Patents by Inventor Heinrich Odenwalder

Heinrich Odenwalder 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
  • Patent number: 6403296
    Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material containing gelatine, comprising a support and at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive layer, which material contains at least one compound of the formula (I) or (II) and is hardened with a vinylsulfonyl compound in which R1, R2, R3, m and n have the meanings stated in the description and wherein two residues R2 or R3 may in each case mean a fused carbo- or heterocyclic ring or the compound of the formula I is attached to a polymer chain via one of the residues R1, R2 or R3, in which R11, R12, R13, R14, o and p have the meanings stated in the description wherein two residues R13 or R14 may in each case mean a fused carbo- or heterocyclic ring or the compound of the formula II is attached to a polymer chain via a residue R13 or R14, is distinguished by improved storage stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Jörg Hagemann, Markus Geiger, Heinrich Odenwälder
  • 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: 6348293
    Abstract: A radiographic film material is described including a transparent film support having first and second major surfaces coated with a subbing layer, optionally overcoated with an antihalation undercoat. Coated adjacent on each side of the film support is a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion overcoated with a protective antistress layer. The emulsion layer has chemically and spectrally sensitized {111} tabular hexagonal grains or crystals, having silver iodide in an amount of at most 3 mole %, based on silver, covering at least 50% of the total projective surface of all grains, having an average grain thickness of less than 0.30 &mgr;m. The antistress layer, or the optional antihalation undercoat or both includes a N-amino mercapto-triazole compound containing one or more alkali soluble group(s). A radiographic screen/film combination is also described including the film material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Ann Verbeeck, Johan Loccufier, Govert De Baecke, Freddy Henderickx, Heinrich Odenwälder
  • Patent number: 6261758
    Abstract: The production of tabular silver bromide-iodide emulsions and silver bromide-chloride-iodide emulsions with an aspect ratio 32, an iodide content from 1 to 40 mol % and a chloride content from 0 to 20 mol %, by the process steps of (a) silver halide nucleus precipitation, and (b) at least one further precipitation of silver halide, wherein rein at least one aromatic five- or six-membered, heterocyclic compound, which is free from—SH—,—SSO2H— and—SSO2R groups, is added in an amount from 10−9 to 10−4 mol/mol silver during nucleus precipitation or during the precipitation of an inner zone of the silver halide grain which is different from the nucleus precipitate, results in an improved speed/grain size ratio and in an increased stability of a photographic material which contains an emulsion produced in this manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Ralf Wirowski, Hans-Ulrich Borst, Detlev Kapitza, Jörg Siegel, Peter Bergthaller, Heinrich Odenwälder
  • Patent number: 6221572
    Abstract: A color photographic material having a support and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one color coupler associated with the latter, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one compound of formula (I) wherein m denotes 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, n denotes 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, R1 denotes a di- to hexavalent group, R2 denotes alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, —SO2R5, —SOR5, —CON(R5)R6 or —SO2N(R5)R6, L1 denotes alkylene, arylene, aralkylene or alkylidene, L2 denotes L3, L4 denote a C1-C3 alkylene which is optionally substituted, R5 denotes alkyl or aryl, and R6 denotes H or R5, wherein L2 and X are as defined in the specification, is distinguished b improved stability to light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Afga-Gevaert Naamloze Vennootschap
    Inventors: Jörg Hagemann, Günter Helling, Heinrich Odenwälder
  • 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: 5922524
    Abstract: A colour photographic recording material having camera sensitivity, possessing on a transparent support at least one silver halide emulsion layer unit which is sensitive to part of the visible spectrum and consists of at least the following constituent layers:a) a spectrally sensitised silver halide emulsion layer containing an effective quantity of a FAR coupler (coupler, which during coupling releases groups producing fogging nuclei) and optionally a colour coupler, the latter during the colour development process coupling with a dye of which the colour is complementary to the spectral sensitisation of layer a), andb) a fine-grained silver halide emulsion layer having low light-sensitivity, of which the silver halide grains are not spectrally sensitised, being a layer adjacent to layer a),with layer b) containing a colour coupler which during the colour development process couples with a dye of which the colour is complementary to the spectral sensitisation of layer a) and the molar quantity of colour coupl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Ralf Buscher, Peter Bell, Hans-Ulrich Borst, Jorg Siegel, Johannes Willsau, Heinrich Odenwalder
  • 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: 5622817
    Abstract: A color negative film which contains support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a color coupler and at least one light-insensitive layer adjacent thereto which contains a compound which reacts with the developer oxidation product during development with the splitting off of a radical which increases the sensitivity and which corresponds to formulas I or IIA-B-(T.sub.1).sub.m -(COUP-D)-(T.sub.2).sub.n (I)A-B-(T.sub.1).sub.m D (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG.
    Inventors: Johannes Willsau, Heinrich Odenwalder
  • Patent number: 5441857
    Abstract: Color photographic silver halide material of the negative type, in which at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains a compound of the formulaA-B-(T.sub.1).sub.m -(COUP-D)-(T.sub.2).sub.n (I),whereinA represents a ballast group,B represents the radical of a compound which reacts to release (T.sub.1).sub.m -(COUP-D)-(T.sub.2).sub.n during development,T.sub.1 and T.sub.2 represent time-regulating units which can be released during development,m, n are 0 or 1,COUP represents the radical from a 4-equivalent coupler andD represents a group with an affinity for silver,distinguished by improved sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Peter Bell, Johannes Willsau
  • Patent number: 5407789
    Abstract: A photographic recording material on a transparent support having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and optionally conventional interlayers and protective layers, characterized in that the photographic recording material contains, in at least one of the above-mentioned layers, a compound corresponding to formula I, II or III ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic group,R2 denotes hydrogen, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an unsubstituted or substituted alkylthio group,R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Hans hlschlager, Thomas Stetzer
  • Patent number: 5306605
    Abstract: A photographic recording material comprising a carrier and at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a non-photosensitive layer and optional conventional intermediate and protective layers, characterised in that the photographic recording material (1) contains at least one silver halide emulsion layer having a silver iodide content .gtoreq.3 mol % and an average grain diameter .ltoreq.0.4 .mu.m, and (2), at least in one layer, contains a compound having the formula I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 denote hydrogen, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical, an optionally substituted alkylthio, alkyloxy or arylthio radical, an optionally substituted amino group, OH or halogen or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together denote the radical for completing a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring,R.sub.4, R.sub.5 denote hydrogen, an optionally substituted alkyl or aryl radical, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic radical,R.sub.6, R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Lothar Rosenhahn, Thomas Stetzer
  • 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: 5215875
    Abstract: A color photographic recording material comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler and typical intermediate and protective layers, in which the silver halide coating of all the photosensitive layers, expressed as AgNO.sub.3, amounts to no more than 0.3 g/m.sup.2 and the color-coupler-containing layers contain at least one p-phenylenediamine compound containing at least one primary amino group and at least one ballast group dissolved in hydrophobic oil droplets, can be developed in an environment-friendly manner using an intensifying bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhart Matejec, Hans Vetter, Heinrich Odenwalder
  • Patent number: 5200306
    Abstract: Couplers corresponding to formula I below used in multilayer color photographic recording materials are suitable for the release of photographically active compounds. ##STR1## In formula I above, A represents the residue of a coupler which, as a consequence of a reaction with the oxidation product of a silver halide developer under the photographic development conditions, releases a radical corresponding to the following formula ##STR2## Time represents a bond which, on reaction of the coupler with the oxidation product of a silver halide developer, is released together with the triazole ring attached thereto and, in turn, releases the triazole ring with delay under the development conditions;n=0, 1 or 2;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent any substituents, provided the compound of formula II ##STR3## as a whole is a photographically active compound after release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Hans Vetter, Peter Bergthaller, Dirk Hubner
  • Patent number: 5158864
    Abstract: Light sensitive color photographic silver halide material containing at least one light sensitive silver halide layer with which a conventional diffusion fast color coupler is associated and optionally other layers, both light sensitive and light insensitive, in which material the one or more than one light sensitive silver halide layer contains, at a concentration of 10.sup.-3 to 10 mmol/mol of silver halide, a compound corresponding to the following formulaA(Z).sub.n K (I)absorbed on and adhering to the silver halide grain and reacting with the developer oxidation product (EOP) with an effective reaction rate constant of K.sub.eff .gtoreq.10.sup.3, in which formulaA is a grain active bonding group,Z denotes a divalent intermediate membern is 0 or 1 andK denotes a group which forms a colored or uncolored reaction product in the reaction with the developer oxidation product,is found to have an improved sensitivity/graininess ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Assignee: AGFA Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhart Matejec, Erich Wolff, Heinrich Odenwalder, Hans hlschlager
  • Patent number: 5035987
    Abstract: Where DIR couplers corresponding to formula I are used in color photographic silver halide materials, good edge effects and interimage effects are obtained. ##STR1## In formula (I), A represents halogen, --OR, --SR, --CN, --COR, --CONHR, --COOR, --SO.sub.2 R, --SO.sub.2 NHR, ##STR2## R represents alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or hetaryl; Q represents a substituent for compelting a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring;D and E, which may be the same or different, represent substituents attached to the C atom of the C.dbd.N group by a C, O, S or N atom, including those substituents which, together with the C atom of the C.dbd.N group, complete a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;Y represents a group having a silver halide development inhibiting function which is releasable during color development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Thomas Kruger, Hans-Joachim Schumann
  • Patent number: 5021331
    Abstract: Highly active silver halide development inhibitors are released from DIR couplers corresponding to formula I during color development. Where DIR couplers are used in color photographic silver halide materials, high edge effects and high inter-image effects are obtained.A--(TIME).sub.n --Z IIn formula I,A is the residue of a coupler which couples with the oxidation product of a silver halide developing agent under the conditions of photographic development and, in doing so, releases a group corresponding to the following formula--(TIME).sub.n --ZTIME is a binding link which together with the group Z (a triazole ring) attached thereto is releases on reaction of the coupler with the oxidation product of a silver halide developing agent and which, in turn, releases the group Z with delay under the development conditions;n is 0 or 1;Z is a triazole ring corresponding to one of the following formulae ##STR1## R.sup.1 is alkylthio; R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hans Vetter, Heinrich Odenwalder, Peter Bergthaller, Thomas Kruger