Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Kojima

Tetsuro Kojima 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: 5155004
    Abstract: A chitosan or chitin compound having a photographically useful residue. There is also disclosed a method for processing a silver halide photographic material which comprises processing a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer in the presence of said chitosan or chitin compound represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein the substituents are defined in the instant specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuro Kojima
  • Patent number: 5151357
    Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic material is described, comprising a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Q represents a nonmetallic atomic group required to be connected to carbon atom and nitrogen atom to form a monocyclic or condensed heterocyclic ring therewith; L represents a divalent group; n represents an integer of 0 to 2; M.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, ammonium ion or metallic ion; and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, ammonium ion or metallic ion and may be the same or different or may be connected to each other to form a 5- or 6-membered ring. In a preferred embodiment, at least one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, ammonium ion or metallic ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Koide, Naoto Matsuda, Koki Nakamura, Tetsuro Kojima
  • Patent number: 5120635
    Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic material which comprises processing an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material with a processing solution having a fixing ability containing (1) a thiosulfate As disclosed, wherein said processing solution having a fixing ability further contains at least one of (2) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a bisulfite and a sulfite, and a compound represented by formula (A'): ##STR1## wherein R'.sub.1, R'.sub.2, R'.sub.3, R'.sub.4 and R'.sub.5 each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent other than a hydroxyl group or a group containing a hydroxyl group, provided that at least one of R'.sub.1 to R'.sub.5 is at least one of a sulfo group and a group constaining a sulfo group and (3) at least one bisulfite addition product of a compound represented by formula (A'). In the method, a fixing solution having a pH of from 5.0 to 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotomo Sasaki, Tetsuro Kojima, Shinji Ueda
  • Patent number: 5102779
    Abstract: A method for processing silver halide photographic materials comprising the step of: processing imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material using a developer containing at least one compound represented by general formula (X): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group containing from 2 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group containing from 7 to 12 carbon atoms; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are combined to form a ring; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 each represents a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms: and n represents an integer from 3 to 20. A developer for processing silver halide photographic materials comprising at least one compound represented by general formula (X), described above. A silver halide photographic material comprising: at least one compound represented by general formula (X'): ##STR2## wherein R'.sub.1 and R'.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Eiichi Okutsu, Kazunobu Katoh
  • Patent number: 5082763
    Abstract: A heat developable photosensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which contains at least one compound selected from those represented by the following general formulae (I) and (II) to acquire a high S/N ratio and high sensitivity: ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkylene group, an alkenylene group, an aralkylene group or an arylene group, which each may be substituted; Y represents ##STR2## R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8, R.sub.9 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Tomoyuki Koide
  • Patent number: 5061615
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material including a support and a photographic layer. The photographic layer includes at least one essentially silver iodide free monodisperse silver chlorobromide emulsion which is obtained using a particular bromine or bromide ion slow release agent. Also disclosed is a process for producing such a material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kase, Tetsuro Kojima
  • Patent number: 5059514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for bleaching a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing silver iodobromide after color-developing it. The object of the present invention is to speed up the bleaching treatment in the aforesaid method and to reduce the amount of waste liquor from the bleaching treatment. The present invention is characterized in that the bleaching is performed in the presence of a bleaching accelerator and that it is carried out while a bleaching solution is brought into contact with an anion-exchange resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Ueda, Tetsuro Kojima, Tohru Kitahara, Tomokazu Yasuda, Yoshihiro Fujita, Takatoshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 5039591
    Abstract: A method for processing an image-wise exposed silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises developing said exposed silver halide photographic material in the presence of a hydrazine derivative, wherein the processing is effected with a water-soluble alkaline developing solution having a pH of 10.5 to 12.3 and containing the following components (1) to (3):(1) a dihydroxybenzene developing agent;(2) a sulfite preservative in an amount of 0.3 mol/l or more; and(3) a compound represented by formula (X) in an amount of from 0.005 to 0.30 mol/l: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydroxylalkyl group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and in a preferred embodiment, using as a developing agent a dihydroxybenzene developing agent and, as an auxiliary developing agent, a p-aminophenol developing agent, a 3-pyrazolidone developing agent or a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichi Okutsu, Tetsuro Kojima
  • Patent number: 5037726
    Abstract: A method for forming a direct positive image having a high Dmax and a low Dmin, which comprises image-wise exposing a photographic light-sensitive material having on a support at least one photographic emulsion layer containing unprefogged internal latent image-type silver halide grains and developing the photographic light-sensitive material after or while fogging to form direct positive image, wherein the aforesaid development is performed in the existence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V) or (VI), acid salts of compounds represented by formula (I) to (IV) provided substituents thereof contain an amino group, and acid salts of compound represented by formula (V) or (VI); ##STR1## wherein symbols are defined as in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Noriyuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 5028522
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which contains at least one compound represented by general formula (I) or general formula (II):Z--R-Se--R'--Z' (I)Z--R--Se--R" (II)where R and R' each individually represent bivalent groups composed of at least one of the following types of atoms carbon atoms, nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms, and selenium atoms; Z and Z' each individually represent a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an ammonium group, a carboxylic acid group, a salt of a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acid group, a salt of a sulfonic acid group, an ether group, a thioether group, a selenoether group, a ureido group, a thioureido group, an oxycarbonylamino group, an acyl group, a sulfonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a carboxamido group, a sulfamoyl group a sulfonamido group, an acyloxy group, a sulfonyloxy group, an oxycarbonyl group, an oxysulfonyl group, or a heterocyclic group; and R" represents an alkyl group, an cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, or aryl gr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Hiroyuki Mifune
  • Patent number: 4968596
    Abstract: A method for forming a direct positive image comprising the steps of:(a) imagewise exposing a photographic light-sensitive material composed of a support having thereon at least one unprefogged internal latent image type silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer; and(b) developing the exposed photographic light-sensitive material to form a direct positive image in the presence of at least one nucleating agent represented by formula (N-I); ##STR1## wherein Z.sup.1 represents nonmetal atomic group necessary for forming a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring fused with an aromatic ring, or a 5-membered or 6-member heterocyclic ring fused with another heterocyclic ring; R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic group; X represents ##STR2## Q represents a nonmetallic atomic group necessary for forming a 4-membered to 12-membered nonaromatic hydrocarbon ring or a 4-membered to 12-membered nonaromatic heterocyclic ring; provided that at least one of R.sup.1, Z.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Shigeo Hirano, Tetsuro Kojima, Mitsura Yamamoto, Satoshi Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 4954427
    Abstract: A process for the formation of direct positive images comprising (1) imagewise exposing to light, a light-sensitive material comprising a photographic emulsion layer containing unfogged internal latent image type silver halide particles on at least one support, and (2) developing the light-sensitive material in the presence of a nucleating agent and at least one nucleation accelerator of general formula (I):A--(Y).sub.n R].sub.m (I)wherein A represents a group which is adsorbed by a silver halide; Y represents a divalent linkage group consisting of atoms or atomic groups selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom; R represents an organic group containing at least one of a thioether group, an amino group, an ammonium group, an ether group, and a heterocyclic group; n represents an integer of 0 or 1; and m represents an integer of 1 or 2 to form direct positive images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Tetsuro Kojima, Tatsuo Heki, Shigeo Hirano
  • Patent number: 4952483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a direct positive silver halide photosensitive material and a method for forming a direct positive image. By the use of a novel nucleating agent having a specific structural formula, the present invention provides a direct positive silver halide photosensitive material with an increased Dmax value and a decreased Dmin value, as compared with the use of the conventional nucleating agents, even if a small amount of the novel nucleating agent is used, and does not substantially reduce the Dmax value, even if the photosensitive material is kept in a high-humidity state for a long time before exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Morio Yagihara, Hisashi Okada, Tetunoti Matushita, Satoshi Nagaoka, Tetsuro Kojima
  • Patent number: 4948711
    Abstract: A method for continuously processing silver halide color photographic light-sensitive materials comprises the steps of developing an exposed silver halide color photogrpahic light-sensitive material which comprises at least one emulsion layer formed from a silver halide emulsion containing not less than one mole % of silver iodide, then desilvering the developed light-sensitive material with a solution having a fixing ability, washing and/or stabilizing the desilvered light-sensitive material, the processing solution having fixing ability comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of polymer dispersions containing polymer such as polymer (1) and water-soluble polymers such as polymer (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Yoshihiro Fujita, Junichi Yamanouchi, Tomokazu Yasuda
  • Patent number: 4933265
    Abstract: A process for forming a direct positive color image is disclosed, the process comprising imagewise exposing a photosensitive material containing at least one emulsion layer of silver halide of internal latent image type, which has not been preliminarily fogged, and a color image-forming coupler; developing said material using a surface developing solution containing an aromatic primary amine color developing agent in the presence of a nucleating agent and/or in the condition that fogging exposure is carried out prior to the developing step or during the developing step; bleaching; and fixing, wherein said color coupler is a compound which is in itself substantially nondiffusible, and capable of forming or releasing a substantially nondiffusible dye upon oxidative coupling with said aromatic primary amine color developing agent and said development processing is carried out at a pH of 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Tatsuo Heki, Tetsuro Kojima, Shinji Ueda
  • Patent number: 4920029
    Abstract: A negative type silver halide photographic material and a process for forming a super high contrast negative image using said material are described. This photographic material comprises a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer which has a substantial influence upon image density and at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein a hydrophilic colloid layer other than said silver halide emulsion layer contains a hydrazine derivative in a non-diffusing condition. With this photographic material, a super high contrast negative image can be obtained without decreasing sensitivity and gamma by the use of a developer containing not less than 0.15 mol/liter of sulfite ions and having a pH of from 10.5 to 12.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Inoue, Senzo Sasaoka, Yoshio Inagaki, Tetsuro Kojima, Morio Yagihara
  • Patent number: 4917995
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material for obtaining silver images is described, comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support having a white reflection layer, wherein at least one compound represented by formula (I) is contained in at least one of the constituent layers: ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1 represents a divalent bonding group bonded by way of a hetero atom to a carbon atom; A represents a group capable of controlling the tone of silver images, which is bonded to X.sup.1 by way of the hetero atom of A; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a group that can be substituted, in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 may further be bonded together to form a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring; Y represents: ##STR2## a cyano group or a nitro group, in which R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Tetsunori Matsushita, Ichizo Toya, Kazuhiko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 4871653
    Abstract: A process for forming a direct-positive image by developing an imagewise exposed photosensitive material, having on a support at least one photographic emulsion layer containing nonprefogged silver halide grains capable of forming an internal latent image, in which development is carried out in the presence of a combination of a nucleating agent and at least one compound having at least one mercapto group selected from a tetrazaindene, a triazaindene, and a pentaazaindene. The hydrogen atom of which mercapto group may optionally be further substituted with an alkali metal atom or an ammonium group. The invention process provides rapid and consistent formation of direct-positive images having high maximum density and low minimum density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Inoue, Tatsuo Heki, Tetsuro Kojima
  • Patent number: 4859579
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer, wherein at least one layer selected from the emulsion layer and other hydrophilic colloid layers contains at least one alkynyl substituted heterocyclic quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z represents a non-metallic atomic group necessary to form a substituted or unsubstituted 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic ring to which a aromatic ring or a heterocyclic ring may further be condensed; R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group; X represents ##STR2## Q represents a non-metallic atomic group necessary to form a substituted or unsubstituted 4-membered to 12-membered non-aromatic hydrocarbon ring or substituted or unsubstituted non-aromatic heterocyclic ring; at least one of R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeo Hirano, Tetsuro Kojima, Mitsuru Yamamoto, Noriyuki Inoue, Tatsuo Heki
  • Patent number: 4791049
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide photographic material contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I):A--Time).sub.t X (I)wherein A represents an oxidation reduction moiety comprising an atomic group which does not enable --Time).sub.t X to be released until the oxidation reduction moiety is oxidized during photographic development processing; Time represents a timing group which is connected to A through a sulfur atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; t represents an integer of 0 or 1; and X represents a group represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight chain or branched chain alkylene group, a straight chain or branched chain alkenylene group, a straight chain or branched chain aralkylene group or an arylene group; Z represents a polar substituent; Y represents ##STR2## R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Shigeo Hirano, Hideo Usui