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:
Nov. 21, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1992
Paul L Zengerle, Rochester, NY (US);
David D Miller, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas H Whitesides, Rochester, NY (US);
John B Rieger, Rochester, NY (US);
Vincent J Flow, III, Kendall, NY (US);
Walter H Isaac, Penfield, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A stabilized photographic dispersion is prepared by adding a hydrophobic, photographically inert compound which has a logP.sub.(calc) greater than about 9 and does not solidify or gel the dispersed phase to a photographic dispersion comprising an aqueous medium and a dispersed liquid organic phase comprising a photographically useful compound which is (i) soluble in organic solvents, (ii) substantially insoluble in water, and (iii) subject to particle growth of at least 10% of its initial particle size when maintained in said dispersion in the absence of the added photographically inert compound.