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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Hiroaki Ando, Hino, JP;
Kazuhito Ihara, Hachioji, JP;
Shinichi Karakata, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuyoshi Shioiri, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Ando, Hino, JP;
Kazuhito Ihara, Hachioji, JP;
Shinichi Karakata, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuyoshi Shioiri, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/00 (2006.01); G03C 1/005 (2006.01); G03C 1/494 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A photothermographic imaging material containing a support having thereon photosensitive silver halide grains, light-insensitive organic silver salt grains, a reducing agent for silver ions and polymer, wherein and average particle size of the photosensitive silver halide grains is 0.005 to 0.1 μm, and the polymer dissolves both in water and in an organic solvent.