US 7,553,960 B2
Phthalocyanine compound
Seiichi Yamamoto, Kanagawa (Japan); Masahiko Taniguchi, Kanagawa (Japan); Yasuhiro Yoshioka, Kanagawa (Japan); Takanori Hioki, Kanagawa (Japan); and Hideo Hanawa, Kanagawa (Japan)
Assigned to FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/228,305.
Application 11/228305 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/072513, filed on Mar. 07, 2005, granted, now 7,157,220.
Claims priority of application No. 2004-085655 (JP), filed on Mar. 23, 2004; application No. 2004-244080 (JP), filed on Aug. 24, 2004; application No. 2004-315901 (JP), filed on Oct. 29, 2004; application No. 2005-025698 (JP), filed on Feb. 01, 2005; and application No. 2005-082773 (JP), filed on Mar. 22, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2006/0252927 A1, Nov. 09, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C09B 47/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 540—122 17 Claims
 
1. A phthalocyanine compound represented by the following formula (PC-1):

OG Complex Work Unit Drawing
wherein, M represents a hydrogen atom or a metal atom; R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13, and R16 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by formula (II); at least one of R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13, and R16 represents a group represented by formula (II); and R2, R3, R6, R7, R10, R11, R14, and R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a sulfo group;
—SO2R17  Formula (II)
wherein, R17 represents an alkyl group having a hydrophilic group, an aryl group having a hydrophilic group, or a heterocyclic group having a hydrophilic group.