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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:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideki Takiguchi, Hino, JP;
Katsura Hirai, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/498 ; G03C 1/12 ; G03C 1/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/498 ; G03C 1/12 ; G03C 1/34 ;
Abstract
A photothermographic material is disclosed, comprising a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a photosensitive silver halide, a reducing agent a binder and a cross-linking agent; the photothermographic material further comprising a compound capable of generating a labile species other than a halogen atom upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation or visible radiation to deactivate the reducing agent.