Patents by Inventor Morio Yagihara

Morio Yagihara 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: 4264722
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a colorless photographic cyan color-forming coupler having, in a position for coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, an eliminatable group represented by the following formula (I):--O--(R.sub.1 O).sub.x (R.sub.2 O).sub.y R.sub.3 (I)wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group which may be branched provided that R.sub.1 is not substituted with an aryl group at the carbon atom adjacent to the oxygen atom bonded to the coupling position, R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, or a cyan coupler residue, x represents a positive integer, and y represents 0 or a positive integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Yukio Yokota
  • Patent number: 4254212
    Abstract: A photographic silver halide light-sensitive emulsion containing a cyan color forming colorless coupler having at the coupling position at which the coupler reacts with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent at least one alkoxy group having a sulfonyl group as a substituent and represented by the following general formula (I):--O--R--SO.sub.2 --R.sub.1 (I)wherein R represents a saturated or unsaturated divalent aliphatic group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be straight or branched chain and may be substituted (except those having an aryl group as a substituent on the carbon atom adjacent the oxygen atom bonded to the coupling position); and R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; and wherein R and R.sub.1 can combine directly or through a bonding group to form a ring and an image-forming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Yukio Yokota, Akira Ogawa, Hiroshi Sawaguchi
  • Patent number: 4228233
    Abstract: A photographic silver halide light-sensitive emulsion containing a cyan dye forming, colorless coupler having, at the coupling position, an alkoxy group having at least one sulfonamido or sulfamoyl group as a substituent and represented by one of the following general formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein R represents a saturated or unsaturated, divalent aliphatic group (except those having an aryl group as a substituent on the carbon atom adjacent the oxygen atom bonded to the coupling position); R.sub.1, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, or an aromatic group; and R.sub.2 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group; and wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1980
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Yukio Yokota
  • Patent number: 4187110
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a development inhibitor releasing compound, which is capable of forming a substantially colorless product, and which is represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents ##STR2## --SO.sub.2 R.sub.1, --SO.sub.2 OR.sub.1, --SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.1, --SO.sub.2 N(R.sub.1).sub.2, --CN, --N.sup.+ (R.sub.1).sub.3 or ##STR3## R.sub.1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group and further two R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1980
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Mitsugu Tanaka, Takeshi Hirose, Toshiaki Aono
  • Patent number: 4157916
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a novel development inhibitor releasing coupler compound, capable of forming a substantially colorless product, represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents ##STR2## X represents ##STR3## --SO.sub.2 R.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 OR.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 N(R.sub.2).sub.2, --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.2, --CN, --N.sup.+ (R.sub.2).sub.3 or ##STR4## R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group and further two R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1979
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Mitsugu Tanaka, Toshiaki Aono, Takeshi Hirose
  • Patent number: 4149886
    Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a development inhibitor releasing photographic coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which can be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic residue, an aromatic residue or a heterocyclic residue; and X represents a triazole ring which is released upon reaction of the coupler with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which exhibits development inhibiting effects; wherein the triazole ring is connected to the coupling position of the coupler through the nitrogen atom at the 1-position of the triazole ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1979
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsugu Tanaka, Morio Yagihara, Toshiaki Aono, Takeshi Hirose
  • Patent number: 4121934
    Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupling compound which forms a colorless compound with oxidized developer, said coupling compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R, X and Y are defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1978
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Morio Yagihara, Mitsugu Tanaka, Toshiaki Aono, Takeshi Hirose