Eastman-kodak Company

Brian Thomas

Pranab Bagchi

Thomas A Rosiek

James L Edwards

Danuta Gibson

Todd R Skochdopole

David J Lacz

Narasimharao Dontula

James Stephen Honan

Wendell F Smith, Jr

Somsack Chang

Anita M Fees

Larry D Hagemeier

William J Begley

Barbara Boland Lussier

Llewellyn J Leyshon

Gary J Mcsweeney

Vincent J Flow

James T Beck

Steven J Sargeant

Michael J Proseus

Debasis Majumdar

Hwei-Ling Yau

Wayne A Bowman

Paul D Yacobucci

Ralph B Nielsen

Krishnan Chari

David Darrell Miller

Frank D Coms

Albert J Mura, Jr

Kurt Michael Schroeder

Gary M Russo

Natasha Andrievsky

Paul A Burns

John Demita Goddard

William A Mruk

Shari L Eiff

Gary John McSweeney

James P Van Meter

David Francis Bates

An image receiving element is a composite of two or more extruded layers on a support including, in order, an extruded compliant layer, an extruded antistatic tie layer, and an image receiving layer that may also be extruded. The extruded compliant layer is non-voided and comprises from about 10 to about 40 weight % of at least one elastomeric polymer. This image receiving element can be disposed on a support to form a thermal dye transfer receiver element, an electrophotographic image receiver element, or a thermal wax receiver element. Two or more extruded layers can be co-extruded.

Extruded image receiver elements

An image receiving element is a composite of multiple layers on a support including, in order, an extruded compliant layer, an aqueous-coated subbing layer, and an image receiving layer that may also be extruded. The extruded compliant layer is non-voided and comprises from about 10 to about 40 weight % of at least one elastomeric polymer. This image receiving element can be disposed on a support to form a thermal dye transfer receiver element, an electrophotographic image receiver element, or a thermal wax receiver element. Excellent adhesion is provided between the extruded compliant layer and the image receiving layer by means of the aqueous-coated subbing layer.

Image receiver elements

A method of co-extrusion is used to prepare a thermal imaging element such as a thermal dye receiver element. In this method, two or three of an image receiving layer, an antistatic tie layer, and a compliant layer are co-extruded and these co-extruded multiple layers can be disposed on a support to provide a smooth outer surface and reduced delamination among layers especially in a high humidity environment.

Method of making thermal imaging elements

A photographic element comprises a silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a dye forming coupler and a combination of a carbonamide compound, a phenolic compound, and an electron-rich compound. Such a combination provides improved dye stability.

Stabilized silver halide photographic element

Photographic element, compound, and process

Silver halide light sensitive photographic elements are disclosed comprising a support bearing at least one yellow image forming hydrophilic colloid layer comprising a yellow dye-forming coupler and a trialkyl citrate coupler solvent of the formula C H (OH)(CO R) , where each R independently represents an alkyl group and the total number of carbon atoms for the three R groups combined is greater than 6. The combination of such citrate ester solvents with yellow dye forming couplers in photographic elements leads to both good reactivity and good image-dye light stability. The advantages of the invention are particularly useful for photographic color paper elements on reflective supports.

Photographic element

Photographic element with yellow dye-forming coupler and stabilizing compound having improved light stability

Silver halide photographic element, imaging process, and compound

Disclosed is a photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a yellow dye-forming coupler having formula I:

In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a photographic element is disclosed comprising a silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an acetanilide-based yellow dye forming coupler and a stabilizer compound of the formula S-I:

Photographic element with yellow dye-forming coupler and stabilizing compounds

An overcoat composition comprising a water insoluble polymer having a Tg equal to or less than 30.degree. C. and comprising 75 to 100 weight percent of the monomer having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: X is selected from the group consisting of Cl, F or CN, and Y is each independently selected from the group consisting of H, Cl, F, CN, CF.sub.3, CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7, iso-C.sub.3 H.sub.7, n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9, n-C.sub.5 H.sub.11, n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13, OCH.sub.3, OC.sub.2 H.sub.5, phenyl, C.sub.6 F.sub.5, C.sub.6 Cl.sub.5, CH.sub.2 Cl, CH.sub.2 F, C.sub.2 F.sub.5, n-C.sub.3 F.sub.7, iso-C.sub.3 F.sub.7, OCF.sub.3, OC.sub.2 F.sub.5, OC.sub.3 F.sub.7, C(CF.sub.3).sub.3, CH.sub.2 (CF.sub.3), CH(CF.sub.3).sub.2, COCF.sub.3, COC.sub.2 F.sub.5, COCH.sub.3, COC.sub.2 H.sub.5 ; and wherein said overcoat composition being superposed on an imaged light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, said silver halide emulsion layer containing 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazole type of magenta coupler. Optionally, the polymer composition may contain a second polymer having a Tg greater than 30.degree. C.

Protecting layer for gelatin based photographic products containing

The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic element comprising a dye-forming coupler of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from an alkyl group, an aryl group, a 5-10 membered heterocyclic group containing one or more O, N or S atoms, each of which groups is unsubstituted or substituted, or a substituted amino group;

Image dye-forming couplers and photographic elements containing them

A photographic element is disclosed comprising a support bearing at least one light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising a dispersion of a dye-forming coupler and a water-insoluble polymer, wherein the polymer has a glass transition temperature of less than 75.degree. C. and is formed from at least 30 wt % monomer units which provide the polymer with functional groups that are hydrogen bond donors. The combination of such relatively low T.sub.g polymers with couplers in photographic elements leads to both decreased pressure sensitivity and improved image-dye light stability, as well as a decreased tendency toward dye smear or thermal induced change. The advantages of the invention are particularly useful for yellow coupler dispersions used in photographic color paper elements on reflective supports, although they will also be useful for motion picture print film and other projection or display films on transparent or diffuse supports.

Photographic material

The invention provides photographic paper having increased image stability. The invention is generally accomplished by forming a paper sheet, drying said paper in a first stage to below about 10 percent water, then applying a polyvinyl alcohol solution to both sides of said paper sheet, drying said paper in a second stage to below about 5 percent water, and then applying further polyvinyl alcohol solution to said paper and drying in a third stage. The paper then may be coated to form a silver halide photosensitive color paper. The paper contains between about 4 and about 6 weight percent of polyvinyl alcohol that is concentrated near the surface of said paper. Further, the paper has a oxygen leak rate of less than about 25 cc/m.sup.2 /day and an oxygen GTR rate of less than about 1 cc/m.sup.2 /day.

Photographic paper with low oxygen permeability

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Pittsford, NY, United States of America

Brian Thomas