Patents by Inventor Syozo Aoki

Syozo Aoki 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: 5032494
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising; subjecting to exposure a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material comprising a support; a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one of a core/shell silver halide grain containing 3.0 mole % or more of silver iodide and a tabular silver halide grain containing 3.0 mole % or more of silver iodide; and a compound capable of releasing at a developing processing a restrainer or restrainer precursor which forms silver salt having the solubility product with a silver ion, of 1.times.10.sup.-9 or less, and thereafter; carrying out a color developing processing by using a color developing solution containing an aromatic primary amine type color developing agent, for a period of 120 seconds or less and so as to have a value of (developed silver amount at the maximum density portion)/(total silver amount), of 0.5 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kurematsu, Shigeharu Koboshi, Syozo Aoki, Masahiko Kon
  • Patent number: 5015560
    Abstract: A method of treating a waste solution resulting from the processing of a photographic material with a working solution is disclosed, wherein at least part of said waste solution is absorbed by a resin capable of absorbing at least 50 times its own weight of a liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Koboshi, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Syozo Aoki, Naoki Takabayashi
  • Patent number: 4940134
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating a waste solution generated when a photosensitive material is processed by an automatic developing machine includes a waste solution reservoir which is maintained at a constant level. A drum, partially immersed in the waste solution, is rotated to coat its surface. The drum is heated to produce a waste vapor. The waste vapor is condensed by a condenser and filtered and solid wastes are scraped from the surface of the drum. The condenser has a drain tank for collecting condensate and a non-condensable gas component. The interior of the drain tank is sealed to form an air tight seal and has a vent for exhausting the non-condensable gas component from the interior portion to the outside. The air vent includes an absorption tower to treat the non-condensable gas component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syozo Aoki, Satoru Kuse, Shigeharu Koboshi
  • Patent number: 4791013
    Abstract: The present invention provides a container for containing a photographic processing solution which comprises a housing member and a partion member, thereby the container is divided into two chambers of which the first chamber is prepared for containing the photogaphic processing solution and the second chamber is prepared for collecting the waste solution. One part of the housing member forming the first chamber comprises a oxygen shelter for restraining oxygen permiation therethrough into the first chamber below 20 ml/m.sup.2 /24 hrs. The second chamber has a solution-absorbing material therein for facilitating the collection of the waste solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeharu Koboshi, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi Miyaoka, Syozo Aoki, Naoki Takabayashi
  • Patent number: 4769661
    Abstract: The main object of the invention is to provide a disk film developing apparatus which has a developing process section of non-light shielding construction having substantially no darkroom section and in which one or more disk films are developed while being accomodated in a cartridge.The photographic processing apparatus for the disk film according to the invention comprises a means for holding the cartridge containing the disk film therein, a means for supplying a processing solution into the cartridge, and a means for releasing the disk film from the cartridge. And, during the photographic processing, the disk film being contained in the cartridge can be rotated by a rotating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syozo Aoki, Shigeharu Koboshi, Masayuki Kurematsu, Masahiko Kon