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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:
Nov. 15, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430203 ; 430259 ;
Abstract
A method for forming an image comprising heating a light-sensitive element in the presence of water and at least one of a base and a base precursor after or simultaneously with imagewise exposure to light thereof, said light-sensitive element comprising a support having provided thereon a light-sensitive layer comprising a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, a binder, and a dye providing substance which forms or releases a diffusible dye upon heating, and transferring said diffusible dye thus formed or released to a dye fixing layer of a dye fixing element, wherein at least one of said light-sensitive element and said dye fixing element contains an amphoteric surface active agent.