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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1978
Filed:
May. 24, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles A Goffe, deceased, late of Brockport, NY (US);
Donald W Heseltine, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
96 4 / ; 427 56 ;
Abstract
A photothermographic element comprises a combination of certain energy sensitive organic dyes capable of forming or destroying an active spcies upon selective exposure to actinic radiation to give a positive or negative image after heat development of the element. The element also comprises an oxidation-reduction image-forming composition comprising a silver salt oxidizing agent and a non-radiation sensitive organic reducing agent.