Abstract: Fluorinated bis-(phthalocyanylaluminoxy)silyl bridged cyan or blue-green pigments according to formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are independently substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or cycloalkyl groups with eight or less carbon atoms or aryl groups with ten or less carbon atoms; R3 is a divalent linking group comprising oxygen, R1R2Si, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl cycloalkyl or aryl groups; R1, R2, and R3 may comprise the elements of a cyclic ring; n is 1-4; and z is 1-4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous ink comprising at least water, and a colorant of Formula 1 wherein A is any substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety; R is hydrogen or any non-metallic group; R1 is hydrogen, or any substituted or unsubstituted aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkyl group; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or any non-metallic group, and R2 and R3 can be joined to form a ring that may be aromatic, aliphatic or heterocyclic and may be further substituted; or a colorant of Formula 2: wherein R4 is hydrogen or any non-metallic group; n is an integer of 0-4; and, if n is 2-4, the R4 groups may be the same or different from each other, and a printing method for creating an image on an ink compatible substrate using colorants of Formula 1 or Formula 2.

Abstract: The invention relates to monoazo colorants derived from pyrazolobenzodiazinedioxides of Formula 1: wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen or any non-metallic group, n is 0-4, R3 is hydrogen, acyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkyl, A represents an aromatic heterocyclic ring or an aromatic group of Formula 2: wherein R6 and R8 are hydrogen, alkyl, sulfonic acid, or 1-4 carbon alkoxy, R7 is any non-metallic group, m is 0-3, and R6 and R7, R7 and R8, or, when m>1, two R7 groups can be joined to form a fused carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic or non-aromatic ring. The invention also relates to an aqueous ink that comprises at least one colorant of Formula 1: wherein A represents an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring, and A can be bonded to other rings that can be aromatic, aliphatic or heterocyclic, and an ink printing method using the colorant-containing ink.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous ink comprising at least water, and a colorant of Formula 1 wherein A is any substituted or unsubstituted aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety; R is hydrogen or any non-metallic group; R1 is hydrogen, or any substituted or unsubstituted aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkyl group; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or any non-metallic group, and R2 and R3 can be joined to form a ring that may be aromatic, aliphatic or heterocyclic and may be further substituted; or a colorant of Formula 2: wherein R4 is hydrogen or any non-metallic group; n is an integer of 0-4; and, if n is 2-4, the R4 groups may be the same or different from each other, and a printing method for creating an image on an ink compatible substrate using colorants of Formula 1 or Formula 2.

Abstract: The invention relates to monoazo colorants derived from pyrazolobenzodiazinedioxides of Formula 1: wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen or any non-metallic group, n is 0-4, R3 is hydrogen, acyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl or alkyl, A represents an aromatic heterocyclic ring or an aromatic group of Formula 2: wherein R6 and R8 are hydrogen, alkyl, sulfonic acid, or 1-4 carbon alkoxy, R7 is any non-metallic group, m is 0-3, and R6 and R7, R7 and R8, or, when m>1, two R7 groups is can be joined to form a fused carbocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic or non-aromatic ring. The invention also relates to an aqueous ink that comprises at least one colorant of Formula 1: wherein A represents an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring, and A can be bonded to other rings that can be aromatic, aliphatic or heterocyclic, and an ink printing method using the colorant-containing ink.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a support bearing a cyan dye image forming unit comprised of at least one red sensitive silver halide emulsion, a magenta dye image forming unit comprised of at least one green sensitive silver halide emulsion, and a yellow dye image forming unit comprised of at least one blue sensitive silver halide emulsion; wherein the at least one green sensitive silver halide emulsion comprises two absorptance peaks, the first peak being between 515 and 540 nm (short wavelength peak) and the second peak being between 565 and 590 nm, (long wavelength peak) and wherein (a) the ratio of the absorptance peak value of the short wavelength peak to the absorptance peak value of the long wavelength peak is from 0.65 to 1.55; (b) the absorptance minimum between the two absorptance peaks is between 530 and 560 nm; (c) the ratio of the absorptance value at the absorptance minimum to that of the smaller absorptance peak is 0.

Abstract: This invention provides a silver halide photographic element comprising at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains which have associated therewith at least an inner dye layer and an outer dye layer wherein the outer dye layer comprises a dye having at least one substituent that has a positive charge, said photographic element further comprising a cyanine dye of formula (I) or (II) (as described in the specification) that is capable of spectrally sensitizing a silver halide emulsion.

Abstract: This invention comprises a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer which contains a sensitizing dye of the formula: wherein: n is 0 or 1; X, Y, and Z are independently O, N, S, Se, or C; X′ is O, NR13, S, or Se; R1 and R2 are acid substituted alkyl; R4 is H or alkyl, with the proviso that if X′ is N, R4 is H; each of R6, R7, R8 and R9 is independently H or a substituent or R7 and R8 or R8 and R9 together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached form a 5-membered or 6-membered ring; when X or Y or Z is O, N, S or Se then a, b or c, respectively, is 0 and when X or Y or Z is C, a, b or c, respectively is 1 and the corresponding R10, R11, or R12 substituent is independently H or a non-aromatic substituent; and R13 is alkyl or substituted alkyl.

Abstract: A color photographic element particularly useful for colorimetrically accurate recording of scene exposures is disclosed, which is capable of producing differentiable dye images suitable for scanning and electronic image processing. The element has red, green and blue light recording silver halide emulsion layer units and provides broad, hypsochromic green spectral sensitivity that overlaps with the red spectral sensitivity. The wavelength of maximum sensitivity of the red recording emulsion layer unit is between about 580 and 620 nm, the wavelength of maximum sensitivity of the green recording emulsion layer unit is between about 520 and 565 nm, the relative sensitivity of the green recording emulsion layer unit at 50% of the maximum sensitivity exhibits an overall breadth of at least about 65 nm, and the relative sensitivity of the green recording emulsion layer unit at 520 nm is at least 60% of the maximum.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises: a support and, coated on the support, a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers, including radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, forming layer units for separately recording blue, green and red exposures, wherein, the red recording layer unit is comprised of at least one green-red sensitive emulsion having a peak dyed absorptance of between about 525 and about 600 nm, an overall half-peak absorptance bandwidth of between about 70 and about 150 nm, and a ratio of the bandwidths at 80% of peak absorptance to 50% of peak absorptance of greater than or equal to about 0.25. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the photographic element is especially suited for more accurately recording scenes according to the human visual system.

Abstract: This invention comprises a photographic element for accurately recording a scene as an image comprising a support and coated on the support a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers comprising radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers forming recording layer units for separately recording blue, green and red exposures wherein, (A) the blue recording layer unit comprises at least one blue sensitive emulsion having a peak dyed absorptance of between 435 and 465 nm and an absorptance at 480 nm≧50% of the maximum peak dyed absorptance; or (B) the blue sensitive recording unit comprises a blue sensitive emulsion layer having a peak dyed absorptance of between 435 and 465 nm, and the emulsion exhibits an overall half-peak dyed absorption bandwidth of at least 50 nm.

Abstract: A color negative film is disclosed capable of producing dye images suitable for digital scanning comprised of a support and, coated on the support, a series of hydrophilic colloid layers including at least two red recording emulsion layer units capable of forming a dye image of a first hue, at least two green recording emulsion layer units capable of forming a dye image of a second hue, and at least one blue recording emulsion layer unit capable of forming a dye image of a third hue, wherein, (1) the series of hydrophilic colloid layers include the following sequence, starting with the layer unit coated nearest the support: (a) a slower speed red recording layer unit, (b) a slower speed green recording layer unit, (c) a faster speed red recording layer unit, and (d) a faster speed green recording layer unit; (2) colored masking couplers are absent from the recording layer units; (3) tabular grain emulsions sensitized to the green and red are employed in the green and red recording layer units, respectively, a

Abstract: A photographic element comprises: a support and, coated on the support, a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers, including radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, forming layer units for separately recording blue, green and red exposures, wherein, the red recording layer unit is comprised of at least one green-red sensitive emulsion having a peak dyed absorptance of between about 525 and about 600 nm, an overall half-peak absorptance bandwidth of between about 70 and about 150 nm, and a ratio of the bandwidths at 80% of peak absorptance to 50% of peak absorptance of greater than or equal to about 0.25.In preferred embodiments of the invention, the photographic element is especially suited for more accurately recording scenes according to the human visual system.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion having associated therewith at least one dye of Formula I ##STR1## wherein: W and W' represent independently an O atom, a S atom, a Se atom or a NR' group wherein R' is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group,Z.sub.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group,Z.sub.1 ' independently represents a fused aromatic group or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group which may be appended directly to the dye or Z.sub.1 ' represents LZ.sub.2 where L represents a linking group and Z.sub.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group,L.sub.1, L.sub.2, and L.sub.3 independently represent methine groups bearing a hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a halogen atom,n represents 0 or 1,the benzene rings shown can be further substituted or unsubstituted,R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: This invention comprises a photographic element for accurately recording a scene as an image comprising a support and coated on the support a plurality of hydrophilic colloid layers comprising radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers forming recording layer units for separately recording blue, green and red exposures wherein, the green recording layer unit comprises at least one green sensitive emulsion having:(i) a peak dyed absorptance of between 520 and 560 nm,(ii) an absorption bandwidth at 50% of the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 50 nm,(iii) an absorption bandwidth at 80% of the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 27 nm,(iv) a ratio of the absorptance at 560 nm to the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 0.40,(v) a ratio of the absorptance at 550 nm to the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 0.60, and(vi) a ratio of the absorptance at 520 nm to the peak dyed absorptance greater than or equal to 0.55.

Abstract: A color negative film is disclosed capable of producing dye images suitable for digital scanning.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises at least one light-sensitive layer comprising a silver halide emulsion, wherein the silver halide content is less than or equal to 30% silver chloride, and a dye of formula (I) or formula (II): ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification. ##STR2## wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The invention provides a color negative photographic element comprising a transparent support bearing at least two light sensitive silver halide emulsion layers sensitive to blue light, at least two such layers sensitive to green light, and at least two such layers sensitive to red light, wherein at least one of the red sensitive emulsion layers is spectrally sensitized with both a particular first carbocyanine dye (I) which contains both a thiazole and an oxazole ring and a particular second carbocyanine dye (II) which contains two thiazole rings.The element of the invention is advantageous in allowing an increased efficiency of silver removal during the bleaching step of the development process.

Abstract: A supersensitizing dye combination for silver halide photographic materials is disclosed. The combination is of a first dye according to the formula: ##STR1## Z.sub.1 and Z.sub.2 each independently represents the atoms necessary to complete a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic nucleus,each L independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted methine group,n is a positive integer of from 1 to 4,p and q each independently represents 0 or 1,X represents a cation as needed to balance the charge of the molecule,A and A' each independently represents a divalent linking group such that at least one of H--A--SO.sub.3 H and H--A'--SO.sub.3 H would each have a log P value that is more negative than -0.3, anda second dye, having an oxidation potential that is at least about 0.08 volts less positive than the oxidation potential of the first dye and a reduction potential that is equal to or more negative than the reduction potential of the first dye, according to the formula: ##STR2## Z.sub.3 and Z.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic element comprising a silver halide emulsion in reactive association with a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently an aryl, alkyl or arylalkyl group; and wherein Z represents the atoms necessary to form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring and contains at least one atom selected from N, O, S, and Se; and methods of making same.