Patents by Inventor Takanori Hioki

Takanori Hioki 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: 6649337
    Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material comprises: a support; a photosensitive silver halide; a non-photosensitive organic silver salt; a reducing agent for a silver ion; a binder; and a compound having specified structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Hioki, Katsumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20030190564
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer contains at least one compound of formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic) and at least one compound of formula (II): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Hioki, Tetsuo Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20030180673
    Abstract: A process for producing a (spectrally sensitized silver halide photographic emulsion having high sensitivity is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Takeshi Suzumoto, Takanori Hioki
  • Patent number: 6610468
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having high sensitivity, low fog and good shelf life (i.e., storage stability), which comprises at least one kind of merocyanine dye represented by formula (I): wherein Z1 represents an atomic group necessary for forming a naphthoxazole ring, R1 and R2 each represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, L1, L2, L3 and L4 each represents a methine group, M1 represents a charge neutralizing counter ion, and m1 is a number of 0 or more necessary for neutralizing a charge in a molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Katoh, Tomoyuki Ohzeki, Katsutoshi Yamane, Takanori Hioki
  • Patent number: 6593074
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, which comprises at least one dye or sensitizing dye having at least one organic counter ion; and also a silver halide photographic emulsion layer containing the above dye or sensitizing dye and a method of producing the above silver halide photographic emulsion are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Hioki, Noboru Hikichi
  • Patent number: 6582895
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion which comprises at least one methine compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein X1 and X2 each represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, or N—R3, wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a heterocyclic group; V1 and V2 each represents a monovalent substituent; n1 and n2 each represents 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; L1, L2 and L3 each represents a methine group; l represents an integer of 0 to 3; M represents a counter ion for balancing electric charge; m represents a necessary number for balancing electric charge; and R1 and R2 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, but at least either R1 or R2 represents the alkyl group represented by any of the following formulae: Ra=(Qa)rCO{overscore (N)}SO2Raa Rb=(Qb)sSO2{o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Hanaki, Takanori Hioki, Kiyoshi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 6582894
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, comprising a silver halide grain having a spectral absorption maximum wavelength of less than 500 nm and a light absorption intensity of 60 or more or having a spectral absorption maximum wavelength of 500 nm or more and a light absorption intensity of 100 or more, wherein assuming that a maximum value of the spectral absorption factor of said emulsion by a sensitizing dye is Amax, the distance between the shortest wavelength showing 80% of Amax and the longest wavelength showing 80% of Amax is 20 nm or more and the distance between the shortest wavelength showing 50% of Amax and the longest wavelength showing 50% of Amax is 120 nm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Hioki, Katsuhiro Yamashita, Katsumi Kobayashi, Takashi Katoh
  • Patent number: 6566044
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide photographic material that is excellent in photographic speed as well as image graininess and exhibits low residual color even after rapid processing. The silver halide photographic material contains a compound represented by formula (I) and a compound represented by formula (II), as defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Ohzeki, Tetsuo Nakamura, Takanori Hioki
  • Publication number: 20030068591
    Abstract: A high-sensitive silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Takanori Hioki
  • Publication number: 20020168599
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on a support, the emulsion layer comprising a silver halide emulsion containing at least two sensitizing dyes represented by the following general formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakamura, Kimiyasu Morimura, Takanori Hioki
  • Patent number: 6465166
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (I) and silver halide photographic materials comprising these compounds: wherein Q1 represents a methine or polymethine group necessary for completing the compound as a methine dye; Z1 represents atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, provided that Z1 may be condensed with a ring; L1 and L2 each represent a methine group; p1 represents 0 or 1; L represents a divalent linking group and Ar represents an aromatic group, provided that L or Ar contains at least one proton dissociative group as a substituent group or a part of the linkage or aromatic group and the proton dissociative group has a pKa value of from 3 to 12; M1 represents a counter ion for charge balance; and m1 represents a number of counter ions required for neutralizing charges on the molecule, and ranges from 0 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Kobayashi, Takanori Hioki
  • Patent number: 6461803
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic lightsensitive material comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein the lightsensitive material has an ISO speed of 640 or more, and has a variation, in terms of a SNGR ratio, of magenta and cyan colors of 0 dB or more when the lightsensitive material is subjected to each of white light exposure, white fluorescent lamp exposure and three band fluorescent lamp exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Suga, Takanori Hioki, Jun Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20020110764
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide photographic material that is excellent in photographic speed as well as image graininess and exhibits low residual color even after rapid processing. The silver halide photographic material contains a compound represented by formula (I) and a compound represented by formula (II), as defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Ohzeki, Tetsuo Nakamura, Takanori Hioki
  • Publication number: 20020106594
    Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material comprises: a support; a photosensitive silver halide; a non-photosensitive organic silver salt; a reducing agent for a silver ion; a binder; and a compound having specified structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Takanori Hioki, Katsumi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20020058216
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material which comprises at least one methine dye represented by the following formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakamura, Takanori Hioki, Katsuhisa Ohzeki, Naoyuki Hanaki
  • Publication number: 20020051950
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material having high sensitivity, low fog and good shelf life (i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Takashi Katoh, Tomoyuki Ohzeki, Katsutoshi Yamane, Takanori Hioki
  • Patent number: 6365335
    Abstract: A Silver halide photographic material high in sensitivity and decreased in residual color is disclosed, which comprises at least one compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein Z1 represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, a tellurium atom, a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; Q represents a group necessary for forming a methine dye; M1 represents a charge equilibrium counter ion; m1 represents the number necessary for neutralizing a charge of the molecule; Vp represents a group having a log P value lower than that of Cl; q1 represents 1, 2, 3 or 4; and R1 is represented by following: R1=(La)k1CONHSO2R11, R1=(Lb)k2SO2NHCOR12, R1=(Lc)k3CONHCOR13, R1=(Ld)k4SO2NHSO2R14 wherein R11, R12, R13 and R14 each represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxyl group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclyloxy group or an amino group; La, Lb, Lc and Ld each represents a methylene group; and k1, k2, k3 a nd k4 each represents a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Hioki, Kiyoshi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 6348307
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which exhibits a high sensitivity and less residual color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takanori Hioki
  • Publication number: 20020018974
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, which comprises at least one dye or sensitizing dye having at least one organic counter ion; and also a silver halide photographic emulsion layer containing the above dye or sensitizing dye and a method of producing the above silver halide photographic emulsion are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Takanori Hioki, Noboru Hikichi
  • Publication number: 20020012891
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion which contains at least two sensitizing dyes represented by the following formula (I):
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakamura, Takanori Hioki