Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element which includes a support, at least one light sensitive silver halide layer superposed on the support, and a protective overcoat layer overlying the light sensitive silver halide layer. The protective overcoat layer includes a hydrophilic binder and permanent matte particles. The permanent matte particles are greater than 80 mole percent isobutyl methacrylate.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one light sensitive layer, and a surface protective layer containing a binder and polymer particles. The polymer particles are prepared by the process of mechanically forming droplets of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having hydrophobic groups, the hydrophobic groups having a logP.sub.(calc) greater than a logP.sub.(calc) of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer by at least 1 unit, and a water insoluble lubricant. The droplets are polymerized in the presence of a dispersing agent so that the polymerized droplets have a size of less than 500 nm. The present invention also is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one imaging layer, and at least one layer containing a binder and polymer particles. The polymeric particles are prepared by the process of mechanically forming droplets of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a logP.sub.

Abstract: This invention comprises a composition containing a hydrophilic colloid and a water soluble polymer of boric acid, and optionally a hardening agent for the hydrophilic colloid. The hydrophilic colloid is preferably gelatin. This invention also comprises a photographic element in which at least one layer thereof contains a hydrophilic colloid and a water-soluble polymer of boric acid and a method of making the photographic element.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element including a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer superposed on said support; and at least one auxiliary layer. The auxiliary layer includes a gelatin-grafted-polyurethane which is formed by coating and subsequent drying of a coating composition comprising gelatin covalently bound to a polyurethane through a grafting agent, wherein a ratio of gelatin to polyurethane is from 1:10 to 2:1.

Abstract: This invention relates to a motion picture film having a support and having, in order, on one side thereof an antihalation undercoat and at least one silver halide emulsion layer and having, in order, on the opposite side thereof an antistatic layer, a protective overcoat; characterized in that said protective overcoat includes a polyurethane binder, the polyurethane binder has a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at a 2% elongation of at least 50000 lb/in.sup.2, and a topcoat farthest from the support which comprises gelatin-coated, latex particles.

Abstract: A photographic material comprising a cassette containing a processed photographic element, the photographic element comprising a support, at least one light sensitive silver halide layer and a protective overcoat layer on the light sensitive layer, the protective overcoat layer comprising a hydrophilic binder and permanent matte particles, the permanent matte particles comprising greater than 80 mole percent methyl methacrylate and having a mean particle size of from 1 to 1.8 .mu.m and a coating weight of from 70 to 250 mg/m.sup.2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photographic element comprises a support, at least one hydrophilic light-sensitive layer, and a light-insensitive layer containing a binder and polymer matte particles having the formula:(A).sub.x (B).sub.y (C).sub.z (I)where A is a monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer which forms a homopolymer with a Tg less than 20.degree. C., B is a monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer which forms a homopolymer with a Tg greater than 60.degree. C., C is a monomer with two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups, x is about 10 to 95 mole %, y is less than 85 mole %, and z is about 5 to 90 mole %.

Abstract: The present invention is a silver halide photographic element which includes a support, at least one light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer; and at least one light-insensitive protective layer. The light insenstive protective layer includes a hydrophilic binder, a colloidal silver particle and an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer particle having a mean size of greater than 0.01 .mu.m. The ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer particle contains an ultraviolet ray absorber and a polymer derived from monomer A and less than 10 weight percent of monomer B, wherein monomer A represents ethylenically unsaturated monomers which form substantially water insoluble homopolymers, and monomer B represents ethylenically unsaturated monomers capable of forming water soluble homopolymers.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging base which includes a polyester film support and an adhesion promoting layer directly adhered to a surface of the support. The adhesion promoting layer is formed by the coating and subsequent drying of a coating composition comprising a gelatin-grafted-polyurethane. The gelatin-grafted polyurethane is covalently bound to the polyurethane through a grafting agent wherein the ratio of gelatin to polyurethane is from 1:10 to 2:1. In one embodiment of the invention the imaging support is coated with at least one silver halide emulsion layer to form a photographic element.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element including a support having a front side and a back side, at least one backing layer on the back side of the support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer superposed on the front side of the support, an interlayer superposed on the silver halide emulsion layer having a thickness of between 0.2 .mu.m and 1.2 .mu.m and a stiffness ratio of the interlayer to the silver halide emulsion layer of from 2 to 15; and a protective overcoat layer superposed on the interlayer having a thickness of from 0.3 to 2 .mu.m. The ratio of the thickness of the interlayer to the protective overcoat layer is less than or equal to 1.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element which includes a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and a light-insensitive protective overcoat. The light insensitive protective overcoat includes a hydrophilic binder and polymer particles having a glass transition temperature of at least 70.degree. C. The polymer particles prepared by the process of mechanically forming oil-in-water droplets having a size less than 400 nm of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having hydrophobic groups, the hydrophobic groups having a logP.sub.(calc) greater than a logP.sub.(calc) of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer by at least 1 unit in an aqueous medium. A hydrophilic colloid is added to the aqueous medium in an amount sufficient to render the polymer partice compatible with the hydrophilic binder. The droplets are polymerized to a size of less than 400 nm.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element which includes a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer; and at least one layer containing a binder and polymer particles. The polymeric particles are prepared by the process of mechanically forming droplets having a size less than 400 nm of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having hydrophobic groups, the hydrophobic groups having a logP.sub.(calc) greater than a logP.sub.(calc) of the ethylenically unsaturated monomer by at least 1 unit, and polymerizing said droplets so that the polymerized droplets have a size of less than 400 nm. The present invention also is a photographic element which includes a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer; and at least one layer containing a binder and polymer particles. The polymeric particles are prepared by the process of mechanically forming droplets having a size less than 400 nm of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a logP.sub.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaged photographic element having a protective overcoat thereon. The protective overcoat formed by the steps of providing a photographic element having at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer; applying a coating comprising hydrophobic polymer particles having an average size of 0.01 to 1 microns, a melting temperature of from 55.degree. to 200.degree. C. at a weight percent of 30 to 95, and gelatin at a weight percent of 5 to 70 over the at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer. The silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer is developed to provide an imaged photographic element. The hydrophobic polymer particles are then fused to form a protective overcoat. In an alternate embodiment the coating further includes water soluble polymer materials at a weight percent of from 5 to 45.

Abstract: The present invention is a silver halide photographic element which includes a support, at least one light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and an antihalation undercoat layer interposed between the at least one light sensitive silver halide layer and the support. The antihalation undercoat layer includes a hydrophilic binder and an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer particle having a mean size of greater than 0.01 .mu.m. The ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer particle includes an ultraviolet ray absorber and a polymer derived from monomer A and less than 10 weight % of monomer B, wherein monomer A represents ethylenically unsaturated monomers which form substantially water insoluble homopolymers, and monomer B represents ethylenically unsaturated monomers capable of forming water soluble homopolymers.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging element comprising in the order given on a hydrophilic base (i) an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei, (ii) a photosensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layer and (iii) an antistress layer being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layer and comprising gelatin, characterized in that said antistress layer comprises at least 30 mg/m.sup.2 of a matting agent with a weight average diameter of at least 3 .mu.m.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image forming layer, and an electrically-conductive layer. The electrically conductive layer includes electronically-conductive fine particles from about 5 to 50 volume percent of said electrically-conductive layer, film-forming hydrophilic colloid, and carboxylic acid-containing polymer particles having an acid number of at least 90.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element including a support, at least one silver halide image-forming layer; and a hydrophilic protective layer. The hydrophilic protective layer includes a hydrophilic colloid, and a fluoroolefin-vinyl ether copolymer having a glass transition temperature greater than 25.degree. C. and a hydroxyl number greater than 5.

Abstract: The present invention describes an imaging element having a support, and at least one layer formed from an aqueous coating composition containing a film forming binder. The film forming binder is a mixture of a polyurethane and a carboxylic acid containing polymer or copolymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 40.degree. C. and an acid number of 60 to 260. The carboxylic acid containing polymer or copolymer is reacted with ammonia or amine so that the coating composition has a pH of from 7 to 10.

Abstract: An aqueous developable chromogenic photographic element coated on a single dimensionally stable support wherein said element comprises in reactive association (1) an aqueous diffusible photographically useful organic compound or precursor to an aqueous diffusible photographically useful organic compound, (2) radiation sensitive silver halide, (3) a compound that forms or releases a dye, (4) hydrophilic binder, and (5) one or more contiguous overcoat layers devoid of silver halide wherein said one or more overcoat layers comprise hydrophilic binder at a level of at least 3 g/m.sup.2 is disclosed.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support, at least one hydrophilic light-sensitive layer, and a light-insensitive layer containing a binder and solid, nonporous polymer matte particle having the formula:(A).sub.x (B).sub.ywhere A is a monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, B is a polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, x is from 0 to 55 mole %, and y is about 45 to 100 mole %.

Abstract: An image recording material improved in its physical property is disclosed, comprising composite polymer particles which comprise inorganic particles and a hydrophobic polymer compound containing a repeating unit represented by the following formula. The composite polymer particles are formed by polymerizing, in the presence of the inorganic particles, a composition containing a hydrophobic monomer.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of processing an image-wise exposed light-sensitive silver halide material by the steps of developing, fixing in a fixer solution containing less than 4 g per liter of aluminum ions expressed as an equivalent amount of aluminum sulphate, rinsing and drying; characterised in that said material comprises a support and on one or both sides thereof at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a gelatinous protective antistress layer, wherein said antistress layer comprises at least one polymer latex in such an amount that there is a ratio by weight of latex to gelatin is from 0.5 to 1.5 and wherein said material is hardened to such an extent that its swelling degree after immersing said material for 3 minutes in demineralised water of 25.degree. C. is not more than 300%.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image forming layer and a backing layer. The backing layer includes a film forming polymeric binder, hard filler particles in an amount of from 10 to 80 volume percent of the backing layer, and crosslinked elastomeric matte beads having a glass transition temperature of 10.degree. C. or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging element comprising in the order given on a hydrophilic surface of a support (i) an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei, (ii) a photosensitive layer containing a silver halide emulsion being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layer (iii) a first antistress layer and (iv) a second antistress layer, said antistress layers being in water permeable relationship with said image receiving layer and each independently comprising unhardened gelatin, characterized in that said second antistress layer comprises at least 30 mg/m.sup.2 of a matting agent with a weight average diameter of more than 3 .mu.m.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photographic printing paper support having waterproof resin layers on both sides of a substrate, with the waterproof resin layer on the emulsion-coated side comprising at least an upper layer containing from 5 to 25% by weight of titanium oxide and from 0 to 0.56% by weight of a blueing agent and a lower layer containing substantially no titanium oxide but containing from 0.05 to 0.60% by weight of a blueing agent, and wherein the upper layer contains less blueing agent than the lower layer.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic elements are disclosed comprising a support having a front and a back side, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive protective overcoat on the front side of the support, and a magnetic recording layer on the back side of the support, the light-insensitive protective overcoat comprising an outermost protective layer, wherein the outermost protective layer comprises a hydrophilic binder and dispersed particles having a mean size of less than 0.4 .mu.m of a polymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 70.degree. C. comprising units derived from monomers A and B at a weight ratio of A:B of from 97:3 to 80:20 and less than 3 wt % ionic monomers, where A represents ethylenically unsaturated monomers which form substantially water insoluble homopolymers and B represents ethylenically unsaturated non-ionic monomers capable of forming water soluble homopolymers.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that comprises at least one backing layer on a support, wherein at least one of the backing layers contains a crosslinking agent of the general formula (1) in the range of from 3 to 1000 mg/m.sup.2, and at least one of the backing layers is a transparent magnetic recording layer containing abrasives that have Moh's hardness values of not less than 5.General formula (1) ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of n.gtoreq.0; m is an integer of 1 or 2; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group. In the light-sensitive material, the problem of emulsion peeling on the side of the back surface is hardly to arise, and in addition, an error in magnetic recording/reproducing caused after development processing is also hardly to cause.

Abstract: A photographic element having a support, a light-sensitive layer and a protective overcoat layer, at least one layer comprising a hydrophilic colloid containing colloidal core-shell latex particles, the core being a hydrophobic polymer and the shell comprising greater than 10 and less than 90 mole percent of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a carboxylic acid group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is provided comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and an outermost layer comprising an hydrophillic binder and polymeric spacing particles characterized in that(i) the outermost layer has a thickness between 0.3 to 0.9 pm and(ii) the polymeric spacing particles comprise at the surface alkali metal carboxylate or sulphonate groups equivalent to an acid value greater than 1.0 mg KOH per 1 g of polymeric spacing particles. In a preferred embodiment the said spacing particles have a volume average diameter (d.sub.v50) that is 5 to 30 times larger than the thickness of the outermost layer.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon photographic constituent layers with at least one layer thereof containing water-insoluble polymers, wherein at least one of the water-insoluble polymers is a polymer containing an aromatic ring and having a number average molecular weight of 4,000 or less and the weight percentage of the aromatic ring in the polymer molecule is 40% or more.

Abstract: The invention describes silver halide packet emulsion grains or crystals that are conventionally precipitated using gelatin of a given isoelectric pH, surrounded by a layer of gelatin-grafted-polymer particles wherein the grafted gelatin has a different isoelectric pH and the said gelatin-grafted-polymer particles are optionally chemically bonded to the gelatin surrounding the silver halide microcrystals. Such packet emulsions can form the basis for a mixed-packet color photographic system.

Abstract: A photographic imaging element comprising a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide layer, and a light-insensitive layer comprising a polymer particle of the formula:(A).sub.x (B).sub.y (C).sub.z (I)where A is a polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated crosslinking monomer, B is an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing carboxylic acid groups, C is a monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer other than B, x is about 0.1 to 2 mole percent, y is about 35 to 70 mole percent and z equals 100-(x+y) mole percent.

Abstract: The present invention describes an imaging element having a support, an image forming layer and at least one layer formed from an aqueous coating composition containing a film forming binder. The film forming binder is an interpolymer containing carboxylic acid groups. The interpolymer contains from 60 to 90 weight percent vinylidene chloride. The interpolymer has an acid number of from 30 to 150 and the carboxylic acid groups are reacted with ammonia or amine so that the aqueous coating composition has a pH of from 7 to 10.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support and at least one image forming layer. The imaging element further includes an antistatic layer and a protective layer overlying the antistatic layer. The protective layer is formed from an aqueous coating solution containing a film forming binder and a crosslinking agent. The film forming binder is a carboxylic containing vinyl polymer or copolymer having a glass transition temperature of greater than 50.degree. C. and an acid number of from 60 to 260. The carboxylic acid group of the vinyl polymer or copolymer are reacted with ammonia or amine to provide a pH of the coating solution of from 7 to 10.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support and at least one layer formed from, (A) film forming binder, and (B) non-film forming polymeric particles. The film forming binder is formed from a coating solution of carboxylic acid containing vinyl polymer or copolymer having a glass transition temperature of greater than 50.degree. C. and an acid number of 60 to 260, the carboxylic acid containing vinyl polymer or copolymer is reacted with ammonia or amine so that the coating solution has a pH of from 7 to 10.

Abstract: A photographic element having a support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide layer and a layer containing matte bead particles, the matte bead particles being a copolymer of a styrenic monomer or acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or an acrylic acid ester or a methacrylic acid ester or mixture thereof where the ester group contains up to 6 carbon atoms and an acrylic or methacrylic acid ester where the ester group has from 10 to 22 carbon atoms, each matte bead particle being surrounded by colloidal size particles of a suspension stabilizing agent.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a polyester support having on one side thereof a silver halide emulsion layer, and on the other side of the support, a layer containing a polyester resin or polyurethane resin and further thereon a magnetic recording layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support provided thereon, a layer selected from the group consisting of a first layer and a second layer, and a silver halide emulsion layer in this order, wherein said support comprises a syndiotactic styrene polymer or a copolymer thereof, and a first layer comprises a polymer composition composed of a polyester component with a styrene polymer component, and a second layer comprises a diene type polymer.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains, a surface protective layer as an uppermost layer, and a hydrophilic colloid layer other than said at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and said surface protective layer, wherein the sum of the silver amount contained in each of said at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.8 g/m.sup.2 to 1.5 g/m.sup.

Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic, electrostatographic and thermal imaging elements, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and an electrically-conductive layer comprising electronically-conductive fine particles, such as antimony-doped tin oxide particles, and gelatin-coated water-insoluble polymer particles. The use of gelatin-coated water-insoluble polymer particles as a binder in the electrically-conductive layer facilitates the preparation of stable coating compositions and provides a layer with a high degree of conductivity at low concentrations of electronically-conductive fine particles and with excellent abrasion resistant properties.

Abstract: The silver halide photosensitive material of the invention comprises a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer provided on the support and a protective layer provided on the photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The protective layer contains agglomerate particles each of which is formed from plural primary particles having a particle diameter smaller than the thickness of the protective layer. For example, agglomerate particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.2 to 30 .mu.m composed of primary particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.01 to 10 .mu.m are contained in the protective layer having a thickness of 0.1 to 10 .mu.m. By the use of such agglomerate particles as matting agent particles, pin-holes caused by sinking of the matting agent can be inhibited and the Bekk second can be made not longer than 2,000 seconds. Moreover, this matting agent has good affinity for gelatin and is almost free from powder-dropping.

Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic films and papers, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and at least one auxiliary layer containing solvent-dispersible polymer particles. The auxiliary layer having been formed from a coating solution comprising a continuous liquid organic medium having dispersed therein lubricant impregnated core/shell polymer particles, the polymer particles comprising a core portion which is insoluble in the organic medium and a shell portion which has an affinity for both the core portion and the organic medium.

Abstract: This invention describes the composition and method of preparation of heteroflocculated packet emulsion clusters containing a light sensitive and selectively photosensitized silver halide emulsion particles and particles of photographic agents such as dye-forming coupler particles. The silver halide emulsion particles are associated with a layer of adsorbed peptizing gelatin with an isoelectric pH of P.sub.1 and the grafted gelatin of the gelatin-grafted-polymer particles comprising the photographic agent has an isoelectric pH of P.sub.2 such that P.sub.1 is different than P.sub.2. At least one of the peptizing and grafted gelatins is an isoing gelatin which is sufficiently derivatized to remove ionic groups thereof such that approaching the isoelectric pH in an aqueous solution of the isoing gelatin causes massive heteroflocculation.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support and a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer provided on the support, and the silver halide emulsion layer or a non-light-sensitive hydrophilic colloid layer provided on the support contains a polymer latex which is stabilized with gelatin and has a pH value of from 6.5 to 10.0 at the time of addition to a coating solution for forming the emulsion layer or the hydrophilic colloid layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a photographic element comprising a polyester support bearing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer, the support having adjacent thereto a polymer-containing subbing layer, the subbing layer having adjacent thereto a layer comprising a hydrophilic binder containing dispersed droplets of a high boiling hydrophobic organic liquid, said liquid having a logarithm of its octanol/water partition coefficient (log P) value greater than 7.7. The invention also includes a process for preparing a photographic element of the invention and a process for forming an image in an element of the invention. The invention further includes a photographic element comprising a polyester support bearing a hydrophilic layer containing an antihalation agent, such as elemental silver, with or without an intervening subbing layer.

Abstract: Imaging element, such as photographic electrostatographic thermal imaging elements are comprised of a support, an imaging-forming layer, and a transparent electrically-conductive layer which includes an effective amount of polypyrrole/poly(styrene sulfonic acid). In a preferred embodiment, the polypyrrole/poly(styrene sulfonic acid) is dispersed in a binder.

Abstract: The present invention is a polyester film base which has a surface approximately 5 nm thick. The surface of the film base has been altered to include about 6 to 15 atomic percent nitrogen in the form of imines, secondary amines and primary amines in the ratio of about 1:1:2. The invention also includes a film base whose surface includes oxygen in the form of hydroxyl, ether, epoxy, carbonyl or carboxyl groups wherein the oxygen is about 4 to 10 atomic percent above the original surface content of the base. The polyester film base can be either polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate.

Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic films and papers, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and at least one auxiliary layer containing solvent-dispersible polymer particles. The auxiliary layer is coated from a dispersion of core/shell polymer particles in a liquid organic medium, the polymer particles comprising a core portion which is insoluble in the organic medium and a shell portion which has an affinity for both the core portion and the organic medium.

Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic films and papers, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer, an electrically-conductive layer and a protective overcoat layer that overlies the electrically-conductive layer. The protective overcoat layer is coated from a dispersion of core/shell polymer particles in a liquid organic medium, the polymer particles comprising a core portion which is insoluble in the organic medium and a shell portion which has an affinity for both the core portion and the organic medium.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a photographic element comprises a support, at least one light-sensitive layer, and a protective overcoat comprising a hydrophilic binder and permanent matte particles, the permanent matte particles comprising a polymer of methyl methacrylate and having a size distribution of a first and a second mode, with the first mode being composed of particles having a mean particle size of from 0.2 to 1.2 micrometers in a coating weight of from 10 to 200 mg/m.sup.2 and the second mode having a mean particle size of from 1.5 to 10 micrometers in a coating weight of from 5 to 150 mg/m.sup.2, the total coating weight of the particle of the first and the second modes being greater than 100 mg/m.sup.2.