Patents by Inventor John Lenoir
John Lenoir 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: 4575482Abstract: Photographic materials which comprise, on a base, at least one layer containing an azo dyestuff of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen, an alkylsulfone, halogen, cyano or nitro, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or nitro, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, cyano or nitro, B.sub.1 is an aromatic ring system, K.sub.1 is an aromatic amine and m.sub.1 is 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1983Date of Patent: March 11, 1986Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventor: John Lenoir
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Patent number: 4521591Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which X.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, --NL.sub.1 COM.sub.1, in which L.sub.1 is hydrogen or alkyl and M.sub.1 is alkyl or alkoxy, or is --NL.sub.1 P(O)(OG.sub.1).sub.2, in which G.sub.1 is alkyl, or is alkylsulfonamide or hydroxyl, Y.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, carbalkoxy, N-alkyl-substituted or N,N-dialkyl-substituted amino or --NL.sub.2 COM.sub.2, in which L.sub.2 is hydrogen or alkyl and M.sub.2 is alkyl or alkoxy, Z.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, --NL.sub.2 COM.sub.3, in which M.sub.3 is alkyl, or is carbalkoxy or halogen or represents those atoms which are required to form a ring with Y.sub.1, W.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another are hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro or --SO.sub.2 U.sub.3, in which U.sub.3 is alkyl or phenyl, R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl or, if R.sub.4 is a direct chemical bond, the two radicals R.sub.3 together are a link member and R.sub.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1982Date of Patent: June 4, 1985Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: Gerald Jan, John Lenoir
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Patent number: 4456668Abstract: Azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 independently of one another are alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or aralkyl, Y.sub.1 is hydrogen or alkyl, Y.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or aryl or together with Y.sub.1 stands for the atoms required to complete a ring, Z.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkylmercapto, arylmercapto, halogen, cyano, carbalkoxy or stands for the atoms which together with Y.sub.1 form a ring, and D.sub.1 is the radical of a heterocyclic azo component such as a thienyl, thiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, pyrazolyl or imidazolyl radical, or is phenyl optionally substituted by alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, electronegative substituents such as halogen, cyano, nitro or carboxylic acyl, alkyl- or phenylsulfone or N-alkyl or N,N-dialkyl-substituted sulfonamido, can be used as image dyes in photographic silver dye-bleach materials, or for dyeing textile materials.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1982Date of Patent: June 26, 1984Assignee: Ciba Geigy AGInventors: John Lenoir, Gerald Jan
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Patent number: 4409143Abstract: Azo dyes of the formula in which X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 independently of one another are alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or aralkyl, Y.sub.1 is hydrogen or alkyl, Y.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or aryl or together with Y.sub.1 stands for the atoms required to complete a ring, Z.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkylmercapto, arylmercapto, halogen, cyano, carbalkoxy or stands for the atoms which together with Y.sub.1 form a ring, and D.sub.1 is the radical of a heterocyclic azo component such as a thienyl, thiazolyl, benzthiazolyl, pyrazolyl or imidazolyl radical, or is phenyl optionally substituted by alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, electronegative substituents such as halogen, cyano, nitro or carboxylic acid, alkyl- or phenylsulfone or N-alkyl or N,N-dialkyl-substituted sulfonamido, can be used as image dyes in photographic silver dye-bleach materials, or for dyeing textile materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1981Date of Patent: October 11, 1983Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: John Lenoir, Gerald Jan
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Patent number: 4379819Abstract: A color-photographic recording material for the silver dye bleach process, which contains oil-soluble azo dyes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, acyl, carbalkoxy, acylamino, carbamide, sulfonamide, alkylsulfone, arylsulfone, aryloxy, arylsulfonic acid ester, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro or halogen, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, carbalkoxy, carbamide, sulfonamide, alkylsulfone, arylsulfone, aryloxy, cyano, nitro or halogen, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, phenoxy, sulfonamide, alkylsulfone, sulfonic acid ester, cyano, nitro, halogen, carbalkoxy, carbamide or phosphoric acid diester, R.sub.4 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, carbalkoxy, carbamide, sulfonamide, acylamino, alkylsulfone, arylsulfone, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro or halogen, R.sub.5 is hydrogen, alkyl or carbalkoxy, X.sub.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino, alkylsulfonamide or hydroxyl, Y.sub.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1981Date of Patent: April 12, 1983Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: John Lenoir, Gerald Jan, Mario Fryberg
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Patent number: 4323682Abstract: Quinoxalines of the formula ##STR1## are provided, in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently are lower alkyl R.sub.3 is lower alkyl, --CH.sub.2 OR.sub.5, --CH.sub.2 NRR', --CH.sub.2 OCOR, --CH.sub.2 Cl, --CH.sub.2 Br, --CH.sub.2 SR, --CH.sub.2 O(CH.sub.2).sub.p OR, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.5).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.6).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 R.sub.6, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.m OR, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.p SO.sub.3 R.sub.6 or --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OAr, R.sub.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or alkoxy when R.sub.3 is other than lower alkyl, or R.sub.4 is --OH, --NRR', --NHCOR, --NHCOAr', --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.5 or --NHSO.sub.2 Ar', R and R' independently are hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sub.5 is lower alkyl, R.sub.6 is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation or --N.sym.(R).sub.4, Ar is aryl or sulphonated aryl, Ar' is aryl or substituted aryl, m is 3 or 4, n is 1 to 3 and p is 2 to 4. The quinoxalines are useful as bleach catalysts, especially as dye bleach catalysts, for the photographic silver dye bleach process.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1979Date of Patent: April 6, 1982Assignee: Ciba Geigy AGInventors: Gerald Jan, Remon Hagen, John Lenoir
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Patent number: 4254215Abstract: A process is described for the prevention of darkening and the formation of a sediment in photographic developer solutions which contain a silver halide developer, a water-soluble silver halide solvent and organic sulfur compounds. The organic sulfur compounds are a combination of (a) an organic thiol compound or thione compound capable of tautomerism and (b) a Bunte salt which contains groups conferring solubility in water. Developer solutions which contain the indicated combination of sulfur compounds are outstandingly stable.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1979Date of Patent: March 3, 1981Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: Ekkehard Kramp, John Lenoir, Max Marthaler
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Patent number: 4216320Abstract: Quinoxalines of the formula ##STR1## are provided, in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen if R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 conjointly are --O(CH.sub.2).sub.p O--, or is --CH.sub.2 OR, --CH.sub.2 NRR', --CH.sub.2 OCOR, --CH.sub.2 Cl, --CH.sub.2 Br, --CH.sub.2 CN, --CH.sub.2 SR, --CH.sub.2 SCN, --CH.sub.2 O(CH.sub.2).sub.m OR, --CH.sub.2 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OR, --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 R.sub.5, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.5).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 R.sub.6 or --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.6).sub.2 and R.sub.2 is lower alkyl, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.5).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.6).sub.2 or CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 R.sub.6, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently are lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, RO(CH.sub.2).sub.m O-- or RO(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n -- or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 conjointly are --O(CH.sub.2).sub.p O--, R and R' independently are hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sub.5 is lower alkyl, R.sub.6 is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation or --N.sup..sym. (R).sub.4, m is 3 or 4, n is 1 to 3 and p is 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1978Date of Patent: August 5, 1980Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: Gerald Jan, Remon Hagen, John Lenoir
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Patent number: 4202698Abstract: Quinoxalines of the formula ##STR1## are provided, in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently are lower alkyl R.sub.3 is lower alkyl, --CH.sub.2 OR.sub.5, --CH.sub.2 NRR', --CH.sub.2 OCOR, --CH.sub.2 Cl, --CH.sub.2 Br, --CH.sub.2 SR, --CH.sub.2 O(CH.sub.2).sub.p OR, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.5).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.6).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 R.sub.6, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.m OR, --O(CH.sub.2).sub.p SO.sub.3 R.sub.6 or --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OAr, R.sub.4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or alkoxy when R.sub.3 is other than lower alkyl, or R.sub.4 is --OH, --NRR', --NHCOR, --NHCOAr', --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.5 or --NHSO.sub.2 Ar', R and R' independently are hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sub.5 is lower alkyl, R.sub.6 is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation or --N.sup..sym. (R).sub.4, Ar is aryl or sulphonated aryl, Ar' is aryl or substituted aryl, m is 3 or 4, n is 1 to 3 and p is 2 to 4.The quinoxalines are useful as bleach catalysts, especially as dye bleach catalysts, for the photographic silver dye bleach process.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1979Date of Patent: May 13, 1980Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: Gerald Jan, Remon Hagen, John Lenoir
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Patent number: 4145217Abstract: Quinoxalines of the formula ##STR1## are provided, in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen if R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 conjointly are --O(CH.sub.2).sub.p O--, or is --CH.sub.2 OR, --CH.sub.2 NRR', --CH.sub.2 OCOR, --CH.sub.2 Cl, --CH.sub.2 Br, --CH.sub.2 CN, --CH.sub.2 SR, --CH.sub.2 SCN, --CH.sub.2 O(CH.sub.2).sub.m OR, --CH.sub.2 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OR, --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.2 R.sub.5, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.5).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 R.sub.6 or --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.6).sub.2 and R.sub.2 is lower alkyl, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.5).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 PO(OR.sub.6).sub.2 or CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 R.sub.6, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently are lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, RO(CH.sub.2).sub.m O-- or RO(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n -- or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 conjointly are --O(CH.sub.2).sub.p O--, R and R' independently are hydrogen or lower alkyl, R.sub.5 is lower alkyl, R.sub.6 is hydrogen, an alkali metal cation or --N.sup..sym. (R).sub.4, m is 3 or 4, n is 1 to 3 and p is 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1977Date of Patent: March 20, 1979Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: Gerald Jan, Remon Hagen, John Lenoir
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Patent number: 4141734Abstract: A process for developing photographic silver halide material, which has been exposed image-wise is provided. The aqueous developer preparation used contains a developer compound for the silver halide, a water-soluble solvent for the silver halide and an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic di- or trisulphide. These preparations remain clear over a long period of time during which they do not lose their effectiveness by becoming turbid or by sedimentation of silver. They are of special advantage in continuously operated photographic developing processes.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1977Date of Patent: February 27, 1979Assignee: Ciba-Geiby AGInventors: John Lenoir, Max Marthaler
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Patent number: 4118232Abstract: The invention is directed essentially to photographic material containing, on a carrier, a layer with azo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein A, B, X and Y are certain substituents, in a second main aspect azo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR2## wherein B' represents certain substituents and in a third main aspect azo deystuffs of the formulaA.sub.1 --N.dbd.N--B.sub.1 --NH--CO--X.sub.1 --Y--Z.sub.1 --OC--HN--B.sub.1 --N.dbd.N--A.sub.1wherein A.sub.1, B.sub.1, X.sub.1, Z.sub.1 and Y are certain substituents.The photographic materials provide advantages stemming from the use of the dyestuffs of the invention which are distinguished by particularly high fastness to light coupled with excellent bleachability, good resistance to diffusion and advantageous color strength.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 1977Date of Patent: October 3, 1978Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: Bernhard Piller, John Lenoir, Alfred Froehlich, Thomas Stauner, Paul Tschopp
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Patent number: 4051123Abstract: In a first main aspect azo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein A, B, X and Y are certain substituents, in a second main aspect azo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR2## wherein B' represents certain substituents and in a third main aspect azo dyestuffs of the formulaA.sub.1 --N.dbd.N--B.sub.1 --NH--CO--X.sub.1 --Y--Z.sub.1 --OC--HN--B.sub.1 --N.dbd.N--A.sub.1wherein A.sub.1, B.sub.1, X.sub.1, Z.sub.1 and Y are certain substituents as well as the use of said azo dyestuffs in photographic material are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1975Date of Patent: September 27, 1977Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: Bernhard Piller, John Lenoir, Alfred Froehlich, Thomas Stauner, Paul Tschopp
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Patent number: 3961957Abstract: The invention relates to a dye bleach preparation which contains in addition to an acid, a water-soluble iodide and optionally a dye bleach catalyst at least one bifunctional sulphur compound having a sufficient solubility in the preparation and a low vapor pressure and containing at least one HS-group and at least one oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus or additional sulphur atom, the sulphur atom of each HS-group being separated from the next oxygen, sulphur, nitrogen and phosphorus atom present in the molecule by at least three carbon atoms.The subject of the present invention is a dye bleach preparation for the photographic silver dye bleach process, which contains an acid, a water-soluble iodide and optionally a dye bleach catalyst. The preparation is characterised in that it contains at least one organic, at least bifunctional sulphur compound of which the solubility is at least 5.times.10.sup.-.sup.4 mol per liter of preparation and of which the vapour pressure in the temperature range of -20.degree.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1974Date of Patent: June 8, 1976Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: Ekkehard Kramp, John Lenoir, Max Marthaler, Robert Schaller
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Patent number: 3957860Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the manufacture sulphonated compounds. Aromatically unsaturated amines are reacted with sulphamic acid or its derivatives at temperatures between 20.degree. and 250.degree.C in the presence of an aprotic solvent and a catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 1974Date of Patent: May 18, 1976Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventor: John Lenoir
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Patent number: 3931142Abstract: Polyazo dyestuffs of the formulaA--N=N--M--D--M'--N=N--A'wherein A and A' each represents a 2(8)-amino-8(2)-hydroxynaphthalene radical further substituted with a sulphonic acid group, M and M' each represents a substituted 1,4- or 1,3-phenylene radical and D represents an organic radical bonded in the manner of an amide to M and M', said dyestuffs containing at least two sulphonic acid groups in the molecule, as well as photographic material containing in at least one layer a polyazo dyestuff of the above formula are described.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1973Date of Patent: January 6, 1976Assignee: Ciba-Geigy AGInventors: John Lenoir, Paul Tschopp, Hansrolf Loeffel, DE Montmollin: Rene