Patents by Inventor Renzo Torterolo

Renzo Torterolo 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: 6063556
    Abstract: A silver halide radiographic element comprising a polymeric film base, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one antistatic layer adhered to at least one side of said polymeric film base, wherein (1) said silver halide emulsion layer comprises tabular silver halide grains having an average diameter to thickness ratio of at least 3:1, and (2) said antistatic layer comprises a colloidal vanadium oxide and a sulfopolyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Alberto Valsecchi, Renzo Torterolo
  • Patent number: 5914222
    Abstract: A photographic element comprising a polymeric film base, a silver halide emulsion layer, and an antistatic layer comprising a colloidal vanadium oxide and a vinyl addition polymer dispersion in a dry weight ratio of from 1:30 to 1:500. The antistatic layer may be present as a backing layer on the side of the base opposite the silver halide emulsion layer, as a subbing layer between the base and the emulsion layer in a single or double side coated photographic element, and/or as a subbing layer between the base and a different backing layer. No barrier layer is used over the antistatic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Eric D. Morrison, Paola Puppo, Alberto Valsecchi, Elio Martino, William L. Kausch, Renzo Torterolo
  • Patent number: 5709985
    Abstract: A photographic element comprising a polymeric film base, a silver halide emulsion layer, and an antistatic layer comprising a colloidal vanadium oxide and a vinyl addition polymer dispersion in a dry weight ratio of from 1:30 to 1:500. The antistatic layer may be present as a backing layer on the side of the base opposite the silver halide emulsion layer, as a subbing layer between the base and the emulsion layer in a single or double side coated photographic element, and/or as a subbing layer between the base and a different backing layer. No barrier layer is used over the antistatic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Eric D. Morrison, Paola Puppo, Alberto Valsecchi, Elio Martino, William L. Kausch, Renzo Torterolo
  • Patent number: 5604083
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an antistatic polymeric film base comprising a polymeric film having coated on at least one side thereof an antistatic layer comprising the reaction product of (1) a water-soluble, electrically conductive polymer containing carboxylic groups and (2) a water-soluble polymer containing oxazoline groups, and to a photographic element comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer on said antistatic polymeric film base. This antistatic layer may be present as a backing layer on the side of the film base opposite the silver halide emulsion layer, as a subbing layer between the film base and the emulsion layer in a single or double side coated photographic element, and/or as a subbing layer between the film base and a different backing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Alberto Valsecchi, Giorgio Spazzapan, Renzo Torterolo, Soonkun Kang
  • Patent number: 5571665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer coated thereon, and a hydrophilic colloid layer coated on said at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said hydrophilic colloid layer comprises a combination of (a) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic polyoxyethylene surfactants and anionic polyoxyethylene surfactants and (b) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic perfluoroalkylpolyoxyethylene surfactants and polyoxyethylene-modified polysiloxane surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Dario Ballerini, Marco Bucci, Domenico Marinelli, Renzo Torterolo
  • Patent number: 5541049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer coated thereon, and a hydrophilic colloid layer coated on said at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said hydrophilic colloid layer comprises a combination of (a) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-ionic perfluoroalkyl(ene)polyoxyethylene surfactants and polyoxyethylene-modified polysiloxane surfactants, and (b) at least one salt of perfluoroalkylsulfonyl imide or perfluoroalkylsulfonyl methide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Dario Ballerini, Renzo Torterolo, Marco Bucci, William M. Lamanna, George G. I. Moore, William A. Huffman
  • Patent number: 5503967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer coated thereon, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer comprises from 5 to 15% by weight of a water-soluble, electrically conductive copolymer (1) containing carboxylic groups and sulfonic groups and wherein a hydrophilic colloid layer comprising a combination of a fluorinated surfactant (2), a non-ionic polyoxyethylene surfactant (3) and an anionic polyoxyethylene surfactant (4) is coated on said at least one silver halide emulsion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Fulvio Furlan, Renzo Torterolo
  • Patent number: 5441860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer wherein at least one of said layers comprises a gelatin hardening agent and said hydrophilic colloid layer comprises an alkali-insoluble acrylic polymer particles having an average particle size of from 0.5 to 6 .mu.m and wherein at least 95% by number of said polymer particles have a particle size within .+-.15% of the average particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brunella Fornasari, Giuseppe Bussi, Renzo Torterolo
  • Patent number: 5354648
    Abstract: A radiographic assembly comprising:a radiographic element which comprises a support and a front and back pair of silver halide emulsion layers coated on the opposite sides of the support, anda front and back pair of intensifying screens adjacent said front and back emulsion layers, respectively,wherein at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers shows a swelling index lower than 140% and a melting time of from 45 to 120 minutes, and the contrast difference between said pair of silver halide emulsion layers is at least 0.5,wherein the X-ray stimulated light emission difference between said pair of intensifying screens is at least 0.6 IogE, andwherein the average imagewise cross-over of said radiographic element is lower than 5% at optical density of from 0.5 to 1.75 and in the range of from 5 to 15% at optical density of from 1.75 to 3.25, said imagewise cross-over being measured according to the formula described in the specificaton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Marco Bucci, Renzo Torterolo, Pierfiore Malfatto, Marco Beruto
  • Patent number: 5098821
    Abstract: Light-sensitive silver halide photographic materials comprising a support base and one or more hydrophilic colloid layers, at least one of which is a silver halide emulsion layer, at least one of said hydrophilic colloid layers of said photographic materials containing both a) a non-ionic surface active agent having a polyoxyethylene group and b) a fluorinated organic compound, characterized by the fact that said fluorinated organic compound is the reaction product of a polyoxyalkyleneamine compound and a fluorinated organic acid compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Elio Cavallo, Richard Guenthner, Renzo Torterolo
  • Patent number: 4975363
    Abstract: Light-sensitive silver halide photographic materials comprising a support base and one or more hydrophilic colloid layers, at least one of which is a silver halide emulsion layer, at least one hydrophilic colloid surface layer of said photographic materials containing (a) a non-ionic surface active agent having a polyoxyethylene group, (b) a fluorinated organic compound which is the reaction product of a polyoxyalkyleneamine compound and a fluorinated organic acid compound, (c) discrete particles of a water-insoluble matting agent and (d) discrete particles of a water-insoluble surface modifying agent selected in the group of a silicone polymer and colloidal silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Elio Cavallo, Renzo Torterolo