Patents by Inventor Socman Ho

Socman Ho 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).

  • Benzimidazolocarbocyanine dye, and silver halide emulsion and silver halide light-sensitive photographic material containing the same
    Patent number: 6093527
    Abstract: A noble benzimidazolocarbocyanine dye represented by the following formulas is disclosed. A silver halide emulsion and a silver halide photographic material containing the dye are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Kagawa, Socman Ho, Noriyasu Kita
  • Silver halide photographic light sensitive material
    Patent number: 5866315
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer comprising a silver halide emulsion, wherein the silver halide emulsion comprises silver halide grains having an average iodide content of 0 to 1 mol %, at least 50% of total grain projected area is accounted for by tabular grains having an aspect ratio of 2 to 20; and the silver halide grains being spectrally sensitized with a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula (1) or (2): ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Socman Ho, Nobuaki Kagawa, Noriyasu Kita