Abstract: The present invention provides a photothermographic material having, on at least one side of a support, at least an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a reducing agent for the organic silver salt, and at least one non-photosensitive layer, wherein the material contains a water-soluble magenta dye, and also provides an image forming method.

Abstract: Improved compounds and base precursors that undergo thermal decomposition are disclosed. Thermal-dye-bleach agents, and in particular, a novel class of salts of arylsulfonylacetic acids as bleaching agents for photothermographic use are disclosed. Photothermographic elements employing these thermal-dye-bleach agents are suitable for use as acutance and antihalation systems, bleachable filter dye materials, and in promoting unblocking of various components such as blocked developers, especially in in photothermographic elements.

Abstract: Disclosed are an improved silver halide color photographic photosensitive material comprising a support having thereon a photosensitive layer containing at least one kind of photosensitive silver halide grain, a color developing agent, a coupler and a binder, and a non-photosensitive layer, wherein a one dye is contained as a dispersion of solid fine particles at least one of the layers the dye being represented by general formula (I) as follows: D−(X)y  General formula (I) wherein D represents a compound having a chromophore; X represents a dissociative proton or a group having a dissociative proton which is linked to D directly or via a divalent linking group; and y represents an integer of 1 to 7.

Abstract: One object of the present invention is to provide a mixture composed of 1) a cellulose ether derivative esterified at least with a biprotic acid group derivative expressed by the formula HOOC—B—COOH (I), wherein B is a linear aliphatic group represented by (CH2)x with x a positive integer from 1 to 5 or is a 5-member or 6-member cycloaliphatic group and 2) a cellulose or cellulose derivative esterified at least with a phthalic acid derivative represented by the following formula (II). wherein R1 is an all group and y is a positive integer from 0 to 3. Said mixture shows an enhanced stability against hydrolysis when subjected to conditioning at high relative humidity and temperature. The composition may be useful in order to get antihalation layer on photographic films as well as enteric coating of pharmaceutical dosage and for controlled-release applications such as for cleaning formulation.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic element comprising a support, a silver halide emulsion and poly(alkylene oxide)s wherein greater than 50 percent of the poly(alkylene oxide)s have acidic functional end groups with an aqueous pKa.ltoreq.10, or end groups which will react to form acidic functional end groups with an aqueous pKa.ltoreq.10 during development, on both termini; and wherein the poly(alkylene oxide)s have a molecular weight ranging substantially between 1700 and 6000 AMU.

Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element containing a polymeric ultraviolet absorbing polymer fromed from an ultraviolet absorbing monomer of formula (I): ##STR1## where X is a bivalent linking group, and Y contains an ethylenically unsaturated functional group.

Abstract: In accordance with this invention, a photographic film especially suited for motion imaging film applications such as motion picture film or television film has on one side of a support material, in order, a process surviving, electrically conductive subbing layer, a photographic emulsion, and a protective overcoat; and on the opposite side a carbon black-containing backing layer, and optionally, a lubricant that overlies the backing layer. The carbon black-containing layer provides antihalation and antistatic protection for the unprocessed film. The conductive subbing layer retains its antistatic properties after processing so that the motion imaging film is protected from the generation of static charge after the carbon black-containing layer is removed during processing. The conductive subbing layer has a resistivity of less than 5.times.10.sup.9 .OMEGA./.quadrature. after film processing.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide light-sensitive layer and at least one light-insensitive layer, wherein the support comprises a poly(alkylene aromatic dicarboxylate) having a glass transition temperature of from 50.degree. C. to 200.degree. C. and is heat-treated at a temperature of not lower than 40.degree. C., but lower than the glass transition temperature for 0.1 to 1500 hours after molding the polymer into the support and before the coating of the silver halide light-sensitive layer, and said at least one light-insensitive layer contains a dispersion of crystallites of at least one dye represented by general formula (I):D--(X).sub.y (I)wherein D represents a moiety having a chromophoric group; X represents a dissociable proton or a group having a dissociable proton which is bonded to D either directly or through a bivalent bonding group; and y represents an integer of 1 to 7.

Abstract: A new type of yellow dyes with general formula Q--CO--CO--X is disclosed. They can be used in photographic materials as antihalation dyes, acutance dyes or filter dyes. Preferably they are incorporated in UV sensitive contact materials for pre-press applications.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprises at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer provided on a support. The silver halide emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a new dye represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## in which L is a single bond, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent aromatic group or a combination thereof; A is an acidic nucleus; each of R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 independently is hydrogen or a substituent group; R.sup.2 is a substituent group; m is an integer of 0 to 4; n is 0 or 1; and X is an electron attractive group having a Hammett's substituent constant (.sigma..sub.m) of 0.3 to 1.5.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising, on a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which has at least one hydrophilic colloid layer (including the silver halide emulsion layer) containing a water-soluble polymer comprising a COOH-containing monomer or a salt thereof which is water-insoluble at a pH.ltoreq.6 and water-soluble at a pH.gtoreq.10. The photographic material is well processed by ultra-rapid processing system, displaying an excellent drying property.

Abstract: Certain poly(lactic acid) and poly(glycolic acid) polymers or copolymers, and certain carbonates, lactones, lactates, lactylates, lactides, glycolates, glycolylates, and glycolides have been found to stabilize thermal-dye-bleach constructions containing a dye in association with a thermally-generated-bleaching agent. Preferably, the thermally-generated-bleaching agent is a thermal-carbanion-generating agent such as a quaternary ammonium salt of a phenylsulfonylacetic acid or a thermal-nucleophile-generating agent such as an ammonium salt of a phenylsulfonylacetic acid. These materials have been found to be particularly effective when used in acutance and antihalation systems for photothermographic and photographic elements.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic material containing a dispersion of a hydrophobic compound and a water-insoluble and organic solvent-soluble polymer as defined herein. The hydrophobic compound may be a dye which is photochemically inactive during storage but readily decolored and eluted in photographic processing.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a dye which can be decolored or eluted without causing a stain problem attributable to a residual color, wherein the light-sensitive material comprises a support, having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one hydrophilic colloid layer containing a dispersed solid form of a dye, wherein the dye is dispersed in fine particles with an anionic polymer.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed for handling under a first radiation source and imagewise exposure to a second radiation source having a solid particle dispersion filter dye layer that absorbs radiation emitted to which the element is sensitive emitted by the first source.

Abstract: A photothermographic recording article comprises in sequence:(a) a substrate,(b) a prime coat/antihalation layer comprising a pigmented acrylic polymer binder system,(c) a photothermographic dispersion comprising a binder, a non-light sensitive silver source material, photographic silver halide in catalytic proximity to silver source material, and(d) optionally, a topcoat layer,said article further comprising a reducing agent for silver ion and at least one development accelerator in at least one of the layers of the substrate.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition of a water-soluble photopolymer which is synthesized from a water-soluble organic matter, which matter is a base polymer produced and refined particularly by bacterial culture biotechnically and contains at least one of polysaccharides, protein, gelatin, casein, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyvinyl alcohol, in particular pullulan which is a natural polysaccharide, and chemicals to add functions to aqueous solution of the base polymer, for example, water-soluble radiation sensitive chemical, crosslinking agent, catalyst, epoxy compound, and a compound possessing bleaching or fading action with respect to radiation.The water-soluble photopolymer can be developed in water, and is high in safety and small in aging, and is expected to be used as the material of single-layer resist or multi-layer resist of high resolution and high resistance, or as the material for contrast enhanced litography.

Abstract: A photographic material containing a removable antihalo layer comprising an antihalo agent and a mixture of two copolymers of a low alkymethacrylate and acrylic or methacrylic acid.

Abstract: A novel cellulose derivative provided in this invention is a mixed ester of an alkoxy or hydroxyalkoxy substituted cellulose ether, prepared by the esterification reaction of the ether with succinic anhydride and an anhydride of an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid. The cellulose derivatives are advantageous because of their capability of producing enteric coatings having sufficient flexibility without the use of a plasticizer as well as by their chemical and physical stability against moisture, and also by easy purification after completion of the esterification reaction. The coatings produced from the derivatives have a similar chemical and physical stability. The cellulose derivatives are useful for the enteric coating of pharmaceutical dosage forms and also for providing halation-preventing layers on photographic films.