Patents by Inventor Akito Yokozawa

Akito Yokozawa 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: 7150962
    Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohshima, Akito Yokozawa, Naoya Shibata
  • Patent number: 7087365
    Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including, at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohshima, Akito Yokozawa, Naoya Shibata
  • Publication number: 20060115775
    Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Naoto Ohshima, Akito Yokozawa, Naoya Shibata
  • Patent number: 6949334
    Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including, at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohshima, Akito Yokozawa, Naoya Shibata
  • Publication number: 20050170299
    Abstract: An image-forming method comprising: employing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer, wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one specific blue-sensitive sensitizing dye; and exposing the said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to a blue semiconductor laser of a wavelength shorter by 30 nm to 60 nm than the wavelength at which the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion has the spectral sensitivity maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Akito Yokozawa, Tatsuya Ishizaka, Katsuyuki Takada, Yoshiro Ochiai, Tetsuo Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6916601
    Abstract: An image-forming method comprising: employing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer, wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one specific blue-sensitive sensitizing dye; and exposing the said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to a blue semiconductor laser of a wavelength shorter by 30 nm to 60 nm than the wavelength at which the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion has the spectral sensitivity maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akito Yokozawa, Tatsuya Ishizaka, Katsuyuki Takada, Yoshiro Ochiai, Tetsuo Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20050008982
    Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material, which has: at least each one layer of yellow-, magenta- and cyan-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layers on a reflective support, and at least one non-light-sensitive non-color-forming hydrophilic colloidal layer; wherein at least one of the photosensitive silver halide emulsion layers contains a silver halide emulsion containing 90 mol % or more of silver chloride, and a compound having a repetitive unit of formula (I) is contained: wherein R1 is —OR, —SR or —N—R(—R?), where R and R? are a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclic group, or R and R? may form a saturated carbon ring or a heterocycle; R2 and R3 are a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; Y1 and Y2 are a polymethylene, arylene or cycloalkylene group; Z is —O—, —SO2— or —CH2—; and m is 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Akito Yokozawa, Tetsuo Nakamura, Katsuyuki Takada
  • Publication number: 20050003314
    Abstract: An image-forming method comprising: employing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer, wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one specific blue-sensitive sensitizing dye; and exposing the said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to a blue semiconductor laser of a wavelength shorter by 30 nm to 60 nm than the wavelength at which the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion has the spectral sensitivity maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Akito Yokozawa, Tatsuya Ishizaka, Katsuyuki Takada, Yoshiro Ochiai, Tetsuo Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6830880
    Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material for being subjected to a color development within nine seconds of being imagewise exposed, and comprising a support and a photograph constitution layer provided on the support, the photograph constitution layer containing at least one layer that comprises a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one layer that comprises a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one layer that comprises a cyan dye-forming coupler, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. The coupler-comprising layers respectively include silver halide emulsions, and at least one of the silver halide emulsions has the characteristics of: (i) a silver halide content of 90 mol % or more; and (ii) containing at least one specific metal complexes. The color development is preferably completed within 28 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Oshima, Tadanobu Sato, Akito Yokozawa
  • Publication number: 20040234907
    Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material for being subjected to a color development within nine seconds of being imagewise exposed, and comprising a support and a photograph constitution layer provided on the support, the photograph constitution layer containing at least one layer that comprises a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one layer that comprises a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one layer that comprises a cyan dye-forming coupler, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. The coupler-comprising layers respectively include silver halide emulsions, and at least one of the silver halide emulsions has the characteristics of: (i) a silver halide content of 90 mol % or more; and (ii) containing at least one specific metal complexes. The color development is preferably completed within 28 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Oshima, Tadanobu Sato, Akito Yokozawa
  • Publication number: 20040180302
    Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including, at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohshima, Akito Yokozawa, Naoya Shibata
  • Publication number: 20040115570
    Abstract: An image-forming method comprising:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akito Yokozawa, Tatsuya Ishizaka, Katsuyuki Takada, Yoshiro Ochiai, Tetsuo Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20040023165
    Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material for being subjected to a color development within nine seconds of being imagewise exposed, and comprising a support and a photograph constitution layer provided on the support, the photograph constitution layer containing at least one layer that comprises a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one layer that comprises a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one layer that comprises a cyan dye-forming coupler, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer. The coupler-comprising layers respectively include silver halide emulsions, and at least one of the silver halide emulsions has the characteristics of: (i) a silver halide content of 90 mol % or more; and (ii) containing at least one specific metal complexes. The color development is preferably completed within 28 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Oshima, Tadanobu Sato, Akito Yokozawa
  • Publication number: 20030228544
    Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including, at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohshima, Akito Yokozawa, Naoya Shibata
  • Patent number: 6562556
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, which has at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler, and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler, provided on a support, wherein at least one layer of said light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers contains a silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more, and wherein, with respect to each of characteristic curves obtained by a color development of said light-sensitive material after exposure, a specific relationship as defined by the density and the exposure amount is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akito Yokozawa
  • Publication number: 20020001783
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, which has at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler, and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler, provided on a support, wherein at least one layer of said light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers contains a silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more, and wherein, with respect to each of characteristic curves obtained by a color development of said light-sensitive material after exposure, a specific relationship as defined by the density and the exposure amount is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventor: Akito Yokozawa
  • Patent number: 6245496
    Abstract: A color light sensitive material can be rapidly processed and is suitable for both surface exposure and high intensity scanning exposure. The exposed light sensitive material has excellent sharpness and residual color. The silver halide color photographic light sensitive material has on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye forming coupler, and at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye forming coupler. The characteristic colors of yellow, magenta and cyan are obtained using exposures according to a logarithmic relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akito Yokozawa
  • Patent number: 5869228
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler and at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler, wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains (1) silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of 95 mol % or more and containing from 1.times.10.sup.-7 to 1.times.10.sup.-3 mol of iron ion per mol of the silver halide in a state wherein the concentration of iron ion which is present in a surface region of the silver halide grains which amounts to 50% or less of the grain volume is ten times or more as high as that of other region, and (2) a water-soluble compound represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## the substituents are defined in the specificaton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akito Yokozawa