The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Mar. 29, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1993
Takashi Toyoda, Kanagawa, JP;
Itsuo Fujiwara, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Photographic silver halide photosensitive material is processed, after exposure, by treating it with a working fixer solution. The photosensitive material comprises at least one layer of silver halide emulsion on a support and contains at least 10% by weight, based on gelatins, of a gelatin having an isoelectric point of at least 5.0 on the emulsion layer side. The working fixer solution is prepared by furnishing a fixer concentrate of at least pH 5 containing a thiosulfate as a fixing agent, 0.05-0.8 mol/liter of a sulfite and up to 0.01 mol/liter of a water-soluble aluminum salt, and diluting the fixer concentrate with water, thereby forming the working fixer solution containing a minimized amount of ammonium thiosulfate and 0.5-2.5 mol/liter of sodium thiosulfate. The method provides improved rapid processing with increased degrees of fixation and drying while preventing the generation of sulfurous acid and ammonia gases.