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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:
Aug. 15, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1988
Edward L Dedio, Pittsford, NY (US);
John W Reeves, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of making a photothermographic silver halide element comprises the combination of (I) adding an alkyl carboxylic acid containing 8 to 22 carbon atoms to a layer of the element comprising photosensitive silver halide and (II) after preparation of the layer comprising silver halide and before exposure of the element to light heating the element uniformly at a temperature and for a time sufficient to enable the photothermographic element to exhibit increased latent image stability upon imagewise exposure to light. The photothermographic element includes photosensitive silver halide and an oxidation-reduction image forming combination in a polmeric binder. A developed visible image is provided in such a photothermographic element after exposure to light by uniformly heating the exposed photothermographic element to moderately elevated temperatures.