Abstract: Photographic elements, diffusion transfer assemblages and processes are described which employ a novel nondiffusible compound having a releasable azo dye moiety such as an arylazo-pyrazolotriazole or arylazo-pyridinol. The compound contains:(a) a nitrogen atom in a metal chelating location in at least one of the rings attached to the azo group;(b) in the ortho position of the arylazo moiety a metal chelating group (or a salt thereof or a hydrolyzable precursor thereof), and(c) a ballasted carrier moiety which is capable of releasing the diffusible azo dye under alkaline conditions.The dye is transferred imagewise to an image-receiving layer where it is contacted with metal ions to form a metal-complexed azo dye transfer image of excellent stability.

Abstract: In a multilayer color photographic material essentially comprising a support having coated thereon, in succession, a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, with an optional yellow filter layer and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, by disposing a non-sensitive auxiliary layer containing a non-diffusible colored coupling compound which releases a diffusible dye at color development capable of being removed from the photographic layer at development, an effective masking can be applied to the side absorption of cyan dye image without reducing the sensitivity of the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer during storage before or after exposure.

Abstract: Aromatic nitro compounds are disclosed where the aromatic ring contains electron-withdrawing groups and said aromatic nitro compound is capable of undergoing intramolecular nucleophilic displacement after reduction of the nitro group. The compounds are especially useful in photographic elements where an image dye-providing material or a photographic reagent are released upon cleavage from the compound.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with photographic products, particularly diffusion transfer photographic film units, useful in photographic processes conducted outside of a camera wherein post-exposure fogging by ambient light is prevented by a compound initially present as a substantially colorless compound which is activated by base to provide a light-absorbing reagent or colored optical filter agent which is capable of being irreversibly discharged without a change in pH. The colorless compound or filter agent precursor is initially disposed in a layer of the film unit, for example, in a layer coated over the photosensitive element. Subsequent to imagewise exposure of the photosensitive element, the colored optical filter agent is generated by contacting the colorless precursor with a basic processing composition.

Abstract: Photographic elements, processes for forming images in photographic elements and new compounds are disclosed. Generally, the invention relates to ballasted electron-accepting nucleophilic displacement compounds; after acceptance of at least one electron (reduction) by a nucleophile precursor group, the compounds are capable of undergoing intramolecular nucleophilic displacement to release a diffusible moiety, such as an image dye or a photographic reagent. In certain embodiments, the ballasted electron-accepting nucleophilic displacement compounds are used in combination with electron donors and electron-transfer agents. The processes disclosed are particularly useful in providing positive transfer images using negative-working silver halide emulsions.

Abstract: A novel class of redox releasing compounds contains an N,N-disubstituted carbamoyl ballast group. These compounds can be used in photographic elements and processes to release a dye or other photographically useful group as a function of silver halide development.

Abstract: Polymeric derivatives of tetrazole-5-thiols are useful in conjunction with photosensitive silver halide elements as interlayers to provide interimage control, as dispersants for dye image-forming materials or as silver scavengers.

Abstract: A light sensitive printing plate comprising a support having provided thereon a light sensitive layer and a matted layer, said matted layer being removable upon development and containing a light absorbing agent possessing an absorption in the spectral region to which the light-sensitive material coated on the light sensitive printing plate is sensitive.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are non-pressure sensitive, heat sealable adhesive compositions having high bonding strengths at temperatures below 75.degree. C which consist essentially of a mixture of a block copolymer of a vinylbenzene and a conjugated diolefin, and a copolymer of an alkene and vinyl acetate. These adhesives are useful in a variety of radiation sensitive materials, but particularly in photographic materials such as photographic film units. In such units, they are particularly useful to bond barrier timing layers to other layers or substrates, but also may be used to bond other layers or substrates.

Abstract: Color diffusion transfer products and processes are provided incorporating light-sensitive photographic emulsions comprising silver halide grains having an iodide content of about 0.2 to 1.5 mole percent and a mean volume diameter of about 0.05 to 2 .mu., the grain size distribution thereof exhibiting a coefficient of variatin of less than about 35 percent. Preferably, the iodide content of the halide emulsion is about 0.625 percent, the mean volume diameter is about 0.9 to 1.2 .mu., and the coefficient of variation is less than 30 percent. The reamining halides in the grains may be bromide or bromide and chloride. The silver halide emulsions are prepared by single jet techniques.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a basic mordant, an acidic dye, a hydrophilic colloid layer containing a compound (I) and a layer containing a compound (II) which layer is adjacent to said hydrophilic layer.

Abstract: Diffusion transfer photographic products are disclosed which comprise a support carrying at least a photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a dye image-forming material and a layer comprising polymeric derivatives of tetrazole-5-thiols. Associated with this photographic product is a multivalent metal cation which diffuses to the layer comprising the polymeric derivatives of tetrazole-5-thiols to increase the permeability of said tetrazole-5-thiol containing layer to the dye image-forming material.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are heat-activatable adhesive compositions comprising a water-soluble condensation polymer which is characterized by having a glycol component comprising one or more diols, preferably one of which is 1,4-bis(2-hydroxy-ethoxy)cyclohexane; and an acid component comprising greater than 15 and up to about 35 mole percent of at least one diacid or diester monomer having an iminodisulfonyl salt moiety, and from about 65 to about 85 mole percent of one or more other diacids or diesters. These adhesives are further characterized as having high bonding strengths at temperatures above 50.degree. C. They have been found useful in a variety of photographic materials, and particularly in image transfer film units.

Abstract: Diffusion transfer integral film units are provided having a flare-reducing layer adjacent or contiguous the photosensitive silver halide layer(s).

Abstract: A photographic film unit comprises a support having coated thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion, said layer having associated therewith a dye image-providing material, a dye image-receiving layer, means for discharging an alkaline processing composition within the film unit and at least one layer containing at least one para-nitrobenzylidene dye-forming compound. Some of the para-nitrobenzylidene dye-forming compounds are a dark color at moderately and highly alkaline conditions and are colorless at neutral or only slightly alkaline conditions such as at ambient conditions.

Abstract: Heterocyclic N-(acylhydrazinophenyl)thioamide nucleating agents are disclosed as well as radiation-sensitive compositions and elements containing such nucleating agents in combination with silver halide grains capable of forming an internal latent image. The elements can be used to form direct-positive photographic images. Dye image transfer photographic elements are specifically contemplated.

Abstract: Improved diffusion transfer photographic products and processes wherein a distinctive image-receiving sheet comprising a plurality of layers one of which comprises a polymeric material providing quaternary nitrogen groups is integrated with an integral negative-position diffusion transfer film unit.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive element containing at least one dye represented by general formula (I) set forth below in at least one hydrophilic colloid layer of the silver halide photographic light-sensitive element: ##STR1## wherein X represents an amino group, a hydroxy group or an alkoxy group; m represents 0 or 1; Q represents an aryl group substituted with at least one of a sulfo group, a sulfoalkyl group or a carboxy group; R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyl group or a carboxy group; L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3 and L.sub.4 each represents a methine group, an alkyl substituted methine group or a phenyl substituted methine group; and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A temporary barrier between reactants in photographic products and especially for color diffusion transfer film units comprises two contiguous layers, one layer comprising a polymeric timing layer and having an activation energy of penetration of the layer by an aqueous alkaline solution of less than 18 kcal/mole and the second layer comprising a coalesced or partially coalesced polymeric latex and having an activation energy for the process of penetration of the layer by an aqueous alkaline solution of greater than 18 kcal/mole.

Abstract: A silver ion scavenger layer is employed between adjacent silver halide strata to enhance color separation in multicolor photographic images prepared by processes which utilize the imagewise distribution of silver ions and/or soluble silver complex made available during development to liberate a corresponding imagewise distribution of dye or dye intermediate from a color-providing compound.

Abstract: This application is concerned with dye developer diffusion transfer color processes and discloses the incorporation of certain 2-substituted benzimidazoles, e.g., 2-phenyl-benzimidazole, in a dye developer photosensitive element to provide improved temperature latitude.

Abstract: A temporary barrier between reactants in photographic products and especially for color diffusion transfer film unit comprises a polymeric layer of at least partially coalesced latex, said layer having an activation energy of penetration by an aqueous alkaline solution of greater than 18 kcal/mole.

Abstract: A color photographic material for, in particular, a color diffusion transfer process having at least one silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye releasing redox compound shown by the formula ##STR1## wherein G represents a hydroxyl group or a group yielding a hydroxyl group by hydrolysis, Col represents a dye or a group yielding a dye by hydrolysis, R represents an alkyl group or an aromatic group, X represents a substituent comprising an electron donating group or substituents, which may be same or different, at least one of which comprises an electron donating group, and n is 1, 2, or 3, where X moieties may form a condensed ring (excluding an aromatic hydrocarbon ring) with each other or with OR, wherein the total carbon number of Xn and R is more than 8.

Abstract: Color photographic elements, diffusion transfer film units and processes are described which employ nondiffusible o-sulfonamidonaphthols which are alkali-cleavable upon oxidation to release a diffusible color-providing moiety.

Abstract: The use of a 4-thiohydantoine in combination with an image-wise exposed diffusion transfer element comprising a negative silver halide emulsion layer and an associated physical development layer containing cadmium sulfide nuclei and an associated initially immobile dye-providing substance provides improved diffusion transfer dye images.

Abstract: The use of a soluble, reducible silver salt in combination with an imagewise exposed diffusion transfer photographic element comprising a negative silver halide emulsion and an associated physical development nuclei layer provides a resultant photographic image having intensified maximum density areas with little or no effect on minimum density areas.

Abstract: Integral negative-positive diffusion transfer reflection prints are provided with a non-planar, e.g., lenticular, surface through which the transfer image is viewed.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive composition is disclosed including silver halide grains capable of forming an internal latent image and an acylhydrazinophenylthiourea nucleating agent. This composition can be used as a coating on a support to form a photographic element.

Abstract: Improved dye densities are obtained in color image transfer assemblages employing internal image emulsions, ballasted redox dye releasers and an alkaline processing composition containing a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic glycol having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic amino alcohol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A neutralizing layer containing particulate diatomaceous earth, exploded volcanic rock or hydrous calcium silicate is described for use in color diffusion transfer film units, dye image-receiving elements and cover sheets.

Abstract: Improvements in the physical characteristics of a photographic assemblage, especially an integral transfer element, are obtained by employing an alkali metal salt in the alkaline processing composition used to process the assemblage. The anion of the salt has a solubility in relation to that of sulfate such that after processing in the presence of calcium and sulfate ions, calcium will combine with said anion in preference to sulfate at any given pH. Especially preferred salts are alkali metal fluorides or oxalates.

Abstract: Silver halide photographic sensitive materials which comprise a surface layer containing acid treated gelatin and alkali treated gelatin, wherein the ratio by weight of the alkali treated gelatin to the acid treated gelatin is about 0.5 to less than about 100%.

Abstract: A yellow dye developer having improved photographic properties represented by the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an acylamino group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Z represents an atomic group necessary for completing a furan ring or a benzofuran ring; Y represents a hydroxyl group, an acyloxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an alkoxyacyloxy group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Ar represents an aromatic ring; R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an acyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 represents a hydroxyl group, an acyloxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an alkoxyacyloxy group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms with the R.sub.2 group being at the ortho-position to the azo group; m and n each is an integer of 1 to 4; and at least one of X, Z, Ar and R.sub.

Abstract: Cyan azo dye-providing compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein Car represents a carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation under alkaline conditions, releases a diffusible dye from said compound;X represents a bivalent linking group;R represents hydrogen or alkyl;J represents sulfonyl or carbonyl;M and q each represent an integer having a value of 0 or 1;Q represents hydroxy or acylamino;G represents a hydroxy radical, a salt thereof, or a hydrolyzable acyloxy group;D represents halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, alkyl, alkoxy, carboxy, a carboxylic acid ester, fluorosulfonyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, --SO.sub.3 --phenyl radical, sulfo, a sulfamoyl radical, a carbamoyl radical, an alkyl- or alkylsulfonyl radical, or a phenylsulfonyl radical;E represents hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, or trifluoromethyl; andM represents sulfo, cyano, fluorosulfonyl, halogen, a -SO.sub.

Abstract: A photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and one of said layers having associated therewith a yellow image dye-releasing compound having a formula as follows ##STR1## wherein Car represents a sulfonamidophenol or sulfonamidonaphthol carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation under alkaline conditions, releases a diffusible dye from said compound.X represents a bivalent linking group of the formula --R.sup.1 --L.sub.n --R.sup.1.sub.p -- where each R.sup.

Abstract: Photographic elements are disclosed which contain a blocked development restrainer which is designed to provide timely release of a development restrainer when the photographic element is processed with an alkaline processing composition. The photographic elements are especially useful in image-transfer film units where the blocked development restrainers will permit initial development to occur and, upon cleavage, will substantially restrain further development.

Abstract: Timing layer for color diffusion transfer assemblages comprises a mixture of cellulose acetate and a maleic anhydride copolymer with 2 to 20% by weight of the mixture being said copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to photography and, more particularly, to diffusion transfer process photographic film units which comprise a photosensitive element adapted to provide, by diffusion transfer photographic processing, selective dye image recordation of incident actinic radiation as a function of the point-to-point degree of photosensitive element exposure, which film unit includes a plurality of photosensitive units each exhibiting a predetermined gamma of substantially the same value and within a range of 1.1 to 1.

Abstract: An improvement is provided in processes wherein an oxidation-reduction reaction is utilized to form an image. In one aspect of this invention, the improvement comprises employing an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent which undergo imagewise redox reaction in the presence of catalytic material, the oxidizing agent and the reducing agent being so chosen that the reaction products are noncatalytic for the oxidation-reduction reaction. In another aspect of this invention, a substitution inert metal complex is utilized as the oxidant in oxidation-reduction image-forming processes. In a specific aspect, image-transfer film units and processes of forming image records in image-transfer film units are disclosed wherein an inert transition metal complex and a reducing agent, which undergo redox reaction in the presence of a catalytic material, are present during processing of said film unit.

Abstract: A dye developer for silver halide photography comprising both a dye moiety represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a halogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms; k is an integer of from 0 to 4; A represents an acyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxyacyl group containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; Ar represents an aromatic nucleus; X represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an acyl group or an acyloxy group, each containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and l is an integer of from 0 to 4; and a polyhydric phenol moiety having silver halide developing activity.

Abstract: This invention relates to photographic film structures for forming color transfer images viewable by reflected light without separation of the photosensitive and image-receiving components and to diffusion transfer processes employing these unitary film units wherein a dye is initially positioned in the image-receiving component to offset the color stain that tends to form in the highlights of the transfer image during aging. Any dye or mixture of dyes may be employed which are capable of absorbing visible light in a wavelength range complementary to the wavelength range absorbed by the color stain and are used in a concentration such that the highlights, i.e., D.sub.min areas of the transfer image, appear substantially white after aging, as observed by the eye. In a preferred embodiment, the dye employed is a dye developer.

Abstract: A dye developer represented by the following general formula (I), ##SPC1##wherein X is a hydrogen atom, a bromine atom, a nitro group, an acylamino group, a hydroxyl group or an alkyl group having not more than 4 carbon atoms; n is 1, 2 or 3; Y is an acyl group having not more than 4 carbon atoms; and Ar is a mono- or polyaryl group; and wherein an aromatic ring can be condensed in the 4-and 5-positions of the furan ring nucleus, and at least one of X, the aromatic ring condensed with the furan ring nucleus and Ar being directly connected to or being connected through an atom or an atomic grouping to a polyphenol having developing activity for silver halide.

Abstract: A diffusion transfer color photographic film unit, (a) which contains:1. a light-sensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye image-forming material which, as a result of development, forms an imagewise distribution of a dye image-forming material capable of diffusing through a processing solution;2. an image-receiving element comprising a transparent support having thereon an image-receiving layer for receiving the dye image-forming material upon diffusion;3. a light-intercepting element having substantially the same area as the image-receiving element and being capable of protecting an emulsion layer or layers from external light during processing of the film unit in a bright place out of a camera;4.

Abstract: The color speeds of a multicolor photosensitive element are balanced during the manufacture thereof by continuously introducing into said element optical filter means adapted to modulate the photographic color speed of at least one of the selectively sensitized silver halide emulsions relative to the other(s), and then adjusting the density of said optical filter means during coating to an amount sufficient to obtain the desired color balance.

Abstract: A dye developer represented by the following general formula (I): ##EQU1## WHEREIN X represents the atoms necessary for completing a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic group; Y represents an acyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Ar and Z each represents a monocyclic polycyclic aromatic group, with Ar being connected either directly or through a divalent atom or group to a polyhydric phenol moiety having a silver halide developing action; R represents an alkyl group or an alkoxy group; n represents an integer of 0 to 4; and Q represents ##EQU2## wherein Z' represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic group, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 can combine to form a divalent aliphatic group and a light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer with the dye developer of this invention associated therewith.

Abstract: Photographic elements, processes for forming images in photographic elements and new compounds are disclosed. Generally, the invention relates to immobile compounds which can be used to provide positive images from negative recording-developing photographic materials such as negative silver halide emulsions. The compounds contain a photographically useful group such as a dye or dye precursor and are capable of releasing said photographically useful group under alkaline conditions, and are also capable of reaction with an oxidized silver halide developing agent before substantial release of said photographically useful group occurs, to provide a reaction product having a substantially lower rate of release of said photographically useful group. In specific embodiments, the compounds of this invention contain an electrophilic cleavage group located in the linkage between a ballast group and a photographically useful moiety wherein said electrophilic cleavage group is a carbamic acid derivative.

Abstract: Multicolor diffusion transfer processes and products for use in performing such processes are disclosed employing dye developers and red-, green- and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsions, at least two of said silver halide emulsions being predominantly homogeneous substituted-halide silver halide emulsions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to photography, particularly, to photographic products specifically adapted for employment in specified photographic diffusion transfer color processes and, more particularly, to photographic products which comprise a fixed or permanent composite photosensitive structure including, as essential layers, in sequence, a first dimensionally stable layer transparent to actinic radiation; a polymeric layer dyeable by a diffusion transfer process dye image-forming material; a processing composition permeable opaque layer; a first photosensitive silver halide layer having associated therewith a diffusion transfer process dye image-forming material; a second photosensitive silver halide layer; a second dimensionally stable layer transparent to actinic radiation; and means for providing a diffusion transfer process processing composition preferably retaining opacifying agent intermediate the dye image-forming material impermeable polymeric layer and the next adjacent second transparent dim

Abstract: Novel azo magenta dye-providing compounds and photographic elements containing such compounds are described. The present compounds contain a carrier moiety which, as a function of oxidation under alkaline conditions, provides a substance having a mobility different than that of the starting compound.

Abstract: Improvements in the physical characteristics of a photographic assemblage, especially an integral transfer element, are obtained by employing an alkali metal salt in the alkaline processing composition used to process the assemblage. The anion of the salt has a solubility in relation to that of sulfate such that after processing in the presence of calcium and sulfate ions, calcium will combine with said anion in preference to sulfate at any given pH. Especially preferred salts are alkali metal fluorides or oxalates.