Abstract: A novel photographic development inhibitor releasing coupler (A) comprises a coupler moiety bonded to at least one timing group that enables timing of release of a releasable development inhibitor moiety wherein the releasable development inhibitor moiety contains a --CH.sub.2 --Q group that is bonded directly to the inhibitor moiety and that is a group enabling, upon exposure and processing of a photographic element containing the coupler, reduced interlayer interimage effect without reduced image acutance. The coupler (A) is useful in a color photographic silver halide element and process.

Abstract: A combination in a color photographic silver halide element and process of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular naphtholic cyan dye-forming coupler with at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular pyrazolo[3,2-c]-s-triazole coupler and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a particular pivaloylacetanilide yellow dye-forming coupler enables improved color saturation of dye images, better relation of speed to grain characteristics and reduced unwanted spectral absorption of dye images formed. This combination is particularly useful in color photographic silver halide materials and processes for forming improved reversal dye images.

Abstract: Novel pyrazoloazole couplers comprise an aryl or heterocyclic group having, in at least one of the ortho positions to the carbon atom (A) that is bonded to the pyrazoloazole nucleus, a substituent (B) that enables the pyrazoloazole coupler to form a magenta dye that has increased stability and has absorption controllably shifted, that is shifted hypsochromically relative to a dye formed from a similar coupler lacking substituent (B). These couplers are useful in photographic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: Novel pyrazoloazole dye-forming couplers comprising (I) at least one polyether group (A) comprising at least two ether (--O--) groups and (II) having between the group (A) and the pyrazoloazole nucleus a linking group (L) that is capable of increasing the reactivity of the coupler to enable improved dye images in a photographic element and process. These couplers are useful in photographic silver halide elements and processes.

Abstract: Novel pyrazoloazole couplers comprise an aryl or heterocyclic group having, in at least one of the ortho positions to the carbon atom (A) that is bonded to the pyrazoloazole nucleus, a substituent (B) that enables the pyrazoloazole coupler to form a magenta dye that has increased stability and has absorption controllably shifted, that is shifted hypsochromically relative to a dye formed from a similar coupler lacking substituent (B). These couplers are useful in photographic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: Novel pyrazoloazole couplers comprise an aryl or heterocyclic group having, in at least one of the ortho positions to the carbon atom (A) that is bonded to the pyrazoloazole nucleus, a substituent (B) that enables the pyrazoloazole coupler to form a magenta dye that has increased stability and has absorption controllably shifted, that is shifted hypsochromically relative to a dye formed from a similar coupler lacking substituent (B). These couplers are useful in photogaphic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: A thermally processable imaging element having a hydrophobic imaging layer, an adhesion promoting polymer layer and an overcoat layer comprising poly(silicic acid) provides improved adhesion of the overcoat layer during thermal processing. The adhesion promoting layer comprises a terpolymer that promotes adhesion between the hydrophobic imaging layer and the overcoat layer without adversely affecting sensitometric properties of the imaging element. The adhesion promoting layer is useful in photothermographic and thermographic elements and processes.

Abstract: A photographic recording material is disclosed which contains a phenolic cyan dye-forming coupler which has a carbonamido group or a ureido substituted group in the 2-position of the phenolic ring, and a ballast containing acylamino group in the 5-position of the ring. The ballast moiety comprises a sulfoxide, an amide, an ester, or a ketone group or a phosphine oxide group.

Abstract: Novel pyrazoloazole dye-forming couplers containing at least one polyether group (A) comprising at least three ether (--O--) groups and terminated by a hydroxy, carboxy or sulfonamido group enables increased reactivity of the coupler in a photographic element and process. The couplers are useful in color photographic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: In a thermally processable imaging element and process an imaging layer comprising a photothermographic or thermographic imaging composition and 2.5 to 20% by weight of the layer of at least one hydrolyzed polyalkoxysilane (hydrolyzed Si(OR.sub.1).sub.4 or hydrolyzed R.sub.2 --Si(OR.sub.3).sub.3) enables increased maximum image density. Such a hydrolyzed polyalkoxysilane in a hydrophobic imaging layer of such an element enables increased adhesion of the imaging layer to a contiguous hydrophobic hydrophilio layer, particularly a hydrophilic overcoat layer.

Abstract: Novel cyano substituted photographic couplers are represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and Z are as defined in the specification. These couplers enable effective magenta dye formation upon reaction with an oxidized color photographic silver halide developing agent. The couplers are useful in photographic silver halide materials and processes.

Abstract: Photographic compounds capable of releasing a photographically useful group are more effective in photographic materials when the photographic compounds comprise at least two differing timing groups in sequence between a carrier moiety and the photographically useful group. The two timing groups in sequence enable improved timing and control of release of the photographically useful group.

Abstract: An improved photographic silver halide element comprises a support, and an emulsion layer unit containing one or more photographic silver halide emulsions sensitized to the same spectral region and, adjacent each side of the emulsion layer unit, a layer substantially free of active silver halide containing an image modifier which is a compound capable of imagewise releasing an image-modifying compound on silver halide development wherein at least one of the layers contains a dye image-forming coupler. Such a layer arrangement enables greater control of the emulsion layer's response to oxidized developer generated upon processing.

Abstract: Photographic compound (A) capable of releasing a photographically useful group by means of intramolecular nucleophilic displacement exhibits increased resistance to hydrolysis when the compound contains in a coupling position a coupling-off group represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein Q, R.sub.q, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, n and PUG are as defined in the application. Such a compound (A) is useful in a photographic silver halide material and process.

Abstract: A method of making a photothermographic silver halide element comprises the combination of (I) adding an alkyl carboxylic acid containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms to a layer of the element comprising photosensitive silver halide and (II) after preparation of the layer comprising silver halide and before exposure of the element to light heating the element uniformly at a temperature and for a time sufficient to enable the photothermographic element to exhibit increased latent image stability upon imagewise exposure to light. The photothermographic element includes photosensitive silver halide and an oxidation-reduction image forming combination in a polmeric binder. A developed visible image is provided in such a photothermographic element after exposure to light by uniformly heating the exposed photothermographic element to moderately elevated temperatures.

Abstract: Novel pyrazolone photographic couplers contain in the coupling position a coupling-off group represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein: L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 individually are unsubstituted or substituted methylene or ethylene;m and n individually are 0 or 1;Y is R.sub.1 or ZR.sub.2 ;R.sub.1 is an unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heterocyclic group, or is a secondary or tertiary carbon group represented by ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are selected from the group consisting of halogen, R.sub.2 and Z.sub.1 R.sub.b ; wherein Z is O, S, or NR.sub.a ; Z.sub.1 is O, S, or NR.sub.c ; and R.sub.2 is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, aryl, or heterocyclic group. R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.a, R.sub.b and R.sub.c are as defined in the specification. R.sub.3 optionally joins together with at least one of R.sub.4 and R.sub.

Abstract: Photographic compounds capable of releasing a photographically useful group (PUG) by means of an intramolecular nucleophilic displacement provide increased image acutance when a coupling-off group in the coupling position of the compound is a group of the formula: ##STR1## wherein PUG is a photographically useful group; Q is N or C--R where R is hydrogen or a substituent that does not adversely affect imaging; and Z represents atoms completing a non-aromatic, heterocyclic ring. The photographic compounds are useful in photographic materials and processes.

Abstract: A new photographic coupler comprises a coupling-off group bonded to the coupler at the coupling position represented by the formula:--L--NR.sup.1 --DYEwherein L is a linking group; NR.sup.1 is a substituted nitrogen atom bonded to DYE that together with NR.sup.1 is a releasable dye comprising an electrically neutral chromophore. Such a coupler enables dye hue stabilization without mordanting the dye formed. Such a new coupler is useful in a photographic silver halide element and process to provide increased dye density, higher contrast dye images, and lower pH sensitivity upon processing.

Abstract: A backing layer comprising a combination of poly(silicic acid) and a water soluble hydroxyl containing polymer or monomer that is compatible with poly(silicic acid) on the side of a support opposite that containing the imaging layer of a thermally processable element enables improved conveyance of the element and reduced static electricity effects during manufacturing and elimination of Newton Rings formation during duplication of the recorded images, without undesired sensitometric effects. A developed visible image is provided in an exposed silver halide photothermographic element comprising such a backing layer by uniformly heating the photothermographic element to moderately elevated temperatures. The described backing layer is also useful on thermographic elements.

Abstract: Novel photographic acetanilide dye-forming couplers comprise a group comprising a stabilizer moiety represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.2 is halogen or alkoxy having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are individually alkyl; ##STR2## R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are individually hydrogen or alkyl; R.sup.10 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; and X is a linking group. Such couplers provide advantageous stability in dyes formed from the couplers. These couplers are useful in photographic silver halide materials and processes.