Elemental Metal Or Metal Salt Patents (Class 430/530)
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Publication number: 20020123013Abstract: 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 rangType: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2001Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: Kris Viaene, Etienne Van Thillo, Hartwig Andries
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Publication number: 20020076627Abstract: The present invention is an imaged photographic element having a protective overcoat thereon. The protective overcoat is formed by providing a photographic element having at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer. A first coating of hydrophobic polymer particles having an average size of 0.01 to 1 microns, a melting temperature of from 55 to 200° C. at a weight percent of 30 to 95, and gelatin at a weight percent of 5 to 70 is applied to form a first layer over the silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer. A second coating of abrasion resistant particles having an average size of from 0.01 to 1 microns is applied to form a second layer over the first layer. The photographic element is developed to provide an imaged photographic element. The first and second layers are fused to form a protective overcoat.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 1999Publication date: June 20, 2002Inventors: CHRISTINE J. LANDRY-COLTRAIN, HWE-LING YAU, LINDA M. FRANKLIN
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Patent number: 6395448Abstract: The present invention is a method of depositing a lubricating layer on an imaging element. The method includes providing a polymer or a wax selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), fluorinated ethylene copolymers, polyethylenes, high density polyethylene, natural waxes such as Carnauba wax, synthetic waxes, and silicone waxes in a deposition chamber. The chamber is evacuated to a pressure of 10−1 Torr or less. A carrier gas, preferably selected from N2, O2, Ar, is bled into the chamber while maintaining the pressure in the chamber to 100 mTorr or less. The polymer or wax is heated to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the polymer or wax, and the imaging element is continuously moved through the chamber depositing the polymer or wax on the imaging element to form the lubricating layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1999Date of Patent: May 28, 2002Inventors: Dennis R. Freeman, Christine J. Landry-Coltrain
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Patent number: 6342343Abstract: A photothermographic material comprising on one surface side of the support at least one kind of photosensitive silver halide, a photo-insensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent for a silver ion, and a binder, and having an electroconductive layer, wherein the surface resistivity (under the atmosphere of 25° C., 25% RH) is 1011&OHgr; or less, and the optical density at the exposure wavelength of the surface side containing the photosensitive silver halide is from 0.2 to 3.0.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2000Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ichizo Toya
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Patent number: 6316175Abstract: A silver halide photographic material has been provided, having in a layer arrangement at one or both sides of a subbed support, corresponding with a single-side coated or a double-side coated material respectively, one or more layer(s) comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, one or more protective antistress layer(s) and, optionally, an outermost afterlayer, wherein at least one of said layers, subbing layer(s) inclusive, further comprises means in order to provide, when conditioned at a relative humidity of at most 30%, an electrical resistance, measured as described in Research Disclosure June 1992, item 33840, of from 4×109 &OHgr;/sq. up to 5×1010 &OHgr;/sq. for the layer having the lowest resistance.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2000Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Marc Van den Zegel, Etienne Van Thillo, Bavo Muys
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Patent number: 6300049Abstract: The present invention can relate to an imaging element including a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, at least one transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support, and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer may include a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and at least one metal antimonate particle.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2000Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Debasis Majumdar, Robert J. Kress
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Patent number: 6296999Abstract: A substantially light-insensitive black and white thermographic material comprising a polymeric or polymer-coated support, a subbing layer on the support and on the same side of the support as the subbing layer a thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith and a binder, wherein the subbing layer contains a binder, less than 20% by weight of silica and covalently bonded acid groups in the binder, if present, are either substantially present as free acid or substantially present as acid salts and has a leachable non-fluoro-halide ion content into water at room temperature over a period of 120 minutes of less than 0.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1998Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Agfa-GevaertInventors: Carlo Uyttendaele, Ingrid Geuens, Ivan Hoogmartens
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Publication number: 20010019813Abstract: The present invention can relate to an imaging element including a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, at least one transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support, and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer may include a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and at least one metal antimonate particle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2000Publication date: September 6, 2001Inventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Debasis Majumdar, Robert J. Kress
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Publication number: 20010018153Abstract: A method of exposure while gradually reducing the exposure at peripheral parts when transferring patterns to a plurality of areas on a substrate where the peripheral parts are partially superposed, including exposing one shot area of the substrate through a density filter set so that the energy at the peripheral parts becomes a predetermined first distribution, measuring the distribution of exposure at portions corresponding to the peripheral parts on the substrate, determining a second distribution where the exposure at the peripheral parts becomes a target value based on the measured distribution of exposure, and exposes the shot areas adjoining the one shot area through a density filter set to give the second distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Inventor: Nobuyuki Irie
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Patent number: 6228570Abstract: An photographic element comprising: a support with two sides; at least one sensitized layer on one side of the support; at least one transparent magnetic layer on another side of the support, opposite the sensitized layer; and a lubricant layer deposited on the transparent magnetic layer,wherein the lubricant layer is a fluorinated polymer selected from the group consisting of fluoropolymer resins, polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene polymer, fluorinated ethylene propylene, perfluoroalkoxy copolymer resins, and amorphous fluoropolymers.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1999Date of Patent: May 8, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis R. Freeman, Christine J. Landry-Coltrain
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Patent number: 6225039Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, a transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer is composed of a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and an electrically-conductive agent.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1998Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Debasis Majumdar, Robert J. Kress
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Patent number: 6214530Abstract: A base film including a substrate, an adhesion layer, a conductive layer, and a magnetic layer is provided. The adhesion layer preferably includes a sulfonated polyester/vinyl addition polymer, wherein the adhesion layer is disposed between the substrate and the conductive layer and improves adhesion between these layers, even under wet conditions. An adhesion layer is particularly useful in photographic elements and is at least located on a surface of the substrate that is opposite a silver halide emulsion layer, although emulsion receptivity can be enhanced by including an adhesion layer on the emulsion-side of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: Tulalip Consultoria Comercial Sociedade Unidessoal S.A.Inventors: Eric D. Morrison, Paola Puppo
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Patent number: 6203972Abstract: A photothermographic material has a support bearing a photosensitive layer containing an organic silver salt, a photosensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, and a ultrahigh contrast promoting agent. The support is a plastic film having a Tg of at least 90° C. Better results are obtained when the support experiences a dimensional change of up to 0.04% when heated at 115° C. for 30 seconds. Preferably, a conductive polymer layer is provided typically as an outermost layer, and an outermost layer has a Bekk smoothness of up to 4,000 seconds, typically a back layer has a Bekk smoothness of up to 4,000 seconds. The photothermographic material has improved dimensional stability and produces ultrahigh contrast images with high Dmax.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1997Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazunobu Katoh, Minoru Sakai, Tsutomu Arai, Kiyokazu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 6187522Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element having, a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an outermost scratch resistant antistatic layer superposed on the support. The outermost scratch resistant antistatic layer has a thickness between 0.6 and 10 microns. The scratch resistant layer is composed of a polymer having a modulus greater than 100 MPa measured at 20° C. and a tensile elongation to break greater than 50%, a filler particle having a modulus greater than 10 GPa, and an electrically conducting polymer. The volume ratio of the polymer to the filler particle is between 70:30 and 40:60 and the electrically conducting polymer is present at a weight concentration based on a total dried weight of the scratch resistant layer of between 1 and 10 weight percent.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1999Date of Patent: February 13, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Debasis Majumdar, Charles C. Anderson
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Patent number: 6187521Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image forming layer superposed on the support; and at least one layer superposed on the support. The at least one layer superposed on the support is formed from a non-aqueous coating composition of a composite wax particle composed of a wax phase and a non-crosslinked polymer phase and an organic solvent. The wax phase includes a wax having a melting point of greater than 30° C. The wax comprises greater than 80% by weight of the wax phase. The wax phase to non-crosslinked polymer phase ratio is greater than 30/70 and less than 90/10.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1998Date of Patent: February 13, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Yongcai Wang, Janglin Chen, Dwight W. Schwark, James L. Bello
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Patent number: 6180329Abstract: A photographic material comprising a support coated with a silver halide image-forming emulsion layer, a non image-forming layer, and a hydrophilic colloid protective layer wherein the non image-forming layer is situated between the protective layer and the image-forming layer and comprises metallic silver in particle form.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1999Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Christian Paris
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Patent number: 6168911Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer includes an electrically-conductive particle having an average particle size less than 0.1 micrometer and a binder, said binder comprising at least 25 weight percent of a polyesterionomer.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1998Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mark Lelental, John M. Noonan, Ralph H. Young
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Patent number: 6132950Abstract: In a thermographic image-recording element comprising an image-forming layer and a protective layer on one side of a support, and optionally a back layer on the opposite side of the support, a polymer latex is used as a binder in each of the image-forming layer, the protective layer, and the back layer. The element experiences a minimized dimensional change before and after heat development. No wrinkling occurs upon heat development.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1998Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Takashi Naoi
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Patent number: 6130030Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element having a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer superposed on the support, at least one electrically conductive layer superposed on the support and a protective overcoat superposed on the support. The electrically conductive layer is composed of an electrically conductive agent and a binder. The protective overcoat includes a polyurethane having a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at 2% elongation of at least 50,000 lb/in.sup.2 and an interpolymer comprising repeating units of A and B wherein A comprises a fluorine containing acrylate or a fluorine containing methacrylate monomer and B comprises an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing hydratable groups.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 1999Date of Patent: October 10, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Charles C. Anderson, Brian A. Schell
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Patent number: 6117628Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element including, a support, at least one image-forming layer, and a transparent, electrically-conductive layer. The transparent, electrically-conductive layer includes conductive metal-containing fine particles dispersed in a polyurethane film-forming binder and a crosslinking agent. The polyurethane film-forming binder has a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus at a 2% elongation of a least 50,000 lb/in.sup.2.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1998Date of Patent: September 12, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Paul A. Christian
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Patent number: 6114079Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element including a support having a frontside and a backside, an imaging layer superposed on the frontside of said support, and a print-retaining, electrically-conductive layer superposed on the backside of the support. The electrically-conductive layer includes a film-forming binder comprising the latex polymeric addition product of from 20 to 65 mol % of styrene, from 30 to 78 mol % of n-butyl methacrylate, and from 2 to 10 mol % of the sodium salt of 2-sulfoethyl methacrylate. and at least about 60 weight percent composite electrically conductive particles. The composite electrically-conductive particles have a layer of electrically-conductive metal-containing crystallites overlying a nonconductive substrate particle. The electrically-conductive layer is formed by dispersing the composite electrically-conductive particles using polymeric milling media having a mean particle size less than 350 .mu.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1998Date of Patent: September 5, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Paul A. Christian, Debasis Majumdar, Ibrahim M. Shalhoub, Dennis J. Eichorst
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Patent number: 6110656Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a process for forming an electrically conductive layer is disclosed comprising (i) intercalating colloidal vanadium oxide with a water soluble vinyl-containing polymer, (ii) incorporating the intercalated colloidal vanadium oxide in a coating composition, and (iii) coating the coating composition on a substrate. In accordance with a second embodiment of the invention, a composition for forming an electrically conductive element or layer thereof is disclosed comprising (i) colloidal vanadium oxide intercalated with a water soluble vinyl-containing polymer and (ii) a binder which is distinct from the water soluble vinyl-containing polymer. Intercalation of vanadium oxide gels with water-soluble polymeric species in accordance with of the present invention results in a vanadium oxide gel having improved solution stability and reduced impact of solution aging on conductivity.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1998Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Sylvia A. Gardner, Gustav R. Apai, II
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Patent number: 6107015Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element having a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer superposed on a first side of the support and a protective overcoat superposed on a second said of the support. The protective overcoat includes a polyurethane having a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at 2% elongation of at least 50,000 lb/in.sup.2, an interpolymer composed of repeating units of A and B wherein A comprises a fluorine containing acrylate or a fluorine containing methacrylate monomer and B comprises an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing hydratable groups and an electrically conductive agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 1999Date of Patent: August 22, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Charles C. Anderson, Brian A. Schell, Mario D. DeLaura
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Patent number: 6103459Abstract: Novel compounds that may be used as chemical vapor deposition precursors, thermochromic materials, conductive polymers, light-emitting diode precursors, and molecular charge-transfer salt precursors are provided. In addition, a novel compound that can be used to make the aforementioned compounds is provided. Still further, another aspect of the present invention is to provide methods for making and using the novel compounds provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1999Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Midwest Research InstituteInventor: Bruce Diel
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Patent number: 6093529Abstract: An imaging material is provided in the form of a photothermographic or thermographic image forming layer containing an organic silver salt on one surface of a support and further comprising a polyvalent metal ion and a phthalic acid compound on the image forming layer-bearing surface of the support. The imaging material has improved shelf stability before and after image formation and the ease of handling and produces high-quality blue black tone images.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirohiko Tsuzuki, Hisashi Okamura, Itsuo Fujiwara, Yoshiharu Yabuki, Masaki Noro
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Patent number: 6083674Abstract: The invention relates to a lenticular support comprising a polymer sheet having a lower lenticular surface, wherein said lower lenticular surface has a uniform coating of an antistat comprising clay or metal containing particles.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1999Date of Patent: July 4, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: William J. Hennessey, Sharon M. Melpolder, Debasis Majumdar
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Patent number: 6074807Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, a transparent magnetic recording layer, and at least one electrically-conductive layer. The electrically-conductive layer includes crystalline, electronically-conductive acicular metal-containing particles dispersed in a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder. The transparent magnetic recording layer is composed of magnetic particles dispersed in a second film-forming binder and is superposed on the electrically-conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1998Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Debasis Majumdar, Paul A. Christian
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Patent number: 6066442Abstract: An anti-static-treated film material having an electro-conductive layer is disclosed. The film material contains at least one selected from conductive particles and semi-conductive particles at an amount between 1 and 50 vol. % with respect to said electro-conductive layer and polymer particles having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 5 .mu.m, and the absolute value of impedance of said film material under frequency at 20 Hz is between 4.times.10.sup.5 and 1.times.10.sup.20 .OMEGA.. The film material is suitably used as a support of asilver halide light sensitive material.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1996Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Yasuo Kurachi, Hidetoshi Ezure, Takayuki Sasaki, Masayoshi Yamauchi, Hitoshi Adachi, Eiichi Ueda, Yasuhiko Takamuki
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Patent number: 6063556Abstract: A silver halide radiographic element comprising a polymeric film base, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one antistatic layer adhered to at least one side of said polymeric film base, wherein (1) said silver halide emulsion layer comprises tabular silver halide grains having an average diameter to thickness ratio of at least 3:1, and (2) said antistatic layer comprises a colloidal vanadium oxide and a sulfopolyester.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1994Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.Inventors: Alberto Valsecchi, Renzo Torterolo
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Patent number: 6060230Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on said support, a transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on said support; and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on said support. The transparent magnetic recording layer is composed of magnetic particles dispersed in a first film-forming polymeric binder. The electrically-conductive layer includes electrically-conductive metal-containing colloidal particles, swellable, smectite clay particles, a first polymeric binder which can sufficiently intercalate inside or exfoliate the smectite clay particles and a second film-forming polymeric binder, wherein the electrically-conductive metal-containing particles and the polymer-intercalated or polymer-exfoliated smectite clay particles are dispersed.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1998Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Paul A. Christian, Dennis J. Eichorst, Debasis Majumdar
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Patent number: 6060229Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support, and a transparent magnetic recording layer overlying the electrically-conductive layer. The electrically-conductive layer includes electrically-conductive agents dispersed in a film-forming binder which is a sulfonated polymer and the transparent magnetic recording layer contains ferromagnetic particles dispersed in an aromatic polyester binder having a T.sub.g of greater than 150.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1998Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Debasis Majumdar, Catherine A. Falkner, Paul D. Yacobucci
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Patent number: 6048679Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one imaging layer superposed on the support and an antistatic layer superposed on the support. The antistatic layer is composed of a wax particle having a wax phase and a polymer phase, the polymer phase formed from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer free of ionic charge groups capable of forming a water soluble homopolymer and a second ethylenically unsaturated monomer capable of forming a water insoluble homopolymer, and an antistatic agent having an ionic group.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1998Date of Patent: April 11, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Yongcai Wang, Dwight W. Schwark, Robert J. Kress, Alfred B. Fant
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Patent number: 6043014Abstract: An imaging element comprises a support material having thereon at least one image-forming layer, an electrically-conductive layer and protective overcoat layer that overlies the electrically-conductive layer. The protective overcoat layer is coated from a composition containing a polyurethane dispersed in liquid organic medium. The overcoat layer coating compositions used in accordance with this invention have unique coating rheologies, excellent dispersion stability, and provide dried layers that have excellent film forming and physical and mechanical properties and prevent the loss of antistatic properties during the use and processing of the imaging element.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1998Date of Patent: March 28, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kenneth L. Tingler, Charles C. Anderson
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Patent number: 6025119Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer includes a layered siliceous material, an electrically conducting polymer that can intercalate inside or exfoliate said layered siliceous material and a film-forming binder.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1998Date of Patent: February 15, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Debasis Majumdar, Dennis J. Savage, Dennis J. Eichorst, Thomas N. Blanton
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Patent number: 6013427Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an imaging element is disclosed comprising:(i) a support; (ii) at least one image forming layer; and (iii) an electrically-conductive layer comprising colloidal vanadium oxide intercalated with a water soluble vinyl-containing polymer. The electrically-conductive layer preferably additionally comprises a film-forming binder, which is distinct from the water soluble vinyl-containing polymer. The water soluble vinyl-containing polymer is preferably poly-N-vinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol or an interpolymer thereof. Intercalation of vanadium oxide gels with water-soluble polymeric species in accordance with the present invention results in a vanadium oxide gel having improved solution stability and reduced impact of solution aging on conductivity, which improves manufacturing robustness and enables the use of many polymeric binders which could not be effectively used with conventional vanadium oxide gels in conductive layers of imaging elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1998Date of Patent: January 11, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Sylvia A. Gardner, Gustav R. Apai, II, Long K. Duong
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Patent number: 6010836Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an imaging element is disclosed comprising: (i) a support; (ii) at least one image forming layer; (iii) a transparent magnetic recording layer comprising magnetic particles dispersed in a first film-forming binder; and (iv) an electrically-conductive layer comprising colloidal vanadium oxide intercalated with a water soluble vinyl-containing polymer dispersed in a second film-forming binder. The water soluble vinyl-containing polymer is preferably poly-N-vinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol or an interpolymer thereof. Intercalation of colloidal vanadium oxide with water soluble vinyl-containing polymers results in improved stability of coating formulations, and an improved colloidal vanadium oxide which is compatible with a wider selection of polymeric binders and facilitates higher binder:vanadium oxide ratios which can improve adhesion of a transparent magnetic layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1998Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Sylvia A. Gardner, Gustav R. Apai, II, Long K. Duong
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Patent number: 6001549Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image forming layer superposed on the support; and an antistatic layer superposed on the support. The antistatic layer includes electrically conductive particles at a 10-60 volume percent and microgel particles. The microgel particles are composed of 25 to about 80 weight percent of an oleophilic monomer, 5 to about 45 weight percent of a hydrophilic monomer, and 0 to 20 weight percent of a crosslinking monomer having at least two addition polymerizable groups. In an alternative embodiment the antistatic layer also includes a binder.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 1998Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mridula Nair, Lloyd A. Lobo, Tamara K. Osburn
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Patent number: 5994005Abstract: The present invention is an imaged photographic element including a support, having at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and having at least one stain resistant overcoat layer. The stain resistant overcoat layer contains a fluoro(meth)acrylate interpolymer having two different segments, one of which is fluorinated and oleophobic and the other of which is hydratable. The stain resistant overcoat is applied to the photographic element after film processing.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1998Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Charles C. Anderson, Brian A. Schell
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Patent number: 5976776Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element including a support, at least one imaging layer, and an antistat layer. The antistatic layer includes an antistatic agent dispersed in a polyolefin binder.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1997Date of Patent: November 2, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mridula Nair, Tamara K. Osburn, Gustav R. Apai, II, Sylvia A. Gardner
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Patent number: 5955250Abstract: The present invention is a multilayer imaging element which includes a support, one or more image-forming layers superposed on the support, and an outermost transparent electrically-conductive, non-charging, overcoat layer superposed on the support. The over coat layer is colloidal, acicular electrically-conductive metal-containing particles, dispersed in a film-forming binder at a volume percentage of acicular conductive metal-containing particles of from 2 to 60. The overcoat layer further includes a first charge control agent which imparts positive charging properties and a second charge control agent which imparts negative charging properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1997Date of Patent: September 21, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Paul A. Christian, Mark Lelental, Dennis J. Eichorst
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Patent number: 5955190Abstract: The present invention is a photographic paper which includes a paper sheet with a polyolefin resin layer on each surface of the paper sheet. A print retaining antistatic layer having a dry coverage of from 10 mg/m.sup.2 to 10000 mg/m.sup.2 is superposed on one of the free surfaces of the polyolefin layers. The print retaining antistatic layer includes a smectite clay and a film forming polymeric binder having a glass transition temperature (Tg) less than 30.degree. which does not intercalate inside and/or exfoliate the smectite clay. In an alternate embodiment the photographic paper includes a silver halide emulsion layer on the other free surface of the resin coated paper sheet.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1997Date of Patent: September 21, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Debasis Majumdar, Hans R. Grashof, Robert J. Kress
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Patent number: 5939243Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support and at least one image-forming layer superposed on the support. The imaging element includes at least one transparent electrically-conductive layer and a transparent magnetic recording layer overlying the transparent electrically-conductive layer. The electrically conductive layer is composed of both electrically-conductive granular metal-containing colloidal particles having an average particle diameter of less than or equal to 0.05 .mu.m and electrically-conductive acicular metal-containing particles having a cross-sectional diameter of less than or equal to 0.02 .mu.m and an aspect ratio greater than or equal to 5:1 dispersed in a first film-forming binder. The transparent magnetic recording layer is composed of magnetic particles dispersed in a second film-forming binder.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1998Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Dennis J. Eichorst, Paul A. Christian
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Patent number: 5928848Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element including a support, having on one side thereof at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and having on the other side an antistatic layer, and a protective overcoat. The protective overcoat is farthest from the support; and is a continuous polyolefin coating.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mridula Nair, Tamara K. Osburn, Charles H. Appell
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Patent number: 5928857Abstract: A spectrally sensitized photothermographic silver halide element comprising a support layer having on at least one surface thereof a photothermographic composition, said composition comprising a polyvinyl acetal binder, a light insensitive silver source, a reducing agent for silver ion and infrared radiation sensitive silver halide grains, wherein said composition also comprises a polymeric component which is not a polyvinyl acetal, or a metal soap other than a silver soap of an organic acid (especially not the long chain fatty acid normally present in silver halide based photothermographic elements) which is dispersed in said composition in an amount of from 0.3 to 20% by weight of said polyvinyl acetal, which polymeric component has higher strength of adhesion to polyester film than does the polyvinyl acetal, and said polymeric may exist as a separate phase within said polyvinyl acetal.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1996Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Thomas C. Geisler, Kimberly K. Marquardt
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Patent number: 5914222Abstract: A photographic element comprising a polymeric film base, a silver halide emulsion layer, and an antistatic layer comprising a colloidal vanadium oxide and a vinyl addition polymer dispersion in a dry weight ratio of from 1:30 to 1:500. The antistatic layer may be present as a backing layer on the side of the base opposite the silver halide emulsion layer, as a subbing layer between the base and the emulsion layer in a single or double side coated photographic element, and/or as a subbing layer between the base and a different backing layer. No barrier layer is used over the antistatic layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1997Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Eric D. Morrison, Paola Puppo, Alberto Valsecchi, Elio Martino, William L. Kausch, Renzo Torterolo
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Patent number: 5912109Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic, electrostatographic and thermal imaging elements, comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and an electrically-conductive layer consisting essentially of electrically-conductive fine particles, such as antimony-doped tin oxide particles and, as a binder, water-insoluble polymer particles. The use of water-insoluble polymer particles of an appropriate shear modulus as a binder in the electrically-conductive layer provides a layer with a high degree of conductivity at low concentrations of electrically-conductive fine particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1996Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Charles Chester Anderson, Yongcai Wang, Mario Dennis DeLaura
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Patent number: 5910400Abstract: The invention concerns a homogeneous aqueous film-forming composition comprising a latex and an inorganic antistatic substance. The latex can be a polystyrene, and the antistatic substance is an inorganic fibrous polymer with the formula Al.sub.x Si.sub.y O.sub.z where x:y is between 1 and 3 and z between 2 and 6. This composition is useful for the production of antistatic layers for photographic materials.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1998Date of Patent: June 8, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Olivier J. Poncelet, Jeannine Rigola
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Patent number: 5905021Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic, electrostatographic and thermal imaging elements, comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and an electrically-conductive layer consisting essentially of electrically-conductive fine particles, such as antimony-doped tin oxide particles and, as a binder, water-insoluble polymer particles containing sulfonic acid groups. The use of water-insoluble polymer particles containing sulfonic acid groups as a binder in the electrically-conductive layer provides a layer with a high degree of conductivity at low concentrations of electrically-conductive fine particles.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1996Date of Patent: May 18, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Charles Chester Anderson, Yongcai Wang, Mario Dennis DeLaura
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Patent number: 5895724Abstract: The present invention is recyclable photographic film base which includes a cellulose acetate support. An antistatic layer is superposed on one side of the support and includes an antistatic agent. A barrier layer comprising a polymeric composition having a glass transition temperature of less than 90.degree. C. overlies the antistatic layer. In a preferred embodiment the polymeric composition of the barrier layer in poly(isobutyl methacrylate).Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1997Date of Patent: April 20, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: David M. Teegarden, Raymond T. Jones, Hans R. Grashof
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Patent number: 5891612Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed comprising a film support, at least one light-sensitive layer, a highly loaded layer which contains more than 30 volume percent of non-film forming particulate material, and upper and lower aqueous coated adjacent layers which are next to the highly loaded layer, the upper adjacent layer being further from the support and the lower adjacent layer being closer to the support relative to the highly loaded layer, each adjacent layer having a film forming binder content of greater than 70 volume percent, and the lower adjacent layer being at least 1.0 micron thick.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1997Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Mridula Nair, Lloyd A. Lobo, George L. Oltean, Tamara K. Osburn