Color Imaging Process Patents (Class 430/357)
  • Patent number: 8971661
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed relating to the production of camouflage that include steps such as harvesting a set of objects that have a diversity of color from the environment, placing the set of objects within a scene, capturing a set of images of the scene, adjusting color in the set of images, assembling a composite image, printing the composite image, making color adjustments and reprinting the composite image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Muddy Water Camo, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Michael Maloney
  • Patent number: 8637228
    Abstract: A color photographic element has a reflective support and a blue light sensitive color record, a green light sensitive color record, and a red light sensitive color record and can be used to provide color photographic prints. The element also has a non-light sensitive layer over the red light sensitive color record. This non-light sensitive layer has (1) a hydrophilic colloid in an amount of at least 200 mg/m2 to and including 2,000 mg/m2, (2) matte particles, and (3) an acrylate latex polymer having latex particles having an average size of less than 1 ?m and a glass transition temperature of at least 70° C. The dry weight ratio of the acrylate latex polymer to the hydrophilic colloid is at least 0.8:1 and the dry weight ratio of the acrylate latex polymer to the total matte particles is at least 15:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kodak Alaris Inc.
    Inventors: Jess B. Hendricks, III, Paul L. Zengerle, Andrew D. Church, Darrell B. Austin
  • Patent number: 8546070
    Abstract: A color photographic element has a reflective support and a blue light sensitive color record, a green light sensitive color record, and a red light sensitive color record can be used to provide color photographic prints. The element also has a non-light sensitive interlayer between the green light and red light sensitive color records. This interlayer comprises a hydrophilic colloid and an acrylic latex polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than 0° C. The presence of this acrylic latex polymer in the interlayer reduces the formation of a cyan line defect when the color photographic print is folded or creased, such as in photobooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jess B. Hendricks, III, Paul L. Zengerle, Andrew D. Church, Darrell B. Austin
  • Patent number: 8357485
    Abstract: A multi-color photographic silver halide element has a total gelatin level on the imaging side of the support is less than 9000 mg/m2, and bulk gelatin-to-junk weight ratio for all of the light sensitive layers on the imaging side of the support is greater than 1.5. This weight ratio is defined by: Bulk gelatin-to-junk ratio=[(Bgel×Bgel/junk)+(Rgel×Rgel/junk)+(Ggel+Ggel/junk)]÷(Bgel+Rgel+Ggel) wherein Bgel is the total gelatin level for blue light sensitive layers, Bgel/junk is the gelatin-to-junk ratio for blue light sensitive layers, Rgel is the total gelatin level for red light sensitive layers, Rgel/junk is the gelatin-to-junk ratio for red light sensitive layers, Ggel is the total gelatin level for green light sensitive layers, and Ggel/junk is the gelatin-to-junk ratio for green light sensitive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Christopher J. Haller, Daniel R. May, Paul L. Zengerle
  • Patent number: 8133665
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic photosensitive material which includes a support and at least one silver halide photosensitive layer on the support, wherein the average equivalent sphere diameter of the silver halide of the silver halide photosensitive layer is 0.30 ?m or less, the silver halide photosensitive layer includes four or more kinds of silver halide grains having mutually different average equivalent sphere diameters, and the thickness between a surface of the support at a side at which the silver halide photosensitive layer is provided and a surface of the silver halide photosensitive layer at a side opposite to the support is 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Hosoya, Naoharu Kiyoto, Junichiro Hosokawa, Masaaki Miki, Kouichi Yokota, Ryoji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20120021363
    Abstract: A method of forming an image on a substrate by irradiation thereof, wherein the substrate comprises therein or thereon a co-crystal of a polymerisable unsaturated monomer and a spacing component, wherein the co-crystal is capable of undergoing a radiation-activated colour change reaction. A co-crystal of a diacetylene and a spacing component, whereby the reactivity of the diacetylene is reduced is also provided, together with a surface coating composition comprising this co-crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Anthony Jarvis
  • Publication number: 20120021362
    Abstract: A method of forming an image on a substrate, which comprises applying to the substrate an activatable colour forming compound wherein said activatable colour forming compound is initially unreactive but becomes reactive upon activation; activating said colour forming compound in the areas of the substrate where the image is to be formed, and, reacting the activated colour forming compound into its coloured form to produce an image. A substrate imaged using this method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Anthony Jarvis, Martin Walker, Christopher Wyres, Tristan Phillips
  • Patent number: 8018468
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image signal processor for carrying out conversion into an xvYCC signal by using a photograph film as a material, the image signal processor including: acquisition means for acquiring print film concentration data based on said photograph film; generation means for generating spectral data on an image on a screen previously presumed based on spectral concentration characteristics of colors of a positive film having an image projected on said screen, a spectral distribution of a projection light source, and the print film concentration data; arithmetical operation means for arithmetically operating an XYZ tri-stimulus value corresponding to the spectral data; and conversion means for converting the XYZ tri-stimulus value into the xvYCC signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Yutaka Imai, Takehiro Nakatsue
  • Patent number: 7965428
    Abstract: A color image forming device, including: an optical scanning part; an image carrier where a latent image is formed by the optical scanning part; a developing part configured to develop the latent image of the image carrier; an endless belt configured to move so as to come in contact with the image carrier where the developed image is formed; an environment detection part provided at least at one of the optical scanning part, the image carrier, the developing part, and the endless belt, the environment detection part being configured to obtain environmental data; and a control part configured to implement positioning control based on the environmental data from the environment detection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidenori Akamatsu
  • Patent number: 7961198
    Abstract: In a method of managing color output by appearance intent a color display value is received. The color display value comprises at least one appearance intent tag and is associated with an item of graphic content. The color display value is converted into an intermediate color value such that an appearance intent specified by the appearance intent tag is preserved in the intermediate color value. The intermediate color value is converted into an output color display value recognizable by an output device, such that the appearance intent is preserved in the output color display value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gary J. Dispoto, Giordano B. Beretta
  • Patent number: 7732124
    Abstract: A color-image forming method in a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, having the steps of: performing exposure of the light-sensitive material cut into sheets; and subjecting the exposed light-sensitive material sheets to photographic processing, while conveying them with conveying rollers, with the sheet conveying speed being 40.0 to 100 mm/sec; wherein the light-sensitive material to be exposed contains any of: 1) a dye-forming coupler of formula (IA), 2) a compound of formula (I), and 3) 1.4 mg/m2 or more of a compound of formula (II); wherein R? and R? are a substituent; Z is a hydrogen atom, or a coupling split-off group; A is an alkyl group, M is a cation, and R is an atom or group having 100 or lower total molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuaki Deguchi, Shin Soejima, Naoto Ohshima, Tatsuya Ishizaka, Katsuyuki Takada, Futoshi Yoshida, Atsushi Maruhashi, Yoshinori Morimoto, Takehisa Ohno
  • Patent number: 7611829
    Abstract: A color-image forming method in a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, having the steps of: performing exposure of the light-sensitive material cut into sheets; and subjecting the exposed light-sensitive material sheets to photographic processing, while conveying them with conveying rollers, with the sheet conveying speed being 40.0 to 100 mm/sec; wherein the light-sensitive material to be exposed contains any of: 1) a dye-forming coupler of formula (IA), 2) a compound of formula (I), and 3) 1.4 mg/m2 or more of a compound of formula (II); wherein R? and R? are a substituent; Z is a hydrogen atom, or a coupling split-off group; A is an alkyl group, M is a cation, and R is an atom or group having 100 or lower total molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuaki Deguchi, Shin Soejima, Naoto Ohshima, Tatsuya Ishizaka, Katsuyuki Takada, Futoshi Yoshida, Atsushi Maruhashi, Yoshinori Morimoto, Takehisa Ohno
  • Patent number: 7598026
    Abstract: An image-forming method comprising: employing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer, wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one specific blue-sensitive sensitizing dye; and exposing the said silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material to a blue semiconductor laser of a wavelength shorter by 30 nm to 60 nm than the wavelength at which the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion has the spectral sensitivity maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akito Yokozawa, Tatsuya Ishizaka, Katsuyuki Takada, Yoshiro Ochiai, Tetsuo Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20080286702
    Abstract: A silver halide color photosensitive material, having, on a transparent support, at least one each of yellow-, cyan-, and magenta-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layers, and photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler that forms a dye having its absorption maximum at a wavelength longer than 730 nm upon reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent, wherein the yellow-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains photosensitive silver halide grains having an average grain size of 0.4 ?m or below and a silver chloride content of 95 mole % or above based on total silver in the grains, and wherein the photosensitive silver halide grains include photosensitive silver halide grains whose iodide ion concentrations have their maxima at grain surfaces and decrease gradually toward the interior of the grains; and a method of processing a silver halide color photosensitive material for use in film screening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Hidekazu Sakai, Tatsuya Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 7270932
    Abstract: Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be used in methods of marking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC
    Inventors: Robert K. Barr, James T. Fahey, Corey O'Connor, James G. Shelnut, John J. Piskorski
  • Patent number: 7223530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a support and at least three color records comprising at least three light sensitive layers and at least two interlayers, wherein the light sensitive layers include cyan, magenta, or yellow dye-forming coupler, the light sensitive layers include silver halide grains comprising greater than 90% silver chloride, scavengers are included in the interlayers, the ratio of the total level of scavenger to the total level of coupler is from 0.15 to 0.50, the ratio of the total level of scavenger to the total level of silver is from 0.05 to 0.15, and the reciprocity characteristics of the silver halide grains are such that for a separation exposure of 1 microsecond and 0.4 seconds, upon development, the difference in maximum density is 10% or less and a method for processing the element comprising color developing the element for less than 30 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jess B. Hendricks, III, Patti L. Mellars, Jayme D. Ribeiro, Ronald A. Gogle
  • Patent number: 7172854
    Abstract: A color developer solution is disclosed, comprising p-phenylenediamine type color developing agents, wherein 2% to 35% by weight of the p-phenylenediamine color developing agents is accounted for by a N-hydroxyalkyl-substituted p-phenylenediamine color developing agent, and the color developer solution further comprising a compound represented by the following formula (1) or (2):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.
    Inventor: Satoru Kuse
  • Patent number: 7150962
    Abstract: A method for forming images on a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having a substrate and photographic structural layers thereon, including at least three silver halide color photosensitive layers having different photosensitive regions, respectively, and at least one non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, is disclosed. At least one of the photosensitive layers contains 90 mol % or more of silver chloride. Shortly after the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material has been scan-exposed with laser beams, the material is rapid-processed with a low replenishing amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Ohshima, Akito Yokozawa, Naoya Shibata
  • Patent number: 6828084
    Abstract: A photographic bleaching composition has reduced odor and acceptable storage stability. It comprises an iron-ligand complex bleaching agent, a rehalogenating agent, and a phthalic acid or salt thereof. This bleaching composition can be used in various photographic processing protocols to provide color images from color photographic silver halide materials, especially photographic color papers. The bleaching step can also be preceded by an acidic stop that also includes a phthalic acid or salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Shirleyanne E. Haye, Janet M. Huston, Eric R. Schmittou, Therese M. Feller
  • Patent number: 6824963
    Abstract: A method of chemically marking photosensitive material that needs to be digitally scanned and adjusted rather than optically printed to produce a satisfactory hardcopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: John R. Fyson, Peter J. Twist
  • Publication number: 20040072109
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic photosensitive material comprising, on a reflective support, at least one yellow-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan-coloring photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive, non-coloring hydrophilic colloid layer. Reflective density A(&lgr;) at a wavelength &lgr; at an unexposed portion of the material after a color development treatment is 0.08 or less for 450 nm, 0.10 or less for 550 nm, and 0.08 or less for 650 nm. Alternatively, chromaticity at the unexposed portion of the material after the color development treatment satisfies the condition: 91≦L*≦96, 0≦a*≦2.0, −9.0≦b*≦−3.0. Also provided is a process for forming an image using the silver halide color photographic photosensitive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Makuta, Shin Soejima, Hiroyuki Yoneyama
  • Publication number: 20040063045
    Abstract: A three-part color developing kit includes (I) a first concentrated aqueous solution having a pH of from about 11 to about 13.5 and comprising at least 0.25 mol/l of sulfite ions, at least 2.5×10−5 mol/l of iodide ions, at least 0.05 mol/l of bromide ions, and at least 0.5 mol/l of a buffer having a pKa of from about 11 to about 13.5, (II) a second concentrated aqueous solution having a pH of from about 3 to about 6 and comprising at least 1 g/l of a vinyl pyrrolidone polymer, and at least 0.05 mol/l of an organic antioxidant, and a third concentrated aqueous solution having a pH of from about 1 to about 3 and comprising at least 0.05 mol/l of a color developing agent, and at least 0.005 mol/l of sulfite ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Shirleyanne E. Haye, Janet M. Huston
  • Patent number: 6656572
    Abstract: A support material for photographic and non-photographic imaging processes which includes a raw paper and a thermoplastic layer arranged on the front side, the thermoplastic layer features at least one polyolefin layer arranged on the raw paper, at least one polyethylene layer arranged over the polyolefin layer and at least one of these layers contains a polyethylene obtained by means of metallocene catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Felix Schoeller jr. Foto-und Spezialpapiere & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rainer Steinbeck, Detlef Wacker
  • Publication number: 20030215759
    Abstract: A method for deriving a color negative film developer composition and processing conditions for developing a photographic film image which is optimized for subsequent digital scanning and digital image file manipulation, which allows for optimum rapid development processing of the film is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Robert A. Arcus, Jeffrey L. Hall, John A. Weldy
  • Publication number: 20030203324
    Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising exposing a silver halide color photographic material and developing the exposed photographic material at 43 to 180° C. to form a color image, wherein when the photographic material is exposed so that the light-sensitive layer has a transmission density of a minimum density plus 0.1, the light-sensitive layer comprises dye-clouds having an average diameter of 3.0 to 20.0 &mgr;m. There is also disclosed a digital image forming process, wherein image recording information of the photographic material which was formed by use of the color image forming method is converted to digital image information through an image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Noriyuki Kokeguchi, Hiroyuki Hoshino, Hiromoto Ii
  • Publication number: 20030129507
    Abstract: An image information recording method, comprising the steps of: (a) imagewise exposing to light a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive layer containing a silver halide and a color coupler; (b) subjecting the photographic light-sensitive material to color development so as to obtain an image in the photographic light-sensitive material; (c) converting the image in the photographic light-sensitive material to electric image information using a scanner comprising a light source part and a light receiving part while at least 80% of the developed silver and the silver halide remains in the photographic light-sensitive material; and (d) recording the electric information on a recording medium, wherein, the step (c) is carried out with the scanner that exhibits a light diffusion coefficient of at least 0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Kouji Tashiro, Hiroaki Takano
  • Patent number: 6503670
    Abstract: A process for restoring the color of faded color negative film, particular for faded color motion pictures. The original faded negative film is used to produce a green enhancement mask and a blue enhancement mask (or a combination green/blue enhancement mask). Standard red, green, and blue separations are also made from the original faded negative. By combining the green and blue enhancement masks with the standard green and blue separations, respectively, (or the combination green/blue enhancement mask with the green separations and blue separations), enhanced green and blue separations are created. The enhanced green separation, the enhanced blue separation, and the red separation are recombined to form the restored color negative or interpositive. Alternately, from the original negative, an enhanced blue mask can be created, and intermediate film stock printed with yellow light passed through the original negative to produce unprocessed intermediate stock can be created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: VCE.com, Inc
    Inventor: Peter Kuran
  • Publication number: 20030003409
    Abstract: A process for restoring the color of faded color negative film, particular for faded color motion pictures. The original faded negative film is used to produce a green enhancement mask and a blue enhancement mask (or a combination green/blue enhancement mask). Standard red, green, and blue separations are also made from the original faded negative. By combining the green and blue enhancement masks with the standard green and blue separations, respectively, (or the combination green/blue enhancement mask with the green separations and blue separations), enhanced green and blue separations are created. The enhanced green separation, the enhanced blue separation, and the red separation are recombined to form the restored color negative or interpositive. Alternately, from the original negative, an enhanced blue mask can be created, and intermediate film stock printed with yellow light passed through the original negative to produce unprocessed intermediate stock can be created.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Peter Kuran
  • Publication number: 20020192603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of recording an image of a given object onto a substrate. In the method, the object is first defined as the numerical image values at its coordinate locations and then, using these numerical values for control, the final image is recorded with the help of reactive agents capable of undergoing a change of state. Each one of the state-changingly reactive agents is applied onto each point of said substrate in an amount located and controlled by said numerical value of the respective point in the object image, whereupon each one of said amounts of said applied agents is subjected to a reaction causing a change of state. The invention can be implemented to record photographic images, for instance. Other applications are appreciated in the manufacture of printed-circuit boards, printing plates and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: Urho A Pietila
  • Patent number: 6458520
    Abstract: A color image formation method is disclosed, comprising developing a photographed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, photoelectrically reading the image information obtained to convert it into a digital image information, and taking out the digital image information to a printer, wherein the development processing is performed under the condition satisfying at least one of the following conditions (1) to (4): (1) the color developing agent concentration in the color developer is from 0.02 to 0.2 mol/l; (2) the bromide ion concentration in the color developer is from 0.015 to 0.1 mol/l; (3) the color development time is from 45 seconds to 2 minutes; and (4) the color development temperature is from 40 to 55° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Ishikawa, Hideaki Nomura
  • Patent number: 6403290
    Abstract: A color developing composition is stable in the presence of calcium ion because of the presence of two specific types of polyphosphonic acid sequestering agents. The composition also comprises a color developing agent in free base form and an antioxidant for the color developing agent. The mixture of sequestering agents includes a polyaminopolyphosphonic acid and either a hydroxyalkylidenediphosphonic acid or morpholinomethanediphosphonic acid. The composition can be used to provide images in various color photographic silver halide materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Shirleyanne E. Haye, Janet M. Huston, Charles M. Darmon, Charles S. Christ, Jr., Paul A. Schwartz, William G. Henry
  • Patent number: 6383726
    Abstract: A method for deriving a color negative film developer composition and processing conditions for developing a photographic film image which is optimized for subsequent digital scanning and digital image file manipulation, which allows for optimum rapid development processing of the film is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Arcus, Jeffrey L. Hall, John A. Weldy
  • Publication number: 20020018968
    Abstract: A color developing composition is stable in the presence of calcium ion because of the presence of two specific types of polyphosphonic acid sequestering agents. The composition also comprises a color developing agent in free base form and an antioxidant for the color developing agent. The mixture of sequestering agents includes a polyaminopolyphosphonic acid and either a hydroxyalkylidenediphosphonic acid or morpholinomethanediphosphonic acid. The composition can be used to provide images in various color photographic silver halide materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 1999
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: SHIRLEYANNE E. HAYE, JANET M. HUSTON, CHARLES M. DARMON, CHARLES S. CHRIST, PAUL A. SCHWARTZ, WILLIAM G. HENRY
  • Publication number: 20020004183
    Abstract: A color image formation method is disclosed, comprising developing a photographed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, photoelectrically reading the image information obtained to convert it into a digital image information, and taking out the digital image information to a printer, wherein the development processing is performed under the condition satisfying at least one of the following conditions (1) to (4):
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: TAKATOSHI ISHIKAWA, HIDEAKI NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20010012602
    Abstract: A color developing composition is stable in the presence of calcium ion because of the presence of a specific polyphosphonic acid sequestering agent. The composition also comprises a color developing agent in free base form and an antioxidant for the color developing agent. The calcium ion sequestering agent is morpholinomethanediphosphonic acid or a salt thereof. This sequestering agent can be used alone to control calcium ion precipitates, or in combination with a polyaminopolyphonic acid or salt thereof. The composition can be used to provide images in various color photographic silver halide materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Shirleyanne E. Haye, Janet M. Huston, William G. Henry
  • Patent number: 6171768
    Abstract: An image forming method is disclosed, comprising: exposing a photosensitive functional element having a red-sensitive function, a green-sensitive function, a blue-sensitive function and an invisible light-sensitive function to obtain an R image information, a G image information, a B image information and an invisible image information, mixing said invisible image information and an RGB visible image information comprised of the R image information, the G image information and the image information to form a mixed image information, and outputting the mixed image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Haraga, Kuniaki Uezawa
  • Patent number: 6153364
    Abstract: Specific aromatic compounds having an extended planar .pi. system are useful as spectral sensitizing dye stain reducing agents in photographic processing compositions and methods for providing color or black-and-white images in various photographic silver halide materials. These compounds are devoid of diaminostilbene fragments or fused triazole nuclei. They are particularly useful in fixing and bleaching compositions in the processing of color photographic silver halide materials, but can be used in various other processing compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ramanuj Goswami, Harry J. Price, Mary E. Craver
  • Patent number: 6127103
    Abstract: For the manufacture of large format photographic prints, the original image (V) is divided into a matrix arrangement of partial image originals (A.sub.1 -D.sub.4) consisting of lines (1-4) and columns (A-D) with lateral edges (R) which are parallel to the columns of the matrix arrangement. A linear arrangement of sequential latent partial pictures is produced from the individual partial image originals by way of a printer and by sequential projection, whereby the projection is carried out in such a way that the lateral edges (R) of the latent partial pictures which correspond to the lateral edges of the latent partial image originals extend parallel to the longitudinal direction (L) of the linear arrangement of the latent partial pictures. The exposed copy material (P) is developed in a pass-through developing arrangement, whereby a partial image copy is produced from each partial image original and the partial image copies are assembled to a complete compound picture (K).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Gretag Imaging AG
    Inventor: Markus Naf
  • Patent number: 6033832
    Abstract: A process for the production of a photographic image, in particular an ID card, using a color photographic silver halide material on a reflective support having a zone I in which information is recorded in the form of a colored image and a zone II in which data readable by infra-red light are recorded, comprising the following processing steps:a) exposure,b) development with a color developer,c) treatment with H.sub.2 O.sub.2 or a compound releasing H.sub.2 O.sub.2,d) fixing without prior or concomitant bleaching,e) washing or stabilizing andf) drying,in which steps (b) and (c) may be combined to a single step, results in a clear color image as well as a silver image which is reliably legible under IR light if steps (a) and (b) are carried out in such a manner that the silver maximum density in zone II after processing is at least 0.35, preferably not less than 0.5, measured under reflection at 850 nm, and the silver maximum density in zone I after processing is at most 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
    Inventor: Kaspar Wingender
  • Patent number: 5989791
    Abstract: In a method of reprinting an image on a frame of a film piece among plural film pieces received with a printing order onto a photographic paper, the plural film pieces are incorporated into a film assemblage without splicing the plural film pieces with no consideration whether each of the plural film pieces has a frame to be reprinted; the plural film pieces are fed out of the film assemblage; the image of the film piece among the plural film pieces fed from the film assemblage is exposed onto the photographic paper; and the exposed photographic paper is developed so as to obtain a visual image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeharu Koboshi, Masao Ishikawa, Shinichi Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 5948575
    Abstract: In a process for the manufacture of a multi-color filter array element, for use in color flat panel displays, a multi-layer color photographic material is exposed to printing light, modulated by a master. Instead of varying the conditions of the printing light in order to achieve specified calorimetric characteristics, the filter density of the pixels on the master is established such that a correct color print is obtained under fixed standard printing conditions. A method is disclosed for computing and achieving the required spectral densities on the color print and on the master.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventor: Raymond Roosen
  • Patent number: 5945266
    Abstract: Increased speed with minimal halation is provided by a photographic element having a specularly reflective silver mirror coating coated between a hydrophilic colloid containing crosslinking sites forming an undercoat and a silver halide emulsion layer unit containing a hydrophilic colloid having crosslinking sites, radiation-sensitive silver halide grains, and a dye image-forming compound.Following imagewise exposure, photographic processing is conducted by (1) developing the photographic element with a color developing agent to create a dye image, (2) converting to silver halide the silver mirror coating and the silver produced by development, and (3) fixing the photographic element while concurrently crosslinking the hydrophilic colloid contained in the emulsion layer unit to the hydrophilic colloid contained in the undercoat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Joe E. Maskasky, Victor P. Scaccia
  • Patent number: 5796874
    Abstract: A method of restoring a color image comprised of one or more colorants and which image may have faded over time, which image is represented by an image signal. The method uses both a restoration model and provides a means which enable a user to readily interact with the restoration process to obtain a final restoration. In a second aspect, the restoration model is used in conjunction with a lightness distribution mapping to provide a high quality restoration. The restoration model is a function of a variable time, and is the inverse of a model representing the fade rate of at least one of the colorants as a function of at least a variable time (and preferably also as a function of the other colorants). An apparatus for performing the method is provided. A computer readable medium has computer readable code means which can execute the method in a suitable computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Geoffrey John Woolfe, Bruce Harold Pillman, Michael James Barry
  • Patent number: 5731133
    Abstract: The storage stability of photographic color images obtained by chromogenic development may be improved by compounds of the formula I, which are capable of reacting with primary amines, in particular color developer compounds (reagent for primary amines). The compounds of the formula may be added to the color photographic recording material or to a treatment bath downstream from color development. Compounds of the formula I are moreover suitable as an additive to a spent photographic processing bath or its overflow in order to reduce therein the content of color developer compounds before the processing bath or the overflow is disposed of or regenerated for further use. ##STR1## In formula I: A means --OR.sup.2, --SR.sup.2 or --NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 ;R.sup.1 means H, alkyl, aryl, acyl, sulphonyl or a residue as in A or a residue which, together with A or together with Z.sup.1, completes a ring;R.sup.2 means H, alkyl, aryl, acyl, sulphonyl;R.sup.3 means a residue as in R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Ajfa-Gevaert AG
    Inventors: Thomas Hubsch, Arno Schmuck
  • Patent number: 5691118
    Abstract: Low silver color photographic papers are processed with separate bleaching and fixing steps wherein the bleaching solution is a peroxide solution. Prior to and after the bleaching step, and before fixing, the color papers are treated with acidic solutions to reduce blue record Dmin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Shirleyanne E. Haye
  • Patent number: 5635340
    Abstract: A method of image formation using mask for exposure to form an image on photographic paper is disclosed. The mask is composed of transferred images of the dyes of yellow, cyan and magenta. The spectral absorption peak wavelength of the dye is set in a range close to the wavelength at the maximum value of each of the regular, orthochromatic and panchromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used. In the spectral absorption of cyan of the mask for exposure, the absorbance of the wavelength at the maximum value of each of the regular and orthochromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used, is set at a value not more than a predetermined value. In the spectral absorption of yellow of the mask for exposure, the absorbance of the wavelength at the maximal value of each of the orthochromatic and panchromatic spectral sensitivities of the photographic paper to be used, is set at a value not more than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeru Mano, Ichiroh Maeda, Ken Okauchi
  • Patent number: 5622797
    Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic element having a support on the bottom and a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on the top, comprising:directing a ray of infrared light in a direction so as to fall on the top side of the element;detecting the presence or absence of infrared light reflected from the top of the element whereby the presence or absence of the element can be determined; andusing the detection of the reflected infrared light to control a processing step.The invention also provides a device capable of performing the method as described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Wayne F. Erickson, Stephen J. Rowan, William S. Raymond
  • Patent number: 5612172
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for printing on to a photosensitive material. The apparatus includes a light source for producing light composed of at least two colors, a collimator for collimating the light produced by the light source so as form a beam of light, a modulator for modulating the beam of light in accordance with one of the predetermined color components, a filter for filtering out the color component which has been modulated, and a beam directing device for directing the modulated colored filter beam of light, onto a photosensitive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Raymond E. Wess, Mark M. Meyers
  • Patent number: 5576151
    Abstract: A processing solution for a silver halide color photographic material, said solution containing at least one kind of compound represented by formula (I) or (III): ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Morigaki, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Shigeru Nakamura
  • Patent number: 5567554
    Abstract: A conformal mask permits the manufacture of precision frequency selective surface that have patterns on complexly curved surfaces. The mask has a transparent substrate and a patterned opaque layer on the substrate. The layer may be patterned by laser ablation. Alternatively, the patterning of the opaque layer can be accomplished by applying a layer of photosensitive material over the opaque layer and then defining temporary and permanent areas thereof. The temporary areas of the photosensitive layer and the opaque layer are removed sequentially to define the transparent portions of the mask. Parts are made by intimately mating the mask and a part body to which a layer of metal and a layer of photosensitive material have been applied, and exposing the part to radiation through the mask. The exposed part is then chemically developed, the layer of metal is etched, and the remainder of the layer of photosensitive material is removed to complete the patterning of the part body surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: David G. Jensen, Daniel R. Tichenor