Patents by Inventor Kozo Aoki

Kozo Aoki 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: 4579813
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least a silver halide emulsion layer is described, wherein the photographic material contains a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, aryl, or heterocylic ring group; B represents --O-- or --NR.sub.1 --, wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl group; Z represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or an alkyl or aralkyl group substituted by a carboxy group or a hydroxy group; A represents a substituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring group; and m represents 0 or 1, provided that when m is 0 the substituent is not an alkoxy group, a halogen atom or a cyano group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Takayoshi Kamio, Toshiyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4565777
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described, comprising a coupler represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A represents the residue of a coupler, R.sub.1 represents an alkyl group having from 4 to 15 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with the total number of carbon atoms of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 being from 8 to 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Ogawa, Kozo Aoki, Osami Tanabe, Makoto Umemoto
  • Patent number: 4564586
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material contains a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Michio Ono, Kiyoshi Nakazyo
  • Patent number: 4557999
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and a cyan dye forming coupler. The coupler is a compound represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein the substituents in the general formula (I) are as defined in the specification. The coupler has good solubility in an organic solvent having a high boiling point and a high dye forming rate even in a color developing solution which does not contain benzyl alcohol. Further, the coupler provides a cyan color image having a high maximum density and excellent fastness to light. Decreasing in optical density of the cyan color image is not substantially observed even when the color photographic light-sensitive material is processed with a bleaching solution which has a weak oxidation power or a bleaching solution which is exhausted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Akira Ogawa, Osami Tanabe
  • Patent number: 4552836
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material which has superior fastness to both heat and light, exhibits absorption desirable from the viewpoint of color reproduction, and has superior color forming property is disclosed which comprises a support having thereon a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I) and a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.4 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, R.sup.6 represents a group with which a benzene ring can be substituted, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each represents a group which can be released upon an oxidative coupling reaction with a developing agent, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 may combine together to form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring, and n represents an integer of 1 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osami Tanabe, Kozo Aoki, Akira Ogawa, Makoto Umemoto
  • Patent number: 4524132
    Abstract: A color photographic silver halide light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support base having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer wherein said material contains at least one coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents a yellow coupler residue, a magenta coupler residue, or a cyan coupler residue; R.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted acyclic or cyclic alkylene group; R.sub.2 represents a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acylamino group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonamido group or a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group; and n represents an integer of 0 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Makoto Umemoto, Akira Ogawa
  • Patent number: 4514490
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing therein a coupler represented by the following general formula (I):Q-B (I)wherein Q represents a coupler residue capable of forming a magenta color image upon the coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a developing agent; and B represents a group containing an unsubstituted or substituted methylenedioxybenzene group.The magenta coupler containing a methylenedioxybenzene group is useful in preventing the formation of yellow stain due to light irradiation in unexposed areas of a color photographic light-sensitive material after color development processing. Color images formed from the coupler are resistant to fading even if the color images obtained after color development processing are irradiated with light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Seto, Takayoshi Kamio, Kozo Aoki
  • Patent number: 4513079
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having provided thereon a fine grain silver halide emulsion layer and, positioned adjacent to the fine grain silver halide emulsion layer, a silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler. The coupler is a phenolic cyan coupler substituted at the 5-position with an acylamino group and at the 2-position with an ureido group. The material has high sensitivity and good granularity. The material produces an image which has excellent fastness to light and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Sakanoue, Kozo Aoki
  • Patent number: 4500635
    Abstract: A color photographic silver halide light-sensitive material is described. The material includes a cyan coupler represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## (the symbols are as described in the claims). This coupler is easily soluble in high boiling organic solvents, exhibits a high dye-forming rate in developers, and furthermore, provides color images of high fastness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Akira Ogawa, Osami Tanabe
  • Patent number: 4477558
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, the color photographic light-sensitive material containing a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a heterocyclic group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon an oxidative coupling reaction with a developing agent; R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Ogawa, Kozo Aoki, Takayoshi Kamio
  • Patent number: 4455367
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing particles of a coupler solution, comprising a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents a cyan coupler residue, but the --NHCO-- group does not bond to A in the active position of A; R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group; and n represents an integer of 1 to 3, and when n is 2 or more R.sup.3 may be the same or different, and a coupler solvent having a dielectric constant of 2.5 to 5. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material provides a color image having good fastness to heat and light as well as excellent color reproducibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Seoka, Kozo Aoki
  • Patent number: 4454225
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.4 represents a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group; R.sup.5 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group or a substituted or unsubstituted acylamino group; R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a mono-valent organic residue; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon coupling and exhibiting a two-equivalent property; and n represents an integer from 1 to 5 and when n represents 2 or more, R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Sakai, Yoshio Seoka, Kozo Aoki
  • Patent number: 4430423
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a cupport having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer. The color photographic light-sensitive material contains a cyan dye forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Z represents ##STR2## R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being released upon an oxidative coupling reaction with a developing agent; Y represents ##STR3## --O-- or --S--; R.sup.1 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Michio Ono
  • Patent number: 4427767
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a substrate having a silver halide emulsion layer position thereon and a cyan dye forming coupler. The coupler is reresented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a substituted or nonsubstituted alkyl group, aryl group or heterocyclic group, X represents a group capable of releasing by an oxidative coupling reaction with a developing agent, and R.sup.1 represents a substituted or nonsubstituted alkyl group or aryl group. The coupler of the invention can be easily dissolved in a high boiling point organic solvent and makes possible production of a light sensitive material having a high dye forming rate, high maximum color density and good fastness to light. Furthermore, the couplers prevent a large decrease in density when the bleaching solution utilized has a weak oxidation ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Yoshio Seoka
  • Patent number: 4351897
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is described comprising a support having thereon a photographic layer containing at least one coupler represented by formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein Ar represents a phenyl group substituted with at least one substituent selected from a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and a cyano group; X represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, a diacylamino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, an aryloxysulfonyl group, an alkanesulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkyloxycarbonylamino group, an alkylureido group, an acyl group, a nitro group, a carboxy group, or a trifluoromethyl group; R.sub.2 represents a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryl group; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Nobuo Seto, Yoshiharu Yabuki, Masakazu Morigaki, Nobuo Furutachi, Kotaro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4345016
    Abstract: A color photographic sensitive material containing a polymer comprising at least 1 mol % of a repeating unit represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents a divalent group, n is 1 or 2, R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, a halogen atom or an alkyl group, and R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an amino group, an acylamino group, or a sulfonamide group, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 together can form an aromatic ring, provided that the total of carbon atoms of R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 is 60 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1982
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Takahashi, Nobutaka Ohki, Kozo Aoki
  • Patent number: 4336325
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive element comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing therein a 3-anilino-5-pyrazolone magenta-color-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein ##STR2## (an N-substituted acylamino group) is present at the 4- or 5-position of the anilino group; R.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkenyl group or an aralkyl group; R.sub.2 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a heterocyclic group or an aryl group; X represents a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; Z represents hydrogen or a coupling-off group; and Ar represents an aryl group.The 3-anilino-5-pyrazolone magenta-color-forming coupler is useful in preventing the formation of yellow stain due to light irradiation in unexposed areas of a color photographic light-sensitive element after color development processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Satoru Sawada, Nobuo Furutachi
  • Patent number: 4334011
    Abstract: Color photographic light sensitive materials are disclosed, comprising a cyan dye forming coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A represents a cyan coupler residue, but the --NHCO group does not bond to A in the active position of A, R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, and the various positions of the phenyl group of the formula (I) may be substituted with from 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1982
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Yoshio Seoka, Yukio Yokota
  • Patent number: 4332886
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material containing, in a photographic layer, a coupler and at least one compound represented by the formula (I), or at least one bis-compound (inclusive spirobis-compound) thereof, ##STR1## wherein Z represents an alkylene group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms which can be substituted with one or more of hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a.dbd.S group or a.dbd.O group; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a diacylamino group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, or a hydroxy group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together form a group represented by ##STR2## (wherein Z has the same meaning as Z in formula (I)) or a 5-membered or 6-membered hydrocarbon ring or hetero-cyclic ring is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Tetsuro Kojima, Nobuo Furutachi, Satoru Sawada
  • Patent number: 4327173
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material is described containing a cyan dye forming coupler represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group, an arylcarbonyl group, an alkylcarbamoyl group, an arylcarbamoyl group wherein said groups may be substituted or unsubstituted, or a nitryl group; and X represents hydrogen or a coupling-off group; also a double bond may be formed between the carbon atom at the 3-position and the carbon atoms at the 4-position.The color photographic light-sensitive material provides color images having excellent fastness to light and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Yoshio Seoka, Yukio Yokota