Patents by Inventor Hans Langen

Hans Langen 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: 6451520
    Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer which is deposited thereon and which contains at least one colour coupler, characterised in that said layer also contains a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 denotes alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or hetaryl, R2 denotes H or R1, or R1 and R2 together denote the remaining members of a heterocyclic ring, R3, R4, independently of each other, denote aryl or hetaryl or together denote the remaining members of a phenanthrene ring which is condensed-on in the 9,10-position, wherein R1 can also be H if R3 and R4 together form a phenanthrene ring, is distinguished by improved granularity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwälder, Hans Langen, Uwe Dahlhaus
  • Publication number: 20020045138
    Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer which is deposited thereon and which contains at least one color coupler, characterized in that said layer also contains a compound of formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Hans Langen, Uwe Dahlhaus
  • Patent number: 6297385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new yellow couplers of formula (I) for colour photographic materials wherein R1 represents alkyl or hetaryl, R2 represents halogen, alkoxy, aryloxy, R3 represents alkoxycarbonyl (—COOR′), carbamoyl (—CONHR′R″), urethane (—NHCOOR′), R4 represents a substituent, R5 represents alkyl or aryl, and R6 represents hydroxy-(ethyloxy)n, where n=1 to 2 and to a colour photographic material containing said couplers of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert
    Inventors: Uwe Dahlhaus, Hans Langen, Heinz Wiesen
  • Patent number: 6228568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a color photographic recording material which contains, in at least one layer between the substrate and light-sensitive emulsion layer situated nearest to the substrate, a compound of formula (I) wherein X and Y, independently of each other in each case, represent an electron-attracting group, and X and Y together can form a group which is necessary for the completion of a 5- or 6-membered ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Thomas Stetzer, Hans Langen, Heinz Schütz, Hans-Joachim Schumann, Klaus Sinzger, Johannes Willsau, Dirk Hübner, Engelbert Wiel
  • Patent number: 6057085
    Abstract: A colour photographic material having a yellow filter layer containing at least one decolourisable dye or dye to be able to be rinsed out of the material of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 mutually independently mean a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group,R.sub.3 means a hydrogen or halogen atom, an alkyl or alkoxy groupR.sub.4 means a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or cyano group,R.sub.5 means a dissociable group having a pK.sub.a value of between 4 and 11 andX means an oxygen or sulphur atom,is distinguished in that the dyes are non-diffusible and completely decolourisable and do not impair the properties of the silver halide emulsions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NV
    Inventors: Klaus Sinzger, Hans Langen
  • Patent number: 6013428
    Abstract: A colour photographic recording material having at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer which is associated with a cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer which is associated with a magenta coupler, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer which is associated with a yellow coupler contains in at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer a 2-equivalent pyrazolone coupler and in a photosensitive or non-photosensitive layer a white coupler of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X.sup.1 means an acyl residue derived from an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic carboxylic or sulphonic acid, a carbonic acid semi-ester or a carbamic acid,Z means the residue required to complete a saturated or partially unsaturated 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic ring which is optionally substituted and/or provided with a further fused ring or ring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Hans Langen, Heinrich Odenwalder, Uwe Dahlhaus
  • Patent number: 5981160
    Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material which contains in at least one layer at least one compound of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 means hydrogen, alkyl or acyl,R.sub.2, R.sub.3 mutually independently mean alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, halogen, OR.sub.4, SR.sub.5, NR.sub.6 R.sub.7, nitro, cyano, SO.sub.2 R.sub.8, COOR.sub.9, COR.sub.10 or hetaryl,R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.9 mutually independently mean alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or hetaryl,R.sub.6, R.sub.7 mutually independently mean H, R.sub.4, COR.sub.10, COOR.sub.9, SO.sub.2 R.sub.8,R.sub.8, R.sub.10 mutually independently mean alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, hetaryl or NR.sub.6 R.sub.7,n, m mean 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 or two residues R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 may each mean a fused carbo- or heterocyclic ring or the compounds of formula I are linked to a polymer chain via R.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3is distinguished by elevated storage stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Hans Langen, Jorg Hagemann, Klaus Henseler
  • Patent number: 5776667
    Abstract: A color photographic recording material comprises in a yellow filter layer at least one dye of one of the formulae I and II ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 (mutually independently) mean alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl;R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 (mutually independently) mean hydrogen or alkyl;R.sup.21 means a residue as R.sup.1 ;R.sup.22 means a residue as R.sup.2 ;R.sup.23 means a residue as R.sup.1 ;provided that in formula I none of the residues R.sup.1 to R.sup.5 contains an alkyl chain of more than 3 carbon atoms.The dyes exhibit suitable absorption as yellow filter dyes and are completely decolored during processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: AGFA AG
    Inventors: Hans Ohlschlager, Hans Langen, Klaus Sinzger
  • Patent number: 5702877
    Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material with a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light sensitive layer applied thereto, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one colour coupler, and wherein the silver halide emulsion layer or the non-light sensitive layer contains a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 mean hydrogen or an organic residue andn means 0 or an integer from 1 to 4 orR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together, R.sub.1 and an adjacent residue R.sub.3 together or two adjacent residues R.sub.3 together form a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring with 5 to 7 ring atoms orR.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 mean a bridging member by means of which two compounds of the formula (I) are attached together orR.sub.1, R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 are attached to a polymer via a bridging member,wherein at least one of the substituents R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is an organic residue,is distinguished by improved grain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Hans Langen, Uwe Dahlhaus, Heinz-Dieter Schutz
  • Patent number: 5601968
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Beate Weber, Hans Langen, Uwe Dahlhaus, Thomas H ubsch
  • Patent number: 5266449
    Abstract: A bleaching bath for processing of a color photographic silver halide material which contains the ferric complex of alaninediacetic acid as the bleaching agent and in a dye-stabilizing amount a formaldehyde precursor of the formula ##STR1## wherein X and Y denote the residual atoms of a hetero aromatic 5- or 6-membered ring,yields color photographic images with excellent dye-stabilizing. In the atmosphere above the stabilizing bath no formaldehyde is detectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Christa Dacke, Heinrich Odenwalder, Hans Langen
  • Patent number: 5241058
    Abstract: Azo dye salts corresponding to formula I are suitable as masking couplers. ##STR1## In Formula I, A denotes an optionally substituted aryl group;CC denotes a group optionally carrying a ballast group and capable of coupling under the conditions of photographic color development to produce a dye preferably a cyan dye (color coupler residue);L denotes a linking member which is attached at the coupling position of the color coupler residue by an oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen atom;Z denotes a group conferring solubility in alkalies;R denotes NH--CO--R.sup.1, NH--SO.sub.2 --R.sup.1, COOR.sup.2 or NR.sup.1 --R.sup.2 ;R.sup.1 denotes an optionally substituted alkyl or aryl group;R.sup.2 denotes H or a group such as R.sup.1 ;[M.sup..sym. ] denotes a mixture of organic and inorganic cations optionally containing protons, in which the proportion of organic cation amounts to at least 1/2 mol per mol of dye;m stands for 0, 1 or 2; andn stands for 1, 2, 3 or 4; n.gtoreq.m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter Renner, Hans Langen, Ulrich Klein
  • Patent number: 5108883
    Abstract: Color photographic recording material containing as cyan correction dyes, azomethine dyes corresponding to the general formula IV or V ##STR1## is distinguished from materials containing the cyan correction dyes hitherto used by its increased stability of latent image nuclei when stored under tropical conditions (35.degree. C. at 90% relative humidity).In formulae IV and V,R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 denote H, optionally substitued C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy,R.sub.3 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy nd halogen,R.sub.4 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy, CN, halogen, SO.sub.2 R.sub.7, COOR.sub.7, SO.sub.2 OR.sub.7, COR.sub.7, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.7 R.sub.8 and CONR.sub.7 R.sub.8,R.sub.5 denotes NHCOR.sub.9, NHCOOR.sub.9, NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.9 and NHPO(R.sub.9).sub.2,R.sub.6 denotes CON(R.sub.9).sub.2, NHCOR.sub.9, NHCOOR.sub.9, NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhart Matejec, Erich W. Boon, Hans Langen
  • Patent number: 5075207
    Abstract: Colored cyan couplers corresponding to formula II are eminently suitable for masking the yellow secondary density of cyan dyes. The reproduction of blues and yellows is thus improved. The colored cyan couplers of formula II are preferably used together with phenolic cyan couplers bearing a phenylureido group in the 2-position and an acylamino group with a ballast group in the 5-position ##STR1## In formula II: CC represents a cyan coupler group to the coupling position of which L is attached;L is a bifunctional connecting group;Q.sup.1, Q.sup.2 represent H or photographially inert substituents;R represents a coupling component such that the compound of formula II is a yellow dye. ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 is alkyl, aryl, carboxyl, carbamoyl, acylamino, anilino;R.sup.4 is H, alkyl, aryl, a heterocyclic group;R.sup.5, R.sup.6 (same or different) represent -CO-alkyl, -CO-aryl, -CO-alkoxy, carbamoyl, -CN;represents O, S, NH;Z is the group required to complete a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert AKtiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Langen, Gunter Renner, Jurgen Plamper
  • Patent number: 4963465
    Abstract: Using a color photographic negative recording material which contains a most sensitive, a medium-sensitive and a least sensitive silver halide part layer for recording light from at least one of the spectral ranges of red, green and blue, at least one of the two more sensitive part layers containing a DIR coupler and the most sensitive partial layer and the least sensitive part layer containing a color coupler which couples faster than the color coupler in the medium-sensitive part layer by a factor of at least 1.5, the sharpness can be improved without impairing the color grain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhart Matejec, Ralf Buscher, Hans Langen
  • Patent number: 4944354
    Abstract: The invention relates to an three-point coupling device (3) for connecting a tractor to an implement (4). Two lower hitch arms (5, 5a) have been provided with catching hooks (7, 7a). An upper hitch arm (8) has also been provided with a catching hook (11). The lower hitch arms (5, 5a) may be raised or lowered by a power drive via lifting bars (10, 10a) and lifting arms (9, 9a). The upper hitch arm (8) is suspended from a holding device (20, 20a) which is associated with the lifting bars (10, 10a). As a result, the upper hitch arm (8) may be moved jointly with the lower hitch arms (5, 5a) upon actuation of the power drive which moves the lifting arms (9, 9a) and the lifting bar (10, 10a). It is no longer necessary for the tractor driver to hold the upper hitch arm (8) himself and place it on the upper coupling point (14) of the implement (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 31, 1990
    Assignee: Jean Walterscheid GmbH
    Inventors: Hans Langen, Norbert Fartmann, Herbert Coenen
  • Patent number: 4943519
    Abstract: A photographic recording material contains a stabilizer in polymeric form corresponding to the following formula I ##STR1## wherein the substituents have the meanings stated in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1990
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter Helling, Johannes Sobel, Hans Langen
  • Patent number: 4939079
    Abstract: Photographic recording materials of which the binder layers consist of protein-like binders which have been hardened in the usual way show reduced susceptibility to the effect of formaldehyde when--in addition to the usual hardeners--low molecular weight monofunctional compounds which are capable of reacting with free primary amino groups of the binder under casting and/or storage conditions without causing additional hardening are allowed to act on the binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: Agfa/Gevaert Aktiengessellschaft
    Inventors: Erich Wolff, Hans Langen, Wolfgang Himmelmann, Gunter Helling
  • Patent number: 4859368
    Abstract: A process for the embedding or containment of waste materials, especially of radioactive waste materials, by embedding in a ceramic matrix through the intermediary of the chemical precipitation of a hydrosol of the matrix, which is formed through the reaction of a nitrate with ammonia or ammonium hydroxide. In this process, the hydrosol is trickled in a pouring column into a precipitation bath, subsequent to the introduction of the material which is to be embedded, in which the hydrosol particles which are formed during the trickling gelatinize into gel particles. The gel particles are removed from the precipitation bath, washed, dried and finally sintered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Kernforschungsanlage Julich Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Erich Zimmer, Hans Langen, Kurt Scharf
  • Patent number: 4756998
    Abstract: Polymeric couplers with recurring units which contain at least one urethane and/or urea group, are suitable for the production of improved photographic recording materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunter Helling, Friedrich-Wilhelm Kunitz, Hans Langen