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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:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey K Green, Harrow, GB;
Zoe Orr, Watford, GB;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430398 ; 430463 ; 430943 ;
Abstract
A method for processing a silver halide photographic material comprises the steps of developing, fixing and washing the photographic material. The fixing step is carried out using a fixing solution comprising thiosulfate ions, and the washing step is carried out by washing the material with an aqueous solution containing an oxidizing agent capable of reacting with thiosulfate. The oxidizing agent is present in an amount sufficient to precipitate any silver in the solution.