Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a base consisting of an integral biaxially oriented polyolefin polymer sheet having an upper surface that binds to gelatin, a lower surface that has a matte surface, a stiffness of at least 120 millinewtons, and a thickness of greater than 160 mm.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising at least one layer comprising catalytic centers and an aqueous permeable matrix wherein said imaging member is substantially free of photosensitive silver halide. It further relates to a method of imaging comprising supplying an oxidant and imagewise applying at least one soluble dye forming coupler in developer solution to such an imaging member.

Abstract: The invention relates to imaging elements comprising a back surface wherein said back surface has a low frequency roughness component having a roughness average of between 0.30 and 2.00 .mu.m when measured with a low pass cutoff filter of 500 cycles/mm and a high frequency component having a roughness average of 0.001 to 0.05 .mu.m when measured with a high pass cutoff filter of 500 cycles/mm.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising support having adhered to the backside a strippable polymer layer that when removed has an adhesive layer thereon.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet adhered to the backside of the said paper base opposite to the side where said at least one said silver halide photosensitive layer is located, wherein said polymer sheet is provided with machine readable indicia on the surface of said sheet between said base paper and said polymer sheet.

Abstract: This invention provides an imaging element comprising paper and a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet adhered to the upper side of said paper, wherein between the paper and the upper surface layer of said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet, there is located at least one oxygen barrier layer having less than 8.0 cc/m.sup.2. hr. atm. oxygen transmission rate.

Abstract: An aqueous developable photographic element for forming neutral images comprising balanced cyan, magenta, and yellow heat-diffusible-dye-forming couplers in one or more image forming layers, and further comprising sensitized silver halide, a thermal solvent for nonaqueous, thermal dye-diffusion transfer, and hydrophilic binder, each independently in one or more image forming layers, an integral receiver layer for dye mordanting during nonaqueous, thermal dye-diffusion transfer, and one and only one dimensionally stable support, where said receiver layer is intermediate said support and image forming layers, and wherein said receiver layer and said support may be mechanically separated from said image forming layers by opposing forces is disclosed. Processes for forming a neutral photographic image using such elements and using elements that are similar, but lacking an integral receiving layer, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a laminated base comprising a layer of biaxially oriented film sheet adhered to the top surface of a base wherein said laminated base has a surface roughness average of between about 0.5 to 2.5 .mu.

Abstract: The invention relates to a imaging element comprising a paper having a surface roughness average of between 0.13 and 0.44 micrometers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic member comprising at least one photosensitive silver halide layer on the top of said member and at least one photosensitive silver halide layer on the bottom of said member, a polymer sheet comprising at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and at least one layer comprising nonvoided polyester polymer, wherein the imaging member has a percent transmission of between 38 and 42%, the imaging member further comprises tints, and the nonvoided layer is at least twice as thick as the voided layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming an emulsion comprising providing a silver chloride emulsion, said emulsion comprising silver chloride grains having a grain volume of 0.001 .mu.m.sup.3 to 2.2 .mu.m.sup.3, adding chemical and spectral sensitizing materials, heating said emulsion to sensitize said grains, cooling said emulsion, and then bringing said emulsion into contact with iodide and bromide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lenticular support comprising a polymer sheet having a lower lenticular surface, wherein said lower lenticular surface has a uniform coating of an antistat comprising clay or metal containing particles.

Abstract: A photographic member comprising a polymer sheet comprising at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and at least one layer comprising nonvoided polyester polymer, wherein the imaging member has a percent transmission of between 40 and 60%, the imaging member further comprises tints, and the nonvoided layer is at least twice as thick as the voided layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a substrate having at least two polymer layers on the side bearing an imaging layer wherein at least one of said layers has incorporated therein a stabilizing amount of hindered amine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one image layer on the topside and one image layer on the bottom side wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness of between 20 and 100 millinewtons, and said photographic element has a spectral transmission of at least 90% and a reflection density less than 10%.

Abstract: A imaging member comprising a polymer sheet comprising at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and at least one layer comprising polyethylene polymer, wherein said at least one polyethylene polymer layer comprises tints and wherein the imaging member has a percent transmission of less than 15%.

Abstract: The invention relates to a imaging member comprising at least one imaging receiving on the top of said member and at least one image receiving layer on the bottom of said member, a polymer sheet comprising at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and at least one layer comprising nonvoided polyester polymer, wherein the imaging member has a percent transmission of between 38 and 42%, the imaging member further comprises tints, and the nonvoided layer is at least twice as thick as the voided layer.

Abstract: A photographic member comprising a polymer sheet comprising at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and at least one layer comprising polyethylene polymer, wherein said at least one polyethylene polymer layer comprises tints and wherein the imaging member has a percent transmission of less than 15%.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a translucent base and a color forming layer comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and dye forming coupler, wherein said base comprises at least one polymer sheet comprising a transparent polymer sheet containing voids, with the proviso that said translucent sheet is substantially free of white light reflecting pigments and wherein said translucent sheet has a light transmission of between 15% and 85%.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for thermal development comprising a receiving chamber for a thrust cartridge, drive means to advance thermal film from said thrust cartridge and rewind film into said thrust cartridge, a magnetic reader and writer to read and write magnetic information onto the film, an accumulator to gather said film after it has left the cartridge, a heater located between said chamber and said accumulator to develop said thermal film as it passes between said cartridge and said accumulator, an optical scanner to produce an electronic file representation of the film image information, and a lighttight container for said chamber, heater, and accumulator.