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Microdispersions of photographic color couplers

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1955-12-23
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Granted: 1959-01-20
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Expires: 1975-12-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Godowsky Leopold
  • 👤 Jerome J Duane

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 22:50
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/388; C; C09; C09K; C09K23/00; C09K23/017

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 83 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING A DISPERSION IN GELATIN OF A WATER-INSOLUBLE COLOR COUPLER CAPABLE OF COUPLING WITH THE OXIDATION PRODUCT OF A PRIMARY AROMATIC AMINO DEVELOPING AGENT AND CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE CARBOXYL GROUP, WHICH COMPRISES DISSOLVING SAID CARBOXYL-CONTAINING COUPLER IN A WATER-MISCIBLE SOLVENT FOR SAID COUPLER, THEN ADDING WATER AND A DISPERSING AGENT TO THE SOLUTION OF COUPLER AND WATER-MISCIBLE SOLVENT UNTIL SAID COUPLER IS PRECIPITATED AS A DISPERSION, REMOVING SAID WATERMISCIBLE SOLVENT FROM SAID DISPERSION, AND INCORPORATING THE DISPERSION IN GELATIN.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 83 words
THE METHOD OF MAKING A DISPERSION IN GELATIN OF A WATER-INSOLUBLE COLOR COUPLER CAPABLE OF COUPLING WITH THE OXIDATION PRODUCT OF A PRIMARY AROMATIC AMINO DEVELOPING AGENT AND CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE CARBOXYL GROUP, WHICH COMPRISES DISSOLVING SAID CARBOXYL-CONTAINING COUPLER IN A WATER-MISCIBLE SOLVENT FOR SAID COUPLER, THEN ADDING WATER AND A DISPERSING AGENT TO THE SOLUTION OF COUPLER AND WATER-MISCIBLE SOLVENT UNTIL SAID COUPLER IS PRECIPITATED AS A DISPERSION, REMOVING SAID WATERMISCIBLE SOLVENT FROM SAID DISPERSION, AND INCORPORATING THE DISPERSION IN GELATIN.

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