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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:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430617 ; 430531 ; 430607 ;
Abstract
A recording material including a support and a thermosensitive element comprising a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationship therewith, a hydrophobic polymer, a binder and optionally photosensitive silver halide in catalytic association with the substantially light insensitive organic silver salt, wherein the thermosensitive element includes a non-heat-responsive separate organic phase containing the hydrophobic polymer and the organic reducing agent; a process for producing the recording material; and a (photo)thermographic recording process therefor.