Patents by Inventor Masao Sasaki

Masao Sasaki 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: 4992358
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a reflective support having thereon a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers of which the emulsion layer located farthest from said support has, on each of both the support side thereof and the uppermost side at least one nonlight-sensitive layer containing an effective amount of an ultraviolet absorbing agent, said ultraviolet absorbing agent being used in said nonlight-sensitive layer on the uppermost side of said emulsion layer being a 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole-type compound which is in the liquid form at normal room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4975360
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support provided thereon with photographic layers including at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive layer is disclosed. The silver halide emulsion layer comprises silver halide grains comprising not less than 80 mol % of silver chloride. At least one of the photographic layers contains an ultraviolet absorbing agent which is in the liquid state at ordinary temperature. And at least one of the photographic layers is hardened with a vinylsulfon hardner. The photographic material has a high developing rate and a high antipressure property, so it is suitable for a rapid processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4795696
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, comprising a plural number of photographic constituent layers on a support, wherein at least one of the layers is a silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler represented by Formula (I) shown below, and at least one of the photographic constituent layers excluding at least the above silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one of the compounds represented by Formula (a) and Formula (b) shown below:Formula (I): ##STR1## Formula (a) ##STR2## Formula (b) ##STR3## The light-sensitive silver halide photographic material according to this invention have excellent color reproducibility, and is remarkably improved in both the fastness to light of magenta dye images and the resistance to the yellowing thereof to be generated by light (light stain).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4790959
    Abstract: A dispersion of oil globules which contains an ultra-violet absorber and a high-boiling solvent is disclosed. The UV absorber is a mixture of 15 to 45 wt % of a compound of formula (I) and 85 to 55 wt % of a compound of formula (II): ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group or an aryl group); ##STR2## (wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents an alkyl group, provided that the total number of carbon atoms in the alkyl groups represented by R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is 9 or more; Y is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group or an aryl group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera, Hideki Inahata
  • Patent number: 4770985
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which has formed on a support in sequence a silver halide emulsion layer incorporating a yellow coupler of the formula (I), a silver halide emulsion layer incorporating a magenta coupler of the formula (II), and a silver halide emulsion layer incorporating a cyan coupler of the formula (III): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group; R.sub.2 is --NHCOR.sub.3, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.3, --COOR.sub.3 or ##STR2## provided that R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each an alkyl group; and Z.sub.1 is a non-metallic atomic group necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered hetero ring together with a nitrogen atom); ##STR3## [wherein R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.6 is (provided that R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are each a hydrogen atom or an acyl group, and when R.sub.7 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun Takada, Takashi Kadowaki, Masao Sasaki, Toyoki Nishijima, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4731320
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having one or more silver halide emulsion layers formed on a support is disclosed wherein at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers contains at least one cyan coupler of formula (I) dispersed therein with the aid of a high-boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not more than 6.0: ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1 is a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having 2 or 4 carbon atoms; X is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving upon coupling reaction; and R.sub.2 is a ballast group).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Toyoki Nishijima, Shun Takada, Takashi Kadowaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4692399
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which is excellent in light discoloration resistance and is more particularly capable of keeping its color balance and reproducing long life color images. The photographic material comprises a support, at least three light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers containing a yellow, magenta, and cyan coupler, respectively, and at least one non-light-sensitive layer being provided at a further side of the emulsion layer being provided at the furthest position from the support. The non-light-sensitive layer contains at least three kinds of UV absorbers represented by the general formula [UV-I], provided that at least one of the UV absorbers is in a liquid state at 30.degree. C. and at least two UV absorbers are in a solid state at the same temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Takashi Kadowaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4623207
    Abstract: To simplify both the printed circuit board connector structure itself and the circuit board connecting work, the improved circuit board connector comprises a connector body and plural roughly U-shaped spring contacts elastically housed within the connector body. Circuit boards to be connected are engageable with the board connector in card edge connection manner or in bolt-nut connection manner. The above board connector is simple in structure and in connecting operation so as to be available for an automatic mass-production assembly process line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1986
    Assignees: Oki Densen Kabushiki Kaisha, Oki Electric Industry Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kazuo Wada, Jiro Tanuma
  • Patent number: 4623616
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support bearing thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a diffusionproof coupler and being hardened with a hardening agent represented by Formula [II] and/or Formula [III] indicated below is enabled to acquire improved film properties and enjoy increased freedom from repression of latent image by using, as the diffusionproof coupler, a compound represented by Formula [I] indicated below: Formula [I] ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a straight or branched alkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 a ballast group; and X a hydrogen atom or a group capable of splitting off through reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine type color developing agent. ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 denotes a chlorine atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an acylamino group, or a --OM group in which M denotes a monovalent metal atom; R.sub.4 has the same meaning as R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun Takada, Takashi Kadowaki, Masao Sasaki, Toyoki Nishijima, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4614709
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a support with at least one silver halide emulsion layer is provided. The silver halide emulsion layer containing in combination at least one yellow dye image-forming coupler of Formula I and at least one high-boiling organic solvent of Formula II to reduce the light discoloration of a yellow dye image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4609618
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, said layer comprising at least one cyan coupler of Formula I, said coupler having been dispersed in said emulsion layer by use of at least one solvent of Formula II, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl radical or an aryl radical; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each is a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, hydroxyl radical, nitro radical, cyano radical, alkyl radicals, alkoxy radicals, aryl radicals, aryloxy radicals, alkylsulfamoyl radicals, arylsulfamoyl radicals, alkyloxycarbonyl radicals, aryloxycarbonyl radicals, alkylsulfonamido radicals, arylsulfonamido radicals, alkylsulfonyl radicals and arylsulfonyl radicals, provided that when R.sub.2 is a radical selected from said alkylsulfonamido radicals, R.sub.6 also is selected from said alkylsulfonamido radicals; and Z.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4579408
    Abstract: In an electrical connector locked and released by means of snap members, a supporting axle of the snap member is located between a sector-shaped bottom surface of the snap member and center of curvature of the sector so as to allow pivotal axis of the snap member to travel along elongated holes provided in the side walls as the snap member is pivoted and/or knurled edge and rib are provided at the top end of the snap member for guiding the female connector toward the male connector pins so as to align the pin holes of the female connector with the male connector pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: OKI Densen Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masao Sasaki
  • Patent number: 4564590
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having one or more silver halide emulsion layers formed on a reflective support is disclosed, wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layers contains at least one cyan coupler of formula (I) dispersed therein with the aid of at least one high-boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 6.1 or more, and wherein at least one photographic layer contains at least one dye of formula (II) and/or formula (III): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a straight- or branched-chain alkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is a ballast group; and X is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of leaving upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.5 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.4 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Toyoki Nishijima, Shun Takada, Takashi Kadowaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4540656
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising, on a reflective support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a dye-forming coupler and a non-light-sensitive layer provided on the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, located furthest from the reflective support, the non-light-sensitive layer containing:(a) a benzotriazole derivative represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent an alkyl, an alkoxy, an alkenyl, each alkyl, alkoxy, or alkenyl having not less than 4 carbon atoms, an aryl, or an aryloxy, said aryl and aryloxy each being substituted or unsubstituted and wherein R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, a halogen, an alkyl, an alkoxy, an alkenyl, each alkyl, alkoxy, or alkenyl having not less than 4 carbon atoms, an aryl, or an aryloxy; and(b) at least one compound having selected from the formulae (II) or (III): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoki Nishizima, Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4540658
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic product with dye images having improved fastness to light is disclosed. The product has at least one dye image forming layer on a support and further includes at least one of the compounds of formula (I) or (II) in said dye image forming layer and/or an adjoining or an adjacent layer: ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; X is an alkylene group; and Y is an alkylene or arylene group; and ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each an alkyl group; Y.sub.1 is an alkylene or arylene group; Z is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a sulfonyl group, a carbonyl group or an alkylene group; and n is an integer of 1 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4526853
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having improved whiteness and a method of processing said material are disclosed. The material is formed on a hydrophobic support at least one silver halide emulsion layer, a layer containing a brightening agent and a layer containing a compound that is capable of trapping the brightening agent, said layer containing a compound capable of trapping the brightening agent being separate from the layer containing the brightening agent and positioned more remote from the support than the latter layer, and also, the method for providing enhanced brightening effect comprises subjecting said material to imagewise exposure and color development so that said brightening agent is diffused into and trapped by the layer containing capable of trapping the brightening agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoki Nishijima, Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4518686
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a reflective support having thereon a plurality of silver halide emulsion layers of which the emulsion layer located farthest from said support has, on each of both the support side thereof and the uppermost side at least one nonlight-sensitive layer containing an effective amount of an ultraviolet absorbing agent, said ultraviolet absorbing agent being used in said nonlight-sensitive layer on the uppermost side of said emulsion layer being a 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)benzotriazole-type compound which is in the liquid form at normal room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Sasaki, Kaoru Onodera
  • Patent number: 4449417
    Abstract: Disclosed is a carrier moving mechanism for preventing occurrence of the backlash between a screw shaft and a carrier transmitted by this screw shaft. This carrier moving mechanism comprises a screw shaft and a carrier having secured thereon first and second nuts having teeth to be engaged with the lead of this screw shaft, in which the teeth of the first nut are brought into contact with one side face of the lead of the screw shaft and the teeth of the second nut are brought into contact with the other side face of the lead of the screw shaft and the carrier is moved through these first and second nuts by rotation of the screw shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Sasaki
  • Patent number: 4330406
    Abstract: Ultrathin membranes for separating substances are obtained by exposing shaped articles comprising a water-soluble polymer or a mixture of a water-soluble polymer and water-insoluble polymer to a plasma of a gas selected from helium, argon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ammonia, a hydrocarbon having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an epoxide having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkylamine, or a mixture of these substances to crosslink the surface layer, and then washing the exposed articles with water to remove the unreacted portions. The membrane exhibits outstanding performance characteristics when used in the processes for separating or concentrating substances, such as reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1982
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takezo Sano, Takatoshi Shimomura, Masao Sasaki
  • Patent number: 4325646
    Abstract: An inkribbon cartridge for a printer is disclosed which compulsorily keeps a definite form by a cooperation with its box member and a lid member.The box member which comprises a plurality of concavities on the outside of a wall and a plurality of projections on the upper end of the wall near the concavities is engaged with the lid member which comprises a plurality of hooks which is inserted in the concavities to prevent outward deformation of the wall and a plurality of cuts which associate with the projections to prevent inward deformation of the wall.By these provisions, in- and outward deformations of the wall of the box member can be undertaken by the lid member and the inkribbon cartridge compulsorily keeps its definite form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Sasaki