Silver Bleach Or Bleach-fix Patents (Class 430/393)
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Patent number: 5618658Abstract: A substantially sulfur-free ammonium thiosulfate containing product can be produced by spray drying an aqueous solution containing ammonium thiosulfate and effective stabilizing amounts of both a carbonate component and a sulfite component under effective conditions to provide a substantially sulfur-free product. The carbonate component is selected from among ammonium carbonate or bicarbonate, an alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate, or an alkaline metal carbonate or bicarbonate while the sulfite component is an ammonium sulfite or bisulfite, alkali metal sulfite or bisulfite, or an alkaline metal sulfite or bisulfite.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1995Date of Patent: April 8, 1997Assignee: Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Malcolm S. Penman, Edward C. Saunders, Peter R. Wardle
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Patent number: 5607820Abstract: A method for desilvering an imagewise exposed and color development processed silver halide color light-sensitive material comprising processing the imagewise exposed and color developed silver halide color light-sensitive material with a processing solution exhibiting bleaching ability which contains at least one of hydrogen peroxide and a compound capable of releasing hydrogen peroxide, wherein the silver halide color light-sensitive material has an emulsion layer comprising a light-sensitive silver halide with at least 90 mol % silver chloride and substantially no silver iodide, the processing solution exhibiting a bleaching ability contains at least one water-soluble chloride, the color developed silver halide color light-sensitive material contains 1 mmol/m.sup.2 or less of a color developing agent in the light-sensitive material when introduced into the processing solution exhibiting a bleaching ability and the desilvering is completed within 30 seconds.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 1995Date of Patent: March 4, 1997Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 5599656Abstract: Photographic elements are disclosed having a first coupler represented by the formula:COUP.sub.1 -T-INHwhereinCOUP.sub.1 is a coupler moiety,T is a timing group bonded to INH through a substituted or unsubstituted methylene group contained in T and bonded to COUP.sub.1 through an O, S, or N atom contained in T,and INH is a development Inhibitor moiety, andwherein the T-INH group is able to undergo electron transfer along a conjugated system therein to cleave INH after T-INH is cleaved from COUP.sub.1, anda second coupler represented by the formula:COUP.sub.2 -(TIME).sub.n -S-R.sub.1 -R.sub.2wherein COUP.sub.2 is a coupler moiety, TIME is a timing group, n is 0 or 1, R.sub.1 is a divalent linking group that does not include a heterocyclic ring attached directly to S, and R.sub.2 is a water solubilizing group.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1990Date of Patent: February 4, 1997Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Drake M. Michno, Richard P. Szajewski, Stephen P. Singer
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Patent number: 5593816Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material which comprises a support having thereon at least one layer containing at least one compound represented by the following general formulaR.sup.1 --SO.sub.2 NH.sub.2wherein R.sup.1 represents an unsubstituted aliphatic group having 6 or more carbon atoms, an unsubstituted aryl group or an aryl group substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic group, an aryloxy group, a carbamoyl group, an acylamino group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an arylcarbonyl group and a halogen atom, provided that R.sup.1 does not contain any coupler residue.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1994Date of Patent: January 14, 1997Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroo Takizawa, Toshiyuki Makuta
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Patent number: 5585226Abstract: Polyamino monosuccinic acid chelants are disclosed which have been found to be applicable in photographic processes. The polyamino monosuccinic acids can be used in a method of bleaching or bleach-fixing a silver halide photographic material comprising contacting the photographic material with a bleaching solution containing a metal complex of a polyamino monosuccinic acid as a bleaching agent.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1995Date of Patent: December 17, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Alan D. Strickland, David A. Wilson, Eric R. Brown
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Patent number: 5582958Abstract: A photographic bleaching or bleach/fixing composition contains a water-soluble ternary complex of an iron ion, a polycarboxylate ligand, and a second ligand which has at least one carboxyl group on an aromatic nitrogen heterocycle, such as a pyridinecarboxylic acid. Preferred materials are biodegradable, but all of the ternary complexes can be used in a variety of bleach or bleach/fix processes to good advantage as bleaching agents. They are particularly suitable for use in rehalogenating ferric chelate bleaches.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 1995Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John M. Buchanan, Eric R. Brown, Stuart T. Gordon
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Patent number: 5578427Abstract: A conditioning or bleach accelerating solution can be used to process color photographic films, especially color reversal films, to minimize magenta dye fade while reducing the needed amount of formaldehyde stabilizer. This solution is provided in highly concentrated form and diluted up to 9:1 prior to or during use. The concentrate contains a formaldehyde precursor at .ltoreq.450 g/l, a sulfite at from 0 to 100 g/l, a bleach accelerating agent at .ltoreq.13.5, and a metal ion chelating agent at .ltoreq.45 g/l.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1996Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Ann M. Cullinan, Charles M. Darmon, Rosa P. Sauter, Charles F. Leith
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Patent number: 5578428Abstract: A process for the bleaching of an exposed photographic material utilizes a peroxide bleach solution to remove metallic silver from the exposed photographic material. The silver from the photographic material passes into the bleach solution such that at least part of the excess silver over that required to catalyze the bleaching action is removed from the bleach solution by forming an insoluble silver compound, for example, by the addition of a halide. The invention provides an apparatus for use in the bleaching method.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1995Date of Patent: November 26, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: John R. Fyson
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Patent number: 5573893Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide color photographic material. The method comprises processing a silver halide color photographic material having a photographic layer, the degree of swelling of which is 1.2 to 3.0, by a color developer containing at least one compound represented by formula (I) in an amount of 0.01 to 10 g per liter of said color developer. ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 each represent a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an alkenyl group, which may be substituted, n is an integer of 1 to 3, and M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1994Date of Patent: November 12, 1996Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Fujimoto, Takatoshi Ishikawa, Kazuaki Yoshida
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Patent number: 5565138Abstract: A bleach prepared from an iron (III) complex of a complexing agent of the formula I ##STR1## in which L.sub.1, L.sub.2 mean an optionally substituted alkylene group with 1 to 4 C atomsL.sub.3 means an alkylene group with 1 to 4 C atoms,Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2 mean OH, NH.sub.2, NHR.sub.2,X means N, P.dbd.0, SO.sub.2 HY.sub.1 means OH, NH.sub.2, NHR.sub.3, NR.sub.3 R.sub.4, SO.sub.3 H, PO.sub.3 H.sub.2, NHCOR.sub.5,R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 mean optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted phenylexhibits excellent bleaching action.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1994Date of Patent: October 15, 1996Assignee: Agfa AGInventors: Norman Klaunzer, Ralf Wichmann, Gustav Tappe, Eltjo Boelema
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Patent number: 5554491Abstract: Color photographic elements can be effectively and rapidly bleached using acidic peroxide bleaching solutions when an alkaline prebath solution is used to activate the acidic bleaching solution.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1995Date of Patent: September 10, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Terrence R. O'Toole, Mark F. Sistare
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Patent number: 5550010Abstract: The present invention relates to a color photographic processing method, and a product for color photography comprising, in addition to the conventional layers of light-sensitive silver halides, a non light-sensitive top layer.The method and photographic product enable sensitivity to be controlled during photographic processing.The invention also makes it possible to prevent deterioration of the processing baths.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1994Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Fran.cedilla.ois J. Bredoux, Yannick Begel, Henri Freisz
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Patent number: 5550009Abstract: Color photographic elements are bleached after exposure and development by using a peroxide bleaching solution. This solution comprises a peroxide bleaching agent, chloride ions in an amount of at least 0.35 mol/l, a first acid which is a which is an organic phosphonic acid or a salt thereof, and a second acid which is a 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid or 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, or a salt thereof. The bleaching solution is stabilized by the presence of the two sequestering acids.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1995Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Shirleyanne E. Haye, Mayra B. Reyes
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Patent number: 5547817Abstract: Photographic processing using an additive represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic ring group; R.sub.2 is hydrogen, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic ring group; L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3, L.sub.4 and L.sub.5 are independently an alkylene group; m and n are independently 0 or 1; W.sup.1 and W.sup.2 are independently an alkylene group, an arylene group, aralkylene group or a divalent nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group; D is a single bond, --O--, --S-- or --N(R.sub.w), where R.sub.2 is hydrogen, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group or an aryl group; v is 0 or an integer or from 1 to 3; w is an integer of from 1 to 3; and M.sub.1, M.sub.2, M.sub.3 and M.sub.4 are independently hydrogen or a cation.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1995Date of Patent: August 20, 1996Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisashi Okada, Tadashi Inaba, Ryo Suzuki, Hideaki Nomura
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Patent number: 5547816Abstract: A method of photographic color processing which comprises a bleach step wherein the bleach solution comprises hydrogen peroxide, or a compound which releases hydrogen peroxide, and halide ions and which has a pH in the range of 5 to 11 and bleach solutions therefore.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1995Date of Patent: August 20, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John R. Fyson, Peter D. Marsden
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Patent number: 5543272Abstract: There is disclosed a photographic composition having fixing capacity and a method for processing a silver halide photographic material using the same. The photographic composition having fixing capacity comprises a photographic composition having fixing capacity, which comprises at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) and at least one compound represented by the following formula (II):RSO.sub.2 SM formula (I)wherein R represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group, and M represents a hydrogen atom or a cationic group,R.sup.1 SO.sub.2 M.sup.1 formula (II)wherein R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group, and M.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a cationic group.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1994Date of Patent: August 6, 1996Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Masaru Yoshikawa, Yoshihiro Fujita
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Patent number: 5541041Abstract: Color photographic elements are bleached after exposure and development by using a peroxide bleaching solution. This solution comprises a peroxide bleaching agent, chloride ions in an amount of at least 0.35 mol/l, a first acid which is an organic phosphonic acid and a second acid which is a polyaminocarboxylic acid having one or more secondary amines at a pH of 8 to 11. The bleaching solution is stabilized by the presence of the two acids.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 1995Date of Patent: July 30, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Shirleyanne E. Haye
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Patent number: 5536625Abstract: This invention provides an accelerator for peracid bleaches used for bleaching silver halide photographic elements. The accelerator is a complex of ferric (Fe III) ion and a 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid or a 2,6-pyridinecarboxylic acid. The accelerator may be contained in the bleaching solution, a solution preceding the bleaching solution or in the photographic elements themselves.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1995Date of Patent: July 16, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John M. Buchanan, Stuart T. Gordon, Keith H. Stephen, Richard P. Szajewski, Sidney J. Bertucci
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Patent number: 5534395Abstract: A method of processing a silver halide color photographic material by processing with a color developing solution an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and immediately thereafter processing said photographic material with a bleach-fixing solution, wherein said bleach-fixing solution contains an imidazole compound represented by the following formula (.alpha.) and the replenishment rate of said bleach-fixing solution is 200 ml or less per m.sup.2 of the photographic material: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or an alkenyl group.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsushige Kamada, Kazuaki Yoshida
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Patent number: 5534394Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide color photographic material with which edge staining and the occurrence of staining on aging after processing can be prevented, and with which the stability of the bleach-fixer can be improved, comprising color developing and bleach-fixing the photographic material, wherein the bleach-fixer contains (1) thiosulfate, (2) at least one type of compound selected from among the group of compounds represented by formulae (I) and (II): ##STR1## wherein Ra, Rb, R.sup.1 through R.sup.4, X.sup.1 and n are as defined in the specification, and (3) an adduct of bisulfite with at least one type of compound selected from among the group of compounds represented by formulae (A), (B), (C) and (D): ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 through R.sub.11, X, Y, Z, m and n are as defined in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1994Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takatoshi Ishikawa, Shinji Ueda, Hirotomo Sasaki, Tetsuro Kojima
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Patent number: 5523195Abstract: A conditioning or bleach accelerating solution can be used to process color photographic films, especially color reversal films, to minimize magenta dye fade while reducing the needed amount of formaldehyde stabilizer. These advantageous effects are achieved by including a secondary amine in the solution along with a formaldehyde precursor and a bleach accelerator.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1995Date of Patent: June 4, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Charles M. Darmon, Michael P. Youngblood, Rosa P. Sauter
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Patent number: 5521056Abstract: A photographic peracid bleaching composition contains a peracid bleaching agent, and a water-soluble ternary complex of ferric ion, a polycarboxylate ligand, and a second ligand which has at least one carboxyl group on an aromatic nitrogen heterocycle, such as a pyridinecarboxylic acid. These complexes act as catalysts for the peracid bleaching agent. Preferred complexes are biodegradable, but all of the ternary complexes can be used in a variety of peracid bleaching processes to good advantage.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 1995Date of Patent: May 28, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John M. Buchanan, Eric R. Brown, Stuart T. Gordon
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Patent number: 5510232Abstract: Certain cationic hydroquinones are useful catalysts for persulfate bleaching agents in photographic processing methods. These compounds are oxidizable by persulfate and reducible by silver metal at a pH of from 1 to 7, and have a chemically reversible redox couple of from about -0.20 to about +1.5 volts. The persulate bleaching ability is enhanced by the presence of these compounds which are used in a step prior to bleaching.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1994Date of Patent: April 23, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Terrence R. O'Toole
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Patent number: 5508151Abstract: Copper (II) ligand complexes are useful to catalyze the activity of peracid bleaching agents. The complexes can be included in the bleaching solutions, or used in a suitable solution prior to the bleaching step. The ligands are .alpha.-diimines having sites available to complex with copper (II).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1994Date of Patent: April 16, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Terrence R. O'Toole, Mark F. Sistare, Eric R. Schmittou
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Patent number: 5508150Abstract: A method of processing an image wise exposed and developed silver halide photographic element comprising bleaching the photographic element in a bleaching or bleach-fixing solution containing as the primary bleaching agent a complex of ferric ion and a tridentate or a tetradentate ligand, and then processing the photographic element in a solution containing a chelating compound represented by Formula IHOOC(CH.sub.2).sub.m (X) ((CH.sub.2).sub.n COOH).sub.2 (I)whereX is N, or C--OH;n and m are independently 0, 1, or 2; andM is a cationic ion.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1993Date of Patent: April 16, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mary E. Craver, Janet M. Huston, Robert J. Opitz
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Patent number: 5500330Abstract: A photographic element comprises at least three light sensitive silver halide layers spectrally sensitized to the same region of the electromagnetic spectrum wherein the least sensitive such layer, or a nonsensitive layer adjacent thereto, comprises a compound which contains a releasable thiol fragment or a precursor thereof wherein:A. the amount of the thiol-containing compound or precursor contained in such layers is both sufficient to increase the extent of silver bleaching during bleaching and is greater than the amount contained in any of the more sensitive layers of the same sensitivity; andB. the thiol fragment contains a sulfur atom which is not directly bonded to an aromatic atom and contains a water-solubilizing group.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1994Date of Patent: March 19, 1996Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Richard P. Szajewski, Allan F. Sowinski
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Patent number: 5478703Abstract: A method of fixing a developed photographic silver halide material comprising at least 2 silver halide layers sensitized to different regions of the spectrum, comprising placing the material in face-to-face contact with a fixer sheet in the presence of a processing solution and a silver halide solvent which forms a solubilized silver halide species from the undeveloped areas of the material, wherein the fixer sheet contains reducing means capable of forming metallic silver therein from the solubilized silver halide.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1994Date of Patent: December 26, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Michael J. Simons
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Patent number: 5464728Abstract: This invention provides a method of processing a developed high iodide color silver halide photographic element by bleaching the element with a peracid bleach and fixing the element with a fixer containing sodium cation and thiosulfate, wherein the amount of ammonium ion in the fixer is less than 1.4M.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1992Date of Patent: November 7, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Richard P. Szajewski, John M. Buchanan
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Patent number: 5460923Abstract: A processing method for silver halide photographic material is disclosed, in which at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a dye of a solid fine grain dispersion. The processing method is carried out by processing the photographic material with a solution having a fixing ability containing at least one compound represented by formula (A):RSO.sub.2 SM (A)wherein R represents an aliphatic group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, and M represents a hydrogen atom or a cation group.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1994Date of Patent: October 24, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Goto, Yoshihiro Fujita
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Patent number: 5460924Abstract: This invention provides an accelerator for peracid bleaches used for bleaching silver halide photographic elements. The accelerator is a complex of ferric (Fe III) ion and a 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid or a 2,6-pyridinecarboxylic acid. The accelerator may be contained in the bleaching solution, a solution preceding the bleaching solution or in the photographic elements themselves.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1994Date of Patent: October 24, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: John M. Buchanan, Stuart T. Gordon, Keith H. Stephen, Richard P. Szajewski, Sidney J. Bertucci
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Patent number: 5459014Abstract: A method for forming a color photographic image is disclosed. The method comprises steps ofimagewise exposing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support, and a silver halide emulsion layer and a non-light-sensitive layer each provided on the support,developing the light-sensitive material with a color developer, andbleach-fixing the developed light-sensitive material with a bleach-fixing solution,wherein the silver halide emulsion layer or the non-light-sensitive layer contains a compound represented by the following Formula 1 and the color developer contains a chloride in an amount of not less than 6.times.10.sup.-2 moles per liter; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a tertiary alkyl group; R.sub.2 is a primary or a secondary alkyl group; R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are each an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a phenoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxy group, a phenoxy group or a phenylthio group, the groups represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 or R.sub.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1994Date of Patent: October 17, 1995Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Toyoki Nishijima, Motoi Nishimura
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Patent number: 5453348Abstract: An image forming method for silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The method is excellent in stability and rapidness of processing. And in the photographic color image formed by the method, staine formation due to storage is inhibited in unimaged area of the picture. The method is comprises steps of developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material with a color developer, bleaching with a bleaching solution, immediately after the developing step, and treating, after the bleaching step, with a solution having fixing capability. The bleaching solution contains a ferric complex salt of a compound represented by the following formula A, and the solution having fixing capability contains at least one of thiocyanate and an iodide in a total amount of not less than 0.5 mol per liter of the solution, ##STR1## wherein A, through A.sub.4 are each a --CH.sub.2 OH group, a --COOM group or a --PO.sub.3 M.sup.1 M.sub.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1994Date of Patent: September 26, 1995Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Satoru Kuse, Masao Ishikawa, Shigeharu Koboshi
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Patent number: 5451491Abstract: A method of desilvering an imagewise and developed color silver halide element, said method comprising bleaching the photographic element with a peracid bleach and subsequently contacting the photographic element with a fixer solution comprising thiosulfate anion and sodium cation;wherein the Molar-minute fixing Time is less than about 0.2 Molar-minutes.times.m.sup.2 /g Ag.times.the grams of incorporated silver per square meter of the photographic element.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1994Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Richard P. Szajewski, John M. Buchanan
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Patent number: 5449593Abstract: A processing solution for a silver halide color photographic material, said solution containing at least one kind of compound represented by formula (I), (II), or (III); ##STR1## the substituents are defined in the instant specification.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 1992Date of Patent: September 12, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masakazu Morigaki, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Shigeru Nakamura
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Patent number: 5445925Abstract: A color image can be obtained from a color photographic element by multiple color development steps. The first color development is carried out in the usual manner after imagewise exposure. The second color development step is carried out after bleaching with a rehalogenating bleaching agent, and is used to develop only rehalogenated silver halide. This specific development is possible by either using a chloride rehalogenating agent in the bleaching solution, using a sulfite fixing agent before bleaching, or by fogging the element between bleaching and the second color development step.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1994Date of Patent: August 29, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Peter D. Marsden, Gareth B. Evans
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Patent number: 5443943Abstract: Unique imagewise exposed and developed originating color silver halide photographic elements can be processed with bleaching and/or fixing solutions. The element is characterized by several important features. It contains a silver halide grain population of at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on total silver forming the grain population projected area, wherein at least 50 percent of total grain projected area is accounted for by intrinsically stable tabular grains (1) bounded by {100} major faces having adjacent edge ratios of less than 10, and (2) an aspect ratio of at least 2. Also, at least 50 mole % of the element silver halide is silver chloride, and no more than 2 mole % silver iodide. It also contains a bleach accelerator releasing compound. The element is also free of a desilvering rate retarding amount of a development inhibitor releasing compound having a free sulfur valence which binds to silver.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1993Date of Patent: August 22, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Richard P. Szajewski, John M. Buchanan
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Patent number: 5434035Abstract: A method of treating a seasoned fixing solution comprising desilvering a fixing solution containing a chelating compound represented by Formula IMOOC(CH.sub.2)m(X)p((CH.sub.2).sub.n COOM).sub.q (I)where X is N, or C--OH;n and m are independently 0, 1, or 2;if X is N then p is 0 or 1 and q is 1 or 2;if X is C-OH then p is 0, 1 or 2 and q is 1 or 2; andM is a cationic counterion; andfurther containing a carryover amount of a bleaching agent which is a complex of ferric ion and a tridentate or a tetradentate ligand.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1993Date of Patent: July 18, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mary E. Craver, Manuel A. Santos-Rosario, Keith H. Stephen
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Patent number: 5429914Abstract: A composition having a fixing ability for photography which is used as a bath having a fixing ability, for processing an exposed silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, said compositian being substantially free of thiosulfate ion and comprising as a fixing agent at least one thioether comcompound having at least one group selected from the group consisting of ##STR1## and a heterocyclic group, wherein M.sub.1, M.sub.2 and M.sub.3 may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation; R.sub.1 to R.sub.19, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or an alkenyl group; and X.sup..crclbar. represents a counter anion.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1993Date of Patent: July 4, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Nobuo Watanabe
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Patent number: 5427896Abstract: A method for processing a color photographic material comprising a support having on at least one surface thereof at least one layer containing a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion and a non-diffusing oil-soluble coupler capable of forming a dye by coupling with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, wherein the oil-soluble dye is a pyrrolotriazole cyan coupler and the color photographic material is processed after color development with a bath containing, as a fixing agent, at least one of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds having a sulfide group, meso-ionic compounds and thioether compounds.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1993Date of Patent: June 27, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Hayashi
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Patent number: 5415983Abstract: A method for processing a silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which comprises the steps of developing and fixing the image-wise exposed silver halide photographic material, wherein the fixing bath used in the fixing step contains at least one meso-ionic compound other than meso-ionic 1,2,4-triazolium-3-thiolate compounds, wherein said meso-ionic compound is a compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein M and A.theta. are as defined in the specification as a fixing agent. The fixing bath and subsequent baths have excellent stability against precipitation, and the processed photographic material having improved image stability can be obtained.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1993Date of Patent: May 16, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Nobuo Watanabe
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Patent number: 5409804Abstract: A Photographic processing composition and a processing method using the same, wherein the composition contains a compound represented by formula (I) or a chelating compound of Fe(III) , M.sub.n (III), Co(III), Rh(II), Rh(III), Au(II), Au(III) or Ce(IV) and a compound represented by formula (I); ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1, X.sub.2, and X.sub.3 each represents a hydrogen atom, --L--COOM, or ##STR2## at least one of X.sub.1, X.sub.2, and X.sub.3 represents ##STR3## represents a carbon atomic group necessary for forming an aryl group; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent group; R.sub.2 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acrylamino group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, a ureido group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an arylsulfonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an arylsulfinyl group, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, --SO.sub.3 M.sup.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 1994Date of Patent: April 25, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadashi Inaba, Hisashi Okada, Hiroyuki Seki
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Patent number: 5405969Abstract: The invention provides a process for making a thioether compound having the formula:A--S--Rcomprising reacting:(1) Compound I having the formula:A--H (I)where A comprises a carbon atom bonded to H where that carbon is either capable of ionizing to a nucleophilic state or is conjugated to such an atom, with(2) Compound II having the formula:H--SR or RSSR (II)wherein R is selected from the group consisting of:(a) a substituted or-unsubstituted aryl group or alicyclic group, said groups being carbocyclic or heterocyclic, and(b) a thiocarbonyl group,in the presence of a base and an oxidizing agent that is free of reactive halogen and that is capable of oxidizing H--SR to RSSR.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1993Date of Patent: April 11, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Charles W. Wright, Joan C. Potenza, John E. Leary, Jr., Chang K. Kim
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Patent number: 5401621Abstract: A process for processing an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, comprising the steps of developing in a developing bath and processing in a bath having a fixing ability, wherein the bath having the fixing ability contains at least one mesoionic compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## In a second embodiment, a process is disclosed for processing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, comprising the steps of subjecting the material to color development, and then subjecting the material to blix in a blix bath, wherein the blix bath contains at least one mesoionic compound represented formula (III) or (IV): ##STR2##Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 1991Date of Patent: March 28, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Nobuo Watanabe
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Patent number: 5395742Abstract: There is disclosed a novel diaminostilbene series compound, a method for forming an image using the same, and a composition comprising the same. The diaminostilbene compound is represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein L.sup.1 and L.sup.2, which are the same or different, each represent --OR.sup.1 or --N--R.sup.2 (R.sup.3), wherein the four substituents L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 have four or more substituents in total selected from substituents represented by the following formula (II);R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an alkyl group having a substituent selected from substituents represented by the formula (II);R.sup.3 represents an alkyl group or an alkyl group having a substituent selected from substituents represented by the formula (II); andM represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, an ammonium, or a pyridinium:formula (II)--SO.sub.3 M, --OSO.sub.3 M, --COOM, and --NR.sub.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1994Date of Patent: March 7, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuaki Deguchi, Toshiaki Kubo
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Patent number: 5391466Abstract: A method and chemical composition for bleaching or bleach fixing exposed and developed silver halide photographic light-sensitive material using a ferric complex salt of a compound represented by the following Formula I, II, III, IV, V, VI or VII: ##STR1##(R.sub.1)(R.sub.2)N--X.sub.1 --(Z--X.sub.2).sub.n --N(R.sub.3)(R.sub.4)(III)(R.sub.1)HN--X.sub.1 --(Z--X.sub.2).sub.n --NH(R.sub.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1993Date of Patent: February 21, 1995Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Yutaka Ueda, Kenji Kuwae
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Patent number: 5389501Abstract: A method of fixing a photographic element with a fixing solution containing less than 20% ammonium thiosulphate wherein the photographic element has incorporated therein a fix accelerator precursor which is a silver salt of an amino thiol having a solubility of less than 1 g/l (as silver ion) when held for 23.degree. C. for 5 minutes in a colour developer solution at pH 10 having a sulphite concentration of 4.25 g/l and a bromide concentration of 1.2 g/l.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 1993Date of Patent: February 14, 1995Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: David N. Rogers, John R. Fyson
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Patent number: 5384233Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic processing chemicals kit comprising a processing agent and a flexible container formed of multilayer film. The chemicals kit provide a photographic processing chemicals packaging material capable of protecting the photographic processing characteristics of its content against any storage conditions accompanied by a high temperature or vibration.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1993Date of Patent: January 24, 1995Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Satoru Kuse, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Haraguchi, Hiroshi Yamashita
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Patent number: 5380626Abstract: A method for forming an image in a silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, which comprises imagewise exposing the silver halide color photographic material, color developing the exposed material and then subjecting the developed material to a desilverization treatment, wherein the desilverization treatment is carried out using a processing solution having a bleaching ability and containing at least one of an amidine compound or a bisguanidine compound and a ferric salt of an organic acid, and also a method for processing a silver halide photographic material wherein processing is additionally carried out in the presence of a stilbene fluorescent brightener using a desilverization bath containing at least one of an amidine compound or a bisguanidine compound.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 1993Date of Patent: January 10, 1995Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koichi Nakamura, Yoshiharu Yabuki
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Patent number: 5378588Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a silver halide photographic light sensitive material comprising the steps ofdeveloping the light sensitive material with a developing solution,treating the light sensitive material with a fixing capacity-having solution, and thentreating the light sensitive material with a processing solution (S), wherein part of or the whole of overflow from a tank containing the processing solution (S) is allowed to flow into a tank containing the fixing capability-having solution, and wherein solid processing chemicals are added to the fixing capacity-having solution or the overflow from the tank containing the processing solution (S).Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1993Date of Patent: January 3, 1995Assignee: Konica CorporationInventor: Ichiro Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 5366853Abstract: A tablet-shaped bleaching agent for preparing a bleaching solution for color silver halide photographic materials is disclosed, along with the method of making it, the method of using it to prepare a bleaching solution, and the method of processing a color silver halide photographic material using a replenishing solution made from the tablet as a bleaching solution. The tablet has a bulk density of 1.00 to 3.00 g/cm.sup.3, and a total ammonium content of no more that 50 mol % of the total cation content in the tablet. The tablet comprises a ferric complex salt of a compound represented by Formula (L) and an organic polyacid according to Formula (C). In Formula (L), A.sub.1-4 each represent --CH.sub.2 OH, --COOM, or --PO.sub.3 M.sub.1 M.sub.2, and X represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group of 3-6 carbon atoms. In Formula (C), A.sub.5 represents an organic group, and n is an integer of not less than 2. ##STR1## Formula (C) A.sub.5 --(COOM).sub.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1993Date of Patent: November 22, 1994Assignee: Konica CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Yoshimoto