Patents by Inventor Xiqiang Yang

Xiqiang Yang 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).

  • Imagine element containing a blocked photographically useful compound
    Publication number: 20020018972
    Abstract: Blocked photographically useful groups decompose thermally via a Lossen rearrangement reaction, including, for example, compounds represented by the following structure: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Wojciech K. Slusarek, Xiqiang Yang, David H. Levy
  • Imaging element containing a blocked photographically useful compound
    Patent number: 6319640
    Abstract: This invention relates to an imaging element comprising an imaging layer having associated therewith a compound of Structure I: In the above Structure I, the substituents are as defined in the application. Such compounds have good reactivity and can by used to block photographically useful compounds such as developing agents until thermally activated under preselected conditions. Compounds according to the present invention are especially useful in color photothermographic imaging elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Wojciech K. Slusarek, Xiqiang Yang, David H. Levy
  • Photographic or photothermographic element containing a blocked photographically useful compound
    Patent number: 6312879
    Abstract: This invention relates to an imaging element, such as a photographic or photothermographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the element also comprises a compound of Structure I: wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Wojciech K. Slusarek, Xiqiang Yang, Mark E. Irving, James H. Reynolds, David H. Levy, Lyn M. Irving
  • Imaging element containing a blocked photographically useful compound
    Patent number: 6306551
    Abstract: This invention relates to an imaging element comprising an imaging layer having associated therewith a compound of Structure I: wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Zbyslaw R. Owczarczyk, Xiqiang Yang, David H. Levy, Mark E. Irving
  • Photographic element containing pyrazolone PUG releasing coupler and imaging process employing same
    Patent number: 6150078
    Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an 1-arylpyrazol-5-one coupler bearing a 4-aryloxy coupling-off group containing a group capable of releasing a photographically useful group (PUG) wherein:(1) the 1-arylpyrazol-5-one ring contains a 3-aryl substituent which in turn contains substituents for which the sum of the Hammett's .sigma. constant values is at least 0, provide that two or more such substituents may join to form one or more additional rings; and(2) the 4-aryloxy coupling-off group:(a) contains ring substituents selected so that the sum of the Hammett's sigma constant values for all substituents on the aryloxy ring is at least 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Wojciech K. Slusarek, Jerrold N. Poslusny, Zheng Z. Wu, Xiqiang Yang
  • Multilayer color photographic element containing a solubilized blocked dye moiety
    Patent number: 5654123
    Abstract: Multilayer color photographic elements are described which contain a release compound that during photographic processing provides an imagewise distribution of a nucleophile which can react with a uniform distribution of a sulfinate blocked dye moiety contained in the element to release a solubilized unblocked dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Xiqiang Yang, Zbyslaw R. Owczarczyk, Daniel L. Kapp
  • Photographic elements containing blocked dye moieties
    Patent number: 5455141
    Abstract: Photographic elements are described which contain a release compound that during photographic processing provides an imagewise distribution of a nucleophile which can react with a uniform distribution of a blocked dye moiety contained in the element to release an unblocked dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Zbyslaw R. Owczarczyk, Xiqiang Yang, Daniel L. Kapp, Wojciech K. Slusarek, Louis E. Friedrich, David T. Southby
  • Photographic elements containing release compounds
    Patent number: 5354650
    Abstract: Photographic elements are described which contain a release compound that during photographic processing provides an imagewise distribution of a photographically inert compound which can react with a uniform distribution of a second compound contained in the element to form a photographically active compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David T. Southby, Daniel L. Kapp, Wojciech Slusarek, Louis E. Friedrich, Zbyslaw R. Owczarczyk, Xiqiang Yang