Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one photosensitive layer, and a base material comprising an upper and lower biaxially oriented polymer sheet separated by a paper sheet, wherein said base material has a thickness of greater than 254 micrometers, a stiffness of greater than 325 millinewtons in any direction, and an upper surface roughness of less than 0.45 micrometers at a spatial frequency of between 0.30 and 6.35 millimeters, and a transmission percent of less than 15 percent.

Abstract: A method of creating image-bearing electronic signals from an imagewise exposed and processed color negative photographic element is disclosed. The color element is especially suited for preloading in a one-time-use camera and is capable of producing images that, when scanned, converted to electronic form and then converted to a viewable form, exhibit excellent color, reduced granularity and improved sharpness. The photographic elements contain blue, green and red recording layer units capable of forming spectrally differentiated dye images. The layer units are substantially free of colored masking coupler, and each exhibit a dye image gamma of less than 1.5. The element exhibits an exposure latitude of at least 2.7 log E. The gamma ratios of the blue, green and red recording layer units are between 0.80 and 1.2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic film imaging material comprising at least one silver halide layer and a base material comprising at least one extruded layer comprising a polymeric anti-static material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a base comprising a cellulose fiber containing paper, wherein said paper has a tear resistance of between 200 and 1800 Newton.

Abstract: The invention relates to an photographic element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and at least one image layer wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness in any direction of between 20 and 100 millinewtons, and said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a spectral transmission of at least 40% and a reflection density less than 60%.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reflection photographic imaging material comprising at least one silver halide layer and a base material comprising at least one extruded layer comprising a polymeric antistatic material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising at least one light insensitive layer substantially free of an oxidant and comprising a catalytic center and multifunctional dye forming coupler. It further relates to a method of imaging comprising providing an imaging member comprising at least one light insensitive layer comprising a catalytic center and multifunctional dye forming coupler, imagewise applying a first developer solution that will react with said multifunctional dye forming coupler, imagewise applying a second developer solution that will react with multifunctional dye forming coupler, wherein said first developer solution and said second developer solution produce different colors.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and at least one image layer wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness of between 20 and 100 millinewtons, and said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a spectral transmission of at least 40% and a reflection density less than 60%.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a base paper having adhered to its upper surface an integrally formed biaxially oriented polymer sheet comprising at least three layers, wherein said integrally formed biaxially oriented polymer sheet comprises at least one layer of voided polyester polymer and above said voided polyester layer an upper solid polymer layer and below said voided polyester layer a lower solid polymer layer, and at least one backside oriented polymer sheet below said base paper, and wherein said upper polymer layer comprises a white pigment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising a substrate, at least one oriented polymer sheet adhered to said substrate and a binder layer between said at least one oriented polymer sheet and said substrate, wherein said binder layer comprises a binder polymer that has an energy to break of between 9.0×105 J/m3 and 3.5×107 J/m3.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a paper base, one layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and at least one image layer wherein said paper base sheet has a basis weight of between 40 and 120 g/m2, and said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a spectral transmission of at least 40% and a reflection density less than 60%.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising at least one image receiving layer and an integral base material comprising at least one polyester layer and an upper surface layer comprising a polyester or polyolefin polymer and a bluing tint wherein said integral base material has a spectral transmission of greater than 90%.

Abstract: The invention relates to a color negative photographic element comprising a support, upon which is coated a blue sensitive silver halide layer containing a yellow dye forming coupler, a green sensitive silver halide layer containing a magenta dye forming coupler, a red sensitive silver halide layer containing a cyan dye forming coupler, and a 4th sensitized layer containing an infrared dye forming coupler and wherein the dye formed by the infrared dye forming coupler has a &lgr;-max greater than 680 nm and wherein the density of the absorption band of the characteristic vector of the cyan dye, normalized to 1.0 density, is less than 0.4 at 700 nm.

Abstract: An imaging element comprising a reflective base and at least one gelatin containing layer said at least one layer comprising a dispersion of solid particle pigments of a particle size less than 1.0 micrometer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laminated base for an imaging element comprising a paper having adhered to each side a biaxially oriented sheet of polyolefin polymer, wherein the top biaxially oriented sheet on the image side has incorporated therein a stabilizing amount of hindered amine light stabilizer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a photographic element comprising a base, at least one color forming layer comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and one dye forming coupler, wherein said base comprises a transparent polymer sheet having laminated thereto a microvoided biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and wherein said polymer sheet has an upper surface that has a roughness of between 0.3 and 2.0 .mu.m.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of improving raw stock keeping of silver containing imaging material comprising providing a package of said material and providing in said package a fiber board containing zeolite.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and at least one image receiving layer wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness of between 20 and 100 millinewtons, and said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a spectral transmission of between 35% and 90% and a reflection density of between 15% and 65%.

Abstract: The invention relates to an emulsion comprising tabular grains of greater than or equal to about 3.7 .mu.m area weighted mean equivalent circular diameter and thiourea sensitizer having the structural formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 independently can represent an alkylene, cycloalkylene, carbocyclic arylene or heterocyclic arylene, alarylene or aralkylene group; or taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 can complete a 5- to 7-member heterocyclic ring; andeach of A.sub.1, A.sub.2, A.sub.3, and A.sub.4 independently is hydrogen or represents a carboxylic, sulfinic, sulfonic, hydroxamic, mercapto, sulfonamido or primary or secondary amino nucleophilic group;with the proviso that at least one of A.sub.1 R.sub.1 to A.sub.4 R.sub.4 contains a nucleophilic group bonded to a urea nitrogen atom through a 2- or 3-member chain.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, a layer of polymer sheet between said paper base and said silver halide layer, incorporating a thin tinted polymer layer directly below said silver halide layer.