Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material containing a compound of the formula: wherein R1, R2 and R3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R4 represents an alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; R1 and R2, or/and R2 and R4 may combine with each other to form a 5-membered, 6-membered or 7-membered ring; Z represents a group of non-metallic atoms that form a 5-membered, 6-membered or 7-membered ring together with the nitrogen atom and two carbon atoms in the benzene ring; R5 represents an alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group, in which the compound of the formula contains none of a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group and a sulfo group in each of R1, R2, R3 and R4.

Abstract: A very sensitive dosimeter that detects ionizing radiation is described. The dosimeter includes a breakable sealed container. A solution of a reducing agent is inside the container. The dosimeter has an air-tight dosimeter body with a transparent portion and an opaque portion. The transparent portion includes a transparent chamber that holds the breakable container with the reducing agent. The opaque portion includes an opaque chamber that holds an emulsion of silver salt (AgX) selected from silver chloride, silver bromide, silver iodide, and combinations of them. A passageway in the dosimeter provides fluid communication between the transparent chamber and the opaque chamber. The dosimeter may also include a chemical pH indicator in the breakable container that provides a detectable color change to the solution for a pH of about 3-10.

Abstract: A color photographic element is disclosed comprising at least three light-sensitive units which have their individual sensitivities in different wavelength regions, comprising at least one imaging layer comprising a light-sensitive silver-halide emulsion, binder, and a yellow coupler represented by the following structure: Wherein COUP is a photographic coupler residue capable of coupling with oxidized color developer to form a first yellow dye L is a linking group selected from the group consisting of —OC(═O)—, —OC(═S)—, —SC(═O)—, and —SC(═S)—, and —DYE is a releasable second yellow dye or yellow dye precursor, wherein COUP is an acetanilide compound that contains one or more electron-withdrawing groups such that the pKa at the coupling site is less than 8.7. Such yellow couplers improve activity and enhance dye densities.

Abstract: A color photographic element comprising at least three light-sensitive units which have their individual sensitivities in different wavelength regions, at least one of units comprising a light-sensitive silver-halide emulsion, binder, and a coupler represented by formula I: COUP—(T)m—L—DYE′  (I) wherein COUP is a coupler parent group capable of reacting with an oxidized developer to form a first cyan dye and is bonded at a coupling position to a releasable group that forms a second dye of the same hue, as described in the specification.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel color-developing agent of a 1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl hydrazine type. There is also disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which gives sufficient color formation by development and forms an image excellent in image quality and image storability, by using the color-developing agent. Further, there is disclosed an image-forming method using the light-sensitive material.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel color-developing agent of a 1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl hydrazine type. There is also disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which gives sufficient color formation by development and forms an image excellent in image quality and image storability, by using the color-developing agent. Further, there is disclosed an image-forming method using the light-sensitive material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat developable color photosensitive material, said material comprising a support having disposed thereon a photosensitive layer including at least two layers, any one of the layers containing a photosensitive silver halide, a binder, and an incorporated color developing agent, one layer containing a substantially colorless coupler which forms a diffusive dye by coupling with the oxidized form of the incorporated developing agent, another layer containing a compound represented by the general formula (1). In the color photosensitive material for heat development, the hue of the diffusive dye, which is formed by the coupling reaction between the substantially colorless compound and the oxidized form of the incorporated color developing agent, and the hue of the diffusive dye residue, which is represented by Dye in the general formula (1), differ from each other.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic lightsensitive material comprising a support and, superimposed thereon, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein each of the at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer contains a silver halide emulsion whose silver chloride content is in the range of 50 to 100 mol %, and at least one layer of the lightsensitive material contains a compound represented by formula: Cp—(L)n—B   (I).

Abstract: A photographic chrogenic and substantially dry dye-diffusion-transfer element is disclosed, wherein said element is activated by heat and comprises contacting dye-receiver and dye-donor layers and further comprises a layer which contains a thermal solvent according to formula (I) wherein Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and Z5 are substituents, the Hammet sigma paameters of Z2, Z3, and Z4 sum to at least −0.28 and less than 1.53; the calculated logP for I is greater than 3 and less than 10.

Abstract: A photographic recording element is disclosed containing in at least one dye image forming layer unit (a) a radiation-sensitive silver halide grains include tabular grains (1) having {111} major faces, (2) containing greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver, and (3) accounting for greater than 50 percent total grain projected area, (b) a fragmentable electron donating sensitizer, (c) a water dispersible cationic starch peptizer, and (d) a one equivalent dye image providing coupler. Increased photographic speed is realized.

Abstract: There is provided a silver halide photosensitive material for color photography which can stably form an image having high quality through a process that is simple, quick and causes less environmental damage. A photosensitive material comprising a substrate carrying thereon a photographic constituent layer containing at least one photographic photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, wherein said photosensitive material comprises a compound represented by one of the following general formulae [I], [II] and [III] and further comprises at least one silver halide emulsion in which the variation coefficient of particle size of contained silver halide particle is 20% or less and the variation coefficient of a halogen composition between particles is 25% or less. In the formulae, Z represents a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, or the like, and Q represents an atom group forming an unsaturated ring with C. R1 to R4 represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: A heat developable color photographic material for use in an image-forming process comprising: (a) superposing a heat developable color photographic material onto an image-receiving material that is formed on a separate support from a support of the heat developable color photographic material; and (b) heat-developing the heat developable color photographic material superposed on the image-receiving material to form or release a diffusible dye, so that the diffusible dye is transferred to the image-receiving material to thereby form an image: wherein the heat developable color photographic material contains at least a light-sensitive silver halide and yellow, magenta and cyan dye-donating compounds, which form or release diffusible yellow, magenta and cyan dyes, respectively, by heat development corresponding to silver development, wherein the yellow, magenta and cyan dyes, respectively, has a maximum absorption intensity of spectral absorption at a wavelength of from 440 nm to 460 nm, from 525 nm to 545 nm,

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic element containing a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a coupler represented by Formula I: ##STR1## wherein COUP is a coupler parent group capable of reacting with an oxidized developer to form a first dye and is bonded at a coupling position to the group ##STR2## wherein X is a or NSO.sub.2 R; R is an alkyl or aryl group; and DYE is a releasable second dye that is after release the same color as the first dye and is linked to OC.dbd.X by a moiety of the DYE having Formula (IA): ##STR3## wherein R.sup.2 is a substituent; provided there is contained in the coupler of Formula I at least one group of Formula IB:--L.sub.m --Sol IBwherein L is a divalent linking group and m is 0 or 1; and Sol is a group containing an acidic hydrogen selected from the group consisting of --ArOH, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1 and --SO.sub.2 NHR.sup.1, in which AR is an aromatic group and each R.sup.

Abstract: There is disclosed a heat-developable color photographic light-sensitive material having on a base at least a light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, a coupler, and a reducing agent, wherein, as the reducing agent, a co-emulsion comprising at least one silver-developing reducing agent and at least one color-image-forming reducing agent is contained, and the silver-developing reducing agent is a specific sulfonamidophenol compound, and wherein the coupler forms a diffusion dye by reaction with an oxidized product of the color-image-forming reducing agent. The light-sensitive material can secure good discrimination by rapid processing and it is excellent in raw stock storability.

Abstract: A heat developable color light-sensitive material containing at least light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, and a dye-providing compound on a support, wherein at least one of the compounds represented by formula (1) is contained as the above dye-providing compound, and the amount of the above binder is 5 g/m.sup.2 or less: ##STR1## wherein veriables in the above formula are defined in the specification. The heat developable color light-sensitive material which provides an excellent discrimination of an image and is less susceptible to an influence by a fluctuation in a development processing condition.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon a layer containing at least one cyan dye image forming compound represented by the following formula (1):(Dye-X).sub.1 --Y (1)wherein Dye, X, Y and q are as defined in the specification. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing the cyan dye image forming compound according to the present invention provides a cyan color image excellent in fastness to light, humidity and heat.

Abstract: An aqueous developable photographic element for forming neutral images comprising balanced cyan, magenta, and yellow heat-diffusible-dye-forming couplers in one or more image forming layers, and further comprising sensitized silver halide, a thermal solvent for nonaqueous, thermal dye-diffusion transfer, and hydrophilic binder, each independently in one or more image forming layers, an integral receiver layer for dye mordanting during nonaqueous, thermal dye-diffusion transfer, and one and only one dimensionally stable support, where said receiver layer is intermediate said support and image forming layers, and wherein said receiver layer and said support may be mechanically separated from said image forming layers by opposing forces is disclosed. Processes for forming a neutral photographic image using such elements and using elements that are similar, but lacking an integral receiving layer, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A non-aqueous lithium ion secondary battery is composed of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and non-aqueous electrolyte. In the battery, the positive electrode is composed of an positive electrode active material of the formula: Li.sub.x Ni.sub.1-y M.sub.y O.sub.2-z X.sub.a in which M is at least one element such as Mg, Ca, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Sn, Ge, Pb and at least one transition metal element; X is a halogen atom; x, y, z and a are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.2<x.ltoreq.1.2, 0<y.ltoreq.0.5, 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.1 and 0.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.2z, and the negative electrode is composed of amorphous metal complex oxide or a combination of crystalline and/or amorphous metal complex oxide and carbonaceous material.

Abstract: The photographic element of the invention provides a support bearing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion exhibiting low developability and having associated therewith at least one high dye-yield coupler that releases a dye or dye precursor having an electrically neutral dye chromophore. The invention also encompasses a process for forming an image in an element in accordance with the invention.

Abstract: A diffusion transfer silver halide photographic material containing a color developing agent represented by the following formula (I) in a hydrophilic colloid layer provided on a support: ##STR1## wherein C.sub..alpha. represents a carbon atom; Z represents a carbamoyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, or an aryloxycarbonyl group; and Q represents an atomic group for forming a unsaturated ring together with C.sub..alpha., whereby a color diffusion transfer silver halide photographic material containing a novel color developing agent from which a diffusible dye can be formed is provided.

Abstract: A color photographic recording material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer unit containing color coupler, which unit comprises at least two adjacent silver halide emulsion partial layers of the spectral sensitivity concerned, one of which is more sensitive and one less sensitive, contains in a reactive association with at least one more sensitive silver halide emulsion partial layer having a comparatively low color coupler content relative to the silver halide content, a compound (or a precursor compound thereof), which is capable under chromogenic development conditions of forming a substantially colorless, diffusible coupling product with the color developer oxidation product, which coupling product is capable under chromogenic development conditions in the presence of an oxidising agent of forming a dye with a color coupler, with transfer of the residue originating from the color developer.On chromogenic development, color images having improved grain are obtained.

Abstract: Described is a heat developable color light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least two layers having a spectral sensitivity peak in a different wavelength range of 700 nm or more, in which the at least two layers are each combined with a compound which provides a dye having a different hue, wherein the layer having a spectral sensitivity peak in the longest wavelength and/or a light-insensitive interlayer adjusted thereto comprises (a) a high silver chloride emulsion of fine grains having a silver chloride content of 80 mol % or more and an average size of 0.15 .mu.m or less or (b) an easily soluble silver salt compound.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one photographic constitutional layer coated on a support, wherein at least one of the photographic constitutional layers contains at least one reducing agent for color formation represented by formula (I), at least one coupler for forming a diffusive dye, and at least one mordant. The material is capable of reducing the amount of developer and to be replenished or discharged after processing, and of reducing the occurrence of stain after development during storage of the material. There is also disclosed an image-forming method using the material. ##STR1## wherein C.alpha. represents a carbon atom; Z represents a carbamoyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or aryloxycarbonyl group; and Q represents a group of atoms to form, together with C.alpha., an unsaturated ring.

Abstract: Photographic element are described comprising a support bearing a photographic silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a micro-precipitated dispersion of a high dye-yield coupler having the formula:COUP--(T).sub.m --L--DYEwhere COUP is the coupler moiety of the coupler capable of reacting at the coupling position with oxidized color developer to form a first dye, T is one or more timing groups with m=0, 1 or 2, L is a linking group selected from the group consisting of --OC(O)--, --OC(S)--, --SC(O)--, --SC(S)--, or --OC(.dbd.NSO.sub.2 R)--, where R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, and DYE is a second dye or precursor thereof comprising an electrically neutral chromophore. The invention also provides a photographic coupler dispersion, a photographic silver halide emulsion, and a process for forming an image in a photographic element in accordance with the invention.

Abstract: A pyrazolylazophenol dye exhibiting excellent spectral characteristics and having high fastness to light, heat, air or chemicals, and a color light-sensitive material containing an image forming compound comprising the dye, which releases a magenta dye exhibiting excellent spectral characteristics and having high fastness to light, heat, air or chemicals.

Abstract: There are described image-recording materials which include an image dye-providing compound comprising a novel naphthol azo cyan dye having a 3-aminobenzoisothiazole moiety. The image dye-providing compound includes a diffusion control moiety such as a hydroquinonyl developer group, a precursor thereof or a thiazolidine moiety and, may be diffusible or nondiffusible as a function of the diffusion control moiety.Image-recording materials according to the invention including those which contain high potential developers such as aminoreductone allow sufficient cyan chromophore to diffuse to the image-receiving layer to provide an acceptable photograph and result in no appreciable reduction of the 3-aminobenzoisothiazole moiety of the novel naphthol azo cyan dye.

Abstract: Multilayer color photographic elements are described which contain a release compound that during photographic processing provides an imagewise distribution of a nucleophile which can react with a uniform distribution of a sulfinate blocked dye moiety contained in the element to release a solubilized unblocked dye.

Abstract: A silver halide color light-sensitive material is disclosed which contains a compound capable of reacting with an oxidation product of a developing agent to release a photographically useful group, preferably a development inhibitor. The coupling product of the compound is dissolved into a processing solution when subjected to development processing, and, therefore, forms no substantial color image. The light-sensitive material shows improvements in sharpness, graininess, color reproducibility, and storage stability.

Abstract: A photographic element containing a dye which when released from a coupler has a sufficiently low pKa, generally less than about 5, such that the dye remains substantially or fully ionized during coating of the film and in the produced film, results in an element containing a dye which has the desired hue without the use of additional additives, such as mordants, to keep the dye ionized. The dye is also useful in photographic elements without release from a coupler, for example, as a filter dye.

Abstract: A heat developable color light-sensitive material containing at least light-sensitive silver halide, a binder, and a dye-providing compound on a support, wherein at least one of the compounds represented by formula (1) is contained as the above dye-providing compound, and the amount of the above binder is 5 g/m.sup.2 or less: ##STR1## wherein variables in the above formula are defined in the specification. The heat developable color light-sensitive material which provides an excellent discrimination of an image and is less susceptible to an influence by a fluctuation in a development processing condition.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic photosensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one hydrophilic colloid layer, at least one layer of which is a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer. At least 50% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains constituting the at least one silver halide emulsion layer is accounted for by tabular grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 2:1, and a yellow colored cyan coupler is contained in at least one hydrophilic colloid layer.

Abstract: An aqueous-developable photographic color diffusion transfer element comprising one and only one dimensionally stable support and one or more layers comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, thermal solvent for facilitating the thermal diffusion of dyes through a hydrophilic binder, a dye-releasing coupler, a dye-receiving layer intermediate said support and dye-releasing coupler containing layers, a stripping layer intermediate said dye-receiving layer and any layers containing silver halide or dye-releasing coupler, and hydrophilic binder, wherein said dye is heat diffusible in said binder and thermal solvent, wherein said dye-releasing coupler is of the structureCp--L--DyewhereCp is a coupler radical substituted in the coupling position with a divalent linking group, L;Dye is a dye radical exhibiting selective absorption in the visible spectrum; and where said --L--Dye group couples off upon reaction of said coupler radical with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, and such that s

Abstract: A photographic color diffusion transfer element is disclosed wherein said element comprises a single dimensionally stable support, wherein said support comprises an opaque and light reflecting layer, and coated thereon in reactive association and in sequence (1) a mordant layer for binding diffusible dyes, (2) a stripping layer, (3) one or more layers comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, a solid particle dispersion of a diffusible-dye forming compound, or radiation sensitive silver halide and a solid particle dispersion of a diffusible-dye forming compound, and (4) a barrier layer comprising a polymer that (a) allows the passage of solutions for processing said element when said element is contacted with an external processing bath and (b) blocks the diffusion out of said element of the diffusible dye formed from said solid particle dispersion of a diffusible-dye forming compound when said element is contacted with an external processing bath.

Abstract: In accordance with this invention a heat-developable photographic color diffusion transfer element is provided, where this element comprises a dimensionally stable support and one or more layers comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt oxidizing agent, a reducing agent, a methine-dye releasing compound, and a binder, wherein said methine-dye is heat diffusible in said element, and wherein said methine-dye releasing compound is of the structureCp--L--M (I)whereCp is a coupler radical substituted in the coupling position with a divalent linking group, L;M is a methine-dye radical exhibiting selective absorption in the visible spectrum; and where the --L--M group couples off upon reaction of said coupler radical with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, and where said methine-dye radical M is released from said --L--M group subsequent to the coupling off of said --L--M group.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, a yellow-colored cyan coupler, and a compound capable of releasing a bleaching accelerator or a precursor thereof on reaction with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a substrate bearing a photographic silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a high dye-yield coupler having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: COUP is a photographic coupler residue capable of coupling with oxidized color developer to form a first dye;T is a timing group;m is an integer from 0 to 2;L is a linking group selected from the group consisting of --OC(.dbd.O)--, --OC(.dbd.S)--, --SC(.dbd.O)--, --SC(.dbd.S)--, and --OC(.dbd.NSO.sub.2 R) where R is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl; andDYE is a releasable second dye or dye precursor having a particular formula including a methine dye chromophore.

Abstract: An aqueous-developable photographic color diffusion transfer element is disclosed where this element comprises one and only one dimensionally stable support and one or more layers comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, thermal solvent for facilitating the thermal diffusion of dyes through a hydrophilic binder, a methine-dye releasing coupler, and hydrophilic binder, wherein said dye is heat diffusible in said binder and thermal solvent, and wherein said methine-dye releasing coupler is of the structure (I)Cp--L--M (I)whereCp is a coupler radical substituted in the coupling position with a divalent linking group, L;M is a methine-dye radical exhibiting selective absorption in the visible spectrum; and where the --L--M group couples off upon reaction of said coupler radical with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, and where said methine-dye radical M is released from said --L--M group subsequent to the coupling off of said --L--M group.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a support bearing a photographic silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a high dye-yield coupler having the formula:COUP--(T).sub.m --L--DYEwhere COUP is the parent group of the coupler capable of reacting at the coupling position with oxidized color developer to form a first dye, T is one or more timing groups with m=1 or 2, L is a linking group selected from the group consisting of --OC(O)--, --OC(S)--, --SC(O)--, --SC(S)--, or --OC(.dbd.N SO.sub.2 R)--, where R is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl, and DYE is a second dye or precursor thereof, wherein there is present at least one T group that contains a substituent having the formula:--(LINK).sub.p --A--B--(C--D).sub.nwherein:LINK is an alkylene group capable of linking the above group to the group T, where p=0 or 1;A is a member selected from the group consisting of --NHCO--, --N(R')C(O)N(R--)--, --CONH--, --NR'SO.sub.2 --, --SO.sub.2 NR'--, and --OPO.sub.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for forming a color photographic image comprising the steps of:(a) providing an integral element comprising one and only one dimensionally stable layer comprising a reflection base or transparent base coating support, and coated thereon in reactive association an imaging layer comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, a diffusible dye forming layer comprising a diffusible dye forming compound, and a barrier layer overlaying said diffusible dye forming layer;(b) exposing this integral element to actinic radiation(c) processing this integral element by contacting this element to an external bath containing compounds selected from the group consisting of color developer compounds, compounds which activate the release of incorporated color developers, and compounds which activate development by incorporated dye developers; and(d) washing this integral element to remove compounds imbibed in step (c). The diffusible dye forming layer is the same or different than the imaging layer.

Abstract: Photothermographic elements capable of producing a high density yellow or magenta image upon image-wise exposure and thermal development at a relatively low temperature and for a short period of time are described. The photothermographic elements of the invention comprise coated on a support base at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer comprising (a) a leuco dye reducing reducing agent, (b) a photosensitive silver halide, (c) an organic silver compound capable of being reduced by the leuco dye reducing agent, and (d) a binder; wherein the leuco dye reducing agent thereto comprises a chromogenic yellow or magenta leuco dye compound.The photothermographic elements of the invention may be used to obtain yellow and magenta images of suitable density in single color or multicolor photothermographic articles. At the same time the chromogenic leuco dye is stable enough not to be oxidized by oxygen of the air or by simple heating and to limit the fog formation after development.

Abstract: A method of forming chromogenic photographic image comprising the steps of:providing an aqueous developable photographic element coated on a single dimensionally stable support, wherein said element comprises in reactive association (1) a developing agent, where said developing agent is a primary amine or a precursor of a primary amine, (2) radiation sensitive silver halide, (3) a color coupler compound that forms or releases a dye upon reaction with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, and (4) a hydrophilic binder;exposing said element to actinic radiation; anddeveloping said image by contacting said element with an applied volume of an aqueous processing solution, wherein said applied volume is limited to less than 800% of the swell volume of said element in equilibrium-mechanical contact with said processing solution or the temporal duration of said contacting is limited to a time less than 500% of the time necessary for said element to swell to 90% of said swell volume.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material has at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, contains a pyrazoloazole-based coupler, and further contains a compound represented by Formula (I) and/or Formula (II) below:Formula (I) A--(L.sub.1).sub.j --(L.sub.2).sub.m --[(L.sub.3).sub.n --PUG].sub.sFormula (II) A--L.sub.4 --L.sub.5 --PUGwhere A represents a coupler moiety or an oxidation-reduction group, each of L.sub.1 and L.sub.3 represents a divalent timing group, L.sub.2 represents a timing group with a valency of 3 or more and does not use electron transfer via a conjugated system, L.sub.4 represents a coupling group such as --OCO--, L.sub.5 represents a group for releasing PUG by electron transfer along a conjugated system or L.sub.4, PUG represents a photographically useful group, each of j and n independently represents 0, 1, or 2, m represents 1 or 2, and s represents a number obtained by subtracting 1 from a valence number of L.sub.

Abstract: A photographic element for processing in moderate to large volume photofinishing baths and comprising one and only one dimensionally stable coating support, and coated thereon in reactive association an imaging layer containing radiation sensitive silver halide, a diffusible-dye forming layer containing a diffusible-dye forming compound, and a barrier layer overlaying said diffusible-dye forming layer is disclosed. This coating support is selected from reflection base and transparent base materials, and this diffusible-dye forming layer may be the same or different than this imaging layer. This barrier layer contains a polymer that allows the passage of solutions for processing when this element is contacted with an external processing bath, and impedes the diffusion out of this element of the diffusible dye formed from this diffusible-dye forming compound.

Abstract: A photographic element including a support bearing a silver halide photographic emulsion, at least one color-forming coupler and a masking coupler, wherein said masking coupler is represented by the formula A:COUP--LINK--DYE (A)wherein COUP is a coupler moiety;LINK is any group releasable or cleavable from COUP by coupling with an oxidized developing agent during photographic processing; and DYE is an azoaniline dye and preferably an azoaniline dye blocked at the nitrogen-inclusive auxochromic site.

Abstract: A color photographic element is disclosed comprising a support bearing at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer, an image dye-forming coupler, and a coupler (A) capable of forming a compound that is washed out of the photographic element upon processing and capable of releasing a bleach accelerator group, wherein the coupler (A) is represented by the formula:(SOL).sub.x --COUP--(R.sup.1).sub.y --(R.sup.2).sub.

Abstract: An aqueous-developable photographic color diffusion transfer element comprising a single dimensionally stable support and one or more layers comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, thermal solvent for facilitating the thermal diffusion of dyes through a hydrophilic binder, a dye-releasing coupler, and hydrophilic binder, wherein said dye is heat diffusible in said binder and thermal solvent, and wherein said dye-releasing coupler is of the structureCp--L-DyewhereCp is a cyan dye forming radical, magenta dye forming radical, yellow dye forming radical, black dye forming radical, or colorless product forming radical, said Cp being substituted in the coupling position with a divalent linking group, L;Dye is a dye radical exhibiting selective absorption in the visible spectrum; and where said --L-Dye group couples off upon reaction of said coupler radical with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent is disclosed.

Abstract: Photographic elements are described which contain a release compound that during photographic processing provides an imagewise distribution of a photographically inert compound which can react with a uniform distribution of a second compound contained in the element to form a photographically active compound.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for forming a dye image including the steps of:exposing a photographic element comprising a support bearing a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a polymeric color coupler compound capable of forming a heat transferable dye upon development, wherein the polymeric color coupler compound is of the formula:COUP-L-Bwherein COUP represents a coupler moiety capable of forming a heat transferable dye upon reaction of the moiety with an oxidation product of a color developer; L is a divalent linking group which is separated from COUP upon reaction of the coupler moiety with said oxidation product of a color developer; and B represents the polymeric backbone;developing said exposed element with a color developer solution to form a heat transferable dye image;heating said exposed, developed element to thereby transfer the dye image from the emulsion layer to a dye receiving layer, where said receiving layer is part of the photographic element or part of a separate dye receivin

Abstract: In accordance with this invention a photographic color diffusion transfer element and process for its development are provided.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer formed on a support wherein the light-sensitive material contains a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A is a coupler residual or an oxidation-reduction group, X.sub.1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, X.sub.2 is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or NX.sub.6 group, W is a carbon atom or a sulfur atom, X.sub.3, X.sub.4, X.sub.5 and X.sub.6 are each a hydrogen atom or an organic residual, any two of X.sub.3, X.sub.4 and X.sub.5 can be bivalent groups which form a ring, PUG is a photographically useful group capable of bonding at a hetero-atom and, in the formula (I), n.sub.1 is 1 if W is a carbon atom, and either 1 or 2 if W is a sulfur atom. If n.sub.1 is 2, two X.sub.1 can either be identical or different. On the other hand, n.sub.2 is either 1 or 2. If n.sub.2 is 2, two X.sub.3, two X.sub.4, and two x.sub.5 are either identical or different.