Patents by Inventor Beate Weber
Beate Weber 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).
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Patent number: 6890707Abstract: A print material having a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the silver halide crystals of the red-sensitive layer have a chloride content of at least 95 mol %, contain 20 to 500 nmol of iridium per mol of silver halide and the cyan coupler is of the formula in which R1 means a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 means an alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group, R3 means an alkyl or aryl group, R4 means an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulfonyloxy, sulfamoylamino, sulfonamido, ureido, hydroxycarbonyl, hydroxycarbonylamino, carbamoyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylamino or arylamino group or a hydrogen atom and Z means a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable under the conditions of chromogenic development, is disType: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Patent number: 6806042Abstract: A print material having a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the red-sensitive layer contains at least one oil former, the cyan coupler is of the formula in which R1 means a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 means an alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group, R3 means an alkyl or aryl group, R4 means an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulfonyloxy, sulfamoylamino, sulfonamido, ureido, hydroxycarbonyl, hydroxycarbonylamino, carbamoyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylamino or arylamino group or a hydrogen atom and Z means a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable under the conditions of chromogenic development, and the ratio by weight of oil former to cyan coupler is less than 1:1, is distinguished by excType: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Patent number: 6783924Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material comprising a substrate, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the silver halide crystals of the red-sensitive layer have a chloride content of at least 95 mol %, the cyan coupler corresponding to formula wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 represents an alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group R3 represents an alkyl or aryl group, R4 represents an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulphonyloxy, sulphamoylamino, sulphonamido, ureido, hydroxycarbonyl, hydroxycarbonylamino, carbamoyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylamino or arylamino group or a hydrogen atom and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group which may be split off under the conditions of cType: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Publication number: 20040110103Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material comprising a substrate, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the silver halide crystals of the red-sensitive layer have a chloride content of at least 95 mol %, the cyan coupler corresponding to formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert (Belgium)Inventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Publication number: 20040023173Abstract: A print material having a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the silver halide crystals of the red-sensitive layer have a chloride content of at least 95 mol %, contain 20 to 500 nmol of iridium per mol of silver halide and the cyan coupler is of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Publication number: 20040023171Abstract: A print material having a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the red-sensitive layer contains at least one oil former, the cyan coupler is of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert N.V. (Belgium)Inventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Patent number: 6548238Abstract: The stability of the dyes which are obtained after processing a color photographic material is improved by the addition of a polyvinylcaprolactam.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2001Date of Patent: April 15, 2003Assignee: AGFA-GevaertInventors: Beate Weber, Bernd Spachmann, Heinz Wiesen
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Publication number: 20020064734Abstract: The stability of the dyes which are obtained after processing a color photographic material is improved by the addition of a polyvinylcaprolactam.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Inventors: Beate Weber, Bernd Spachmann, Heinz Wiesen
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Patent number: 6207283Abstract: A polymer of the formula (I): in which X1 means H or (R1)1+1—L1CO—, X2 means —(L2)m—OH or R1 means —COO−M+, —SO3−M+ or (M+)2PO32−, L1 means alkylene, arylene, aralkylene or cycloalkylene, L2 means the residue of a polyether having an average molecular weight of 200 to 3000 (number average), M+ means a cation, l means a number from 0 to 4, m means a number 0 or 1 and n means a number from 0 to 20, wherein m+n is ≧1.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1998Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Peter Bell, Günter Helling, Beate Weber, Ralf Büscher, Lothar Endres, Lothar Rosenhahn, Rainer Scheerer, Lydia Simon, Thomas Stetzer
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Patent number: 6177177Abstract: Particularly smudge-resistant ink jet images are produced with an ink jet recording material which comprises a support, at least one layer applied to the support and an agent which binds ink jet dyes in a spread- and smudge-resistant manner, wherein the agent exhibits a concentration gradient such that the further is the agent from the support, the lower is the concentration.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1998Date of Patent: January 23, 2001Assignee: Agfa N.V.Inventors: Stefan Herrmann, Jörg Hagemann, G{umlaut over (u)}nter Helling, Klaus Henseler, J{umlaut over (u)}rgen Strobach, Beate Weber
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Patent number: 6102997Abstract: An ink jet system comprising a recording material and at least one colored ink to be applied to the recording material by means of an ink jet nozzle, characterized in that at least either the material or the at least one colored ink contains at least one water-soluble compound of general formulae (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, Z.sub.3, Z.sub.4, Z.sub.5, Z.sub.6, X.sub.1, X.sub.2, X.sub.3, X.sub.4, X.sub.5, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and n have the meanings given in the description, are distinguished by improved protection of the ink jet dyes from light.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1998Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Agfa Gevaert N.V.Inventors: Gunter Helling, Jorg Hagemann, Beate Weber
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Patent number: 6096492Abstract: A colour photographic material which contains an OH-functional polylactone in at least one layer is distinguished by improved maximum densities.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Beate Weber, Markus Geiger, Jorg Hagemann
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Patent number: 6074809Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material having a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a polymeric cyan coupler associated with the photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which coupler contains polymerised units of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X means a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable under chromogenic development conditions,R.sub.1 means a hydrogen or halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or acylamino group,R.sub.2 means an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group andn means a number from 0 to 3, is distinguished by improved stability of the cyan dye.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1998Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.Inventors: Lydia Simon, Gunter Helling, Beate Weber
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Patent number: 5824465Abstract: Disclosed is a polyalkylene naphthalate film, preferably the homopolymer of naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid and ethylene glycol (PEN), comprising a UV absorbing compound of the 2-hydroxyphenyl-triazine type for quenching of the UV fluorescence at 429 nm. The polymeric film is preferably used as support for a photographic material, preferably a color negative or color reversal photographic material.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1998Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert, N.V.Inventors: August Marien, Jorg Hagemann, Beate Weber
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Patent number: 5731138Abstract: A color photographic material which contains in at least one layer a stabilizer of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 means H, alkyl, aryl or acyl;R.sub.2 means --OR.sub.1, --COOH, alkyl, aryl, dialkylamino, acylamino, sulphonamido, acyl or sulphonyl;R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 independently of one another mean H, halogen or a residue as R.sub.2 or two adjacent residues --OR.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 may together complete a 5- to 8-membered ring, and a polymer insoluble in water as pH 5 and soluble at pH 11 with an acid value of 30 to 300 and a Tg of.ltoreq.40.degree. C. of the formula (II) ##STR2## in which R.sub.7 mutually independently mean hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or CH.sub.2 --COOH,R.sub.8 means alkyl, aryl or aralkyla means 80 to 95 mol. % andb means 5 to 20 mol. %, is distinguished by improved stability of the image dyes.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1996Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AGInventors: Gunter Helling, Beate Weber, Markus Geiger
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Patent number: 5726004Abstract: A photographic material having at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive layer on a support, which material contains at least one compound of the formula (I) in at least one of the layers, ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 to R.sub.5, L, m and n have the meaning stated in the specification and PUG means a photographically active group, may be produced in thinner layers.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 1996Date of Patent: March 10, 1998Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Beate Weber, Jorg Hagemann
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Patent number: 5674668Abstract: A color photographic recording material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which material contains in at least one of its layers a combination of at least one UV absorber of the formula I and at least one low molecular weight or polymeric oil formula containing acid groups, for example of the formula T--?R.sup.21 --(Q.sup.1).sub.p !.sub.q --X.sup.21 --OH (II), exhibits improved absorption for UV light. ##STR1## In the formula I: R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 mean H, halogen, hydroxy, mercapto, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, --NR.sup.5 --R.sup.6, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl or sulphamoyl;R.sup.2 means H, hydroxy, halogen or alkyl;R.sup.4 means alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, aryloxy, arylthio or a residue of the formula ##STR2## R.sup.5 means H, alkyl or aryl; R.sup.6 means H, alkyl, aryl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, sulphamoyl or sulphonyl;m, n and o mean 1, 2, 3 or 4,wherein two or more residues R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are identical or different;in the formula II:X.sup.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1996Date of Patent: October 7, 1997Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Jorg Hagemann, Gunter Helling, Beate Weber
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Patent number: 5601968Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material with a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer applied thereto which contains at least one 2-equivalent pyrazolone magenta coupler of the formula (I) ##STR1## with the substituents having the meanings stated in the specification and at least one amine which contains repeat units of the formulae (II) or (III) ##STR2## with the substituents having the meanings stated in the specification, is distinguished by reduced fogging and color spotting during storage.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1996Date of Patent: February 11, 1997Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AktiengesellschaftInventors: Beate Weber, Hans Langen, Uwe Dahlhaus, Thomas H ubsch
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Patent number: 5543280Abstract: A color photographic material which contains in at least one blue sensitive layer containing a yellow coupler a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 means --(X).sub.m --R.sub.4,m means 0 or 1,X means --CO--, --CO--NR.sub.5 -- or --CO--O--,R.sub.4 means H, alkyl, aryl or alkenyl,R.sub.2 means H or alkyl,R.sub.3 means H or alkyl,R.sub.5 means H, alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl,n means 1 to 20, providing that m is 1 in at least 10% of the R.sub.1 groups, is distinguished by improved color stability.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1995Date of Patent: August 6, 1996Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert AGInventors: Beate Weber, J org Hagemann, G unter Helling, Markus Geiger
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Patent number: 5510234Abstract: Compounds corresponding to formula (I): ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl,R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently of one another represent H, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl,R.sub.4 represents alkylene or alkenylene,X represents CO or SO.sub.2,m 0 or 1 andl is a number of 1 to 5,as coupler solvents lead to steeper gradation and greater maximum densities.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1995Date of Patent: April 23, 1996Assignee: Agfa - Gevaert AGInventor: Beate Weber