Abstract: Black-and-white, aqueous-based, silver halide-containing photothermographic materials have increased stability both prior to use and after imaging with the incorporation of at least 0.005 g/m2 of a tetrafluoroborate salt.

Abstract: In a first aspect, organic coating compositions are provided, particularly spin-on antireflective coating compositions, that contain a polyester resin component. In a further aspect, coating compositions are provided that contain a resin component obtained by polymerization of a multi-hydroxy compound. Coating compositions of the invention are particularly useful employed in combination with an overcoated photoresist layer to manufacture integrated circuits.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide photosensitive material and a photothermographic material having, on at least one side of a support, at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, and a reducing agent for the organic silver salt, wherein the silver halide photosensitive material and the photothermographic material contain a phthalocyanine compound represented by the following formula (PC-1): wherein, M represents a hydrogen atom or a metal atom; R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13, and R16 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; at least one of R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13, and R16 represents an electron-attracting group; and R2, R3, R6, R7, R10, R11, R14, and R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: A photothermographic material contains a support having thereon an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and a non-photosensitive outermost layer on a side of the support where the image forming layer is provided, The photosensitive silver halide contains silver iodide in an amount of from 40 to 100% by mole, and a binder contained in the outermost layer contains at least one of a latex polymer and a water soluble polymer that is not derived from an animal protein in an amount of 50% by mass or more.

Abstract: High-speed aqueous-based black-and-white photothermographic materials are imageable in any suitable fashion using ultraviolet, visible, infrared, or X-radiation. They can have one or more thermally developable imaging layers on either or both sides of the support and can be imaged with or without a phosphor intensifying screen in an imaging assembly. The photothermographic emulsions and materials have a net Dmin less than 0.25, and require less than 1 erg/cm2 to achieve a density of 1.00 above net Dmin. The imaging layers include hydrophilic binders or water-dispersible latex polymer binders and chemically and spectrally sensitized photosensitive silver halide grains.

Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising, on a support, an image forming layer containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and a non-photosensitive outermost layer at a surface side of the support at which the image forming layer is provided, wherein: 1) the non-photosensitive organic silver salt contains 90% by mole or more of silver behenate; and a binder in the outermost layer contains 50% by weight or more of a hydrophobic polymer latex, 2) the outermost layer contains a polymer latex; and a layer adjacent to the outermost layer contains a binder which can lose fluidity upon a decrease in temperature, or 3) the outermost layer contains a polymer latex; and a coating solution for forming the outermost layer can lose fluidity upon a decrease in temperature.

Abstract: A photothermographic material having, on at least an image forming layer including at least an organic silver salt and a non-photosensitive layer on the image forming layer, wherein the photothermographic material further has a non-photosensitive intermediate layer between the image forming layer and the non-photosensitive layer, and 50% by weight or more of a binder of the non-photosensitive intermediate layer is formed by a polymer latex, and the photothermographic material contains a metal phthalocyanine dye represented by formula (PC-1): wherein, M represents a metal atom, at least one of R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13, and R16 is an electron-attracting group, and R2, R3, R6, R7, R10, R11, R14, and R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent. The invention provides a photothermographic material which exhibits high sharpness, preferable image tone, and excellent image storability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic lightsensitive material comprising a support and, superimposed thereon, a blue-sensitive layer unit, a green-sensitive layer unit and a red-sensitive layer unit, each of these layers comprising at least two silver halide emulsion layers with different photographic speeds, together with at least one antihalation layer, wherein couplers capable of color formation are contained in a total coating amount of 0.02 mmol/m2 to 2 mmol/m2.

Abstract: A silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material comprising a support having thereon a photosensitive layer and a polymer layer, wherein the polymer layer comprises a copolymer of: (i) a fluorine containing acrylate or a fluorine containing methacrylate; and (ii) a monomer having a hydrophobic group in the molecule.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photothermographic material having an image forming layer including at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, on one surface of a support, and having at least one back layer and a back surface protective layer, on the other surface of the support, wherein a binder of the back surface protective layer contains a water-soluble polymer and a latex polymer having a glass transition temperature of ?30° C. to 40° C.; and an image forming method using the same. The photothermographic material and the image forming method of the invention provide excellent coating property and excellent transportability during thermal development in a thermal developing apparatus.

Abstract: The use of metal antimonates at high metal antimonate to binder ratios in buried backside conductive layers of thermographic and photothermographic materials allows the use of thin backside overcoat layers. The combination provides antistatic constructions having excellent antistatic properties that show less change in resistivity with changes in humidity. The thin backside overcoat layer serves to protect the buried antistatic layer.

Abstract: A photothermographic material including, on one side of a support, an image forming layer containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and, on the other side of the support, a non-photosensitive back side layer. The total quantity of an alkaline earth metal contained in the non-photosensitive back side layer is 1×10?5 mol/m2 to 1×10?3 mol/m2.

Abstract: Photothermographic materials are coated with imaging layers and an antihalation layer between the support and thermally developable imaging layers on one or both sides of the support. Such materials can be arranged in association with one or more phosphor intensifying screens capable of providing emission at a predetermined wavelength in imaging assemblies. These imaging assemblies can be exposed to X-radiation and thereby excited to form a latent image in the photothermographic material that can eventually be used for medical diagnosis. The antihalation layers contain radiation absorbing compounds (such as a UV-radiation absorbing compounds) that absorb radiation at the predetermined wavelength (for example at 300 to 450 nm) and have limited absorption at higher wavelengths.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising a paper support having resin layers coated on both sides of a base paper, and in particular, to a silver halide photographic material exhibiting superior glossiness and improved sharpness, long-term stability, fingerprint resistance and pressure resistance. The silver halide photographic material comprising on one side of the paper support having resin coat layers on both sides of a base paper, one or more light-sensitive layers and one or more light-insensitive layers, wherein after the photographic material of an L-size (having a length of 89 mm in a machine direction of the base paper and a length of 127 mm vertical to the machine direction) is processed, the photographic material exhibits an image clarity (C-value) of 20% to 60% which is determined using a 1.

Abstract: Thermally developable materials including photothermographic and thermographic materials having an outermost backside layer that includes amorphous silica particles having a narrow particle size distribution. The narrower particle size distribution provides reduced haze and increased surface roughness that reduces blocking and machine feeding at comparable weight percent. The materials can also include conductive layers underneath the outermost backside layer.

Abstract: An image forming method using a photothermographic material a photosensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, a binder and a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, wherein: the photothermographic material is discharged from a thermal developing device within 35 seconds after heating for thermal development is ceased.

Abstract: A photographic element is described comprising a support bearing at least one blue light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and an ultraviolet filter layer above the light sensitive layer, wherein the ultraviolet filter layer comprises an ultraviolet absorbing dibenzoylmethane compound of formula (I) where R1 through R5 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, nitro, or hydroyxl, or further substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkoxy, acyloxy, ester, carboxyl, alkyl thio, aryl thio, alkyl amine, aryl amine, alkyl nitrile, aryl nitrile, arylsulfonyl, or 5–6 member heterocycle ring groups. The present invention describes photographic elements that include materials that deliver a preferred UV absorption spectrum that provides adequate spark protection, and minimizes UV radiation incident on the element during camera exposure so that accurate color rendition can be achieved, while maximizing photographic speed in the blue record.

Abstract: Thermally developable photothermographic materials comprise a backside layer that includes a backside stabilizer to reduce fog formation in high humidity conditions, thereby providing improved shelf stability. Useful backside stabilizers include an amine organic base whose conjugate acid has a pKa greater than 5. These backside stabilizers can be provided particularly in non-photosensitive compositions that include an antihalation composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a support containing a filler and/or an undercoat layer containing a clay compound coated with an organic substance between the support and an emulsion layer or between the support and a back layer. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material shows good dimensional stability in a processing system.

Abstract: Thermally developable imaging materials have an outermost protective layer that is composed of one or more hydrophilic film-forming components. The predominant film-forming component is a positively-charged latex polymer that has cationic groups. The charged latex polymer is present as latex particles that have prepared in the presence of a non-ionic or cationic stabilizer in an amount of at least 0.5% (by weight) that has an HLB value of 7 to 20. The nonionic or cationic stabilizer becomes associated with the latex polymer particles. Both thermographic and photothermographic materials can be prepared with such protective layers.

Abstract: A substantially light-insensitive monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and on one side of said support a thermosensitive element, wherein said thermographic recording material contains at least one compound represented by formula (I): wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali atom or an ammonium group; R1 is an alkyl, alkenyl-, alkynyl-, thioalkyl-, thioalkenyl- or thioalkynyl-group in which the alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl-group has 6 to 25 carbon atoms; X is —O—, —S— or —N(R2)—; and R2 is hydrogen, a —(CH2)mSO3M group or a group; and m is an integer between 1 and 5.

Abstract: Thermally developable photothermographic materials comprise a backside layer that includes a backside stabilizer to reduce fog formation in high humidity conditions, thereby providing improved shelf stability. Useful backside stabilizers are nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compounds. These backside stabilizers can be provided particularly in non-photosensitive compositions that include an antihalation composition.

Abstract: A method has been disclosed for preparing a co-precipitated microcrystalline dye dispersion, the absorption spectrum of which exceeds the summoned spectra of individually dispersed dyes, which comprises, as consecutive preparation steps: adding to one vessel, an amount of at least one pentamethine oxonol-type barbituric acid filter dye having ionizable sites in its molecular structure; adding thereto an aqueous alkaline solution in an amount sufficient to completely dissolve the said filter dye while stirring the solution thus formed; adding in another vessel, to an amount of at least one pyrrole type filter dye, an amount of water, followed by adding of an aqueous alkaline solution and a surfactant; followed, after having completely dissolved (under stirring conditions) the said pyrrole type filter dye, by adding to the solution thus formed in the other vessel, the solution formed in the one vessel; adding an aqueous acidic solution up to a pH of less than 3.

Abstract: An organic silver salt dispersion containing: light-insensitive organic silver salt grains; photosensitive silver halide grains; a solvent; and a binder for dispersion, wherein the organic silver salt is prepared by using: (i) an alkaline metal salt of an organic acid other than a sodium salt; and (ii) a water soluble silver compound, and the binder is a polyvinyl acetal resin having a polymerization degree of 250 to 1000 and prepared by acetal forming reaction of a polyvinylalcohol with an aldehyde.

Abstract: Thermographic and photothermographic materials comprise a barrier layer to provide physical protection and to prevent migration of diffusible imaging components and by-products resulting from high temperature imaging and/or development. The barrier layer comprises a scavenger that is a metal hydroxide or ester. This barrier layer is capable of retarding diffusion of mobile chemicals such as organic carboxylic acids, developers, and toners.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one radiation crosslinkable, preferably UV crosslinkable, polymer composition as a data recording medium, especially in the form of what are known as smart coatings based on such polymer compositions, which in a further embodiment comprises at least one fluorescence chromophore, and also to a composite at least comprising one support and one layer comprising a radiation crosslinkable polymer composition comprising at least one fluorescence chromophore, and also, preferably, an additional UV absorbing layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an imaging element comprising a support, an imaging layer, and at least one layer comprising a clay nanocomposite wherein said nanocomposite comprises a splayant and at least one natural clay particle having an aspect ratio of from 20:1 to 500:1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a recording material for the production of offset printing plates, having a web- or plate-form support, a radiation-sensitive layer on the front of the support and a continuous, pigment particle-free layer on the back of the support. The back layer essentially consists of an organic polymeric material having a glass transition temperature Tg of at least 45° C., and its surface has a Bekk smoothness of from 5 to 800 s. It also relates to a process for the production of this recording material.

Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising a support, an organic silver salt, a light-sensitive silver halide, a reducing agent and a contrast-increasing agent, wherein the photothermographic material further comprises a secondary or tertiary amino group-containing alkoxysilane compound and a polyethyleneimine. A light-shielding package of the photothermographic material is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having one or more layers including at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one of the layers contains at least one compound represented by R1-Z1 (R1 is an unsubstituted or hydroxy-substituted alkyl having 6-24 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted alkenyl group having 6-24 carbon atoms, and Z1 is OSO3M or SO3M, where M is a cation) and a fluorine-containing surfactant. There is provided a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that shows superior antistatic property and can be stably produced.

Abstract: In a first aspect, organic coating compositions are provided, particularly spin-on antireflective coating compositions, that contain a polyester resin component. In a further aspect, coating compositions are provided that contain a resin component obtained by polymerization of a multi-hydroxy compound. Coating compositions of the invention are particularly useful employed in combination with an overcoated photoresist layer to manufacture integrated circuits.

Abstract: High-speed black-and-white photothermographic materials can be imaged in any suitable fashion using ultraviolet, visible, infrared, or X-radiation. They can have one or more thermally developable imaging layers on either or both sides of the support and can be imaged with or without a phosphor intensifying screen in an imaging assembly. The photothermographic emulsions and materials have a net Dmin less than 0.25, and require less than 1 erg/cm2 to achieve a density of 1.00 above net Dmin.

Abstract: The present invention is an invention providing a photographic emulsion surface protective layer transfer sheet, characterized by having on one surface of a releasable support a photographic emulsion surface protective layer which is adhesive and in an uncured state, and characterized in that the photographic emulsion surface protective layer in an uncured state comprises an ionized radiation-curable resin composition containing a hydrophilic group-containing monofunctional (meth)acrylate and a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate. This transfer sheet can have an adhesive layer excellent in scratch resistance, close adhesion to an emulsion surface and solvent resistance. Therefore, when this transfer sheet is used particularly for forming a protective layer on the emulsion surface of a photomask, the photomask capable of long-term consistent use is obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a support containing a filler and/or an undercoat layer containing a clay compound coated with an organic substance between the support and an emulsion layer or between the support and a back layer. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material shows good dimensional stability in a processing system.

Abstract: A water-based coating composition is disclosed, comprising a latex comprising a polymer impregnated with an infared absorbing compound and a water-soluble polyester or latex comprising polymer containing an active methylene group. An infrared absorbing film and a photothermographic material by use thereof are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides an image forming method in which a silver halide color photosensitive material has a back layer on an opposite side to the silver halide emulsion layers. The back layer contains colloidal silica and has a surface resistance of 1.

Abstract: Various imaging members including lithographic imaging members can be prepared by applying to a support, an aqueous formulation comprising one or more imaging components to form an imaging layer. Over the imaging layer is directly applied a non-aqueous inverse emulsion comprising highly hydrophilic, water-swellable microgel particles dispersed in a water-immiscible organic solvent to form a protective layer. This protective layer provides physical durability but it is still readily removed during or after imaging with water or fountain solutions.

Abstract: Various imaging members including lithographic imaging members (such as printing plates) have an aqueous-based imaging layer applied to a support. Directly over the imaging layer is a protective layer that is applied as a non-aqueous inverse emulsion comprising highly hydrophilic, water-swellable microgel particles dispersed in a water-immiscible organic solvent. This protective layer provides physical durability but it is still readily removed during or after imaging with water or fountain solutions.

Abstract: A method of producing a thermal-developable photosensitive material is provided, which prevents mixing of materials between layers to ensure that the coating surface is in a good condition. In this method, liquids for forming a photosensitive layer, an intermediate layer and a protective layer are simultaneously applied in a multilayer form on a substrate to produce a thermal-developable photosensitive material. A pH of the intermediate layer coating liquid is adjusted within a range from 5 to 10 and a viscosity of the intermediate layer coating liquid is adjusted within a range from 20 to 150 mPa·s. Moreover, a pH buffering salt is added to the intermediate layer coating liquid.

Abstract: A process for producing a deformed image comprising the steps of: digitally exposing a color photographic silver halide material, said color photographic silver halide material comprising on a deformable plastic support at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler; conventionally processing said exposed color photographic material to produce an image; and deforming said color photographic material.

Abstract: A photothermographic material including: a substrate; at least one image-forming layer, which is disposed on a surface of the substrate and includes at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder; at least one surface-protective layer, which is disposed on a side of the substrate on which the at least one image-forming layer is disposed; and at least one back-surface protective layer, which is disposed on a back surface of the substrate opposite to the surface on which the at least one image-forming layer is disposed.

Abstract: A deformable color photographic silver halide material, said color photographic silver halide material comprising on a deformable plastic support at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one magenta coupler and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one cyan coupler can be deformed without loss in image quality and is suitable for large formats and automatic processing.

Abstract: An information recording material which contains a fluorine-containing nonionic surfactant, 1.5×10−5 mol/m2 or more of a polyvalent metal salt, and an anionic surfactant capable of forming a sparingly soluble salt in an aqueous solution with the polyvalent metal, in the outermost layer on a support on the side of an information recording layer. The information recording material is less in static charge and improved in surface deficiencies due to coating.

Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material, which comprises a light-sensitive layer containing a light-sensitive silver halide, a light-insensitive organic silver salt, a thermal developer and a binder and a protective layer containing a fluorine compound having at least one fluorinated alkyl group having not less than 2 carbon atoms and not more than 13 fluorine atoms and at least one anionic or nonionic hydrophilic group, and is subjected to processing by a heat-developing machine having a stock tray for heat-developable photosensitive materials placed at the height of not more than 55 cm above the floor.

Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising a photosensitive silver halide, a reducible silver salt, a phenolic reducing agent, a binder and a compound represented by the following formula on the same surface of a support: wherein X1 is a substituent, X2 to X4 are a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and R1 is an alkyl group etc. The photothermographic material shows high sensitivity, high Dmax and low fog and can provide images suitable for use in photomechanical process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a material to form an indicator element comprising a base material and at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, wherein the base material comprises at least one specular reflective layer between two polymer layers wherein the polymer layer between the at least one specular reflective layer and the silver halide layer is substantially transparent.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having layers containing a swellable inorganic stratifying compound on both sides of a support and having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on at least one of the layers. There is provided a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material showing good dimensional stability.

Abstract: A method of forming color images comprises forming an original image and duplicating the formed original image on a color photosensitive material having blue-, green- and red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers on a transmission or reflective support.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I): a compound represented by (II): or a mixture of at least one compound represented by formula (I) with at least one compound represented by formula (II), wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali atom or an ammonium group; R1 is hydrogen, a —(CH2)mSO3M group or a R2 is an alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl- group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; and m is an integer between 1 and 5; the use of at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (I), at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (II) or a mixture of at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (I) and at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (II) as a surfactant; and a photographic material comprising a support and a layer containing photosensitive silver halide, characterized in that the photographic material contains at least one compound represented by the above-mentioned formula (I), at le

Abstract: A photothermographic material contains a support having thereon an image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent and a binder, and a non-photosensitive outermost layer on a side of the support where the image forming layer is provided, The photosensitive silver halide contains silver iodide in an amount of from 40 to 100% by mole, and a binder contained in the outermost layer contains at least one of a latex polymer and a water soluble polymer that is not derived from an animal protein in an amount of 50% by mass or more.