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Multicolor optical filter with a united interference filter and dye filter and process for making the same

Assignee: Fujinon Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-24
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Granted: 1983-01-25
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Expires: 2000-12-24
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Abstract

Abstract A multicolor optical filter for, e.g., color solid image pickup elements composed of an interference filter and a dye filter united with each other in such a manner that the filter surface of the interference filter faces the filter surface of the dye filter. The dye filter is preferably prepared by developing a silver halide emulsion layer on a transparent substrate with a color developer containing a color coupler.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masamichi Sato
  • 👤 Kenji Matsumoto
  • 👤 Kazuhisa Seki

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 23:02
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/20; G02B5/28; G02B5/285; G02B5/201; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/04; G03C7/06; G03C7/10; H; H10; H10F; H10F77/00; H10F77/30; H10F77/306; H10F77/331; H10F77/337

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
A multicolor optical filter comprising an interference filter composed of a transparent substrate having thereon regularly arranged interference layers with desired optical characteristics and a dye filter composed of a transparent substrate having a binder layer containing therein regularly arranged dye or dyes having different optical characteristics from those of said interference filter, said interference filter being united with said dye filter in such a manner that the filter surface of the former faces the filter surface of the latter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 80 words
A multicolor optical filter comprising an interference filter composed of a transparent substrate having thereon regularly arranged interference layers with desired optical characteristics and a dye filter composed of a transparent substrate having a binder layer containing therein regularly arranged dye or dyes having different optical characteristics from those of said interference filter, said interference filter being united with said dye filter in such a manner that the filter surface of the former faces the filter surface of the latter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
The multicolor optical filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dye filter comprises a regularly arranged hydrophilic polymer layer dyed by a dye or dyes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
The multicolor optical filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dye filter comprises dye images formed in a silver halide emulsion layer by a coupler-in-developer type color development process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
The multicolor optical filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interference filter has at least cyan spectral characteristics.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 129 words
A process for making a multicolor optical filter comprising the steps of uniting an interference filter composed of a transparent substrate having thereon regularly arranged interference layers with desired optical characteristics with a dye filter composed of a transparent substrate having a binder layer containing therein regularly arranged dye or dyes having different optical characteristics from those of said interference filter in such a manner that the filter surface of the former faces the filter surface of the latter and abrading one of the transparent substrates of the filters to a thickness such that when a photoelectric transducer layer is formed on the abraded surface of the substrate, the fadeout of the color separation image projected onto the surface of the photoelectric transducer layer is in an allowable range.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 129 words
A process for making a multicolor optical filter comprising the steps of uniting an interference filter composed of a transparent substrate having thereon regularly arranged interference layers with desired optical characteristics with a dye filter composed of a transparent substrate having a binder layer containing therein regularly arranged dye or dyes having different optical characteristics from those of said interference filter in such a manner that the filter surface of the former faces the filter surface of the latter and abrading one of the transparent substrates of the filters to a thickness such that when a photoelectric transducer layer is formed on the abraded surface of the substrate, the fadeout of the color separation image projected onto the surface of the photoelectric transducer layer is in an allowable range.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-01-24 1986-07-26 1987-01-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-01-24 1990-07-26 1991-01-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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