Abstract: The invention relates to an image-recording element comprising a support and an image-receiving layer, wherein the image-receiving layer comprises anionic colloidal silica particles, hydrophilic polymeric binder, and fluorosurfactant, wherein the binder is present in an amount of between 2% and 15% weight of the image-receiving layer, the image-recording element has a 60-degree gloss of greater than 25, and a dry time of less than 1 minute.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cationic shelled particle comprising a colloidal alumina core having a median diameter of between 20 and 2000 nm and a positive charge, a layer on the surface of said core particle having a negative charge and comprising particles of a median diameter of less than 30% of the median diameter of said core particle, and an outer layer of positive charge.

Abstract: A recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer, said recording element containing core-shell particles wherein said core comprises an inorganic or organic particle and said shell comprises an organosilane or a hydrolyzed organosilane derived from a compound having the formula: Si(OR)aZb wherein R is hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having from about 6 to about 20 carbon atoms; Z is an alkyl group having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms or aryl group having from about 6 to about 20 carbon atoms, with at least one of said Z's having at least one primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary nitrogen atom; a is an integer from 1 to 3; and b is an integer from 1 to 3; with the proviso that a+b=4; and with the further proviso that the amount of organosilane shell material is such that Ratio R, which is the number of micromoles of organosilane used to shell the core particle

Abstract: A hydrophobically capped oligomeric acrylamide or pyrrolidone is employed as a dispersant for hydrophobic materials in an aqueous medium containing a hydrophilic colloid, e.g. gelatin. The hydrophobic materials include photographic addenda such as color couplers or solid particle dyes. Preferred dispersants have the general formula R—L—T   (1) or in which R, R1 and R2 are each independently selected from aliphatic hydrocarbyl, aryl-(aliphatic hydrocarbyl) and (aliphatic hydrocarbyl)-aryl groups, L is a sulphur atom or a linking group that contains a sulphur atom attached to the T group, and T is a hydrophilic oligomeric group obtained by the oligomerisation of one or more vinyl monomers having an amido function.

Abstract: A hydrophobically capped oligomeric acrylamide or pyrrolidone is employed as a dispersant for hydrophobic materials in an aqueous medium containing a hydrophilic colloid, e.g. gelatin. The hydrophobic materials include photographic addenda such as color couplers or solid particle dyes.

Abstract: A motion picture film photographic element is disclosed comprising a support having on a front side thereof a subbing layer unit and one or more image-forming units comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer coated over the subbing layer unit, wherein the layers coated on the front side of the support comprise in total from 5 to 30 mg/m2 of dispersed carbon particles, and the majority of the dispersed carbon particles is contained in the emulsion layer or layers of the one or more image forming units or in intercoat layers which may be present between two emulsion layers. The motion picture photographic film clement provides improved performance when marked by means of a laser beam.

Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic element is disclosed comprising a support bearing at least one cyan image forming hydrophilic colloid layer comprising cyan image dye forming coupler of Formula I and benzoic acid ester or diester high boiling solvent of Formula II. wherein Ra is an alkyl group, Rb is a ballast group, and X is hydrogen or a coulping-off group. wherein: each m is independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; each R1 is an individually selected alkyl group with up to four carbon atoms; n is 1 to 7; each R2, R3, R4 and R5 may be the same or different and is individually selected from hydrogen or an alkyl group with up to four carbon atoms; p is 0 to 3; q is 1 to 7; r is 0 or 1; and the log P of the solvent is at least 4.0. The photographic elements of the invention provide high cyan coupler reactivity and form deep cyan dye hues upon photographic processing without degrading cyan dye dark stability.

Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic element is disclosed comprising a support bearing at least one yellow image forming hydrophilic colloid layer comprising yellow image dye forming couplers and a substituted bisphenol light stabilizer compound which has a melting point of greater than 20.degree. C., wherein the yellow image forming layer contains less than 10 wt % high boiling permanent solvent relative to the total amount of yellow coupler in the layer. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the yellow image forming layer is substantially free of high boiling permanent solvent. Light stability for yellow image dyes formed in an exposed and processed photographic element may be significantly improved where the yellow dyes are formed in a photographic layer which is substantially free of organic solvents, or which contains only a very low level of organic solvents, in combination with a substituted bisphenol light stabilizer compound which is a solid at room temperature.

Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic element is disclosed comprising a support bearing at least one yellow image forming hydrophilic colloid layer comprising yellow image dye forming couplers, at least one hydrophilic colloid layer immediately adjacent to the yellow image forming layer, and at least one adjacent cyan or magenta image forming hydrophilic colloid layer comprising cyan or magenta image dye forming couplers; wherein the yellow image forming layer is substantially free of high boiling permanent solvent, any immediately adjacent hydrophilic colloid layers and the adjacent image forming layer are substantially free of high boiling permanent solvents having a logP value of less than about 5.5, and the adjacent image forming layer contains a high boiling permanent solvent having a logP value of at least about 5.5.

Abstract: A motion picture sound recording chromogenic photographic film element for forming non-neutral images is disclosed comprising a film support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprising at least one dye-forming coupler which forms a dye which absorbs primarily in the green or red light region of the electromagnetic spectrum upon processing with color negative developer, wherein the element does not comprise a neutral-balanced combination of cyan, magenta, and yellow dye-forming couplers.

Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive photographic element comprising a support bearing on one side thereof at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer or a separate hydrophilic colloid layer of the element comprises a soluble absorber dye of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each M is H or a counterion; each R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represents H or a photographically acceptable substituent; m+p equals from 1 to 4; n+q equals from 1 to 4; and each of r and t represents from 0 to 3. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the element comprises at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a dye of formula (I) is coated on the same side of the support as the red-sensitive emulsion layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a Formula I class yellow coupler comprising ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituent;X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;Y represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group;a Formula II class cyan coupler comprising ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 represents a substituent;R.sub.3 represents a substituent;X represents a hydrogen or a coupling-off group;m is from 1-3; anda Formula III class magenta coupler comprising ##STR3## wherein R.sub.4 is a substituent;R.sub.5 is a substituent;X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;and which provides a relative fixed upper scale contrast between 1.1 and 1.8.An alternative form of the invention relates to a photographic element comprising a Formula I class yellow coupler comprising ##STR4## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituent;X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;Y represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group;a Formula IV class cyan coupler comprising ##STR5## wherein R.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a Formula I class yellow coupler comprising ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituent;X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;Y represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group;a Formula II class cyan coupler comprising ##STR2## wherein R.sub.2 represents a substituent;R.sub.3 represents a substituent;X represents a hydrogen or a coupling-off group;m is from 1-3; anda Formula III class magenta coupler comprising ##STR3## wherein R.sub.4 is a substituent;R.sub.5 is a substituent;X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;and which provides a relative fixed upper scale contrast between 1.1 and 1.8.An alternative form of the invention relates to a photographic element comprising a Formula I class yellow coupler comprising ##STR4## wherein R.sub.1 represents a substituent;X is hydrogen or a coupling-off group;Y represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group;a Formula IV class cyan coupler comprising ##STR5## wherein R.sub.