Organic Dye Or Pigment Containing Patents (Class 430/517)
  • Publication number: 20040043339
    Abstract: A method of preparing a dye solution having a high concentration and high stability, wherein a counter ion-free dye and a base having a pKa value of from 6.6 to 9.0 are dissolved in a solvent having a relative dielectric constant of at least 10 at 20° C., and a silver halide emulsion and a silver halide photographic material which are reduced in fogging by the use of the dye solution prepared in accordance with the aforesaid method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nakamura, Katsuyuki Takada
  • Publication number: 20040038156
    Abstract: An image forming method using a photothermographic material including, on at least one surface of a support, at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent for silver ions, and a binder, in which (1) the photothermographic material is exposed and thermally developed during transportation at a transportation speed of 23 mm/sec or faster, (2) the non-photosensitive organic silver salt contains 30 mol % to 85 mol % of silver behenate and an amount of the time untill a leading end of the photothermographic material reaches a thermal development station after a power source for ae thermal developing apparatus is turned on is 15 minutes or less, or (3) a coating amount of silver inf the photothermographic material is 1.9 g/m2 or less and a thermal development time is 12 sec or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Takayoshi Oyamada, Senzo Sasaoka, Katsutoshi Yamane
  • Publication number: 20040033449
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: Rikio Inoue
  • Publication number: 20040029056
    Abstract: Disclosed are a thermal recording material having a thermal recording layer containing an electron-donating dye precursor and an electron-accepting compound, wherein the thermal recording layer comprises an electron-accepting compound of the general formula (I), 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventor: Hidetaka Tsukada
  • Patent number: 6689547
    Abstract: A photothermographic material that comprises a support having thereon one or more thermally-developable imaging layers comprising a binder and in reactive association, a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive source of reducible silver ions, and a reducing composition for the non-photosensitive source reducible silver ions. The thermally-developable layers further comprises one or more radiation absorbing compounds that provide a total absorbance of greater than 0.6 and up to and including 3 in the thermally-developable imaging layer(s). These photothermographic materials exhibit reduced mottle without significant loss in sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Bryan V. Hunt, Steven H. Kong, William D. Ramsden, Gary E. Labelle
  • Patent number: 6689546
    Abstract: Thermally developable materials that comprise a support have at least two backside layers. One of these layers can be a protective layer comprising a film-forming polymer. The materials also includes a non-imaging backside conductive layer comprising non-acicular metal antimonate particles in a mixture of two or more polymers that includes a first polymer serving to promote adhesion of the backside conductive layer directly to the support or other layers, and a second polymer that is different than and forms a single phase mixture with the first polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Gary E. LaBelle, Kumars Sakizadeh, Thomas J. Ludemann, Aparna V. Bhave, Oanh V. Pham
  • Patent number: 6686138
    Abstract: A silver halide light sensitive motion picture photographic print element comprising a support having a front side and a back side and bearing on the front side thereof in order a yellow dye image-forming unit comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one yellow dye-forming coupler, a cyan dye image-forming unit comprised of at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one cyan dye-forming coupler, and a magenta dye image-forming unit comprising at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one magenta dye-forming coupler; said element further comprising an antistatic layer containing vanadium pentoxide on either side of the support, and a raw stock keeping stabilizer compound present in at least one emulsion layer or a hydrophilic colloid layer in reactive association with at least one emulsion layer, wherein the stabilizer compound comprises Au2S or
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Kathleen R. C. Gisser
  • Patent number: 6686137
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, which has, on a reflective support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, and at least one light-insensitive layer, wherein oil droplets containing a dispersion of at least one blue pigment are dispersed in at least one layer of the layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Takahashi, Yoshiharu Yabuki
  • Publication number: 20040018458
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photothermographic material including a support having disposed on one surface of the support, at least one image forming layer containing a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent, a development accelerator and a binder, and at least one protective layer on the identical surface, wherein 50% by mass or more of the binder contained in the image forming layer is a water soluble binder, and the reducing agent is contained in the form of a solid dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventor: Hajime Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20040005520
    Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material that has, on a transmissive support, at least one yellow color-forming light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan color-forming light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one magenta color-forming light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, and that contains a water-soluble dye that gives a maximum absorption in the range of 570 to 610 nm and a half width at half maximum on the longer wavelength side of 40 nm or less in a hydrophilic colloid layer, and a water-soluble dye that gives a maximum absorption at 740 nm or more and a half width at half maximum on the shorter wavelength side of 100 nm or less in a hydrophilic colloid layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventor: Hidekazu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20030219684
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photothermographic material comprising a support, a photosensitive layer containing a silver halide having a silver iodide content of 10 mol % or more and a reducing agent and a non-photosensitive layer provided on the support, wherein at least one of the photosensitive layer and the non-photosensitive layer contains a dye showing an absorption maximum in a wavelength range of 350 nm to 430 nm. The photothermographic material exhibits high image quality, superior color tone and superior image stability after development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Yabuki, Katsutoshi Yamane, Ryo Suzuki, Rikio Inoue
  • Publication number: 20030186180
    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 polyer containing an active methylene group. An infrared absorbing film and a photothermographic material by use thereof are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Eiichi Ueda, Chiaki Nagaike
  • Patent number: 6593074
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, which comprises at least one dye or sensitizing dye having at least one organic counter ion; and also a silver halide photographic emulsion layer containing the above dye or sensitizing dye and a method of producing the above silver halide photographic emulsion are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Hioki, Noboru Hikichi
  • Publication number: 20030118957
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a process for preparing a dispersion which comprises codispersing in an aqueous medium a sucrose derivative represented by the following general formula (1), wherein substituents X1 to X8, being the same or different, are represented by a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group, with the proviso that at least four of the X1 to X8 substituents are different from hydrogen and that the total sum of the carbon atoms of X1 to X8 substituents is at least sixteen; and a photographic compound represented by the following general formula (2), wherein R and R1 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkylene group, a heterocyclic group or an aryl group; R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group and R3 and R4 may be combined to form a 6-membered ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Ferrania, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Corrado Balestra, Mauro Besio, Emilio Prosperi
  • Patent number: 6582892
    Abstract: A black-and-white photothermographic material that is sensitive at a wavelength greater than 700 nm, and comprises a support having thereon one or more thermally-developable imaging layers comprising a binder and in reactive association, a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive source of reducible silver ions, and a reducing composition for the non-photosensitive source reducible silver ions. The thermally-developable layers further comprises one or more indolenine dyes as post-processing stabilizing compounds and one or more merocyanine dyes or cyanine spectral sensitizing dyes that comprise one or more thioalkyl, thioaryl, or thioether groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Steven H. Kong, Bryan V. Hunt, William D. Ramsden
  • Patent number: 6576411
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a color photothermographic film in which particles comprising an organic silver salt is treated with a dye that functions as a passivating agent. In particular, the present invention involves passivating the organic silver salts with a dye that blocks the surface of the organic silver salt or ligand, resulting in a reduction of speed loss. The invention is also directed to a method of making a photothermographic element to improve raw stock keeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Irving, Gregg P. Bryant, JoAnn D. Hanna, Mark R. Mis, Nancy B. Liebert
  • Publication number: 20030104323
    Abstract: A silver halide color negative photographic lightsensitive material comprises, on a support, at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The total coating amount of colored couplers in the lightsensitive material is less than 0.05 mMol/m2. The lightsensitive material contains at least one spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsion and a compound capable of absorbing light within the spectrally sensitizing region of the spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsion, and capable of reducing the sensitivity of the spectrally sensitized silver halide emulsion by at least 0.05 LogE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tamaoki, Yasushi Nozawa, Keisuke Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 6558885
    Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material that comprises at least one magenta emulsion layer containing at least one specific pyrazolotriazole magenta dye-forming coupler, in which a silver halide emulsion in the magenta emulsion layer containing the magenta dye-forming coupler comprises a high silver chloride emulsion whose silver chloride content is 98 mol % or more, at least one light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a solid fine-particle dispersion of a dye that has 1 to 7 dissociable hydrogen or group having a dissociable hydrogen, and the magenta emulsion layer containing the magenta dye-forming coupler is a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer most apart from the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layer containing the solid fine-particle dispersion of the dye, among all the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Sakai, Tatsuya Ishizaka, Katsuyuki Takada
  • Patent number: 6558880
    Abstract: Photothermographic materials comprise heat-bleachable antihalation compositions in backside antihalation layers. These compositions comprise a hexaarybiimidazole and an oxonol dye that can be represented by the following Structure I: A1═L1—(L2═L3)p—(L4═L5)q—(L6═L7)r—A2−(M)k wherein A1 and A2 are the same or different activated methylene moieties, L1 through L7 independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted methine group, M represents a counterion, k is the number of M counterions necessary to provide neutral charge for Structure I, p, and q, are independently 0 or 1, and r is 0, 1, or 2. The antihalation composition is typically bleached when subjected to a temperature of at least 90° C. for at least 0.5 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ramanuj Goswami, William D. Ramsden, Paul A. Zielinski, David G. Baird, LuAnn K. Weinstein, Margaret J. Helber, Doreen C. Lynch
  • Patent number: 6551769
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic film element has been disclosed, said element comprising on a light-sensitive side of a transparent polyester support, and, in order, an electrically conductive subbing layer, an antihalation undercoat, a light-sensitive emulsion layer or multilayer arrangement, optionally including one or more intermediate, non-light-sensitive layers between emulsion layers in said multilayer arrangement, and a protective overcoat; and on a backing layer side opposite thereto, in order, a subbing layer containing a lubricant and a topcoat layer, characterized in that on the light-sensitive side of said element said subbing layer comprises an antistatic agent providing a substantially unchanged electrical resistivity of the said element before and after processing of said material, and said antihalation undercoat optionally comprises a high temperature boiling solvent; whereas on the backing layer side a friction coefficient of the backing layer versus stainless steel remains unchanged in the rang
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Kris Viaene, Etienne Van Thillo, Hartwig Andries
  • Patent number: 6541176
    Abstract: There is disclosed a process for making a lithographic printing plate, which comprises subjecting a lithographic printing material having at least a silver halide emulsion layer and a physical development nuclei layer on a support and having a sensitivity at a wavelength of 400 nm to 440 nm of 20 &mgr;J/cm2 or less, and having substantially no sensitivity at a wavelength of 450 nm or longer to scanning exposure by a scanning type exposure device on which a violet laser diode is mounted, and then subjecting to developing treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Miyazaki, Satoshi Shimonodan, Etsuji Tanaka, Motozo Yamano
  • Patent number: 6521398
    Abstract: A polyester film is disclosed comprising on its upper side a latex subbing layer, and a gelatin subbing layer which contains a black spacing agent. This polyester film can be advantageously used as support for several imaging elements, such as photographic materials, (photo)thermographic materials, and ink jet recording elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Roland Claes, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Patent number: 6517986
    Abstract: Radiographic films exhibit improved visual performance because of the presence of certain colorants that provide more positive a* values without diminishing image tone (b*). Thus, the greenish tint the films may exhibit is reduced. These films provide desired sensitometric properties while they have reduced silver, hydrophilic polymer binder, and hardener coverage on both sides of a transparent support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Robert E. Dickerson
  • Patent number: 6518005
    Abstract: The present invention refers to photographic elements having, coated on a support base, at least one silver halide emulsion layer sensitized to a radiation different from the blue one in addition to its intrinsic sensitivity to the blue region, and a yellow filter layer positioned between said at least one silver halide emulsion layer and the exposure source, where such yellow filter layer contains a yellow filtering dye represented by the formula (1): wherein R and R1 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and R3 and R4 may be combined to form a 6-membered ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Ferrania, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Piero Cavalleri, Raffaella Biavasco, Stefano Parodi
  • Patent number: 6518006
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having superior image sharpness and film strength. Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material in which a yellow-developing photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support contains at least one dye-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (Y-1), and at least one layer of the non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layers on the support contains a dispersion of solid particles of a dye represented by the following general formula [I]. In the general formula (Y-1), Y represents a nitrogen-containing heterocycle; Z represents a substituted aryl group; X represents a hydrogen atom, or a group that leaves by the reaction with an oxidized form of a developing solution. In the general formula [I], D represents a residue of a compound having a chromophoric group; X represents a dissociative hydrogen atom or a group having a dissociative hydrogen atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Sakai, Yasuhiro Shimada
  • Patent number: 6514677
    Abstract: Photothermographic materials comprise heat-bleachable antihalation compositions in antihalation layers. These compositions comprise a hexaarybiimidazole and one or more infrared radiation absorbing compounds that are represented by the following Structure I: A1—L1—A2  I wherein A1 represents a group derived from a dye base, a heterocyclic group, or an electron-donating aromatic group, A2 represents a group derived from a dye base, a heterocyclic group, a group derived from a dye acid, or an electron-donating aromatic group, and L1 represents a conjugated linking group that maintains electron delocalization between A1 and A2 to provide infrared absorbance. The antihalation composition is typically bleached when subjected to a temperature of at least 90° C. for at least 0.5 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: William D. Ramsden, David G. Baird
  • Patent number: 6512643
    Abstract: A photoselective absorbing filter that avoids a decrease in luminance of picture elements and is capable of absorbing reflected light with high efficiency, and a color display device equipped with the photoselective absorbing filter, are disclosed. In a filter of the present invention, the transmittance of light at a wavelength ranging from 470 to 510 nm and at a wavelength ranging from 550 to 600 nm is a value smaller than a transmittance of light at a visible range other than said two wavelength ranges. The photoselective absorbing filter of the present invention contains a coloring material containing (a) a pyridinophthalocyanine selected from the group consisting of metal-tetra-2,3-pyridinoporphyrazine, metal-tetra-3,4-pyridinoporphyrazine, tetra-2,3-pyridinoporphyrazine and tetra-3,4-pyridinoporphyrazine, and (b) an anthraquinone dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Sanyo Color Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Wada, Yoshinori Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20030008247
    Abstract: Image-forming materials including photographic, thermographic, and thermally-developable imaging materials include one or more transparent electrically conductive, non-charging layers to provide antistatic control on one or both sides of subbed or unsubbed supports. The electrically conductive, non-charging layers comprise colloidal, electrically conductive polymer particles that can be dispersed in a film-forming binder in an amount to provide from about 10 to about 90 volume % of polymer particles. Particularly useful polymer particles include pyrrole-containing, thiophene-containing, and aniline-containing polymers. The particles generally exhibit a packed powder specific resistivity of 105 ohm-cm or less and generally have a mean diameter of 0.5 &mgr;m or less. The electrically conductive, non-charging layers generally exhibit a surface electrical resistivity of less than 1×1012 ohm per square.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Mark Lelental, Gary M. Mosehauer, Roger J. Owers, James L. Wakley
  • Patent number: 6492076
    Abstract: This invention relates to a color photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic imaging layer, and at least one antihalation layer or filter layer, wherein the antihalation or filer layer comprises an aqueous heat-bleachable composition comprising at least one zwitterionic 1-aminopyridinium dye having a methine linkage terminated by a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic nucleus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ramanuj Goswami, Mark E. Irving, David H. Levy
  • Patent number: 6489086
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsu Kamosaki, Keizo Kimura, Masashi Ogiyama
  • Publication number: 20020160323
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Kris Viaene, Jan Gilleir, Geert De Roover
  • Patent number: 6455210
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic image-receiving layer, and at least one antihalation layer or a filter layer, wherein the antihalation or filer layer comprises an aqueous heat-bleachable composition comprising at least one dye and at least one hexaarylbiimidazole in the form of particles dispersed in a matrix comprising a hydrophilic or aqueous dispersible polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Irving, Ramanuj Goswami, Kenneth N. Kilminster
  • Patent number: 6451516
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic imaging layer, and at least one antihalation layer or a filter layer, wherein the antihalation or filer layer comprises an aqueous heat-bleachable composition comprising a 1-aminopyridinium filter dye having a methine linkage terminated by a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic nucleus of the type contained in cyanine dyes, which filter dye is in the presence of an effective amount of a thermal solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mark E. Irving, Ramanuj Goswami
  • Publication number: 20020123013
    Abstract: A silver halide photographic film element has been disclosed, said element comprising on a light-sensitive side of a transparent polyester support, and, in order, an electrically conductive subbing layer, an antihalation undercoat, a light-sensitive emulsion layer or multilayer arrangement, optionally including one or more intermediate, non-light-sensitive layers between emulsion layers in said multilayer arrangement, and a protective overcoat; and on a backing layer side opposite thereto, in order, a subbing layer containing a lubricant and a topcoat layer, characterized in that on the light-sensitive side of said element said subbing layer comprises an antistatic agent providing a substantially unchanged electrical resistivity of the said element before and after processing of said material, and said antihalation undercoat optionally comprises a high temperature boiling solvent; whereas on the backing layer side a friction coefficient of the backing layer versus stainless steel remains unchanged in the rang
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Kris Viaene, Etienne Van Thillo, Hartwig Andries
  • Patent number: 6444415
    Abstract: A thermally developable silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having a dye represented by formula (8), wherein X1 and X2 each represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, or a tellurium atom; R5 and R6 each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R7 and R8 each represents a monovalent substituents, and plural R7 and plural R8 may form a ring structure with each other; m and n each represents an integer of 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Shinri Tanaka, Dai Ikemizu
  • Publication number: 20020110767
    Abstract: 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Shinri Tanaka, Dai Ikemizu
  • Patent number: 6432606
    Abstract: A red sensitive photographic recording material is disclosed having an emulsion layer with low silver halide and low binder content. It further comprises a polyester support having subbing layers on both sides and an anti-halation layer on the back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Roland Claes, Stefaan Lingier, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Publication number: 20020106590
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photothermographic element comprising a support, at least one photothermographic image-receiving layer, and at least one antihalation layer or a filter layer, wherein the antihalation or filer layer comprises an aqueous heat-bleachable composition comprising at least one dye and at least one hexaarylbiimidazole in the form of particles dispersed in a matrix comprising a hydrophilic or aqueous dispersible polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Mark E. Irving, Ramanuj Goswami, Kenneth N. Kilminster
  • Patent number: 6423481
    Abstract: Photothermographic materials have increased photospeed provided by gold(III)-containing chemical sensitizers that are used combination with sulfur- and/or tellurium-containing chemical sensitizers. Increased photographic speed is achieved with minimal increase in Dmin. The gold(III)-containing chemical sensitizers are represented by the following Structure GOLD: Au(III)L′rYq GOLD wherein L′ represents the same or different ligands, each ligand comprising at least one heteroatom that is capable of forming a bond with gold, Y is an anion, r is an integer of from 1 to 8, and q is an integer of from 0 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Sharon M. Simpson, David R. Whitcomb, Steven M. Shor
  • Patent number: 6416942
    Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which comprises a support and provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer comprising a solid particle dispersion of a water-insoluble photographically useful compound, said solid particle dispersion being a dispersion comprising both a water-insoluble photographically useful compound of the formula 1 and a specific polymer having a carboxyl group and an alkoxycarbonyl group: wherein A is an acidic nucleus, L1, L2 and L3 each are a methine group which may be substituted, R1 and R3 each are a hydrogen atom or a substituent (including an atom), R2 is a substituent (including an atom), n is 0 or 1, m is an integer of 0 to 4, when m is an integer of 2 to 4, R2 may be the same or different, X is an electron-withdrawing group having Hammett's substitution constant &sgr;m of 0.3 to 1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Sasaki, Masatoshi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 6413711
    Abstract: A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising a support and a photosensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, a photosensitive silver halide and a binder, wherein the photosensitive layer or the support contains a dye represented by formula (1), and the photosensitive silver halide being spectrally sensitized with at least a sensitizing dye represented by formulas (2a) through (2d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventor: Soc Man Ho Kimura
  • Patent number: 6391535
    Abstract: A silver halide photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising on a support an organic silver salt and a silver halide, wherein the support has thereon a sublayer containing an infrared absorbing compound exhibiting an absorption maximum at a wavelength of 700 to 900 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Konica Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Arimoto, Takayuki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20020048733
    Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material having superior image sharpness and film strength. Disclosed is a silver halide color photographic photosensitive material in which a yellow-developing photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support contains at least one dye-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (Y-1), and at least one layer of the non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layers on the support contains a dispersion of solid particles of a dye represented by the following general formula [I]. In the general formula (Y-1), Y represents a nitrogen-containing heterocycle; Z represents a substituted aryl group; X represents a hydrogen atom, or a group that leaves by the reaction with an oxidized form of a developing solution. In the general formula [I], D represents a residue of a compound having a chromophoric group; X represents a dissociative hydrogen atom or a group having a dissociative hydrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Hidekazu Sakai, Yasuhiro Shimada
  • Patent number: 6376163
    Abstract: A UV or visible-light sensitive photobleachable dye composition substantially free of polymerizable monomer comprising a photobleachable dye and an N-oxyazinium compound, a photographic element containing such a photobleachable composition, and a method for bleaching a photographic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ramanuj Goswami, Samir Y. Farid, Robert J. Perry, Paul A. Zielinski, Ian R. Gould, Kevin W. Williams
  • Patent number: 6376159
    Abstract: A (photo)thermographic recording material comprising a substantially colourless support and a (photo-addressable) thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent for the substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt in thermal working relationship therewith (, photosensitive silver halide is catalytic association with the substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt) and a binder, characterized in that a blue pigment or dye having a maximum absorption wavelength of from 550 to 700 nm is present in the thermosensitive element and/or any other layer on either side of the support which provides a background for viewing in transmission images produced with the (photo) thermographic recording material; and a (photo)thermographic recording process therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventor: Hans Strijckers
  • Patent number: 6368779
    Abstract: Photothermographic materials have increased photospeed provided by certain organic solvent-soluble thiourea compounds that can be represented by the following Structure I, II, or III: wherein in Structure I, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or heterocyclic groups, or R1 and R2 taken together, R3 and R4 taken together, R1 and R3 taken together or R2 and R4 taken together, can form a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring, in Structure II, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or heterocyclic groups, or R3 and R5 taken together, R4 and R5 taken together, R1 and R3 taken together or R2 and R4 taken together, can form a substituted or unsubstituted 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring, and in Structure III, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or heterocyclic groups, or R3 and R6 taken together, R4 and R5 taken together, R1 and R3 taken togethe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Doreen C. Lynch, Sharon M. Simpson, Steven M. Shor, Brian C. Willett, Chaofeng Zou
  • Publication number: 20020037483
    Abstract: A polyester film is disclosed comprising on its upper side a latex subbing layer, and a gelatin subbing layer which contains a black spacing agent. This polyester film can be advantageously used as support for several imaging elements, such as photographic materials, (photo)thermographic materials, and ink jet recording elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Roland Claes, Etienne Van Thillo
  • Patent number: 6355403
    Abstract: This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a base having a reflection surface on each side having a spectral transmission of less than 10% and at least one photosensitive silver halide containing layer on each side wherein said photographic element has a speed less than 50 ASA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Robert P. Bourdelais, Alphonse D. Camp, Peter T. Aylward
  • Patent number: 6355405
    Abstract: Multilayer articles (including imaging elements) have improved adhesion between a polymeric support and film-forming polymer-containing layers disposed thereon. This improved adhesion is provided by including in the adhesion-promoting layer next to the support two or more polymers specific properties. At least one of the polymers adheres the layer to the support, and at least one other polymer is compatible or of the same class as the film-forming polymer in the upper layer. This adhesion-promoting layer can be provided as a very thin “carrier” layer during coating operations so that desired sensitometric effects and functional properties are obtained. Preferred imaging elements having such adhesion-promoting layers are photothermographic films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ludemann, Gary E. LaBelle, Thomas C. Geisler, Jerry L. Warren, Anne E. Crump, Aparna V. Bhave
  • Patent number: 6352819
    Abstract: High contrast thermographic and photothermographic materials comprise a barrier layer to prevent migration of diffusible by-products resulting from high temperature development. The barrier layer comprises a film-forming polymer(s) that reacts with or acts as a physical barrier to diffusible by-products resulting from development including formic acid, hydrazo compounds, azo compounds, diimide compounds, hydrazine, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Raymond J. Kenney, Paul G. Skoug, Takuzo Ishida, Lawrence B. Wallace