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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1996
Yongcai Wang, Penfield, NY (US);
Melvin Michael Kestner, Hilton, NY (US);
Alfred Bruce Fant, Rochester, NY (US);
Dennis Edward Smith, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A silver halide photographic element comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light-insensitive protective layer, the light-insensitive protective layer comprising an ultraviolet absorbing layer closer to the support and an outermost protective layer, the ultraviolet absorbing layer comprising an ultraviolet aborbing dye, a high boiling organic solvent, and a hydrophilic binder, the outermost protective layer comprising insoluble matte particles having a mean particle size of larger than 0.5 &mgr;m, dispersed polymer particles having a mean size of less than 0.2 &mgr;m, and a glass transition temperature of at least 70° C., and a hydrophilic binder.