Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Ayato

Hiroshi Ayato 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: 5059517
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic emulsion containing tabular silver bromide series grains having a mean aspect ratio of 2 or more, which is characterized by the grains having no projection on the grain surface and by the silver chloride content in the surface part of the grains being higher than that in the part of the grain which is underneath the grain surface. Also disclosed is a multi-layer photographic light-sensitive material having at least two silver halide emulsion layers on a support in which at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains the tabular silver bromide series grains as defined above. By the incorporation of the emulsion, the sensitivity, the storage stability and the manufacture stability properties of the photographic material are improved without deteriorating its graininess property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Ihama, Yuji Kume, Koji Tamoto, Hiroshi Ayato
  • Patent number: 5043258
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is described which has excellent color-sensitizing efficiency by sensitizing dyes, sharpness, covering power, and pressure resistant properties, wherein the grains are comprised of core/shell type grains having contained therein a partially halogen-converted silver salt phase, the silver salt comprising silver halochloride, silver thiocyanate or silver citrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co.
    Inventors: Mikio Ihama, Yuji Kume, Koji Tamoto, Hiroshi Takehara, Hiroshi Ayato, Yoichi Suga, Seiichiro Kishida
  • Patent number: 4806461
    Abstract: A silver halide emulsion comprises a dispersion medium and silver halide grains, the silver halide emulsion containing tabular silver halide grains having a thickness of less than 0.5 .mu.m, a diameter of 0.3 .mu.m or more, and a mean diameter-to-thickness ratio of 2 or more. The tabular grains occupy at least 50% of a projected area of all the silver halide grains, and 50% or more (number) of the tabular grains include 10 or more dislocations per grain. A photographic light-sensitive material comprises the aforementioned silver halide emulsion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Ikeda, Munehisa Fujita, Shingo Ishimaru, Hiroshi Ayato, Shigeharu Urabe