Patents by Inventor Shigeru Kuwashima

Shigeru Kuwashima 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: 6048673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a color reversal photographic light-sensitive material, and particularly to a color reversal photographic light-sensitive material improved in skin color (flesh color) reproduction. More specifically, it relates to a color reversal photographic light-sensitive material that is excellent in tone reproduction of gray and skin colors, and that also exhibits a preferable chroma (colorfulness or saturation) with respect to skin colors of different tints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kuramitsu, Sadanobu Shuto, Shigeru Kuwashima, Makoto Yamada
  • Patent number: 5213952
    Abstract: A method of forming a direct positive color image by imagewise exposing a photographic material having at least one emulsion layer which contains previously non-fogged internal latent image-type silver halide grains, on a support, followed by color-developing the exposed material during or after fogging thereof, wherein the photographic material contains a color sensitizing dye and at least one compound or salt thereof which satisfies the condition-1 as defined in the specification. With the image formed by the method having an elevated maximum image density with a lowered minimum image density, and with the iamge-forming method displaying extremely excellent color reproducibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Kuwashima, Akihiko Ikegawa
  • Patent number: 5091295
    Abstract: 'A positive-positive silver halide color photographic material comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one hydrophilic colloid layer, and at least one colloidal silver layer on a support wherein said silver halide emulsion layer, hydrophilic colloid layer, or colloidal silver layer contains at least one dye of formula (I): ##STR1## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different and each represents an alkyl group, an aryl gorup or a heterocyclic group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2 and L.sub.3 each represents a methine group; n.sub.1 represents 1 or 2; and any of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 has a sulfo group and the total of the groups is at least two or more. A method of forming a color image using the same is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Kuwashima, Mario Aoki
  • Patent number: 5030553
    Abstract: Disclosed are direct positive photographic photosensitive materials which have at least one internal latent image core/shell type silver halide emulsion layer, which has not been pre-fogged, on a support wherein the silver halide molar ratio of the core and shell of the emulsion is not more than 1/5, and wherein at least one type of compound which can be represented by the formula (N-I) indicated below is included in the photosensitive material. ##STR1## In this formula, Z represents a non-metal atomic group which is required to form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, and Z may be substituted with substituents. R.sup.1 is an aliphatic group, and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group or an aromatic group. R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be substituted with substituents. Furthermore, R.sup.2 may be joined to the heterocyclic ring which is completed by and form a ring. However, at least one of the groups represented by R.sup.1, R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Kuwashima, Shigeo Hirano
  • Patent number: 5013636
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having in a layer thereon at least a dye represented by general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, -NR.sub.7 R.sub.8, --NR.sub.7 CONR.sub.7 R.sub.8, --NR.sub.8 COR.sub.9 or --NR.sub.8 SO.sub.2 R.sub.9 ;R.sub.2 and R.sub.5, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, a sulfonic acid group, --NR.sub.7 R.sub.8, --NR.sub.8 COR.sub.9, --NR.sub.8 SO.sub.2 R.sub.9, --NR.sub.7 CONR.sub.7 R.sub.8, --COOR.sub.7, --CONR.sub.7 R.sub.8, --COR.sub.9, --SO.sub.2 R.sub.9 or --SO.sub.2 NR.sub.7 R.sub.8 ;R.sub.3 and R.sub.6, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, --OR.sub.7, --COOR.sub.7, --COR.sub.9, --CONR.sub.7 R.sub.8, --NR.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Ohno, Yoshihiro Jimbo, Keiichi Adachi, Shigeru Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 4965179
    Abstract: A novel silver halide color photographic material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least three silver halide emulsion layer units each having a sensitivity to each of three primary colors of blue, green and red, wherein at least one unit among said silver halide emulsion layer units comprises a layer group containing at least two layers each having a different sensitivity and at least one layer in said layer group, which satisfies the following condition (A) or (B):(A) in the case where the silver halide emulsion layer unit is a blue-sensitive or green-sensitive unit, the layer is one to take charge of coloration of a substantially highest density range on a characteristic curve; or(B) in the case where the silver halide emulsion layer unit is a red-sensitive unit, the layer is one other than a layer which is in charge of coloration of a substantially highest density range on a characteristic curve,contains at least one compound of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Kuwashima, Akio Mitsui
  • Patent number: 4935337
    Abstract: There is provided a silver halide photographic material wherein a hydrophilic colloid layer is dyed with a new water-soluble dye that will not adversely affect the photographic characteristics of the silver halide emulsion layer. The silver halide photographic material exhibits excellent performance in that the dye is photochemically inactive such that not allow the sensitivity to lower, the latent image to fade, or the image to fog, and the decoloring or dissolving of the dye proceed rapidly in a photographic processing step, leaving no detrimental color on the processed photographic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Kuwashima, Yoshihiro Jimbo, Keiichi Adachi
  • Patent number: 4792518
    Abstract: A silver halide color reversal reflection print photosensitive material comprises at least one blue-sensitive layer, at least one green-sensitive layer and at least one red-sensitive layer on a support. In the characteristic curves of the color sensitive layers, a fluctuation width of point-gammas and absolute values of point-gammas are defined. The distribution of the grain size of the silver halide grains in silver halide emulsions contained in the color sensitive layer can be controlled by forming the grains in the presence of a silver halide solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Kuwashima, Akio Mitsui, Masaru Sano
  • Patent number: 4606876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing compression molded coal to be used for the block charging for the coke oven operation wherein the raw material coal are initially compression molded, a part of said already compression molded coal is caused to remain in the molding box while the subsequent raw material coal is charged to be compression molded, and said compression molded coal is combined so that the compression molded coal may be produced continuously. At the compression molding, the already compression molded coal may overcome the compression force applied to the subsequent compression molded coal due to its friction generated between the molded coals and the molding box. Further application of pressure to the pressing plate after the molding operation will cause the compression molded coal to be pushed out of the molding box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1986
    Assignee: Kawasaki Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshida, Noboru Ishihara, Shigeru Kuwashima