Patents by Inventor Noritaka Nakayama

Noritaka Nakayama 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: 5965324
    Abstract: A light sensitive composition and a manufacturing method of a planographic printing plate employing the same are disclosed, the composition comprising a radical generating agent and a dye represented by the following formula (1), (2) or (3): ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Kimihiko Okubo, Noritaka Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5858617
    Abstract: A photopolymerizable composition and a presensitized planographic printing plate employing the same are disclosed which comprise a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond and a dye represented by the following formula (1) or (2): ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Mitsunori Matsuura, Shinji Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 5834164
    Abstract: An image forming method is disclosed, comprising exposing a silver halide photographic light sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a dye forming coupler and processing the exposed photographic material, wherein the coupler has, in its molecule, at least two sites capable of chelating with a metal ion to form a 5-membered or 6-membered chelate ring, thereby forming, together with a developing agent and the metal ion, a chelate dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Tatsuo Tanaka, Shigeto Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 5814580
    Abstract: A thermal transfer recording material is disclosed, comprising an azomethine dye represented by the following formula and a metal ion-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Onishi, Noriyasu Kita, Noritaka Nakayama, Tatsuo Tanaka, Tawara Komamura
  • Patent number: 5706042
    Abstract: A method of recording an image on a recording sheet is disclosed which comprises the step of jetting an ink from a nozzle onto the recording sheet, wherein the ink comprises a dye capable of co-ordinate bonding with a metal ion in two or more coordination positions and the recording sheet comprises a compound containing a metal ion which is capable of co-ordinate bonding with the dye in two or more coordination positions to record the image on a recording sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihisa Takeyama, Noritaka Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5476755
    Abstract: An image forming element and an image forming method using the same are disclosed. The element comprises a support having thereon a image forming layer comprising a binder, an aromatic aldehyde, a cobalt (III) complex represented by formula I, and a compound represented by formula II or formula III;Co.sup.3 +(L)p(X)q (I)wherein L is a coordination compound capable of forming a complex compound with the cobalt cation and at least one of which is NH.sub.3 or a primary amine; X is a counter anion; p is an integer of 1 to 6; when p is 2 to 6, the plural Ls may be the same or different; and q is an integer of 1 to 3, ##STR1## wherein lig is a coordination compound capable of forming with the cobalt cation; R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each independently an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkinyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group or a cyano group; n.sub.1 is an integer of 1 to 6, when n.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Norio Miura, Yoriko Nakayama, Tawara Komamura, Toshihisa Takeyama
  • Patent number: 5432144
    Abstract: A thermal transfer recordimg material comprising a support having thereon a thermal transfer layer containing a dye represented by the following formula and a thermal transfer recording process capable of recording magenta images by forming a chelate dye in the presence of a metallic ion-containing compound ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tawara Komamura, Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Katoh, Norio Miura, Tatsuo Tanaka, Yoriko Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5415984
    Abstract: An image forming element utilizing the photoreduction of a cobalt complex is disclosed. The image forming element comprises a support having thereon a layer comprising a cobalt complex compound represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2; ##STR1## wherein lig is a coordinating compound capable of forming a cobalt complex compound with a cobalt cation; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently an aryl group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group or a cyano group, provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group or a cyano group, the above groups represented by R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 or R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tawara Komamura, Noritaka Nakayama, Toshihisa Takeyama, Norio Miura
  • Patent number: 5358922
    Abstract: A thermal transfer recording material comprises a support and provided thereon, a layer containing a binder and a metal ion providing compound represented by the following Formula ( I ):M.sup.2+ (X.sup.-).sub.2 Formula (I)wherein M.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Kato, Tatsuo Tanaka, Yoriko Nakayama, Tawara Komamura
  • Patent number: 5162293
    Abstract: A thermal transfer material applied with a cyan die which has features of improved thermal diffusibility, thermal resistance, and hue, is disclosed.The dye is represented by the following formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents substituents; A and A' represent each an aryl group; X represents a hydroxyl group or --N(R)R' in which R and R' represent each an alkyl group allowable to have a substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Toyoaki Masukawa, Takashi Uchida
  • Patent number: 5155091
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-sensitive transfer recording material comprising a support and a heat-sensitive layer thereon, wherein said layer contains at least a compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or a --CO-R.sup.4 -- (where R.sup.4 represents an alkylene group) which has carbonyl carbon to nitrogen atom and also is bonded at one end to the benzene nucleus substituted with R.sup.2 to form a ring; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a cyano group, an acylamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, a sulfonylamino group, a ureido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, a sulfonyl group, an acyl group, an amino group; R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Osamu Ishige
  • Patent number: 5112532
    Abstract: A novel organic non-linear optical material and a device using the same are disclosed. The material hardly makes reversal symmetrical molecular configuration in a bulk state such as a crystal and a thin layer and shows a high non-linear optical effect. A non-linear optical device using the material has an excellent properties. The organic non-linear optical material is comprised of the following compound: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a phenyl group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, an alkylthio group, an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, carbamoyl group or a heterocyclic group, provided that R.sub.3 is allowed to link together with R.sub.4 to form a ring and R.sub.1, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are not hydrogen atom at the same time; R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group; and said groups represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and the ring formed by linking the groups represented by R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetaka Ninomiya, Noritaka Nakayama, Toyoaki Masukawa, Miki Morita
  • Patent number: 5051347
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a novel cyan coupler is disclosed. The cyan coupler is represented by the following Formula I: ##STR1## wherein A represents an organic group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of splitting off upon a reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent; Z represents the group of atoms capable of forming a five or six-membered heterocyclic ring together with carbon and nitrogen atoms; Y represents a linkage group; and R represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Uchida, Toyoaki Masukawa, Noritaka Nakayama
  • Patent number: 5032497
    Abstract: A silver halide photo-sensitive material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, characterized by that said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one magenta-forming coupler of 1H-pyrazolo[ 3,2-c]-s-triazole type which is substituted by a tertiary alkyl group at the 3-position and, by another releasable group than a hydrogen atom at the 7-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 5017467
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, which is contains a novel cyan coupler excellent in spectral absorption, absorption coefficient and fastness. The cyan coupler is represented by the following Formula I; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent a substituent; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a --COR.sub.4 group, a --COOR.sub.4 group, a ##STR2## group, an --SO.sub.2 R.sub.4 or an ##STR3## group in which R.sub.4 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split off upon reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent; m represent an integer of from 0 to 4; and n represents an integer of from 0 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Toyoaki Masukawa, Noritaka Nakayama
  • Patent number: 4996139
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which has a silver halide emulsion layer containing a novel cyan coupler represented by the following Formula I: ##STR1## wherein B is an organic group comprising a carbon atom, nitrogen atom, oxygen atom or sulfur atom directly bonded to the imidazole ring; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each are a substituent; m is an integer of 0 to 4, n is an integer of 0 to 5, provided that the R.sub.1 S or R.sub.2 S each may be the same with or different from each other when m or n is 2 or more; and X is a group capable of being split off upon coupling reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Toyoaki Masukawa, Takashi Uchida, Noritaka Nakayama
  • Patent number: 4921783
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed which comprises a silver halide emulsion layer containing a novel cyan dye-forming coupler. The photographic material is improved in color reproducibility of color images formed thereon. The coupler is represented by the following Formula I. ##STR1## wherein A is an organic group combined with the imidazole ring by a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom contained in these group; B is an ##STR2## a --L--R.sub.4 group or a ##STR3## in which R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are allowed to bind to complete a ring; L is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Noritaka Nakayama, Toyoaki Masukawa
  • Patent number: 4840886
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support is disclosed. Said silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one of the 1H-pyrazolo [3,2-c]-S-triazole derived magenta couplers that have a substituent of the following formula at 3-position:--R.sub.1 --S(O).sub.n --R.sub.2whereinR.sub.1 is an alkylene group;R.sub.2 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl group; andn is 1 or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Iijima, Kenji Kumashiro, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Koichi Hatta, Yuji Hotta, Hiroko Ohya, Noritaka Nakayama, Satoshi Kawakatsu, Katsunori Katoh, Kaoru Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 4818672
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a novel cyan dye forming coupler is disclosed. The cyan dye forming coupler is represented by the following formula. ##STR1## In the formula R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a substituent, and X is a group capable of being splitted off from the coupler residue upon reaction of the coupler residue with the oxydized product of a color developing agent; and the total number of carbon atoms contained in the groups represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and X is from 8 to 50. The spectral absorption characteristics of cyan dye images formed by the coupler of the invention are so sharp and steep that color reproduction can be achieved very advantageously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoaki Masukawa, Yasuo Tsuda, Hidetaka Ninomiya, Noritaka Nakayama, Toshihiko Kimura
  • Patent number: 4791052
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a 1H-pyrazolo[3,2-c]-s-triazole type magenta coupler is disclosed. The magenta coupler has an --SO.sub.2 -- group and at least one group selected from the group consisting of a --COOM group and a --SO.sub.3 M group, M being a hydrogen atom or a cation, in its molecule. The photographic material is improved in color development performance and preservability of magenta images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuji Kida, Noritaka Nakayama, Katsunori Katoh, Takako Tanaka, Satoshi Nakagawa, Kosaku Masuda