Patents by Inventor Sumito Yamada

Sumito Yamada 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: 5015562
    Abstract: A light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one layer containing at least one of a mordant and a dye is provided on at least one side of the support, and at least one layer which is provided on the same side of the layer containing the mordant and dye contains a water-soluble ionic polymer as an agent for reducing color remaining. The light-sensitive material has improved sharpness, freedom from color remaining after processing, and excellent drying properties suitable for rapid processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichizo Toya, Sumito Yamada, Koichi Suematsu
  • Patent number: 4968595
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion containing silver halide grains having (III) faces, at least 50% (by projected area) of which are(a) silver halide grains controlled so that the development thereof is initiated at the corners or in the vicinity of the corners of the grains, and/or(b) silver halide grains controlled so that the development thereof is initiated at the edges or in the vicinity of the edges of the grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumito Yamada, Tadashi Ito, Hiroyuki Mifune, Keisuke Shiba, Toshihiro Nishikawa, Hideo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4965180
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having a subbing layer containing an aqueous polymer latex represented by the following formula (I), which has a cross linked structure: ##STR1## wherein A represents an ethylenic unsaturated monomer unit; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; L represents a divalent group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or a hydrogen atom; Q represents nitrogen or phosphorus; X-represents an anion other than iodine ion; and B represents a structural unit in which copolymerizable monomers having at least two ethylenic unsaturated groups have been copolymerized: x is selected to constituted from 0 to 90 mol%; y is selected to constitute from 10 to 99.9 mol%; z is selected to constitute from 0.1 to 50 mol%; and R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Fujii Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Suematsu, Sumito Yamada, Tomokazu Yasuda, Junichi Yamanouchi, Yasuo Mukunoki
  • Patent number: 4957856
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one subbing layer, wherein the at least one subbing layer comprises a binder, a polymer represented by formula (I), a dye represented by formula (II) and a nonionic surface active agent, all described hereinbelow, which has improved sharpness by virtue of the decoloring capable anti-halation function provided by the subbing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Suematsu, Sumito Yamada, Shigeru Ohno, Tadashi Ito
  • Patent number: 4933268
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing at least one dye represented by formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, each group being substituted by at least one carboxylic acid group or sulfonic acid group; R.sub.2 represents --CONR.sub.3 R.sub.4 or --NR.sub.3 COR.sub.4, wherein R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R.sub.4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group having a hydrophobic substituent constant .pi. in the range of about 1.60.ltoreq..pi..ltoreq.about 3.90; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, and L.sub.3 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted methine group; and n represents 0, 1, or 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Ohno, Tadashi Ito, Sumito Yamada, Tomokazu Yasuda, Keiichi Adachi
  • Patent number: 4917993
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one other hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein at least one compound represented by formula (I) is contained in at least one layer of the silver halide photographic material and wherein an organic material selected from the group consisting of a natural or synthetic water-soluble polymer is contained in at least one of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the other hydrophilic colloid layer such that at least 10% by weight of the organic material originally present in the layers of the silver halide photographic material is washed out from the layer during development processing:A--X--Y--B (I)wherein A represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, which has from 8 to 25 carbon atoms; X represents ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms or --Y--B; Y represents a group consisting of at least one of eac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Mukunoki, Masakazu Yoneyama, Sumito Yamada
  • Patent number: 4877720
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, at least one layer of the silver halide photographic material comprising at least one compound represented by formula (I):PWR--Time--.sub.t --POL (I)wherein PWR represents a group capable of releasing (Time--.sub.t POL upon reduction; Time represents a divalent organic group capable of releasing POL via a subsequent reaction after (Time--.sub.t POL is released from PWR; t is 0 or 1; and POL represents a polymer group.The compound represented by formula (I) is a useful functional polymer whose properties are drastically changed upon reduction and reveal photographically useful function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Sato, Shigeru Ohno, Sumito Yamada
  • Patent number: 4797353
    Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer with an automatic developing machine which comprises developing an imagewise exposed silver halide light-sensitive material, wherein an amount of organic substances remaining in at least one of the emulsion layer or other hydrophilic colloid layers comprising a surface protective layer after said processing with said automatic developing machine, is not more than about 90 wt % of the weight of said organic substances prior to said processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumito Yamada, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Masaki Satake
  • Patent number: 4678741
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having on a support at least one hydrophilic colloid layer and at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains having a grain diameter of at least 5 times the thickness of the grains and at least one compound represented by general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a methyl group and R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an aryl group, or a substituted aryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumito Yamada, Masaki Okazaki
  • Patent number: 4678745
    Abstract: A process for producing a tabular silver halide emulsion by using a sulfur-containing silver halide solvent that promotes growth of silver halide grains, and a light-sensitive material containing the emulsion are disclosed. The grain growth effect of the silver halide solvent is reduced or eliminated by using an oxidizing agent thereby excluding the adverse effect of the silver halide solvent upon chemical ripening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumito Yamada, Hiroyuki Mifune, Shigeharu Urabe
  • Patent number: 4665012
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing light-sensitive silver halide grains, at least 10% (in number) of said halide grains being tabular grains having a diameter/thickness ratio of not less than 5. The tabular grains include an iodine-containing silver halide solid solution in an interior portion thereof which is contained in areas covering, with regard to its major or minor axis direction, 80% by mole of the silver contained in the grain. Further, the tabular grains have an average iodine content in the internal high iodine phase which is five times that of the silver bromide, iodobromide or chloroiodobromide contained in the phase present outside of the internal high iodide phase. In addition, the silver contained in the internal high iodine phase is not more than 50% by mole of the total amount of silver in the tabular grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Sugimoto, Sumito Yamada
  • Patent number: 4647528
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having on a support at least one silver halide emulsion layer which contains light-sensitive tabular silver halide grains, with a ratio of grain diameter to grain thickness of 5 or more and a polymeric hardener. The silver halide photographic material has both increased covering power and scratching resistance, and is suitable for high-temperature rapid development processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumito Yamada, Taku Nakamura, Shuzo Suga, Hiroshi Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 4609621
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having provided thereon a hydrophilic colloid layer and a silver halide emulsion layer. The silver halide emulsion layer contains tubular silver halide grains having a diameter at least 3 times their thickness and also contains a compound represented by general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## the substituents are defined within the specification. The material obtains the advantages of utilizing tabular silver halide grains while having a reduced dependents of its photographic properties on development processing conditions which normally effect materials containing tabular silver halide grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Sugimoto, Sumito Yamada, Tadashi Ikeda, Haruo Takei, Masaki Okazaki
  • Patent number: 4585729
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitve material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a transparent support having provided on one side of the support at least two silver halide emulsion layers and a surface-protecting layer. One of the two silver halide emulsion layers is a tabular silver halide emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains having a diameter at least five times the thickness of the grains. The other silver halide emulsion layer is a non-tabular silver halide emulsion layer containing non-tabular silver halide grains. The tabular silver halide emulsion layer is positioned closer to the support than the non-tabular silver halide emulsion layer, and the non-tabular silver halide emuslion layer is positioned closer to the support than the surface-protecting layer. The material may include two similar silver halide emulsion layers and a surface-protecting layer on the opposite side of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Sugimoto, Sumito Yamada
  • Patent number: 4581329
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a support, a hydrophilic colloid layer or layers and a silver halide emulsion layer or layers, wherein at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers contains tabular silver halide grains having a diameter:thickness ratio of 5:1 or more and at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) or general formula (II): ##STR1## wherein Z.sub.1 represents the non-metal atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; R.sub.1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group; R.sub.2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group with up to 2 aromatic fused rings, or an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or with R.sub.1 an alkylene group forming a ring; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Sugimoto, Sumito Yamada, Hideo Ikeda, Masaki Okazaki, Tadashi Ikeda