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US3033677A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photographic processes utilizing photolytic halogen

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1959-06-19
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Granted: 1962-05-08
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Expires: 1979-06-19
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas I Abbott
  • 👤 Edward C Yackel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 22:43
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/494; G03C5/00; G03C5/26; G03C5/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 103 words
A PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES EXPOSING TO A SUBJECT A SUPPORTED LAYER OF A MIXTURE OF, A SOFT WATER-INSOLUBLE ACRYLATE POLYMER OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ALKYL ACRYLATE AND ALKYL METHACRYLATE POLYMERS, A POLYALKYLENE OXIDE, A LEUCO BASE OF A TRIPHENYLMETHANE DYE SOLUBLE IN SAID POLYALKYLENE OXIDE AND SILVER BROMIDE UNTIL AN APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF PHOTOLYTIC BROMIDE HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE EXPOSED SILVER BROMIDE HAS OXIDIZED THE LEUCO BASE TO A DYE IN THE REGION OF EXPOSURE, HEATING THE LAYER IN CONTACT WITH A RECEPTION SHEET TO TRANSFER AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE DYE IMAGEWISE FROM THE LAYER TO THE SHEET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 103 words
A PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES EXPOSING TO A SUBJECT A SUPPORTED LAYER OF A MIXTURE OF, A SOFT WATER-INSOLUBLE ACRYLATE POLYMER OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ALKYL ACRYLATE AND ALKYL METHACRYLATE POLYMERS, A POLYALKYLENE OXIDE, A LEUCO BASE OF A TRIPHENYLMETHANE DYE SOLUBLE IN SAID POLYALKYLENE OXIDE AND SILVER BROMIDE UNTIL AN APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF PHOTOLYTIC BROMIDE HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE EXPOSED SILVER BROMIDE HAS OXIDIZED THE LEUCO BASE TO A DYE IN THE REGION OF EXPOSURE, HEATING THE LAYER IN CONTACT WITH A RECEPTION SHEET TO TRANSFER AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE DYE IMAGEWISE FROM THE LAYER TO THE SHEET.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-05-07 1965-11-06 1966-05-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-05-07 1969-11-06 1970-05-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-05-07 1973-11-06 1974-05-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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