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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2002
Walter H. Isaac, Penfield, NY (US);
Vincent J. Flow, Holley, NY (US);
James S. Honan, Spencerport, NY (US);
Jeffrey C. Smitley, Rochester, NY (US);
Patrick W. Webber, Rochester, NY (US);
Glenn M. Brown, Rochester, NY (US);
Cynthia A. Fitzgerald, Rochester, NY (US);
Jess B. Hendricks, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas A. Rosiek, Rochester, NY (US);
John H. Harder, Rochester, NY (US);
Carolyn H. Ellinger, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a silver halide direct view multicolor photographic element comprising a red record containing (1) a red light sensitized silver halide emulsion, (2) a cyan dye-forming NB first coupler, and (3) a second coupler selected from (a) a magenta dye forming coupler in an amount of 2-30 mole % of the total coupler in the red record and (b) a cyan dye-forming coupler having a greater absorption in the green spectra than the first coupler in an amount sufficient to provide a Status A green density in the range of 0.27 to 0.40 using a red light separation exposure at a Status A red density of 1.0. Such an element exhibits improved flesh tone reproduction and good dye dark stability.