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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marianne Yarmey, Amhurst, MA (US);
Wayne Arthur Bowman, Walworth, NY (US);
Stephen Joseph Kozak, Webster, NY (US);
Gary Francis Mitchell, Rochester, NY (US);
Glenn Thomas Pearce, Fairport, NY (US);
Melvin David Sterman, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430631 ; 430628 ; 430634 ; 430636 ; 430935 ; 430402 ; 430420 ;
Abstract
The invention is generally accomplished by providing a photographic element and a process of its formation wherein a gelatin silver halide emulsion is provided with a thickener comprising a copolymer of the structure wherein