Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Kojima

Tetsuro Kojima 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: 4788132
    Abstract: A silver halide color reversal photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on the support, which material is characterized in that at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer or at least one layer adjacent thereto contains at least one of the compounds represented by the following general formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV): ##STR1## All the symbols used are as defined in the Specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyasu Deguchi, Tetsuro Kojima, Hideo Miyazaki, Shigeru Ohno, Koki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4772546
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is described, having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing an iodine-containing silver halide on a support and having one or more auxiliary layers on the outermost surface of a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer positioned farthest from the support, wherein at least one of the auxiliary layers contains a substantially non-light-sensitive silver halide emulsion or a silver halide emulsion containing grains whose inner part or surface part is fogged, and the material contains at least one compound represented by formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R, X, Y, Z, and n are described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyasu Deguchi, Tetsuro Kojima, Hideo Miyazaki, Shigeru Ohno, Koki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4770991
    Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising photosensitive silver halide grains and internally fogged silver halide grains, said internally fogged silver halide grains having contained therein at least one compound such as ##STR1## The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is a high-speed one which gives an image having high contrast and high maximum density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Shigeru Ohno, Morio Yagihara, Hideo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4756995
    Abstract: A direct reversal silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer having silver halide grains, the surface of which is preliminarily fogged, rhodium as a desensitizer, and a dye having an absorption maximum within the range of from 470 to 520 nm. The dye is represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## The substituents within general formula (I) are defined in the specification. The material has improved safety with respect to visible safe light and does not suffer color stain after photographic development processing. Further, the dye is stable in a solution state during processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Nobuaki Inoue, Tadashi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4740454
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing tabular silver halide grains which have a diameter not less than 5 times the thickness thereof and account for at least 50% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains present in the silver halide emulsion layer and the silver halide photographic material also contains at least one compound represented by following general formulae (I), (II), (III) and (IV): ##STR1## wherein R represents a straight chain, branched chain or cyclic alkylene group, a straight chain or branched chain alkenylene group, a straight chain or branched chain aralkylene group or an arylene group; R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyasu Deguchi, Tetsuro Kojima, Hideo Miyazaki, Shigeru Ohno, Koki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 4696894
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material exhibiting improved interimage effects and having improved sharpness and graininess is disclosed. The material contains at least one compound represented by formula (I) or formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a straight or branched chain alkylene, alkenylene or aralkylene group, or an arylene group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl or aralkyl group; X represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, an ammonium group or a precursor capable of providing a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom under an alkaline condition; Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each represents a polar group; and n represents 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoyasu Deguchi, Tetsuro Kojima, Shigeru Ohno, Koki Nakamura, Hideo Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 4675276
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing a mesoionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate compound in at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer of the silver halide photographic material gives photographic images having stable and excellent quality without being accompanied by the increased formation of fog and increased changes of sensitivity and gradation upon high temperature processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koki Nakamura, Tetsuro Kojima, Takashi Toyoda, Hideo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4645735
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having positioned thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a light-insensitive layer and ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex of a polymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## within general formula (I) the substituents are defined within the specification. The Q represents an ultraviolet ray absorbing group represented by a general formula (II) or (III): ##STR2## The substituents within the general formulae given above are defined in the specification. By including the particular ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex of the invention the resulting photographic material has improved antistatic properties and the photographic characteristics of the material are not deteriorated by the presence of the latex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohiko Sugimoto, Tetsuro Kojima, Shingo Ishimaru
  • Patent number: 4615970
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing at least one of compounds represented by formula (I) and salts thereof in at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer of the silver halide photographic material gives photographic images having stable and excellent quality without being accompanied by the increased formation of fog and increased changes of sensitivity and gradation upon high temperature processing: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring group; or one or both of said R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 and said R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 combine with each other to form a ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Koki Nakamura, Takashi Toyoda
  • Patent number: 4551420
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed which is comprised of a support base having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive layer. The material also includes an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex and a fine grained silver halide having a diameter of 0.2 microns or less. The ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## the substituents are defined within the specification. By utilizing the polymer latex of general formula (I) the occurance of static marks is almost completely prevented without causing undesirable effects on other film properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohiko Sugimoto, Tetsuro Kojima
  • Patent number: 4528264
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support base having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer and a high molecular compound having a repeating unit containing a residue of benzotriazoles. The repeating unit may be represented by the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, L represents a divalent bonding group, and X represents a monovalent group of benzotriazoles. Improved antifogging agent effects are obtained by utilizing the high molecular compound of applicants' invention in connection with silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1985
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Ishiguro, Hiroyuki Mifune, Yoshiharu Fuseya, Tetsuro Kojima
  • Patent number: 4485169
    Abstract: The fading of latent images in photographic films or the like containing at least a silver halide emulsion layer is greatly diminished by the addition of a compound of the general formulae ##STR1## to the emulsion layer or another hydrophilic colloid layer. The substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are defined within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Ishiguro, Tetsuro Kojima, Akio Mitsui
  • Patent number: 4464463
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive layer is disclosed. The material contains within the light-sensitive layer or the light-insensitive layer a compound capable of reacting with and fixing formaldehyde gas, said compound being represented by the general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## The compound capable of reacting with and fixing formaldehyde gas is loaded into an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex comprised of a polymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the general formula (III): ##STR2## The substituents within the above formulae are defined within the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Hidetoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 4464462
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having improved antistatic properties is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having thereon a light-senstive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive layer. The material includes (A) a flourine containing cationic surface active agent and (B) an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex which comprises a polymer or a copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## within the formula (I) the Q is an ultraviolet ray absorbing group represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): ##STR2## the substituents within the formulae shown are defined within the specification. The ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex is present in the material in an amount in the range of 10 to 2,000 mg/m.sup.2 of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naohiko Sugimoto, Tetsuro Kojima, Yasuo Mukunoki
  • Patent number: 4455368
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion and at least one light-insensitive layer is disclosed. One or more of the layers of the material contains an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex which comprises a homopolymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the general formula (II) in which one or more ultraviolet ray absorbing compounds represented by the general formula (I) is loaded: ##STR1## the substituents within the general formula are defined within the specification. The material has excellent absorption characteristics in the 300 to 400 nm range and does not cause static marks caused by ultraviolet rays or undergo deterioration of color reproduction. In addition, the material has good film strength and reduced layer thickness and provides a color image having improved sharpness which is free from fading or discoloration due to light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Shingo Ishimaru, Naohiko Sugimoto, Tadashi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4443534
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide layer and a light-insensitive layer. The material may also contain other layers and one or more layers contains an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex. The polymer latex is comprised of a homopolymer or a copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## within the general formula (I) the Q represents an ultraviolet ray absorbing group represented by the general formula (II): ##STR2## the substituents within the general formulae (I) and (II) are defined in a specification. The photographic light-sensitive material has excellent absorbing characteristic in the 300 to 400 nm range and does not cause static marks caused by ultraviolet layer. Furthermore, the material does not undergo discoloration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Shingo Ishimaru, Naohiko Sugimoto, Tadashi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 4431726
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The material is comprised of one or more light-sensitive silver emulsion layers and one or more light-insensitive layers. The silver halide layers or light-insensitive layers contain an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex. The polymer latex is comprised of a homopolymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from monomers represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein the substituents within a general formula (I) are defined within the specification. The polymer latex (I) contains a substituents Q which represents an ultraviolet ray absorbing group represented by the general formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1984
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Tadashi Ikeda, Shingo Ishimaru, Naohiko Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 4360589
    Abstract: A compound represented by the structural formula: ##STR1## is representative of the compounds disclosed which are utilized within the silver halide layer of photographic light-sensitive materials. The compounds aid in preventing the fading of dye images which are formed by development of color photographic light-sensitive materials as well as aiding in the prevention of discoloration of non-developed areas. The effects of the compounds are particularly noticeable when utilized in combination with magenta couplers or cyan couplers, and other antifading agents in an amount of 2 to 150% by weight based on the weight of the couplers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1982
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Masakazu Morigaki, Tsutomu Hamaoka, Satoru Sawada
  • Patent number: 4332886
    Abstract: A color photographic light-sensitive material containing, in a photographic layer, a coupler and at least one compound represented by the formula (I), or at least one bis-compound (inclusive spirobis-compound) thereof, ##STR1## wherein Z represents an alkylene group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms which can be substituted with one or more of hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a.dbd.S group or a.dbd.O group; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, an acyl group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a diacylamino group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group, or a hydroxy group, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together form a group represented by ##STR2## (wherein Z has the same meaning as Z in formula (I)) or a 5-membered or 6-membered hydrocarbon ring or hetero-cyclic ring is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Aoki, Tetsuro Kojima, Nobuo Furutachi, Satoru Sawada