Patents by Inventor Sergio Massirio

Sergio Massirio 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: 6045985
    Abstract: Photographic elements are disclosed having on a support a silver halide emulsion layer sensitive to radiation other than blue light in addition to its intrinsic sensitivity to blue region, and a yellow filter layer between the silver halide emulsion layers and the source of exposure, the yellow filter layer containing a yellow filter dye represented by the structural formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is hydrogen, alkyl group or aryl group;R.sub.1 is aryl group or heterocyclic group;X is O or N--R.sub.2 where R.sub.2 is hydrogen or alkyl group;Y is N--R.sub.3 where R.sub.3 is hydrogen or alkyl group;n is 0 or 1;Z is hydrogen, alkyl group or aryl group;W is hydrogen, or W and Z, taken together, represent the atoms necessary to form an aryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Tulalip Consultoria Comercial Sociedade Unipessoal S.A.
    Inventors: Piero Cavalleri, Sergio Massirio
  • Patent number: 6043011
    Abstract: A multilayer silver halide color photographic element comprises a support having coated thereon a silver antihalation layer, an interlayer, at least two red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, at least two green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers a yellow filter layer, and at least two blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, wherein a silver halide emulsion layer or a nonsensitive layer adjacent thereto comprises a bleach accelerator releasing coupler of formulaA-(TIME).sub.n -S-X-Rwherein A represents a coupler residue releasing from (TIME).sub.n -S-X-R upon reaction with the oxidation product of a color developing agent; TIME represents a timing group releasing S-X-R with delay under developing conditions; n represents 0 or 1; X represents a divalent linking groups consisting of an alkylene group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and R represents a group selected in the group consisting of a), b) and c): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Tulalip Consultoria Comercial Sociedade Unipessaol S.A.
    Inventors: Isabella Cogliolo, Paolo Beretta, Ivano Delprato, Sergio Massirio
  • Patent number: 5821042
    Abstract: A multilayer silver halide color photographic element comprises a support having coated thereon a silver antihalation layer, an interlayer, at least two red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, at least two green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers a yellow filter layer, and at least two blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, wherein the interlayer provided between the silver antihalation layer and the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer closest to the support contains a bleach accelerator releasing compound, and the silver antihalation layer contains a water-soluble organic thiol.The invention provides reduction in residual silver levels and backside turbidity after processing, without deleteriously affecting sensitometric properties of the photographic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Sergio Massirio, Massimo Bertoldi, Giovanni Giusto, Emilio Prosperi, Roberto Sardelli
  • Patent number: 5770354
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon red-, green- and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers comprising, respectively, cyan, magenta and yellow dye-forming couplers, wherein the blue-sensitive emulsion layer comprises at least two blue-sensitive emulsion layers, the uppermost of which has the highest-sensitivity and the lowermost of which has the lowest sensitivity, characterized in that the uppermost highest sensitivity blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprises a yellow dye-forming coupler and a cyan dye-forming coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Imation Corp.
    Inventors: Sergio Massirio, Raffaella Biavasco, Flavio Costa
  • Patent number: 5529892
    Abstract: Light-sensitive silver halide photographic element comprising a support bearing at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least a protective layer being further away from the support than every silver halide emulsion layer, said protective layer containing a gelatin having a viscosity lower than 20 milliPascal per seconds in 10 weight % aqueous solution at 40.degree. C., said gelatin being hardened with a carbamoyl pyridinium salt compound having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, together, constitute the atoms required to form a heterocyclic ring with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded,R.sub.3 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a carbamoyl group, or a ureido group, andR.sub.4 represents an alkylene group or a single chemical bond between the pyridinium nucleus and the --SO.sub.3 -- group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Sergio Massirio, Giovanni Giusto, Domenico Marinelli
  • Patent number: 5441858
    Abstract: Silver halide photographic element comprising a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer, characterised in that said silver halide emulsion layer is spectrally sensitized to infrared radiation with a tricarbocyanine dye having the formula: ##STR1## wherein, Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each independently represents the atoms necessary to complete a thiazole nucleus or an oxazole nucleus,Z.sub.3 represents the atoms necessary to complete a 5-membered N-containing aromatic ring, Q represents the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic ring, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represents an alkyl group, X.sup.- represents an anion, and n represents an integer of 1 to 2, provided that n is 1 when the dye forms an intramolecular salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Ivano Delprato, Sergio Massirio, Massimo Bertoldi
  • Patent number: 5248838
    Abstract: A process for preparing bisphenol fluorene products which comprises reacting fluorenone with a phenol compound in the presence of an acidic condensing agent in a solution of an organic liquid wherein the bisphenol fluorene compound is insoluble and recovering the obtained bisphenol fluorene product from the reaction mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Sergio Massirio, Mauro Besio, Marcello Gagliano, Brunella Fornasari, Angelo Vallarino, Piera Di Mito