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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361448 | Resist pattern thickening material and process for forming the same, and semiconductor device and process for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a resist pattern thickening material which can thicken a resist pattern and form a fine space pattern, exceeding exposure limits of exposure light used during patterning. The resist pattern thickening material contains a resin and a po... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342368 | Automated garage door closer An automated garage door closing device for a remote controlled overhead garage door wherein the device is mounted on one of a pair of parallel tracks receiving rollers suitably mounted on the outer edges of the door panels, the device including a switch housing con... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7312012 | Urea stabilizers for thermal dye transfer materials The present invention relates to a thermal donor comprising a dye mixture and a urea light-stabilizing compound, wherein the light-stabilizing compound is represented by structure I: wherein: R1... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7150923 | Chrome coating composition A metallic coating composition and vacuum metalization process for applying the coating composition on various substrates, for example vehicle wheels, hub caps, bumpers and the like. The process is environmentally compatible and produces a decorative, wear-resistant... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6964995 | Grafted comb polymers based on acryloyldimethyltaurine acid The invention provides water-soluble or water-swellable copolymers obtained by free-radical copolymerization of A) acryloyldimethyltaurine and/or acryloyldimethyltaurates, B) optionally, one or more other olefinically unsaturated, noncation... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6824936 | Hindered amine light stabilizer for improved yellow dark stability The present invention relates to an imaged element comprising at least one imaged layer comprising at least one yellow dye and a support, wherein said support comprises at least one face side resin layer comprising a material capable of improving the yellow dark sta... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6689533 | Dye-fixing element for color diffusion transfer process, and image-forming method using the same A dye-fixing element for color diffusion transfer process, having an ultraviolet-absorbing layer that contains an ultraviolet absorber in a coating amount of 0.2 g/m2 or more, over a mordant layer; and containing, as at least one dispersion med... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6579656 | Half esters of isobutylene/maleic anhydride copolymer as attenuators of photographic film development A photographic film with a polymeric acid-reacting neutralizing layer comprising a half ester of isobutylene/maleic anhydride copolymer is provided herein. This polymeric acid-reacting neutralizing layer is used to attenuate a photographic film's developm... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6555258 | Image transfer sheet An image transfer sheet include a substrate having a water permeability, an image dye layer containing a negative image overlaid on the substrate, a white dye layer overlaid on the image dye layer, a transfer layer made of a water-soluble epoxy resin and ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6342331 | Diffusion transfer film units with two receiving layers The invention relates to a diffusion transfer type film unit which can produce the same two picture prints at one shot of photographing. The film unit comprises a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet includes at least transparent sheet through ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6337170 | Color diffusion transfer image forming material This invention provides a color diffusion transfer image forming material comprising a light-sensitive material containing a compound which forms or releases a diffusible dye upon reaction with a developing agent derived from a light-sensitive silver hali... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6329129 | Heat-developable color light-sensitive material A heat-developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a hydrophilic binder and a dye-donating compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye in correspondence or counter-co... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6268105 | Dye-fixing element and image-forming method, using a specific dye-mordant There is disclosed a dye-fixing element utilizable to form an image by releasing or producing an image-forming dye or a precursor thereof in proportion or contraproportion to developed silver formed by development after imagewise exposing of a photosensit... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6265118 | Image element and image formation method There is disclosed an image element wherein a dye, formed or released by reaction with an oxidized product of specific a compound, and specific a fixed compound, coexist in a binder on a support. The image element can have high color density in image, and... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6265117 | Color imaging element and method of forming color diffusion transfer image A color imaging element comprising a dye formed upon a reaction of an oxidation product of a compound represented by formula (I) shown below together with at least one water-soluble compound represented by formula (II) shown below on a support: ##STR... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6130022 | Heat developable color photographic light-sensitive material There is disclosed a heat-developable color photographic light-sensitive material having on a base at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a coupler, and a reducing agent, wherein, as the reducing agent, a co-emulsion comprising at least one s... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6106991 | Photographic element There is disclosed a photographic element which contains, in a binder on a base, a specified compound having a group that is capable of causing chemical reaction with a reactive group contained in the binder, to form a covalent bond. According to the phot... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6010819 | Method for improving light fastness of images, and image forming material A method for improving light fastness of an image, which comprises releasing or forming an image forming dye or a precursor thereof corresponding or counter-corresponding to silver development and allowing an image formed by transferring said image formin... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5972557 | Photographic elements having temporary barrier layer A photographic element which comprises at least one temporary barrier layer formed by applying an organic solvent solution containing at least two kinds of copolymers, wherein each of said at least two kinds of copolymers comprises, as its constituents, a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5952164 | Photographic element containing gelatin-modified polyurethane The present invention is a photographic element including a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer superposed on said support; and at least one auxiliary layer. The auxiliary layer includes a gelatin-grafted-polyurethane which is formed by coa... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5756253 | Photographic element and method There are described novel photographic processing compositions, film units and processes for use in diffusion transfer photographic systems. More particularly, there is described a method for forming a diffusion transfer image photographic processing of d... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5595853 | Optical image forming material An optical image forming material in which the background portions thereof are not color developed (not fogged) during storage in the dark after fixing, comprising a support having thereon at least a coating layer containing (1) microcapsules containing a... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5593809 | Peel apart diffusion transfer compound film unit with crosslinkable layer and borate There are described a diffusion transfer photographic film unit of the type wherein an image-receiving element is designed to be separated from a photosensitive element after photoexposure and processing and a photographic process which utilizes the film ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5571656 | Multicolor diffusion transfer photographic film elements There is described a multicolor diffusion transfer film unit having a plurality of different color image components, each of which includes a color-sensitive silver halide emulsion in association with a corresponding image dye-providing material and a fir... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5563017 | Image-forming method using a light-sensitive material containing silver halide, reducing agent, polymerizable compound and polymerization inhibitor releasing compound Image forming method is disclosed using a light-sensitive material which comprises a support and a light-sensitive layer provided thereon. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halide, a reducing agent and an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable co... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5496680 | Color diffusion transfer element with benzenesulfonamide There is disclosed a color diffusion transfer light-sensitive material in which a transferred density is increased and a processing temperature dependency of the transferred density is improved to a large extent. The above light-sensitive material compris... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5484683 | Dye fixing element with hydrazine There is disclosed a dye fixing element containing a novel compound which improves the light fastness of an image obtained by the method in which the image is formed by transferring. The above dye fixing element contains a novel hydrazine derivative repre... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5455148 | Two-phase acidic aqueous compositions for diffusion transfer products A two-phase acidic aqueous composition for use as a neutralization layer is generally comprised of a water soluble aqueous phase and a water insoluble particle phase. The particle phase generally comprises a copolymer having recurring units of an organic ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5447818 | Color diffusion transfer film unit A color diffusion transfer film unit and an image formation method using the same are disclosed, in which a light-sensitive material containing a specific sulfonamide compound of formula (I) and a specific tertiary amine compound of formula (II) is proces... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5427899 | Two-phase acidic aqueous compositions A two-phase acidic aqueous composition for use as a neutralization layer is generally comprised of a water soluble aqueous phase and a water insoluble particle phase. The particle phase generally comprises a copolymer having recurring units of an organic ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5419996 | Color diffusion transfer photosensitive material Disclosed is a color diffusion transfer photosensitive material containing a compound represented by a color diffusion transfer photosensitive material containing at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## w... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5401622 | Thermally developable color photosensitive materials with U.V. absorbers A thermally developable color photosensitive material comprises a support, having thereon a photosensitive silver halide, a binder, an electron transfer agent, an electron donor, and a reducible dye donating compound which is capable of being reduced and ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5368985 | Bisacylphosphine sulfides Bisacylphosphine sulfides of formula I ##STR1## wherein R1 is unsubstituted C1 -C18 or C1 -C8 alkyl which is substituted by phenyl, --CN, C1 -C12 alkoxy or halogen, C2 | 11/29/1994 |
| 5346800 | Image-receiving element for diffusion transfer photographic film products An image-receiving element for use in photographic diffusion transfer film units of the type wherein the image-receiving element, which includes an image-receiving layer, is designed to be removed, or "peeled-apart", from a photosensitive element after ex... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5342729 | Dye fixing element with protective layer containing borate compound Disclosed is a novel dye fixing element comprising a dye fixing layer on which a diffusive dye produced or released by developing a light-sensitive element containing at least (i) a light-sensitive silver halide, (ii) a hydrophilic binder and (iii) a dye ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5316888 | Color diffusion transfer photographic film unit Disclosed is a color diffusion transfer photographic film unit improved in separability and light fastness. It comprises (1) a light sensitive sheet having an image receiving layer, a white reflective layer, a shading layer and at least one silver halide ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5306597 | Dye fixing element A novel dye fixing element is provided comprising a dye fixing layer on which a diffusive dye produced or released by developing a light-sensitive element containing at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a hydrophilic binder and a dye providing compou... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5254433 | Dye fixing element A dye fixing element to which a diffusible dye is transferable, the dye having been formed or released during development, either after or at the same time as imagewise exposure of a photosensitive element, which photosensitive element comprises a photose... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5238802 | Heat developable light-sensitive material Disclosed is a heat developable light-sensitive material that comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion, a dye-donating substance and a reducing agent, wherein at least one subbing layer comp... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5229246 | Photographic materials containing polysaccharides A diffusion transfer photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least a photosensitive element comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion and a diffusible dye donating compound, and a dye fixing element which i... | 07/20/1993 |