During Stabilization Patents (Class 430/352)
  • Patent number: 10971277
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are optical stacks that are stable to light exposure by incorporating light-stabilizers and/or oxygen barriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: CAMBRIOS FILM SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pierre-Marc Allemand, Paul Mansky, Karl Pichler, Manfred Heidecker, Haixia Dai
  • Patent number: 9363993
    Abstract: An antibacterial resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin that contains a metal compound represented by the following formula (1), permitting the metal such as silver having antibacterial power to efficiently elute out and the eluted metal to remain stable as metal ions so that excellent antibacterial power can be exhibited using only a decreased amount of an expensive compound containing silver or the like, wherein M is any one of Ag, Cu, Zn, Co or Ni and X is SO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: TOYO SEIKAN GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Ohashi, Yasuhiro Kosaka, Akiko Ogata, Takahiro Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8815493
    Abstract: A resist pattern-forming method includes coating a radiation-sensitive resin composition on a substrate to provide a resist film. The resist film is exposed. The exposed resist film is developed with a developer solution including no less than 80% by mass of an organic solvent. The radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a base polymer, a fluorine-atom-containing polymer, a radiation-sensitive acid generator, a solvent, and a compound. The base polymer has an acid-labile group. The fluorine-atom-containing polymer has a content of fluorine atoms higher than a content of fluorine atoms of the base polymer. The compound has a relative permittivity greater than a relative permittivity of the solvent by at least 15. A content of the compound is no less than 10 parts by mass and no greater than 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the base polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: JSR Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Ito, Hirokazu Sakakibara, Masafumi Hori, Taiichi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 7309564
    Abstract: A photothermographic material including, on at least one surface of a support, at least a photosensitive silver halide containing a silver iodide at 40 mol % or more, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a reducing agent, wherein the photothermographic material contains two or more kinds of the reducing agent at the mixing ratio to satisfy at least one of a), b), c) and d): a) a difference between a sensitivity or b) a difference between a maximum density is 0.10 or less, when developed at 120° C. for 10 sec and a sensitivity when developed at 120° C. for 14 sec; c) a difference between a sensitivity or d) a difference between a maximum density is 0.10 or less, when developed at 117° C. for 12 sec and a sensitivity when developed at 123° C. for 12 sec. An image forming method using the photothermographic material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Katsutoshi Yamane, Yasuhiko Goto
  • Patent number: 6638682
    Abstract: A method for applying an image to a receptor element, which comprises the steps of (i) providing a transfer sheet comprising a support having a first surface and a second surface, and a coating capable of receiving an image on the first surface of the support, (ii) imaging the coating, (iii) dry peeling the coating from the support in the absence of wet release prior to hand ironing, (iv) positioning the dry peeled coating on a receptor element having valleys or pores, (v) positioning a non-stick sheet on the dry peeled coating which is positioned on the receptor element having valleys or pores, and (vi) heating the non-stick sheet to drive the dry peeled coating into the receptor element having valleys or pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Foto-Wear!, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald S. Hare, Scott A. Williams
  • Patent number: 6455210
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic image-receiving layer, and at least one antihalation layer or a filter layer, wherein the antihalation or filer layer comprises an aqueous heat-bleachable composition comprising at least one dye and at least one hexaarylbiimidazole in the form of particles dispersed in a matrix comprising a hydrophilic or aqueous dispersible polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Irving, Ramanuj Goswami, Kenneth N. Kilminster
  • Publication number: 20020061459
    Abstract: A method for applying an image to a receptor element, which comprises the steps of (i) providing a transfer sheet comprising a support having a first surface and a second surface, and a coating capable of receiving an image on the first surface of the support, (ii) imaging the coating, (iii) dry peeling the coating from the support in the absence of wet release prior to hand ironing, (iv) positioning the dry peeled coating on a receptor element having valleys or pores, (v) positioning a non-stick sheet on the dry peeled coating which is positioned on the receptor element having valleys or pores, and (vi) heating the non-stick sheet to drive the dry peeled coating into the receptor element having valleys or pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: FOTO-WEAR!, INC..
    Inventors: Donald S. Hare, Scott A. Williams
  • Patent number: 6383710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying an image to a fabric, which comprises the steps of (i) hand ironing an imaged copier or printer transfer material having a support sheet and a transfer coating to a receptor element having valleys on the surface of the receptor element, (ii) peeling away the support sheet to obtain an imaged receptor element, (ii) placing a tack-free overlay sheet over the imaged receptor element, and (iv) pressing the overlay sheet by hand ironing to drive the coating into the valleys of the receptor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Foto-Wear!, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald S. Hare, Scott A. Williams
  • Patent number: 6338932
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying an image to a fabric, which comprises the steps of (i) hand ironing an imaged copier or printer transfer material having a support sheet and a transfer coating to a receptor element having valleys on the surface of the receptor element, (ii) peeling away the support sheet to obtain an imaged receptor element, (ii) placing a tack-free overlay sheet over the imaged receptor element, and (iv) pressing the overlay sheet by hand ironing to drive the coating into the valleys of the receptor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Foto-Wear!, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald S. Hare, Scott A. Williams
  • Publication number: 20010041301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying an image to a fabric, which comprises the steps of (i) hand ironing an imaged copier or printer transfer material having a support sheet and a transfer coating to a receptor element having valleys on the surface of the receptor element, (ii) peeling away the support sheet to obtain an imaged receptor element, (ii) placing a tack-free overlay sheet over the imaged receptor element, and (iv) pressing the overlay sheet by hand ironing to drive the coating into the valleys of the receptor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: FOTO-WEAR!, INC.
    Inventors: Donald S. Hare, Scott A. Williams
  • Patent number: 6087061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying an image to a fabric, which comprises the steps of (i) hand ironing an imaged copier or printer transfer material having a support sheet and a transfer coating to a receptor element having valleys on the surface of the receptor element, (ii) peeling away the support sheet to obtain an imaged receptor element, (ii) placing a tack-free overlay sheet over the imaged receptor element, and (iv) pressing the overlay sheet by hand ironing to drive the coating into the valleys of the receptor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Foto-Wear!, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald S. Hare, Scott A. Williams
  • Patent number: 6083656
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for applying an image to a fabric, which comprises the steps of (i) hand ironing an imaged copier or printer transfer material having a support sheet and a transfer coating to a receptor element having valleys on the surface of the receptor element, (ii) peeling away the support sheet to obtain an imaged receptor element, (ii) placing a tack-free overlay sheet over the imaged receptor element, and (iv) pressing the overlay sheet by hand ironing to drive the coating into the valleys of the receptor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Foto-Wear !, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald S. Hare, Scott A. Williams
  • Patent number: 5670292
    Abstract: A dry type image formation process which comprises imagewise exposing a heat-developable photosensitive material to light, and then heat-developing the heat-developable photosensitive material, wherein the heat-developable photosensitive material further comprises a component isolated by microcapsules and the heat-developable photosensitive material is pressed before or after heat development so that the microcapsules are ruptured to release the internal phase and cause the component to be diffused into the photosensitive layer, allowing its function to be fulfilled, and an image formation process which comprises heat-developing a heat-developable photosensitive material after or simultaneously with imagewise exposing, the heat-developable photosensitive material comprising a photosensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, a basic precursor, a dye-providing substance which undergoes heat development to release or produce a dye, and a silver halide fixing agent which is a compound capable of fixing and stabili
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Matsumoto, Masaki Noro, Hisashi Okamura, Shun-ichi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 5565306
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermofixable photosensitive recording material comprising a substrate and a recording layer formed thereon in which a pyrazolone derivative represented by the formula (1 ) shown in the specification and functions as a color former, and a hydroquinone derivative and an acidic substance which function as a color forming auxiliary agent or fixing auxiliary agent are dissolved mutually therein.Further, a binder can be added as required to the recording layer, thereby four components are dissolved mutually therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: New OJI Paper Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Meguro, Nobuhisa Danou, Tetsuo Tsuchida, Naoto Arai
  • Patent number: 5279928
    Abstract: A photothermographic element comprising a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent in concentrations such that imagewise exposure to actinic radiation generates from the silver halide a catalyst which accelerates an image-forming reaction between the organic silver salt and the reducing agent is processed by a method comprising the steps of (1) imagewise-exposing the element to actinic radiation to form a latent image therein, (2) subjecting the imagewise-exposed element to a first heating step at a temperature and for a time sufficient to intensify the latent image but insufficient to produce a visible image, and thereafter (3) subjecting the element to a second heating step at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce a visible image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Edward L. Dedio, Gordon D. Young
  • Patent number: 5153112
    Abstract: The improved method of processing a silver halide photographic material that has at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on one side of a support and which has at least one back coating layer on the other side of the support is characterized in that said silver halide photographic material contains at least one specific dye and at least one anionic surfactant and the development, fixing, washing and/or stabilizing steps are performed within a time period of 40 seconds and at a line speed of at least 1,500 mm/min. The method is capable of processing the silver halide photographic material without producing either substantial or uneven color remnant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yoshida, Syoji Nishio
  • Patent number: 5001037
    Abstract: Provided is a multilayer, multicolor overlay proof comprising at least one precolored overlay image and at least one toned overlay image, as well as a process for preparing such an overlay proof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Jon W. Matthews, Jeffrey W. Milner, Harvey W. Taylor, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4845000
    Abstract: A radiation-sensitive carrier body directly utilized as a stamper has a glass substrate, a first highly adhesive layer securely adhered to the substrate, a radiation-sensitive layer which discharges a gas component upon being irradiated with a laser beam and which locally forms a protuberance due to the absorbed energy, a second highly adhesive layer securely adhered to the specific material of the radiation-sensitive layer and which deforms in accordance with deformation of the layer, and a metal layer which has a high releasability to allow easy separation from a optical disk substrate material such as an acrylic material when the carrier body is used as a stamper substrate for manufacturing optical disks. A protuberance formed on the carrier body such as a continuous spiral protuberance allows formation of a corresponding spiral groove in the acrylic material, serving as a pre-track into which desired information will be digitally written by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Takeoka, Nobuaki Yasuda, Akio Hori, Norio Ozawa
  • Patent number: 4824759
    Abstract: A method for forming an image, which comprises heating a light-sensitive material in the presence of a compound capable of forming a 2-mercaptobenzazole ring by a ring closing reaction when heated.In accordance with the method of the present invention, development is stopped at an appropriate time of development whereby an image having a high maximum density and low fog is obtained.A heat-developable light-sensitive material containing the compound is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Sato, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Masashi Takeuchi, Masaaki Tsukase, Masatoshi Kato
  • Patent number: 4764453
    Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color photographic material is disclosed. This method comprises developing said photographic material, removing the residual image-forming silver, treating, in the substantial final stage of color processing, the material with an aqueous solution containing a compound which releases ammonium ions in the solution, thereafter drying the material at a temperature not lower than 30.degree. C., and adjusting the pH of the surface of the dried emulsion layer to between 3.0 and 6.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Koboshi, Masayuki Kurematsu
  • Patent number: 4696887
    Abstract: A novel method for formation of an image comprising a heating step, comprising the heating carried out in the presence of a compound of general formula (I):X--SO.sub.2 (DI) (I)wherein X represents a reducing group capable of reducing a silver salt and capable of being oxidized by heating and in its oxidized state capable of releasing a compound represented by (DI)--SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2 by reaction with a nucleophilic agent; and (DI) represents a development inhibiting group capable of inhibiting the oxidation reduction reaction of the silver salt and a reducing aent.The compound of the formula (I) functions to inhibit development after a certain period of time from the beginning of heat development.The present method provides a stable image with reduced fog and image mottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Sato, Hiroshi Kitaguchi, Masashi Takeuchi, Masaaki Tsukase, Masatoshi Kato
  • Patent number: 4649103
    Abstract: A heat-developable light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support and at least one layer containing a novel base precursor releasing a base by thermal decomposition. The heat-developable light-sensitive material of the invention has an improved long-term stability and can provide a high density image in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Yabuki, Kozo Sato, Ken Kawata, Hiroyuki Hirai
  • Patent number: 4500632
    Abstract: A process for stabilizing a silver image is disclosed. The process is utilized in connection with a photographic material which is comprised of a water impermeable support having one or more light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers thereon. After the photographic material is exposed and developed it is subjected to further processing by conventional means. However, within the further processing an aqueous solution is utilized which includes any compounds represented by the general formula (I), (II) or (III) as defined within the specification. The compound(s) represented by the general formula is/are generally present within the processing solution in a total amount of about 0.1 to 10 g/l of processing solution. By utilizing the aqueous solution containing the compound represented by the general formula within the processing, it is possible to greatly increase the stability of the silver image formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunioki Ohmura, Masaaki Torigoe, Isamu Itoh, Katsumi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 4411985
    Abstract: Stabilizer precursors which comprise triarylphosphines and triarylphosphoranes and which, upon being heated to a temperature above about 100.degree. C., release a phosphorous compound silver halide stabilizer that is useful in a heat stabilizable photographic silver halide material comprising photographic silver halide. A stabilized image is produced in the photographic material following exposure and development by heating the material to processing temperature. The triarylphosphines and triarylphosphoranes are useful in a dry physical development photographic material and process. Alternatively, the triarylphosphines and triarylphosphoranes are useful in a dry chemical photographic material and process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Lawrence R. Morrow, John Thatcher
  • Patent number: 4378424
    Abstract: Mesoionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolates are silver halide stabilizers and fixing agents. They are useful in heat developable and heat stabilizable photographic silver halide materials and processes. After imagewise exposure of the photographic materials, developed and stabilized silver images are produced by heating the materials. The mesoionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolates are also silver halide stabilizers and fixing agents in photographic silver halide processing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Henry W. Altland, Edward L. Dedio, Gary J. McSweeney
  • Patent number: 4351896
    Abstract: Mesoionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate silver halide stabilizer precursors are novel compounds useful in a heat developable and heat stabilizable photographic silver halide materials and processes. After imagewise exposure of the photographic material, a developed and stabilized silver image is produced by heating the element. Mesoionic stabilizer precursors are also useful in photographic silver halide processing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Henry W. Altland, Daniel D. Shiao
  • Patent number: 4235957
    Abstract: In a dry physical development photothermographic element for a dry thermal silver-dye bleach process wherein the element comprises a silver halide complexing concentration of a silver halide complexing agent improvements are provided when the complexing agent is an organic ammonium chloride, bromide or iodide. After imagewise exposure of the element, a dye image can be produced by uniformly heating the element. Improvements are also produced by providing a dry activator element for producing a dye image in a separate photographic element by means of a dry physical development thermal dye-bleach process, wherein the activator element comprises a support having thereon a layer comprising a synthetic hydrophobic polymeric binder, a silver halide complexing concentration of a silver halide complexing agent, as described, a bleachable dye and a thermal solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Carl F. Kohrt, Roland G. Willis
  • Patent number: 4207392
    Abstract: An activator-stabilizer precursor which comprises a certain acylhydrazine which releases a base moiety upon being heated to a temperature above about 130.degree. C. provides improved heat developable and heat stabilizable photographic materials comprising, in binder, and in reactive association, (a) a photosensitive silver salt, (b) a photosensitive silver salt developing agent, and (c) a stabilizing concentration of the described activator-stabilizer precursor having an acid portion and a base portion. The heat developable and heat stabilizable photographic element provides essential freedom from visual crystal formation in the processed photographic element. After imagewise exposure, a developed and stabilized image can be produced in the photographic element by heating the element to processing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1980
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Daniel D. Shiao, Lawrence R. Morrow