Patents by Inventor Peter Bergthaller

Peter Bergthaller 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: 6498002
    Abstract: A photographic material comprising a support and at least one at least one layer which comprises at least one spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsion, characterized in that the material contains at least one compound of formula wherein X denotes sulphur or selenium, R1 denotes aryl or heterocyclyl, R2 denotes alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl or hetarylalkyl, R3 denotes alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, hetaryl or hetarylalkyl, and R4 denotes H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, hetaryl or hetaralkyl, or R3, together with R4, denotes the remaining atoms of a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, is distinguished by increased spectral sensitivity, a high sensitivity/fogging ratio and a good shelf life under humid conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Jörg Siegel, Hans-Ulrich Borst
  • Patent number: 6498001
    Abstract: A spectrally sensitized photographic silver halide emulsion, characterized in that after precipitation at least one compound of formula is added to the emulsion, wherein R1 denotes alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl or heterocyclyl; R2 denotes H, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, amino or alkoxy; R3 denotes H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or heterocyclyl; D denotes —OH or —NR4R5; X denotes O or N—R6; R4 denotes H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl or heterocyclyl; R5: denotes H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl or heterocyclyl; R6: denotes H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl or heterocyclyl, the aforementioned alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, heterocyclyl, amino, alkoxy, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl and carbamoyl groups can be substituted, and any two of the radicals R1 to R6 can together form a heterocyclic ring, such as a pyrrolidine, piperidine, perhydroazepine, piperazine, morpholine or thiomorpholine ring, for example; as well as a photographic material comprising a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Jörg Siegel, Hans-Ulrich Borst, Ralf Büscher, Ulrich Nickel
  • Patent number: 6498003
    Abstract: A photographic material comprising a support and at least one layer which comprises at least one spectrally sensitised silver halide emulsion, characterised in that the material contains at least one compound of formula and/or wherein R1 denotes H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, heterocyclyl, R2 denotes OH, NH2, NHR7, NR8R9 or R1 together with R2, denotes the atoms necessary for the completion of a heteroaliphatic ring, R3 denotes OH, NH2, NHR7, NR8R9, R4 denotes H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, heterocyclyl, R5, R6 independently of each other, denote OH, NH2, NHR10, NR11R12, or R4 together with R5, or R4 together with R6, denote the atoms necessary for the completion of a heteroaliphatic ring, and the R5 or R6 radical, which is not part of a ring, denotes OH, NH2, NHR10 or NR11R12, R7, R10 denote alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclyl, R8, R9 independently of each other, denote alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclyl, or R8 together with R9, denotes the atoms necessary f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Jörg Siegel, Hans-Ulrich Borst
  • Publication number: 20020037486
    Abstract: A photographic material comprising a support and at least one layer which comprises at least one spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsion, characterised in that the material contains at least one compound of formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Jorg Siegel, Hans-Ulrich Borst
  • Publication number: 20020034712
    Abstract: A photographic material comprising a support and at least one at least one layer which comprises at least one spectrally sensitised silver halide emulsion, characterised in that the material contains at least one compound of formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Jorg Siegel, Hans-Ulrich Borst
  • Patent number: 6261758
    Abstract: The production of tabular silver bromide-iodide emulsions and silver bromide-chloride-iodide emulsions with an aspect ratio 32, an iodide content from 1 to 40 mol % and a chloride content from 0 to 20 mol %, by the process steps of (a) silver halide nucleus precipitation, and (b) at least one further precipitation of silver halide, wherein rein at least one aromatic five- or six-membered, heterocyclic compound, which is free from—SH—,—SSO2H— and—SSO2R groups, is added in an amount from 10−9 to 10−4 mol/mol silver during nucleus precipitation or during the precipitation of an inner zone of the silver halide grain which is different from the nucleus precipitate, results in an improved speed/grain size ratio and in an increased stability of a photographic material which contains an emulsion produced in this manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Ralf Wirowski, Hans-Ulrich Borst, Detlev Kapitza, Jörg Siegel, Peter Bergthaller, Heinrich Odenwälder
  • Patent number: 6171773
    Abstract: A colour photographic material which contains at least one pyrrolo[1,2-b]-1,2,4-triazole cyan coupler of the formula (I) in which R1, X and Y have the meaning stated in the description, is distinguished by excellent reproduction of blue and cyan tones if a 2-equivalent yellow coupler is added to the layer containing the couplers of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Agfa N.V
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, J{umlaut over (u)}rgen Jung, Edgar Draber, Jörg Hagemann, Ulrich Nickel
  • Patent number: 6150079
    Abstract: A color photographic material, the cyan coupler of which is of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.11 means an alkyl, aryl, acylamino, alkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl or a heterocyclic group,R.sub.12 means a group having electron-attracting characteristics,R.sub.13 means a group having electron-attracting characteristics,R.sub.14 means an alkyl or aryl group,R.sub.15 means a divalent linking member having 2 to 4 linking atoms,X means .dbd.O or .dbd.N--SO.sub.2 R.sub.21 andY means a group eliminable by hydrolytic or intramolecular (nucleophilic) attack,is distinguished by improved processing stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert N.V
    Inventor: Peter Bergthaller
  • Patent number: 6043017
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new compound of formula (I) with the proviso that Y represents N, and also relates to a colour photographic silver halide material comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide layer with which according to the invention a compound of formula (I) is associated, and also relates to a photographic colour development process in which couplers of formula (I) are reacted with colour developers of the phenylenediamine and/or diaminotoluene type to form coupling products which exhibit a strong absorption, particularly in the infrared region. The present invention further relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) as cyan and/or infrared couplers in colour photographic silver halide materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NV
    Inventor: Peter Bergthaller
  • Patent number: 6028199
    Abstract: Hardeners for photographic materials, the binders of which substantially consist of gelatine, wherein the hardeners are carbamoylpyridinium salts, the amine components of which are derived from secondary amines, which amines are converted into photographically inert products by an intramolecular cyclisation reaction, improve photographic properties, even when the material is stored under extreme conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NV
    Inventors: Erich Wolff, Peter Bergthaller
  • Patent number: 5935688
    Abstract: The light-fastness of an inkjet recording material having a support and an image-receiving layer containing a binder is improved if the image-receiving layer contains a water soluble inorganic thiosulphate, trithionate or tetrathionate or an organic thiosulphate in a quantity of 2 to 200 wt. %, relative to the quantity of binder in the image-receiving layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Stefan Herrmann
  • Patent number: 5908741
    Abstract: A photographic silver halide material in which the silver halide emulsion layer of at least one silver halide emulsion layer is stabilized with a compound of the formula (I):Ar--Se--X (I)in whichAr means a carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic group which has an electron-attracting grouping in o-position relative to the Se andX means a further substituted heteroatom,exhibits a smaller reduction in sensitivity, in particular under tropical conditions of storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Hans-Ulrich Borst, Johannes Willsau, Ralf Buscher, Peter Bell
  • Patent number: 5888717
    Abstract: A photosensitive silver halide emulsion which is ripened with at least one compound of the formula (I)R.sub.1 --X--R.sub.2 (I)in whichR.sub.1 and R.sub.2 mutually independently mean groups which are linked to X via an element from periods 3 to 6 of main group 4 or 5 or via an element from sub-groups 4 to 8 of the periodic system of elements, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be attached together via a linking member and wherein the bonds R.sub.1 --X and R.sub.2 --X may mutually independently be single or double bonds, andX means Se or Te,is distinguished by elevated sensitivity, low grain and low fog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Hans-Ulrich Borst, Jorg Siegel
  • Patent number: 5885760
    Abstract: A color photographic recording material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer unit containing color coupler, which unit comprises at least two adjacent silver halide emulsion partial layers of the spectral sensitivity concerned, one of which is more sensitive and one less sensitive, contains in a reactive association with at least one more sensitive silver halide emulsion partial layer having a comparatively low color coupler content relative to the silver halide content, a compound (or a precursor compound thereof), which is capable under chromogenic development conditions of forming a substantially colorless, diffusible coupling product with the color developer oxidation product, which coupling product is capable under chromogenic development conditions in the presence of an oxidising agent of forming a dye with a color coupler, with transfer of the residue originating from the color developer.On chromogenic development, color images having improved grain are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Jurgen Strobach
  • Patent number: 5855657
    Abstract: An inkjet ink results in improved color-fastness if the ink contains a water-soluble inorganic thiosulphate, trithionate or tetrathionate or an organic thiosulphate, in an amount of 0.2 to 8% by weight with respect to the ink base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Stefan Herrmann
  • Patent number: 5821044
    Abstract: A spectrally sensitised photographic silver halide emulsion which is super-sensitised with an aromatic complex having a central transition metal atom which is present in a valence state which is not the highest possible for the metal concerned and which complex contains at least one non-aromatic complex ligand, is distinguished by increased sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Jorg Siegel, Hans-Ulrich Borst, Michael Missfeldt
  • Patent number: 5683863
    Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which is stabilized with a compound of formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## where X represents O or NR.sub.2Y represents halogen,Z.sup..crclbar. represents an anion,R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or a substituent, or jointly with X represents the remaining members of a condensed ringR.sub.2 represents hydrogen or a substituent, andQ represents the atoms required for the completion of a 5- or 6-membered ring, is characterized by enhanced stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert-AG
    Inventors: Peter Bergthaller, Hans-Ulrich Borst, Peter Bell, Ralf Buscher, Johannes Willsau, Thomas Stetzer
  • Patent number: 5463072
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein A denotes a group having an electron acceptor character;Az denotes a group for completing a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring (azole ring) to which a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring may be attached by condensation andQ denotes a group for completing a condensed benzene or pyridine ringare prepared by oxidizing a compound of formula II ##STR2## wherein A and Q have the meanings indicatedwith an oxidizing agent which transfers acyloxy groups and then reacting the product with a compound of formula III ##STR3## wherein Az has the meaning indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: Agfa Gevart AG, D-51368
    Inventor: Peter Bergthaller
  • Patent number: 5455149
    Abstract: Yellow azomethine dyes of particularly elevated stability are obtained from yellow couplers of the formula I by chromogenic development ##STR1## In formula I Q means a residue to complete a 4-pyrimidone ring;X means a residue which is eliminable on chromogenic development;R.sup.1 means alkyl with 1 to 6 C atoms;R.sup.2 means halogen, --CF.sub.3, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, acylamino, sulphonamido, sulphuramido, carbamoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulphonyl, sulphamoyl or a heterocyclic residue, wherein two adjacent residues R.sup.2 may complete a ring;n means an integer from 1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert, AG
    Inventor: Peter Bergthaller
  • Patent number: 5200306
    Abstract: Couplers corresponding to formula I below used in multilayer color photographic recording materials are suitable for the release of photographically active compounds. ##STR1## In formula I above, A represents the residue of a coupler which, as a consequence of a reaction with the oxidation product of a silver halide developer under the photographic development conditions, releases a radical corresponding to the following formula ##STR2## Time represents a bond which, on reaction of the coupler with the oxidation product of a silver halide developer, is released together with the triazole ring attached thereto and, in turn, releases the triazole ring with delay under the development conditions;n=0, 1 or 2;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent any substituents, provided the compound of formula II ##STR3## as a whole is a photographically active compound after release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Agfa Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinrich Odenwalder, Hans Vetter, Peter Bergthaller, Dirk Hubner