Patents by Inventor Kiyokazu Morita

Kiyokazu Morita 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).

  • Publication number: 20110004102
    Abstract: Disclosed is an organic piezoelectric material which has particularly excellent heat resistance, while exhibiting excellent transparency, surface gloss, adhesion and piezoelectric characteristics. Also disclosed are an ultrasonic oscillator used in an ultrasonic medical diagnostic imaging device, which is capable of highly sensitively receiving a high frequency wave and suitable for harmonic imaging technique, a method for producing the ultrasonic oscillator, an ultrasonic probe, and an ultrasonic medical diagnostic imaging device. The organic piezoelectric material is characterized in that the piezoelectric material is formed by laminating two or more films at the same time by a coating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Morita
  • Patent number: 7504200
    Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on one side of a support a light-sensitive layer comprising a light sensitive silver halide, light-insensitive silver salts of aliphatic carboyxlic acids, a reducing agent and a binder resin and a light-insensitive layer and on the other side of the support a light-insensitive layer, wherein the light-insensitive layer on the light-sensitive layer side and the light-insensitive layer on the other side of the support comprises a silicon-containing polymer lubricant and a fluorine-containing compound represented by formula (SF): [Rf-(L1)m1-]p-(L2)n1-(A)q??Formula (SF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Narito Goto, Kiyokazu Morita, Keiko Itaya
  • Publication number: 20080187875
    Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on one side of a support a light-sensitive layer comprising a light sensitive silver halide, light-insensitive silver salts resin and a light-insensitive layer and on the other side of the supporr a light-insensitive layer, wherein the light-insensitive layer on the light-sensitive layer side and the light-insensitive layer on the other side of the support comprises a silicon-containing polymer lubricant and a fluorine-containing compound represented by formula (SF): [Rf-(L1)m1-]p-(L2)n1-(A)q ??Formula (SF)
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.
    Inventors: Narito Goto, Kiyokazu Morita, Keiko Itaya
  • Patent number: 7153645
    Abstract: A silver salt photo-thermal photographic dry imaging material comprising on a support a light-sensitive layer containing light-insensitive silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid particles, a light-sensitive emulsion having light-sensitive silver halide grains, a silver ion reducing agent and a binder. The light-sensitive emulsion contains silver halide particles having diameters of from 0.001 ?m to 0.050 ?m in the ratio of 50% or more by weight in terms of silver of the entire light-sensitive silver halide grains contained, and the number average particle diameter of the light-insensitive silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid is from 0.01 ?m to 0.60 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Morita
  • Publication number: 20060286395
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an optical film, a light diffusion film and supports thereof exhibiting reduced film deformation in the case of the storage at high-temperature and humidity as well as excellent heat resistance, accompanied with no generation of scratches on the film surface, film peeling and curl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Narito Goto, Hironobu Nakao, Takayuki Sasaki, Kiyokazu Morita
  • Patent number: 7132227
    Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material including a support provided thereon a light-sensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide particles and a reducing agent, wherein the dry imaging material contains organic solid lubricant particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 30 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Morita, Kenji Ohnuma
  • Patent number: 7105288
    Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on a support a light-sensitive emulsion containing a light-insensitive organic silver salt and a light-sensitive silver halide, a reducing agent for silver ions and a binder, wherein the photothermographic material further comprises a compound represented by the following formula (A-1) or (B) and a compound represented by the following formula (A-2)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Morita, Ayumu Nishijima
  • Patent number: 7087367
    Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on a support a light-sensitive layer comprising a light-insensitive silver salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid, light-sensitive silver halide grains, a reducing agent for silver ions and a binder, wherein the light-sensitive layer further comprises nonaqueous dispersion particles insoluble in organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, INC
    Inventors: Takayuki Sasaki, Akihisa Nakajima, Kiyokazu Morita
  • Publication number: 20050282095
    Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material including a support provided thereon a light-sensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide particles and a reducing agent, wherein the dry imaging material contains organic solid lubricant particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 30 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Morita, Kenji Ohnuma
  • Patent number: 6958209
    Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising a support and having thereon an image forming layer containing an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide grains, binder and a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent comprises: a reducing agent A containing at least a bisphenol derivative represented by following Formula (A-1); and a reducing agent B containing at least a bisphenol derivative not represented by the Formula (A-1), and the amount of reducing agent A is 5 to 45 weight % of the total weight of the reducing agent A and reducing agent B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Morita, Narito Goto, Ayumu Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20050170300
    Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on a support a light-sensitive layer comprising a light-insensitive silver salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid, light-sensitive silver halide grains, a reducing agent for silver ions and a binder, wherein the light-sensitive layer further comprises nonaqueous dispersion particles insoluble in organic solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Takayuki Sasaki, Akihisa Nakajima, Kiyokazu Morita
  • Publication number: 20050032010
    Abstract: A silver salt photo-thermal photographic dry imaging material comprising on a support a light-sensitive layer containing light-insensitive silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid particles, a light-sensitive emulsion having light-sensitive silver halide grains, a silver ion reducing agent and a binder. The light-sensitive emulsion contains silver halide particles having diameters of from 0.001 ?m to 0.050 ?m in the ratio of 50% or more by weight in terms of silver of the entire light-sensitive silver halide grains contained, and the number average particle diameter of the light-insensitive silver salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid is from 0.01 ?m to 0.60 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Morita
  • Publication number: 20040043341
    Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on a support a light-sensitive emulsion containing a light-insensitive organic silver salt and a light-sensitive silver halide, a reducing agent for silver ions and a binder, wherein the photothermographic material further comprises a compound represented by the following formula (A-1) or (B) and a compound represented by the following formula (A-2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Morita, Ayumu Nishijima
  • Patent number: 6699649
    Abstract: A photothermographic imaging material comprising a support having thereon a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive silver halide, a light-insensitive organic silver salt, a binder, and a reducing agent for silver ions, wherein the reducing agent is represented by the following Formula (S):  wherein Z is a group of atoms necessary to form a non aromatic ring of 3 to 10 members; Rx is a hydrogen or an alkyl group; each Ro′ and Ro″ is independently a hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; Qo is a substituent; and each n and m is independently an integer of 0 to 2; and plural Qos may be the same or different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Ayumu Nishijima, Kiyokazu Morita, Norio Miura, Kazuaki Nakamura, Ryohei Iwamoto, Kiyoshi Fukusaka
  • Publication number: 20030215756
    Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising a support and having thereon an image forming layer containing an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide grains, binder and a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent comprises: a reducing agent A containing at least a bisphenol derivative represented by following Formula (A-1); and a reducing agent B containing at least a bisphenol derivative not represented by the Formula (A-1), and the amount of reducing agent A is 5 to 45 weight % of the total weight of the reducing agent A and reducing agent B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Morita, Narito Goto, Ayumu Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20030194658
    Abstract: A photothermographic imaging material comprising a support having thereon a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive silver halide, a light-insensitive organic silver salt, a binder, and a reducing agent for silver ions,
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: KONICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayumu Nishijima, Kiyokazu Morita, Norio Miura, Kazuaki Nakamura, Ryohei Iwamoto, Kiyoshi Fukusaka
  • Patent number: 6582898
    Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on a support a light-sensitive layer comprising an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide grains, a reducing agent and a binder, wherein after the photothermographic material having been developed at a temperature of not less than 100° C. is subjected to exposure to light of an illumination intensity of 300 lux at 45° C. for 24 hrs., the rate of variation in fog density between before and after exposure is not more than 30%, based on the fog density of the photothermographic material before exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Morita
  • Patent number: 6482580
    Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising a support provided thereon at least one light-sensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide grains and a reducing agent, wherein the surface of at least one side of the photothermographic material exhibits a coefficients of dynamic friction of 0.1 to 0.4 when being in contact with a stainless steel plate heated at a temperature of 100° C. The photothermographic material also contains solid lubricant particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Morita
  • Publication number: 20020119406
    Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on a support a light-sensitive layer comprising an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide grains, a reducing agent and a binder, wherein after the photothermographic material having been developed at a temperature of not less than 100° C. is subjected to exposure to light of an illumination intensity of 300 lux at 45° C. for 24 hrs., the rate of variation in fog density between before and after exposure is not more than 30%, based on the fog density of the photothermographic material before exposure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Morita
  • Publication number: 20020068246
    Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising a support provided thereon at least one light-sensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, light-sensitive silver halide grains and a reducing agent, wherein the surface of at least one side of the photothermographic material exhibits a coefficients of dynamic friction of 0.1 to 0.4 when being in contact with a stainless steel plate heated at a temperature of 100° C. The photothermographic material also contains solid lubricant particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Morita