Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Tsukada

Yoshihisa Tsukada 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).

  • Publication number: 20050208439
    Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising a support, an image-forming layer, a non-photosensitive intermediate layer A, and an outermost layer, wherein the image forming layer, the non-photosensitive intermediate layer A, and the outermost layer are disposed on the support in this order; the image-forming layer comprises a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent, a polyhalogen compound, and a binder; the non-photosensitive intermediate layer A comprises a binder in which a hydrophobic polymer constitutes 50% by mass or more of the binder; and the binder in the image-forming layer comprises a copolymer including a monomer represented by formula (M-1) CH2?CR01—CR02?CH2 as a copolymerization component, in formula (M-1), R01 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, or a cyano group; and R02 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, or a cyano group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Hajime Nakagawa, Keiichi Suzuki, Yoshihisa Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20050171296
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, which has at least one polymer compound having a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having a mercapto group represented by the formula Z-SH wherein Z represents a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring as a partial structure. This silver halide photographic light-sensitive material can stably contain silver halide grains of a high aspect ratio showing high sensitivity and superior planarity, shows superior pressure resistance and can be stably prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Terukazu Yanagi, Makiko Yokoi, Mamoru Sakurazawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Seiji Hatano
  • Patent number: 6897013
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having one or more layers including at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein any of the layers formed on the support contains a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a fluorine-containing surfactant (in the formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 6-25 carbon atoms, ml represents an integer of 0-30, n1 represents an integer of 0-4, a represents 0 or 1, and Z1 represents OSO3M or SO3M, where M represents a cation). There is provided a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that shows superior antistatic property and can be stably produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Terukazu Yanagi, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Kouichi Yokota, Shinichi Ichikawa, Katsuhiko Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 6897014
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, which comprises at least one polymer compound having a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having a mercapto group represented by the formula Z—SH wherein Z represents a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring as a partial structure. This silver halide photographic light-sensitive material can stably contain silver halide grains of a high aspect ratio showing high sensitivity and superior planarity, shows superior pressure resistance and can be stably prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Terukazu Yanagi, Makiko Yokoi, Mamoru Sakurazawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Seiji Hatano
  • Patent number: 6872515
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having one or more layers including at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one of the layers contains at least one compound represented by R1-Z1 (R1 is an unsubstituted or hydroxy-substituted alkyl having 6-24 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted alkenyl group having 6-24 carbon atoms, and Z1 is OSO3M or SO3M, where M is a cation) and a fluorine-containing surfactant. There is provided a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that shows superior antistatic property and can be stably produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Tsukada, Terukazu Yanagi, Kouichi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20050008851
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a detection surface used for a biosensor wherein nonspecific adsorption is repressed. The present invention provides a biosensor comprising a substrate coated with a hydrophobic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Toshihide Ezoe, Toshiaki Kubo, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Junichi Yamanouchi, Hideaki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040185389
    Abstract: A photothermographic material of the present invention contains a slipping agent. One slipping agent is a liquid at a ordinary temperature, and an volatile rate of the slipping agent at 120° C. for one hour is 0.5% by mass or less as measured by a thermo-balance. The other slipping agent is that a permeating rate to the transportation rollers, when the transportation rollers are immersed in the slipping agent at 120° C. for 2 hours, is 6% by mass or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Takayoshi Oyamada, Minoru Sakai
  • Publication number: 20040142287
    Abstract: A photothermographic material including, at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder on at least one side of a support, wherein a content of silver iodide in the photosensitive silver halide is 5% by mole or more, the binder contains polymer latex in an amount of 60% by weight or more, and the reducing agent is a compound represented by the following general formula (R): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Hajime Nakagawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20040142122
    Abstract: An ink jet printing sheet comprising a colorant-receiving layer and a support, wherein the colorant-receiving layer contains a metal chelating compound having an oil-soluble group having 6 or more carbon atoms or an amino acid derivative having an oil-soluble group having 6 or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiki Taguchi, Manabu Ogawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Masanobu Takashima
  • Publication number: 20040134381
    Abstract: An inkjet ink comprising a dye, water, a water-miscible organic solvent and at least one compound selected from an amino acid derivative containing an oil-soluble group having 6 or more carbon atoms and a metal chelating compound containing an oil-soluble group having 6 or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiki Taguchi, Manabu Ogawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada
  • Patent number: 6762016
    Abstract: A photothermographic material is described, which comprises a support having provided on at least one side thereof a photosensitive silver halide, a photo-insensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent for silver ion and a binder, wherein at least one layer constituting the photothermographic material comprises an oxazoline compound, by which sufficiently high image density is developed within practically feasible reaction time and temperature, and sufficiently suppressed background coloration is exhibited when stored for a prolonged period after development processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Itsuo Fujiwara, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Hajime Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20040126717
    Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising, on a support, an image forming layer containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and a non-photosensitive outermost layer at a surface side of the support at which the image forming layer is provided, wherein:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Hajime Nakagawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Keiichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20040121273
    Abstract: The invention provides a photothermographic material including, on a same surface of a substrate, a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent, a development accelerator and a binder, the material containing, as the binder, a polymer formed by copolymerizing a monomer represented by the following general formula (M) in an amount from 10 to 70 mass %:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Hajime Nakagawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20040115572
    Abstract: A photothermographic material of the present invention has a support and an image-forming layer disposed thereon, and the image-forming layer contains a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Tsukada, Hajime Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20040048209
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having one or more layers including at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one of the layers contains at least one compound represented by R1-Z1 (R1 is an unsubstituted or hydroxy-substituted alkyl having 6-24 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted alkenyl group having 6-24 carbon atoms, and Z1 is OSO3M or SO3M, where M is a cation) and a fluorine-containing surfactant. There is provided a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that shows superior antistatic property and can be stably produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Tsukada, Terukazu Yanagi, Kouichi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20040038160
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, which comprises at least one polymer compound having a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring having a mercapto group represented by the formula Z—SH wherein Z represents a nitrogen-containing aromatic ring as a partial structure. This silver halide photographic light-sensitive material can stably contain silver halide grains of a high aspect ratio showing high sensitivity and superior planarity, shows superior pressure resistance and can be stably prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Terukazu Yanagi, Makiko Yokoi, Mamoru Sakurazawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Seiji Hatano
  • Patent number: 6686139
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material of the invention contains a support having on at least one surface thereof at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a surface protective layer. The silver halide photographic material of the invention may include a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a hydrophilic colloid, in addition to the surface protective layer. The silver halide photographic material of the invention contains at least two kinds of surfactants that are different from each other. One of the surfactants (type 1) has a fluoroalklyl group or a fluoroalkylene group. The other (type 2) is an anionic surfactant containing ethyleneoxy repeating units and having an alkyloxy group or an alkylcarbonyl group at an end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kanazawa, Terukazu Yanagi, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Shinichi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20040002024
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having one or more layers including at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein any of the layers formed on the support contains a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a fluorine-containing surfactant (in the formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group or alkenyl group having 6-25 carbon atoms, ml represents an integer of 0-30, n1 represents an integer of 0-4, a represents 0 or 1, and Z′ represents OSO3M or SO3M, where M represents a cation). There is provided a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that shows superior antistatic property and can be stably produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Terukazu Yanagi, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Kouichi Yokota, Shinichi Ichikawa, Katsuhiko Kanazawa
  • Publication number: 20030235793
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic material of the invention contains a support having on at least one surface thereof at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a surface protective layer. The silver halide photographic material of the invention may include a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a hydrophilic colloid, in addition to the surface protective layer. The silver halide photographic material of the invention contains at least two kinds of surfactants that are different from each other. One of the surfactants (type 1) has a fluoroalklyl group or a fluoroalkylene group. The other (type 2) is an anionic surfactant containing ethyleneoxy repeating units and having an alkyloxy group or an alkylcarbonyl group at an end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kanazawa, Terukazu Yanagi, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Shinichi Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20030235795
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a photothermographic material improved in the aging stability of unprocessed photosensitive material and/or in the image stability after the processing, which is a photothermographic material of the invention comprising a support and on the same surface of the support, a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, wherein the concentration of chloride contained on the same surface is 1,000 ppm or less based on the organic silver salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Nakagawa, Yoshihisa Tsukada, Seiichi Yamamoto, Takayoshi Oyamada, Kouta Fukui