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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:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert P Foss, Hockessin, DE (US);
Thomas D Weaver, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430518 ; 430271 ; 430512 ; 430517 ; 430531 ; 430536 ;
Abstract
Improved radiation-sensitive elements comprise a support; a radiation-sensitive layer; and an auxiliary layer comprising an absorbing amount of an anionic dye, and a synthetic amphoteric polymer comprising: acrylic acid and N,N-dialkylaminoethyl methacrylate; wherein alkyl=methyl or ethyl, the molar ratio of (a):(b).ltoreq.1:1; said polymer has an isoelectric point of 7.0-11.2; and said polymer is present in said auxiliary layer in an amount sufficient to mordant said anionic dye.