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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Gary R. Miller, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kevin D. Wieland, Greeley, CO (US);
Melanie Roth, Loveland, CO (US);
Inventors:
Gary R. Miller, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kevin D. Wieland, Greeley, CO (US);
Melanie Roth, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an aqueous regenerator for addition to an aqueous developer that contains an organic solvent, a dispersing agent and a weak base, and has a pH of between about 8 and less than about 13. The aqueous regenerator includes an organic solvent, dispersing agent, and an effective amount of a strong base such that the regenerator has a greater pH than the developer into which the regenerator is to be added.