Patents by Inventor Ralf Weimann
Ralf Weimann 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).
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Patent number: 6900005Abstract: A color photographic print material having at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterized in that the cyan coupler is of the formula in which R6-R9, X and Z are defined in the specification, and the magenta coupler is of the formula in which R1-R5, Y, A, B and n are defined in the specification, and is distinguished by good color reproduction, dark stability and light stability.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Axel Jochum
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Publication number: 20050112513Abstract: A colour-photographic copying material comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least two cyan couplers, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler, and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that at least one cyan coupler corresponds to formula (I) and at least one cyan coupler corresponds to formula (II) wherein R1, R1? represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2, R2? represent, independently of one another, an alkyl or an aryl group, R3, R3? represent, independently of one another an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulphonyloxy, sulphamoylamino, sulphonamido, ureido, hydroxycarbonyl, hydroxycarbonylamino, carbamoyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylamino or arylamino group or a hydrogen atom, Z, Z? represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom or a group that may be cleavType: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2004Publication date: May 26, 2005Applicant: AGFA-GEVAERTInventors: Gunter Helling, Ralf Weimann
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Patent number: 6890707Abstract: A print material having a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the silver halide crystals of the red-sensitive layer have a chloride content of at least 95 mol %, contain 20 to 500 nmol of iridium per mol of silver halide and the cyan coupler is of the formula in which R1 means a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 means an alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group, R3 means an alkyl or aryl group, R4 means an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulfonyloxy, sulfamoylamino, sulfonamido, ureido, hydroxycarbonyl, hydroxycarbonylamino, carbamoyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylamino or arylamino group or a hydrogen atom and Z means a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable under the conditions of chromogenic development, is disType: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Patent number: 6806042Abstract: A print material having a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the red-sensitive layer contains at least one oil former, the cyan coupler is of the formula in which R1 means a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 means an alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group, R3 means an alkyl or aryl group, R4 means an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulfonyloxy, sulfamoylamino, sulfonamido, ureido, hydroxycarbonyl, hydroxycarbonylamino, carbamoyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylamino or arylamino group or a hydrogen atom and Z means a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable under the conditions of chromogenic development, and the ratio by weight of oil former to cyan coupler is less than 1:1, is distinguished by excType: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: October 19, 2004Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Patent number: 6783924Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material comprising a substrate, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the silver halide crystals of the red-sensitive layer have a chloride content of at least 95 mol %, the cyan coupler corresponding to formula wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 represents an alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group R3 represents an alkyl or aryl group, R4 represents an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulphonyloxy, sulphamoylamino, sulphonamido, ureido, hydroxycarbonyl, hydroxycarbonylamino, carbamoyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylamino or arylamino group or a hydrogen atom and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a group which may be split off under the conditions of cType: GrantFiled: July 2, 2003Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Patent number: 6764815Abstract: A color photographic print material which contains a cyan coupler of the formula in which R1 means a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 means OR3 or NR4R5, R3 means an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group with 1 to 6 C atoms, R4 means an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group with 1 to 6 C atoms, R5 means a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group with 1 to 6 C atoms, R6 means an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group and Z means a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable under the conditions of chromogenic development, wherein the total number of the C atoms of the alkyl groups R3 to R6 in a coupler molecule is 8 to 18, is simultaneously distinguished by good light and dark stability as well as by good color reproduction. The couplers furthermore exhibit very good solubility in conventional coupler solvents.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2003Date of Patent: July 20, 2004Assignee: AGFA-GevaertInventor: Ralf Weimann
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Publication number: 20040110103Abstract: A colour photographic silver halide material comprising a substrate, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the silver halide crystals of the red-sensitive layer have a chloride content of at least 95 mol %, the cyan coupler corresponding to formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: June 10, 2004Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert (Belgium)Inventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Publication number: 20040033450Abstract: A color photographic print material which contains a cyan coupler of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventor: Ralf Weimann
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Patent number: 6689552Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material which can be developed to form a negative, at least 95 mol % of the silver halides of which consist of AgCl, and which contains at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the silver halide of which contains at least one compound of formulae (I), (II) and (III): [IrClnF6-n]2−M2+ (I) wherein n denotes 0 or an integer from 1 to 6 and M2+ denotes 1 or 2 cations with a total number of 2 positive charges, [Fe(CN)6]m−Mm+ (II) wherein m denotes 2 or 3 and Mm+ denotes 1 to 3 cations with a total number of m positive charges, wherein o denotes 0, 1 or 2 and R denotes an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl, is distinguished under scanning exposure and on analogue exposure by sharp contrast which is independent of exposure time and by a stable latent image.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Cuong Ly, Edgar Draber, Matthias Feigl, Günter Helling, Thomas Kaluschke, Michael Missfeldt, Maria Nietgen, Heinz-Horst Teitscheid, Ralf Weimann, Heinz Wiesen
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Publication number: 20040023171Abstract: A print material having a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the red-sensitive layer contains at least one oil former, the cyan coupler is of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Agfa-Gevaert N.V. (Belgium)Inventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Publication number: 20040023173Abstract: A print material having a support, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the silver halide crystals of the red-sensitive layer have a chloride content of at least 95 mol %, contain 20 to 500 nmol of iridium per mol of silver halide and the cyan coupler is of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Cuong Ly, Klaus Sinzger, Beate Weber, Heinz Wiesen
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Publication number: 20040023172Abstract: A colour photographic print material having at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the cyan coupler is of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Ralf Weimann, Markus Geiger, Axel Jochum
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Publication number: 20040018455Abstract: A colour photographic print material having at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, characterised in that the magenta coupler is of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Inventors: Markus Geiger, Axel Jochum, Ralf Weimann
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Patent number: 6558887Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material containing in at least one red-sensitive layer a cyan coupler having formula (I) and in a photosensitive or non-photosensitive layer a UV absorber having formula (II) where R1 to R4, R11 to R16, Z, m, n and o have the meanings specified in the description, is characterised by good light and dark stability and low secondary densities.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2002Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Günter Helling, Ralf Weimann
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Publication number: 20030064331Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material which can be developed to form a negative, at least 95 mol % of the silver halides of which consist of AgCl, and which contains at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the silver halide of which contains at least one compound of formulae (I), (II) and (III):Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2001Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventors: Cuong Ly, Edgar Draber, Matthias Feigl, Gunter Helling, Thomas Kaluschke, Michael Missfeldt, Maria Nietgen, Heinz-Horst Teitscheid, Ralf Weimann, Heinz Wiesen
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Patent number: 6534254Abstract: A color photographic print material which contains a cyan coupler of the formula in which R1 means a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R2 means an alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group, R3 means an alkyl or aryl group, R4 means an alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, acylamino, sulfonyloxy, sulfamoylamino, sulfonamido, ureido, hydroxycarbonyl, hydroxycarbonyl-amino, carbamoyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylamino or arylamino group or a hydrogen atom, Z means a hydrogen atom or a group eliminable under the conditions of chromogenic development, X means S, NH or NR5 and R5 means an alkyl or aryl group, is simultaneously distinguished by good light and dark stability as well as by good color reproduction.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Günter Helling, Ralf Weimann, Siegfried Dzwonnek
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Publication number: 20020136993Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material containing in at least one red-sensitive layer a cyan coupler having formula (1) 1Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Inventors: Gunter Helling, Ralf Weimann
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Patent number: 6045989Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material having a support and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the silver halide of which consists of at least 95 mole % of AgCl, and which contains a magenta coupler of formula (I) whereinR denotes H or a group which is split off under the conditions of chromogenic development,R.sub.1 denotes alkyl, which is optionally substituted, andR.sub.2 denotes R.sub.1 or aryl,wherein the sum of all the C atoms of the R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 radicals in a coupler molecule is at least 12, and wherein the silver halide contains mercury, is distinguished by improved latent image stability.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1998Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Cuong Ly, Ralf Weimann
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Patent number: 6010838Abstract: A color photographic silver halide material, at least 95 mol. % of the silver halides of which consist of silver chloride, the blue-sensitive layer of which is spectrally sensitised with a dye of the formula I, ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 means 2-thienyl or 3-thienyl andZ means --O-- or --S-- andR.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and X have the meaning stated in the description,and which contains a yellow coupler of the formula II ##STR2## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2 and m have the meaning stated in the description, is distinguished by elevated sensitivity, low yellow fog and low secondary absorption of the yellow dye.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1998Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert NVInventors: Ralf Weimann, Michael Missfeldt, Markus Geiger
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Patent number: 5976772Abstract: A bleach/fixing bath, characterized in that it contains, apart from the active and auxiliary substances necessary for bleach/fixing, a phosphonocarboxylic acid having at least two carboxylic acid groups per molecule, is lower in odor and more stable than conventional bleaching baths.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1997Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: Agfa Gevaert AGInventors: Thomas Hubsch, Ralf Weimann, Angelika Scholkmann, Erika Spriewald