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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419773 | Rinsing method and developing method A rinsing process is performed by supplying a rinsing liquid onto a substrate with a light-exposed pattern formed thereon and treated by a developing process. The rinsing liquid contains a polyethylene glycol family surfactant or an acetylene glycol family surfactan... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7291565 | Method and system for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid using fluorosilicic acid A method and system is described for treating a substrate with a high pressure fluid, such as carbon dioxide in a supercritical state. A process chemistry is introduced to the high pressure fluid for treating the substrate surface. The process chemistry comprises fl... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7163783 | Rinse-processing composition for processing silver halide color photographic material, processing apparatus and processing method A rinse-processing composition of the present invention comprises a compound represented by R—(OC2H4)n—OH, wherein R is an alkyl group containing 8 to 13 carbon atoms and n is an integer of 10 to 30, but comprises neither aldehyd... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7122299 | Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material A silver halide photographic photosensitive material, containing at least one residual-color-reducing agent having at least one aromatic ring or aromatic heterocycle in its molecule; a processing method thereof; and an image-forming method. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7087365 | Method for forming images and silver halide color photographic photosensitive material 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, resp... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7060422 | Method of supercritical processing of a workpiece An apparatus for supercritical processing and non-supercritical processing of a workpiece comprises a transfer module, a supercritical processing module, a non-supercritical processing module, and a robot. The transfer module includes an entrance. The supercritical ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044662 | Developing photoresist with supercritical fluid and developer An apparatus for developing a polymeric film without the need for a water rinse step is disclosed. An object having a surface supporting a polymeric film is placed onto a support region within a pressure chamber of the apparatus. A fluid and developer is introduced ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6926012 | Method for supercritical processing of multiple workpieces An apparatus for supercritical processing of multiple workpieces comprises a transfer module, first and second supercritical processing modules, and a robot. The transfer module includes an entrance. The first and second supercritical processing modules are coupled ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6905813 | Processing agent for silver halide color photosensitive material and processing method thereof Processing with adding either of the following compounds (a), (b) and (c) to a bleaching and fixing processing solution is performed. (a) at least one selected from a group having a structure represented by a general formula [I] as... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6838234 | Method for processing silver halide color photographic material A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material comprising subjecting the color photographic material to processing which comprises the steps of color developing, fixing, rinsing and drying after the rinsing, wherein a rinsing solution used in th... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6436617 | Protective epoxy overcoat for imaging elements The present invention relates to photographic elements having a protective overcoat that resists fingerprints, common stains, and spills. The overcoat comprises an epoxy material, an acid polymer, a water-soluble hydrophilic binder and an associative thic... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6406838 | Protective overcoat for an imaging element comprising an enzyme-treated biopolymer The present invention provides an overcoat for a photographic element that allows for appropriate diffusion of photographic processing solutions. The overcoat comprises 10 to 50% by weight of a enzyme-degradable biopolymer and 50 to 90% by weight of hydro... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6395462 | Photographic processing compositions containing stain reducing agent Specific aromatic compounds having an extended planar π 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 h... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6376160 | Protective epoxy overcoat for photographic elements The present invention relates to photographic elements having a protective overcoat that resists fingerprints, common stains, and spills. The overcoat comprises an epoxy material, an acid polymer, and a water-soluble hydrophilic binder. In one embodiment,... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6346353 | Protective epoxy overcoat for imaging elements The present invention relates to imaged elements having a protective overcoat that resists fingerprints, common stains, and spills. In particular, an overcoat composition comprising water-dispersible epoxy-functional particles is coated over an imaging el... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6291147 | Processing method of a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material A method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising the following steps, a step for developing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material in a developing solution, a step for fixing said silver halide photographi... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284444 | Processing photographic materials and processing system therefor A process for the processing of an imagewise exposed photographic material which has been subjected to development and bleach-fixing comprises a plurality of sequential washing steps and where a stain reducing agent is employed wherein the photographic ma... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6258520 | Hydrolyzed water-resistant protective overcoat for an imaging element The present invention relates to imaging elements, including photographic elements and recording media, having a protective overcoat that resists fingerprints, common stains, and spills. More particularly, the present invention provides a processing-solut... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6187517 | Enzyme-activated water-resistant protective overcoat for a photographic element The present invention provides a gelatin-based aqueous-coatable overcoat for a photographic element that allows for appropriate diffusion of photographic processing solutions. The overcoat comprises 10 to 50% by weight gelatin and 50 to 90% by weight of h... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6180327 | Photographic conditioning solution containing polyaminocarboxylic acid as sole antimicrobial agent and method of use A conditioning solution or bleach accelerating solution can be used to process color photographic films, especially color reversal films, to minimize magenta dye fade. This solution contains an antimicrobial composition that consists essentially of a poly... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6130028 | Photographic stabilizing processing solution and method of use Color photographic films are processed using a final dye image stabilizing solution containing certain aromatic or heterocyclic aldehydes, acetals or hemiacetals, and a mixture of specific surfactants. One surfactant is a nonionic polyethoxylated, nonfluo... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6040123 | Final rinsing solution for color photographic product A final rinsing solution designed for the photographic processing of silver halide photographic products that comprises an anionic surfactant and a non-ionic surfactant the solution had a static surface tension less than or equal to 32 mN/m and a dynamic ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6037110 | Method of processing a silver halide photographic element A method for processing a silver halide photographic material comprises the steps of developing, fixing and washing the photographic material. The fixing step is carried out using a fixing solution comprising thiosulfate ions, and the washing step is carr... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6022674 | Method of rapid processing using a stabilizing solution Color photographic films are processed using a final dye image stabilizing solution containing certain aromatic or heterocyclic aldehydes, acetals or hemiacetals, and a mixture of specific surfactants. One surfactant is a nonionic polyethoxylated, nonfluo... | 02/08/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6010834 | Photographic final rinse processing solution and method of use Color photographic materials are processed using a final rinse solution containing a water-soluble or water-dispersible glycol, and a mixture of specific surfactants. One surfactant is a nonionic polyethoxylated, nonfluorinated compound, or an anionic non... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5989790 | Process for the production of archival silver images Archival photographic silver images are obtained by the finishing bath's containing 10 to 60 mg of metal ions/liter of metals, the electrode potential of which in the electrochemical series is more positive than that of silver.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5928844 | Method of photographic processing using spray wash after bleaching A color photographic silver halide material is processed effectively without formation of rust after the bleaching step. Bleaching is accomplished using an iron chelate of a biodegradable aminopolycarboxylic acid chelating ligand that has a tendency to fo... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5866633 | Material and method for inhibiting bacterial growth in an aqueous medium A biocidal material comprises an organic biocide immobilized on a polymeric support characterized in that the support is water-insoluble and the biocide is covalently bound to the support by a hydrolytically stable covalent linkage. The material can be us... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5856073 | Two-part photographic chemical stabilizing kit and method of photographic processing Silver halide photographic color films can be effectively stabilized using a chemical stabilizing kit of two concentrated chemical solutions that are mixed and diluted at least 5:1 when used. Each concentrated chemical solution contains some of the necess... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5853926 | Pre-coated, fused plastic particles as a protective overcoat for color photographic prints The present invention is an imaged photographic element having a protective overcoat thereon. The protective overcoat is formed by providing a photographic element having at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer; and applying an aqueous c... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5843617 | Thermal bleaching of infrared dyes An imaging method is provided that includes a tetraarylpolymethine dye, and bleaching this dye by bringing the dye into contact with a 4-alkyl or 4-unsubstituted 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative.... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5834165 | Method for processing silver halide light sensitive photographic material A processing method of a silver halide photographic material by using an automatic processor is disclosed, comprising the steps of developing an exposed photographic material with a developing solution in a developing tank, fixing with a fixing solution i... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5827636 | Photographic reversal process prebleach concentrate A conditioning or bleach accelerating solution is prepared by diluting a concentrate up to 25 times. The concentrate contains a formaldehyde bisulfite precursor salt at from 200 to 600 g/l, sulfite ions at 0 to 200 g/l, a bleach accelerating agent at from... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5766830 | Photographic processing method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material A method for processing an exposed black and white silver halide photographic light-sensitive material includes the steps of: (1) developing the exposed light-sensitive material with a developing solution, (2) fixing the developed material with a fixing s... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5753424 | Process for treating silver halide color photosensitive material In a process for processing a silver halide color photosensitive material having a transparent substrate each possessing at least one red-sensitive layer, at least one green-sensitive layer, and at least one blue-sensitive layer and containing ferromagnet... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5750322 | Processing silver halide films with an aqueous phospholipid rinse solution Various photographic films, that have already been photographically processed, can be cleaned or washed using an aqueous wash solution comprising a phospholipid in an amount of at least 50 ppm, to remove dust, dirt, or oily fingerprints. This solution can... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5736304 | Method of processing black-and-white photographic materials A method of processing silver halide black-and-white photographic material in a processing machine which transports the material to be processed, through several processing tanks. The processing machine includes at least one tank with fixing ability and a... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5723266 | Method of processing silver halide photosensitive material A method of processing a photosensitive material is provided in which change in photographic properties is not caused and reading properties for magnetic recording information of a photosensitive material including a magnetic recording layer does not dete... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5721094 | Method for processing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material A method of processing an exposed silver halide photographic light sensitive material is disclosed which comprises the steps of: developing the exposed material with developer, the developer being replenished with developer replenisher and the developer contai... | 02/24/1998 |
