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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hisashi Okada, Minami Ashigara, JP;
Naoki Asanuma, Minami Ashigara, JP;
Ichizo Toya, Minami Ashigara, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430619 ; 430600 ; 430607 ; 430613 ; 430614 ; 430617 ;
Abstract
A photothermographic material comprising (a) a reducible silver source, (b) a photocatalyst, (c) a reducing agent, (d) a binder, and (e) a compound represented by the following formula (I): wherein Q represents an atomic group necessary to form a six-membered heterocycle containing two to four nitrogen atoms; Y represents --CO--, --SO--, or --SO.sub.2 --; X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 each represent a halogen atom; and A represents a hydrogen atom or an electron withdrawing group, the photothermographic material exhibiting low fogging without deterioration in image tone and sensitivity decrease.