In Nonradiation-sensitive Layer Including Gelatin Patents (Class 430/537)
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Patent number: 5066572Abstract: This invention describes a substantially less pressure sensitive photographic film comprising a support, at least one light sensitive silver halide element, and an overlaying element comprising gelatin-grafted or case-hardened gelatin-grafted soft polymer particle composite element. The incorporation of such an overlaying composite particle cushioning layer does not compromise either the physical properties or physical integrity of the film unit. This invention is particularly suitable for highly pressure sensitive tabular grain emulsions.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1990Date of Patent: November 19, 1991Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Kevin M. O'Connor, Richard P. Szajewski, Pranab Bagchi
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Patent number: 5039549Abstract: Method and apparatus for treating ultrahigh molecular weight, high strength polyolefin to improve its adhesive bonding to a resin such as epoxy, vinyl ester, polyester, polyurethane, polyolefin or thermoplastic rubber are provided. The method includes the steps of soaking the polyolefin in a first solution comprising (i) an aromatic ketone photosensitizer, and (ii) a first solvent selected from the group consisting of a benzene derivative, an alkyl halide, and a cyclic alkane; removing any excess first solvent; coating the surface of the polyolefin with a second solution comprising (i) about 15 to 70 weight percent of a monomer independently selected from the aforementioned group, (ii) about 0.25 to 5 weight percent of an aromatic ketone photosensitizer, and (iii) about 25 to 84.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1990Date of Patent: August 13, 1991Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.Inventors: Huy X. Nguyen, Anoshiravan Poursartip, Golnar Riahi, Roger C. Bennett, Geoffrey M. Wood
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Patent number: 5037729Abstract: A multilayer photographic element comprising at least one light-sensitive emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains dispersed in a hydrophilic colloid and at least one auxiliary hydrophilic colloid layer, said plurality of layers of different composition being simultaneously coated onto a hydrophobic support from aqueous hydrophilic colloid compositions, presents improved coating quality if at least one auxiliary hydrophilic colloid layer comprises a) an anionic surface active agent, b) at least one of betaine, N-oxide or amide surface active agent the and c) at least one of dispersed droplets of a water-immiscible high-boiling organic solvent, a vinyl addition polymer latex or a highly deionized gelatin.All the layers can be simultaneously coated from said different hydrophilic colloid aqueous compositions while maintaining a distinct layer relationship and avoiding any coating defects.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1990Date of Patent: August 6, 1991Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Fulvio Furlan, Domenico Marinelli
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Patent number: 5019494Abstract: A silver halide photographic material which comprises a support having thereon at least one hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein the hydrophilic colloid layer comprises (a) a binder comprising a dextran having a molecular weight of at least 100,000 and (b) an ionic polymer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1989Date of Patent: May 28, 1991Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ichizo Toya, Ryoichi Nemori
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Patent number: 5008150Abstract: A photographic support having an undercoating layer on a resin coated base sheet, said undercoating layer comprising (a) a hydrophilic colloid, and (b) a special amphoteric surface active agent, or (a) a hydrophilic colloid, (b') a p-hydroxybenzoic acid ester and/or a special amphoteric surface active agent and (c) a special isothiazoline-3-one compound, provides excellent coating and adhesive properties to a photographic emulsion layer formed on the undercoating layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1988Date of Patent: April 16, 1991Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills LimitedInventors: Tetsuya Ashida, Touru Noda
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Patent number: 5006450Abstract: Polymers comprising repeating units having the structure: ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.3, D, Y, x, and y are as defined herein are useful for controlling wandering of filter dyes in photographic elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 1989Date of Patent: April 9, 1991Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Ronda E. Factor, Ignazio S. Ponticello
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Patent number: 4996130Abstract: A negative type silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer and at least one other hydrophilic colloidal layer, wherein at least one said silver halide emulsion layer or at least one said other hydrophilic colloidal layer contains a hydrazine derivative and a polyacrylamide derivative.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1990Date of Patent: February 26, 1991Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuzo Suga, Masaki Satake, Senzo Sasaoka
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Patent number: 4992357Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material having an excellent adhesion resistance and capable of preventing deterioration of quality of processed images is disclosed. The light-sensitive material having a support and provided thereon, the photographic component layers including each at least one red-sensitive layer comprising at least a masking cyan coupler, green-sensitive layer comprising at least a masking magenta coupler, and blue-sensitive layer, is characterized by that:A. an uppermost layer of said photographic component layers comprises an alkali-soluble matting agent,B. a total amount of coated silver is 15 to 45 mg/dm.sup.2.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1989Date of Patent: February 12, 1991Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Haga, Hiroshi Shimazaki, Atsuo Ezaki, Yoshiro Shigetomi
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Patent number: 4987061Abstract: Color images with improved Dmin/Dmax-relationship can be obtained from color photographic recording materials comprising color providing compounds in association to silver halide emulsion layers and comprising an additional binder in said silver halide emulsion layers or in adjacent non-lightsensitive layers a polymer having recurring structural units of a polymerized monomer which contains at least one urethane and/or urea group.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1989Date of Patent: January 22, 1991Assignee: Reel/Frame Agfa-Gevaert AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gunter Helling, Manfred Peters
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Silver halide photographic material containing an interlayer containing a copolymer core-shell latex
Patent number: 4977071Abstract: A silver halide photographic material composed of a polyester film support having thereon at least one hhydrophilic colloid layer containing a polymer latex; and between the support and the hydrophilic colloid layer a layer containing a vinylidene chloride copolymer core-shell latex; at least one hydrophilic colloid layer of the material being a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The photographic material has superior dimensional stability after processing.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1989Date of Patent: December 11, 1990Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Kanetake, Shinichi Hashimoto, Shigetoshi Ono, Takashi Naoi -
Patent number: 4960687Abstract: An improved process for the preparation of backing layers with improved coating qualities is described. These layers are designed to transmit antistatic properties from antistatic layers coated under the backing layers and provide antihalation or anticurl effects in addition thereto. The process of this invention includes in-line addition of a pre-stabilized crosslinking solution to a gelatino-conductive polymer solution just prior to the coating thereof. Smooth, skip-free coatings are obtained and the solutions are stable and can be maintained for long periods of time.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1989Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Thomas B. Cho
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Patent number: 4920032Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material comprising at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer provided on at least one side of a support, said photosensitive material containing in the photographic emulsion layer and/or another component layer (i) a polymer having repetitive units represented by formula (II), dextran or mixtures thereof, and (ii) at least one cationic compound containing quaternary nitrogen: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 each represents hydrogen, or, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group having up to 10 carbon atoms, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are bonded to each other to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; m represents 1 or 2; n represents 0 or 1; and L represents a linking group of the valence m+1.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1988Date of Patent: April 24, 1990Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ichizo Toya, Masakazu Yoneyama
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Patent number: 4914012Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having excellent scratch resistance is disclosed. The photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon at least two hydrophilic colloid layers, wherein at least one of the layers is a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one of the layers contains composite latex comprising polymeric acrylic acid ester and/or polymeric methacrylic acid ester, and colloidal silica.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1988Date of Patent: April 3, 1990Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayoshi Kawai
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Patent number: 4908155Abstract: A surface-active block copolymer which comprises chemically linked polymeric blocks (A) and (B), block (A) of said copolymer consisting of at least one homo- or copolymerized non-polar alpha,beta-ethylenically unsaturated monomer and block (B) of said copolymer is derived by polymerizing an alpha-beta ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing an epoxy group and transforming the epoxy group into an hydroxy-substituted ionic group, preferably an anionic group. These block copolymers are used as dispersing agents in aqueous dispersions, including polymeric latex dispersions, and as plasticizing agent in hydrophilic colloid layers, including colloid layers containing a dispersed light-sensitive silver halide emulsion or other auxiliary substances for photographic materials.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1987Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert, N.V.Inventors: Luc E. Leemans, Herman J. Uytterhoeven, Philippe J. Teyssie, Roger M. Fayt, Nikolaas C. de Jaeger
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Patent number: 4906560Abstract: In order to be able to cast additional layers on auxiliary layers of photographic materials immediately after the latter have been cast without encountering any difficulties as regards uniformity of the cast layer and wet adherence due to incomplete conversion of the gelatine from the sol to the gel form, the auxiliary layer must contain an effective quantity of at least one compound obtained by the reaction of trihydric to hexahydric alcohols with propylene oxide.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: March 6, 1990Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AktiengesellschaftInventors: Fritz Nittel, Wolfgang Himmelmann, Rudolf Tromnau, Erich Muller
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Patent number: 4880716Abstract: An electrophotographic lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a conductive support having provided thereon at least one photoconductive layer and further provided thereon an outermost surface layer is disclosed, in which said surface layer contains at least one resin having at least one functional group capable of forming a carboxyl group upon decomposition which is represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein x is as defined in the specification. The surface layer can be rendered highly hydrophilic while exhibiting water resistance when subjected to oil-desensitization processing after toner image formation to provide a lithographic printing plate having excellent printing durability.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1988Date of Patent: November 14, 1989Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiichi Kato, Kazuo Ishii
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Patent number: 4870001Abstract: Blocking between emulsion layer and backcoating layer and haze of the emulsion surface which often occur when silver halide photographic papers are stored in the form of a roll or a stack can be avoided or reduced by providing a silver halide photographic paper comprising a support coated with a resin on both sides where the surface roughness of the resin layer provided on the side where emulsion layer is not present is within the range of 0.7-2.5 .mu. in terms of center line average height Ra according to JIS B0601. This effect is conspicuous in reduction of blocking and haze which severely occur in the photographic paper where the developer is contained in the photographic layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1988Date of Patent: September 26, 1989Assignee: Mitsubishi Paper Mills, Ltd.Inventor: Tetsuya Ashida
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Patent number: 4822727Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having on a support at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers and at least one light-insensitive upper layers on the emulsion layer, in which at least one of said light-insensitive upper layers contains a polymer latex having a glass transition point of at least 20.degree. C. and the said at least one light-insensitive upper layer and/or at least one other of said at least one light-insensitive upper layer(s) contains a polymer latex having a glass transition point of lower than 20.degree. C. In the silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, at least one of the light-insensitive upper layers can also have a melting time which is longer than that of the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material has high sticking resistance and improved layer strength under low humidity conditions.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 1988Date of Patent: April 18, 1989Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kunio Ishigaki, Yuji Yoshimura, Satoshi Kanetake, Masaaki Torigoe
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Patent number: 4777113Abstract: A negative silver halide photographic material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and further provided on the light-sensitive halide layer at least two light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layers, the uppermost layer of the light-insensitive hydrophilic colloidal layers containing colloidal silica and the emulsion layer or other hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a hydrazine derivative. The material exhibits super-high contrast and is less susceptible to scratch fog.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1987Date of Patent: October 11, 1988Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuaki Inoue, Senzo Sasaoka, Tomoo Murakami
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Patent number: 4714671Abstract: Polymer latices in which the dispersed particles consist of a soft core and a hard shell are suitable plasticizers for gelatine in photographic recording materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 1986Date of Patent: December 22, 1987Assignee: Agfa Gevaert AktiengesellschaftInventors: Gunter Helling, Wolfgang Himmelmann
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Patent number: 4684605Abstract: Disclosed herein are elements, including radiation-sensitive elements (e.g. color photographic paper products) which have, on a support, a substantially crystal- and agglomeration-free hydrophilic layer. This layer comprises a hydrophilic composition comprising a hydrophilic binder and water-insoluble polymer particles dispersed therein. These particles have recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers, and comprise from about 0.5 to about 10 percent, based on total monomer weight, of a hydrophobe uniformly distributed throughout. Particularly useful polymer particles are those having recurring units derived from at least one monomer having a crosslinkable moiety. Particularly useful hydrophobes are optical brighteners. A method of making these elements is also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1986Date of Patent: August 4, 1987Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Herbert D. Remley
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Patent number: 4678742Abstract: A photographic printing paper support is described, comprising a base paper having a polyolefin layer formed on both surfaces thereof, said support having provided on a back surface thereof a writing property providing layer composed of (a) inorganic pigment having an average particle diameter from 0.1 to 2.0 .mu.m and oil absorption degree of 100 cc/100 g or less, and (b) an acrylic emulsion having a glass transition point of from 20.degree. C. to 50.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 1985Date of Patent: July 7, 1987Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigehisa Tamagawa, Tetsuro Fuchizawa, Hisamasa Abe
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Patent number: 4619891Abstract: A photosensitive material having a widened temperature lattitude. The photosensitive material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer associated with a dye-providing compound capable of forming an imagewise mobile dye as the result of exposure and development, wherein a hydroquinone derivative and a water-insoluble but organic solvent-soluble homopolymer or copolymer having a recurring unit containing a ##STR1## bond in the main chain or side chain are integrated and dispersed as individual particles in a hydrophilic colloid of the silver halide emulsion layer or layers or the dye providing compound containing layer or layers.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1985Date of Patent: October 28, 1986Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Takahashi
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Patent number: 4614681Abstract: A photographic support comprising a plastic film having on at least one surface thereof a layer comprising a polymer that including ethylene units of the formula ##STR1## and vinyl alcohol units of the formula ##STR2##Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 1984Date of Patent: September 30, 1986Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Hayashi, Kazunobu Katoh, Takashi Yoshida
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Patent number: 4614708Abstract: Method for the preparation of stable aqueous dispersions of finely divided solid spherical polymer beads having an average particle size between about 0.5 and about 5 .mu.m and having a glass transition temperature of at least 40.degree. C. by dissolving in an aqueous solvent mixture at least one .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer capable of forming a polymer that is soluble in the monomer(s) present in said aqueous solvent mixture but which is insoluble in said aqueous solvent mixture, a free radical-forming polymerization initiator, and a graft-polymerizable polymer containing hydrophilic groups, heating the solution to a temperature from 50.degree. C. to the reflux temperature thereof with stirring so as to form said polymer beads. The polymer beads can be used in an antifriction surface layer, an antihalation surface layer, an antistatic surface layer, or in a protective surface layer of a photographic element or in a top layer of a drafting film containing a photosensitive layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 1984Date of Patent: September 30, 1986Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert, N.V.Inventors: Daniel M. Timmerman, Jan J. Priem, Jan H. Janssens
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Patent number: 4610924Abstract: A support of photographic paper one of whose surfaces is provided with a writing-retainable layer capable of retaining penciled characters, marks, ink, etc. The writing-retainable layer comprises crystalline silica having a number-average particle size of 0.1-3.0 .mu.m and a film-forming organic polymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1983Date of Patent: September 9, 1986Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shigehisa Tamagawa, Tetsuro Fuchizawa, Kazuyuki Koike
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Patent number: 4590151Abstract: Reticulation caused by swelling with processing solutions in photographic elements is reduced for elements containing at least two contiguous gelatin-containing layers wherein the uppermost layer has a lateral swell coefficient at least 10% greater than the lower gelatin-containing layer before polymer addition and wherein said uppermost layer comprises an essentially non-diffusible vinyl polymer having reactive groups which crosslink by reaction with primary amine or secondary amine groups on gelatin or a water-soluble, non-diffusible amine containing vinyl polymer and a hardener for gelatin. These elements are particularly useful in photographic products.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1982Date of Patent: May 20, 1986Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Thomas C. Arter, Ignazio S. Ponticello
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Patent number: 4588673Abstract: A retouchable mat film comprising a hydrophobic support which has formed thereon a mat layer containing silicon dioxide as a matting agent is disclosed. The mat layer further includes a mixture of poly(methyl methacrylate) or a copolymer containing at least 80 wt % of methyl methacrylate and a hydrophilic polymer as a binder. This mat film withstands several retouching operations in ink.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1985Date of Patent: May 13, 1986Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinzi Kataoka, Yukio Shinagawa, Shinji Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 4584255Abstract: Disclosed herein are elements, including radiation-sensitive elements (e.g. color photographic paper products) which have, on a support, a substantially crystal- and agglomeration-free hydrophilic layer. This layer comprises a hydrophilic composition comprising a hydrophilic binder and water-insoluble polymer particles dispersed therein. These particles have recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers, and comprise from about 0.5 to about 10 percent, based on total monomer weight, of a hydrophobe uniformly distributed throughout. Particularly useful polymer particles are those having recurring units derived from at least one monomer having a crosslinkable moiety. Particularly useful hydrophobes are optical brighteners. A method of making these elements is also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1985Date of Patent: April 22, 1986Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventor: Herbert D. Remley
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Patent number: 4584263Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material is described, comprising a support having thereon at least one combination of a silver halide photographic emulsion layer and associated therewith a dye-providing compound capable of imagewise forming a mobile dye as a result of imagewise light exposure and photographic development, said silver halide photographic emulsion layer or a layer containing said dye-providing compound having dispersed, in a hydrophilic colloid, a water-insoluble and organic solvent-soluble homopolymer or copolymer having as the main chain or a side chain thereof a repeating unit including a ##STR1## bond and a redox compound represented by formula (I) as combined paticles; ##STR2## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, aryl group, acylamino group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, carbamoyl group, acyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, sulfamoyl group, alkylsulfonyl group, or arylsulfonyl group; a halogenType: GrantFiled: August 8, 1985Date of Patent: April 22, 1986Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Takahashi
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Patent number: 4582782Abstract: A photographic base is protected against the adverse effects resulting from the accumulation of static electrical charges by providing it with a first antistatic hydrophilic layer and a second protective hydrophobic layer coated onto said first layer, said first layer having been formed by coating onto said base a liquid coating composition comprising a hydrophilic non-diffusing sulfonated polymer in the presence of an epoxy-silane compound. The antistatic base is particularly useful for photographic elements comprising at least one photosensitive image-forming layer, on one side thereof, and the first antistatic layer and the second protective layer on the opposite side thereof. The antistatic layer is durable, abrasion-resistant, non-tacky and can withstand the aqueous photographic processings without adverse effects.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1984Date of Patent: April 15, 1986Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Alberto Valsecchi
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Patent number: 4557994Abstract: A light-sensitive printing plate is disclosed. The printing plate is comprised of a support base having a light-sensitive layer positioned thereon and a matting layer comprised of a micropattern of protuberances. The protuberances are present in a regular or randomly mixed manner on the light-sensitive layer and are comprised of a copolymer. The copolymer includes a monomer (unit a) with a sulfonic acid group, a monomer (unit b) selected from the group consisting of alkyl acrylates having 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety thereof and alkyl methacrylates having 4 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety thereof and a monomer (unit c) copolymerizable with monomer (unit a) and monomer (unit b), monomer (unit c) as a copolymer having a glass transition point of 60.degree. C. or above. The matting layer does not cause staining of a film original when superposed thereon and is resistant to rubbing or pressure and provides a surface which can be vacuum contacted with a film in a short period of time.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1984Date of Patent: December 10, 1985Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Teruo Nagano, Eiji Nakakita, Toshiyuki Sekiya
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Patent number: 4542093Abstract: A photographic material comprising a hydrophobic support is described, having thereon a first subbing layer formed of a polymeric compound and a second subbing layer comprising a hydrophilic layer containing water-soluble methyl cellulose having a degree of substitution less than 2.5 or water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis less than 97 mole % on the first subbing layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1984Date of Patent: September 17, 1985Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tamotsu Suzuki, Sumio Nishikawa, Sumitaka Tatsuta
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Patent number: 4518681Abstract: An improved process for making synthetic paper/film from a blend of polystyrene and polyethylene resins wherein titanium dioxide is employed as the sole inorganic filler and the film is given an oxidizing post-treatment, such as corona discharge or surface sulfonation. The film so-prepared has improved adhesion to photographic gel emulsions.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1983Date of Patent: May 21, 1985Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: Oscar Johnson, Robert A. Luecke
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Patent number: 4513080Abstract: A photographic recording material consisting of a layer support, at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing gelatine and optionally other gelatine-containing layers which are not light-sensitive contains in at least one of the layers a cross-linked polymer latex on the basis of a low molecular weight carboxylic acid amide. The latex may advantageously be used as a binding agent or for introducing residues of photographically active substances into a photographic layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1984Date of Patent: April 23, 1985Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert AGInventor: Gunter Helling
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Patent number: 4508811Abstract: An optical recording element having a recording layer which comprises an alkylpyrylium-squarylium dye, as well as novel alkylpyrylium-squarylium compounds.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 1983Date of Patent: April 2, 1985Assignee: U.S. Philips CorporationInventors: Dirk J. Gravesteijn, Christiaan Steenbergen, Jan Van der Veen, Wilhelmus P. M. Nijssen
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Patent number: 4504569Abstract: A polymer comprising polymerized N-alkyl substituted acrylamide and a polymerized crosslinking monomer wherein the polymer has a solubility parameter from about 13 to 16 at 25.degree. C., is useful as a temporary barrier layer between reactants in photographic products. The barrier layer is particularly useful as a process timing layer in color image transfer film units.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1983Date of Patent: March 12, 1985Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Edward P. Abel, Wayne A. Bowman
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Patent number: 4476153Abstract: A process for the preparation of a photographic resin-coated paper which comprises subjecting a paper sheet to corona discharge treatment or flame treatment, and then coating the so treated paper sheet with polyolefin resin containing titanium dioxide powder coated with an alcohol having 2-18 carbon atoms and 2-4 hydroxyl groups.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1982Date of Patent: October 9, 1984Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masataka Kiritani, Yasuzi Asao
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Patent number: 4464463Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive layer is disclosed. The material contains within the light-sensitive layer or the light-insensitive layer a compound capable of reacting with and fixing formaldehyde gas, said compound being represented by the general formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## The compound capable of reacting with and fixing formaldehyde gas is loaded into an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex comprised of a polymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the general formula (III): ##STR2## The substituents within the above formulae are defined within the specification.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1983Date of Patent: August 7, 1984Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuro Kojima, Hidetoshi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 4464462Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having improved antistatic properties is disclosed. The material is comprised of a support having thereon a light-senstive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive layer. The material includes (A) a flourine containing cationic surface active agent and (B) an ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex which comprises a polymer or a copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## within the formula (I) the Q is an ultraviolet ray absorbing group represented by the following general formula (II) or (III): ##STR2## the substituents within the formulae shown are defined within the specification. The ultraviolet ray absorbing polymer latex is present in the material in an amount in the range of 10 to 2,000 mg/m.sup.2 of the material.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1983Date of Patent: August 7, 1984Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naohiko Sugimoto, Tetsuro Kojima, Yasuo Mukunoki
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Patent number: 4430424Abstract: The invention relates to a color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support and a hydrophilic colloid layer coated thereon, said layer comprising a non-diffusible coupler and a hydrophilic colloid layer having an aromatic primary amine developing agent and/or its precursor and a polymer layer coated thereon wherein said polymer is permeable to an alkaline processing liquid but less permeable to said aromatic primary amine developing agent and/or its precursor, and the diffusion rate of said aromatic primary amine developing agent and/or its precursor, when dissolved in the alkaline processing liquid, in the polymer layer is not greater than 5.times.10.sup.-8 cm.sup.2 /sec per second at room temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1982Date of Patent: February 7, 1984Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Okauchi, Tatsuhiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 4429039Abstract: A photographic element is described which is provided with a subbing layer comprising (1) a copolymer of a diolefin monomer and at least one vinyl monomer, and (2) a dichloro-2-triazine derivative.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1982Date of Patent: January 31, 1984Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takeji Ochiai
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Patent number: 4424273Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved photographic polyester support base coated with a first hydrophobic subbing layer and a second hydrophilic subbing layer, the improvement consisting of having said second subbing layer derived from a hardener containing, aqueous coating composition including (1) gelatin, (2) a vinyl addition polymer compound and (3) a low viscosity highly sulfonated water soluble polyacetal compound derived from the reaction of an aldehyde sulfonic acid compound with a polyvinyl alcohol compound, the relative quantities of said gelatin and vinyl addition polymer compound to the polyacetal compound being such as to provide good adhesion characteristics without any significant loss in antistatic properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1982Date of Patent: January 3, 1984Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Simone Franco, Alberto Valsecchi
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Patent number: 4414325Abstract: The amount of enzyme is determined by reacting an enzyme to be measured with a synthetic substrate having at least one structure to be specifically contacted with the enzyme and at least one spectral sensitizer structure, bringing either the reaction product having the spectral sensitizer structure or the unreacted synthetic substrate into contact with a silver halide emulsion layer, exposing the same to light of a spectral sensitizing wavelength region corresponding to the spectral sensitizer structure, developing the silver halide, and then measuring the optical density of developed silver and/or colored dye.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1981Date of Patent: November 8, 1983Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhito Masuda, Yuji Mihara, Masaki Okazaki, Hajime Makiuchi
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Patent number: 4414323Abstract: In a photochemical measurement methodof a trace enzyme which comprises: using a synthetic substrate bringing either the reaction product formed by enzyme reaction or the unreacted synthetic substrate into contact with silver halide, developing the same, and measuring optical density of the formed silver image and/or colored dye, the synthetic substrate comprises at least one structure (A) which is specifically contacted with an enzyme to be measured and at least one photographically fogging agent structure (B) in the molecule thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1981Date of Patent: November 8, 1983Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Nobuhito Masuda
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Patent number: 4409322Abstract: A silver halide photographic material comprising a silver halide emulsion layer and a protective layer on one side of the support and a non-photosensitive back layer on the other side of the support. The amount of silver halide in the emulsion layer is not more than 30 mg/dm.sup.2. A matting agent in indeterminate form is included in the protective layer and a substantially spherical matting agent is included in the back layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1981Date of Patent: October 11, 1983Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsuo Ezaki, Takeshi Murakami
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Patent number: 4407939Abstract: A photographic light-sensitive material composed of a support having a subbing layer and a silver halide emulsion layer formed thereon. The subbing layer comprised of a first subbing layer disposed to the support and a second subbing layer containing (i) a gelatin derivative and/or (ii) a polymer having the recurring unit shown by general formula (I) and/or (II) ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons, or a halogen; M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or an organic base; X is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbons, an alkylamino group having 1 to 6 carbons, or a halogen; m is 0, 1 or 2; and n is 1 or 2 ##STR2## wherein R' is hydrogen or an alkyl group; X' is a hydrogen, a halogen, a nitro group, a cyano group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, or an acylamido group; m' is 0, 1 or 2; and n' is 1 or 2.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1981Date of Patent: October 4, 1983Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Naoi, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Jun Yamaguchi, Sumitaka Tatsuta, Hidefumi Sera
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Patent number: 4405711Abstract: In a method of assay for a trace component such as antigen, antibody or enzyme utilizing immunochemical reaction or enzyme reaction in combination with photographic detection system comprising measuring optical density of a silver image formed in proportion to the antigen, antibody or enzyme to be measured, a novel analysis sheet comprising a support having provided thereon, in succession, a water absorbing layer and a silver halide emulsion layer is employed. The analysis sheet essentially increases the amount of water absorbed so that the analysis sheet is extremely effective for improving detection sensitivity.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1981Date of Patent: September 20, 1983Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuhito Masuda, Shigeru Nagatomo, Yuji Mihara
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Patent number: H874Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed which is excellent in the super-rapid processability. The photographic material comprises a support having thereon at least one hydrophilic colloid layer comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer. The hydrophilic colloid layer is formed by one or more times of coating provided that wet thickness of the layers coated in each time of coating is within the range of from 35 to 80 .mu.m, and a total content of gelatin of the whole hydrophilic colloid is in an amount of from 2.20 to 3.10 g/m.sup.2. The photographic material is suitable for super-rapid processing by an automatic processor for 20 to 60 seconds.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1989Date of Patent: January 1, 1991Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akio Suzuki, Satoru Nagasaki
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Patent number: H1016Abstract: A silver halide photosensitive material is disclosed, comprising a polyester film support having thereon at least one hydrophilic colloid layer, at least one layer of which is a silver halide emulsion layer and at least one layer of which is a polymer latex-containing hydrophilic colloid layer, said polyester film support having coated on each side thereof a vinylidene chloride copolymer having a weight average molecular weight not more than 45,000, said vinylidene chloride copolymer being a core/shell type latex, said core part containing at least one of each type of repeating unit represented by formulae (I) and )II) and the said shell part containing at least one of each type of repeating unit represented the formulae (I), (III) and (IV): ##STR1## wherein A.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a halogen atom, A.sup.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or phenyl group, A.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, A.sup.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1990Date of Patent: January 7, 1992Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Hatakeyama, Tomokazu Yasuda, Takashi Naoi, Shigetoshi Ono