymerizable compound having an addition-polymerizable unsaturated bond, (ii) a photopolymerization initiator, and (iii) a pigment dispersion, wherein the pigment dispersion is dispersed in the presence of a polymer having an aliphatic double bond in a main chain or a side chain thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Okamoto, Syunichi Kondo, Hiroyuki Nagase
  • Patent number: 5691394
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition is disclosed, comprising an addition polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, a sensitizing dye represented by formula (I) and a titanocene compound. The photopolymerizable composition exhibits high sensitivity to active light rays over a wide region of from ultraviolet light to visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Syunichi Kondo
  • Patent number: 5658708
    Abstract: An image recording material is disclosed, comprising a radiant ray-absorbing material, a compound having at least two enol ether groups represented by formula (I) and an alkali-soluble resin: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 maybe the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, or any two of them may form a saturated or unsaturated olefinic ring by combining with each other; and a method for preparing the above image recording material is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Syunichi Kondo
  • Patent number: 5637428
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate formed by charging a printing original plate which comprises an electroconductive support and provided thereon at least one photosensitive layer containing a photoconductive compound and a positive working photosensitive composition, imagewise exposing the printing original plate to form a latent image, forming a toner image with a liquid developer, exposing the whole surface of the positive working photosensitive composition with an active light, and removing the photosensitive layer in a non-image area other than the toner image area with an eluting solution comprising an alkaline solvent is disclosed. The positive working photosensitive composition contains (a) a compound having at least two enol ether groups represented by formula (I):(R.sup.2)(R.sup.1)C.dbd.C(R.sup.3)--O-- (I)wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Horie, Syunichi Kondo
  • Patent number: 5609992
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition is disclosed, comprising (i) a compound having at least one addition-polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated bond; (ii) a compound represented by formula (IA) or (IB): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11 and R.sup.12 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, a hydroxyl group, a substituted oxy group, a mercapto group, a substituted thio group, an amino group, a substituted amino group, a substituted carbonyl group, a sulfo group, a sulfonato group, a substituted sulfinyl group, a substituted sulfonyl group, a phosphono group, a substituted phosphono group, a phosphonato group, a substituted phosphonato group, a cyano group or a nitro group or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10, R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 or R.sup.11 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Sorori, Yasuo Okamoto, Syunichi Kondo, Hiromichi Kurita
  • Patent number: 5385807
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition comprises: (i) a polymerizable compound carrying an addition-polymerizable unsaturated bond; (ii) a methine compound; (iii) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: (a) compounds having carbon-halogen bonds, (b) aromatic onium salts, (c) organic peroxides, (d) thio compounds, (e) hexaaryl-biimidazoles, (f) ketooxime esters, and (g) compounds represented by the following general formula (III): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 may be the same or different and each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl or heterocyclic group, provided that at least two of R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 may be bonded together to form a ring structure and that at least one of them represents an alkyl group; and Z.sup.+ represents an alkali metal cation or a quaternary ammonium cation. The composition has a high sensitivity to a wide range of actinic light rays extending from ultraviolet to visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Okamoto, Syunichi Kondo, Toshinao Ukai
  • Patent number: 5346805
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition comprises a polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein the photopolymerization initiator comprises an onium compound and an acridine derivative represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, alkyl or alkoxy group. The composition has high sensitivity to actinic rays over a wide range of wavelength extending from ultraviolet to visible region and thus can be used for preparing a lithographic printing plate, a resin-letterpress plate, a resist or photomask for making a printed board, a monochromatic and colored sheet for transfer or color-development and a color-developing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunichi Kondo, Akira Umehara
  • Patent number: 5340683
    Abstract: A PS plate comprises a surface-grained and anodized aluminum plate provided thereon with a light-sensitive layer of a composition comprising a light-sensitive substance and an alkali-soluble resin wherein the light-sensitive substance is a 1,2-naphthoquinonediazide-5- (or -4-) sulfonic acid ester of a polyhydroxy compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 may be same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an alkenyl group; R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or a group: ##STR2## a and c each represents 0-1 and b represents 0-4. The PS plate permits the complete removal of any pasting mark and has a high development latitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunichi Kondo, Akira Nagashima, Yasumasa Kawabe
  • Patent number: 5334486
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition comprising: (a) a compound obtained by reacting one mole of a polyamine represented by the following general formula (I) with at least 2 moles of a compound having a group capable of reacting with the polyamine and a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated group: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of not less than 1 and (b) a photopolymerization initiator.A dry PS plate comprises a substrate provided thereon with, in order, a light-sensitive resin layer and a silicone rubber layer wherein the light-sensitive resin layer comprises the photopolymerizable composition and a polymeric compound having film-forming ability.The photopolymerizable composition and the dry PS plate have very high sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Abe, Tatsuji Higashi, Tsumoru Hirano, Syunichi Kondo
  • Patent number: 5320931
    Abstract: A positive working light-sensitive composition comprising (a) a compound capable of generating acids through irradiation of actinic rays or radiant rays, (b) an organic base and (c) an alkali-soluble polymer. The composition is highly sensitive to light in wider wavelength region and highly resistant to aging. It can easily be produced and can hence be easily available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Umehara, Syunichi Kondo, Tsuguo Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 5250385
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition comprises a photopolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound having at least two terminal ethylene groups, a photopolymerization initiator and an organic polymer binder, wherein the photopolymerization initiator is an aromatic sulfonic acid salt of an onium compound. The composition has high sensitivity to actinic rays over a wide range of wavelength extending from ultraviolet to visible region and thus can be used for preparing a lithographic printing plate, a resin-letterpress plate, a resist or photomask for making a printed board, a monochromatic and colored sheet for transfer or color-development and a color-developing sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunichi Kondo, Yoshimasa Aotani, Akira Umehara, Tsuguo Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 5102760
    Abstract: A novel electrophotographic photoreceptor for copiers or photoprinters is provided comprising a photoconducting layer provided on an electrically conductive support, wherein said photoconducting layer comprises a phthalocyanine pigment and at least one compound represented by the general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a sulfur atom or oxygen atom; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group; A represents an alkyl group, aryl group, aralkyl group or monovalent heterocyclic group; and B represents an alkylene group, arylene group, polymethylene group or aralkylene group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Yokoya, Hiromichi Tachikawa, Syu Watarai, Syunichi Kondo, Seiji Horie
  • Patent number: 5075171
    Abstract: There is provided a conductive film and a method for preparing same. The conductive film is prepared by forming a prime-coating layer of a three-dimensional network structure on a base and by applying a semiconductive compound-containing solution onto the prime-coating layer to form a conductive layer. The conductive film is excellent in conductivity and transparency as well as adhesion of the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunichi Kondo, Syu Watarai
  • Patent number: 5035969
    Abstract: A novel electrophotographic photoreceptor for copying machine or photoprinter is provided comprising on an electrically conductive support a photoconductive layer, characterized in that said photoconductive layer contains a phthalocyanine pigment and a compound represented by the general formula (I), (II), (III), (IV) or (VI): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a sulfur or oxygen atom; Ar represents a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or monovalent heterocyclic group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group; Ar and R.sub.3 may together form a ring; and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be the same or different and each represents an alkyl group, aryl group or aralkyl group, ##STR2## wherein Z represents a sulfur or oxygen atom; R.sub.4 represents an alkyl group, alkoxy group, monovalent or bicyclic condensed aryl group, monocyclic or bicyclic condensed aryloxy group or monovalent group derived from heterocyclic group; the two R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunichi Kondo, Hiroaki Yokoya, Seiji Horie
  • Patent number: RE37962
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition is disclosed, which comprises an addition-polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula (I): wherein the all symbols are defined in the disclosure, and a titanocene compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunichi Kondo, Kazuo Fujita