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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean Marie Buongiorne, Brockport, NY (US);
Michael John Haight, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430461 ; 430449 ; 430455 ; 430462 ; 430463 ;
Abstract
A conditioning or bleach accelerating solution is prepared by diluting a concentrate up to 25 times. The concentrate contains a formaldehyde bisulfite precursor salt at from 200 to 600 g/l, sulfite ions at 0 to 200 g/l, a bleach accelerating agent at from 1.5 to 25 g/l, and a metal ion chelating agent present at up to 60 g/l. The concentrate is free of sodium ions.