Film containing bleach inhibitor and process therefor for producing color film with silver sound record

Claim 2

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon (1) a picture recording photographic unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and (2) an image recording auxiliary photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of said picture recording unit, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 3

an auxiliary record comprising silver, at least a portion of said silver record being in said auxiliary unit; and,

Claim 4

an auxiliary record comprising silver, at least a portion of said silver record being in said auxiliary unit; and,

Claim 5

a picture-recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer; and,

Claim 6

a picture-recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer; and,

Claim 7

an auxiliary record comprising silver, at least a portion of said silver record being in said auxiliary layer; and,

Claim 8

an auxiliary record comprising silver, at least a portion of said silver record being in said auxiliary layer; and,

Claim 9

three picture-recording photographic color-forming units, each unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, each color-forming unit having an effective sensitivity to a different primary color region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing color coupler to react with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing dye essentially complementary in color to the sensitivity of the unit in which it is incorporated; and,

Claim 10

three picture-recording photographic color-forming units, each unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, each color-forming unit having an effective sensitivity to a different primary color region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing color coupler to react with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing dye essentially complementary in color to the sensitivity of the unit in which it is incorporated; and,

Claim 11

a picture record comprising silver, essentially all of said picture record silver being in said picture-recording color-forming unit: the improvement wherein said photographic silver halide emulsion of said auxiliary image-recording unit contains a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 12

a picture record comprising silver, essentially all of said picture record silver being in said picture-recording color-forming unit: the improvement wherein said photographic silver halide emulsion of said auxiliary image-recording unit contains a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 13

an auxiliary image-recording unit comprising a photographic silver halide emulsion layer; said photographic element being capable of recording:

Claim 14

an auxiliary image-recording unit comprising a photographic silver halide emulsion layer; said photographic element being capable of recording:

Claim 15

an auxiliary image-recording unit comprising a photographic silver halide emulsion layer; said photographic element being capable of recording:

Claim 16

an auxiliary image-recording unit comprising a photographic silver halide emulsion layer; said photographic element being capable of recording:

Claim 17

a picture record comprising silver and dye, essentially all of said picture record silver being in said picture color-forming units; the improvement wherein said photographic silver halide emulsion layer of said auxiliary image-recording unit contains a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 18

a picture record comprising silver and dye, essentially all of said picture record silver being in said picture color-forming units; the improvement wherein said photographic silver halide emulsion layer of said auxiliary image-recording unit contains a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 19

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon (1) a picture recording photographic unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a nondiffusing photographic color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusible dye and (2) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of said picture recording unit, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 20

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon (1) a picture recording photographic unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a nondiffusing photographic color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusible dye and (2) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of said picture recording unit, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 21

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 2 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor in said auxiliary layer has the formulas: I. Ra1-A1-XR5 II. Ra2-A2-X-X-A3-Ra3 or III. Ra4-A4-X Y wherein: a represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; X represents sulfur or selenium; R1, R2, R3 and R4 each represents nitro, halo, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a thio group containing from three to 22 carbon atoms, an amido group containing from four to 22 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group; R5 represents hydrogen or an acyl group; Y represents a basic cation; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group, a carboxymethylene group, a three to six membered carbocyclic ring or a three to six membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one carbon atom and at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or selenium such that R1, R2, R3 and R4 do not represent a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group or an amido group when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbonyl group or a thiocarbonyl group and such that the grouping Ra1-A1- , the grouping Ra2-A2-, the grouping Ra2-A3- and the grouping Ra4-A4- each represents a moiety having a molecular weight of from 125 to 1, 000 and such that when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbocyclic or a heterocyclic ring, said ring has attached to it at least one hydrophobic moiety which renders said bleach inhibitor non-diffusible.

Claim 22

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 3 wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a radical containing a five to six membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom.

Claim 23

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 4 wherein Ra1-A1-, Ra2-A2-, Ra3-A3- and Ra4-A4- each represents a benzoxazole radical, a benzothiazole radical, a benzimidazole radical, a thiadiazole radical, a triazole radical or a 1-phenyltetrazole radical.

Claim 24

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording color-forming unit comprising at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing cyan dye, (2) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing magenta dye, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a non-diffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a non-diffusing yellow dye and (5) a sound recording auxiliary photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording units, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 25

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording color-forming unit comprising at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing cyan dye, (2) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing magenta dye, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a non-diffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a non-diffusing yellow dye and (5) a sound recording auxiliary photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording units, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor.

Claim 26

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface, (1) three picture recording photographic color-forming units and a yellow filter layer, each unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which units and filter layer are so disposed and sensitized that each color-forming unit is essentially sensitive to a different primary color region of the visible spectrum and contains a nondiffusing color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing dye essentially complimentary in color to the sensitivity of the unit in which it is incorporated and (2) an auxiliary sound recording silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording units, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor, said bleach inhibitor having the following formula: I. Ra1-A1-XR5 II. R22-A2-X-X- A3-Ra3 or III. R24-A4-X Y wherein: a represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; X represents sulfur or selenium; R1, R2, R3 and R4 each represents nitro, halo, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a thio group containing from three to 22 carbon atoms, an amido group containing from four to 22 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group; R5 represents hydrogen or an acyl group; Y represents a basic cation; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group, a carboxymethylene group, a 3 to 6 membered carbocyclic ring or a 3 to 6 membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one carbon atom and at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or selenium such that R1, R2, R3 and R4 do not represent a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group or an amido group when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbonyl group or a thiocarbonyl group and such that the grouping R21-A1- , the grouping Ra2-A2- , the grouping Ra3-A3- and the grouping Ra4-A4- each represents a moiety having a molecular weight of from 125 to 1,000 and such that when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbocyclic or a heterocyclic ring, said ring has attached to it at least one hydrophObic moiety which renders said bleach inhibitor nondiffusible.

Claim 27

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface, (1) three picture recording photographic color-forming units and a yellow filter layer, each unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which units and filter layer are so disposed and sensitized that each color-forming unit is essentially sensitive to a different primary color region of the visible spectrum and contains a nondiffusing color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing dye essentially complimentary in color to the sensitivity of the unit in which it is incorporated and (2) an auxiliary sound recording silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording units, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor, said bleach inhibitor having the following formula: I. Ra1-A1-XR5 II. R22-A2-X-X- A3-Ra3 or III. R24-A4-X Y wherein: a represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; X represents sulfur or selenium; R1, R2, R3 and R4 each represents nitro, halo, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a thio group containing from three to 22 carbon atoms, an amido group containing from four to 22 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group; R5 represents hydrogen or an acyl group; Y represents a basic cation; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group, a carboxymethylene group, a 3 to 6 membered carbocyclic ring or a 3 to 6 membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one carbon atom and at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or selenium such that R1, R2, R3 and R4 do not represent a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group or an amido group when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbonyl group or a thiocarbonyl group and such that the grouping R21-A1- , the grouping Ra2-A2- , the grouping Ra3-A3- and the grouping Ra4-A4- each represents a moiety having a molecular weight of from 125 to 1,000 and such that when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbocyclic or a heterocyclic ring, said ring has attached to it at least one hydrophObic moiety which renders said bleach inhibitor nondiffusible.

Claim 28

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 7 wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a radical containing a five to six membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom.

Claim 29

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 8 wherein Ra1 -A1-, Ra2-A2-, Ra3-A3- and Ra4-A4- each represents a benzoxazole radical, a benzothiazole radical, a benzimidazole radical, a thiadiazole radical, a triazole radical or a 1-phenyltetrazole radical.

Claim 30

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 7 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 31

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 10 wherein n represents 1 and R10 represents an alkyl group having from five to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 32

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 7 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 33

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 12 wherein n represents 1 and R11 represents an alkyl group having from five to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 34

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 7 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 35

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 14 wherein n represents 1 and R12 represents an alkyl group having from five to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 36

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 7 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 37

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 16 wherein R13 represents an alkyl group having from eight to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 38

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 7 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 39

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 18 wherein R14 is an alkyl group having from eight to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 40

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 7 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 41

A multilayer color photographic element of claim 20 wherein n represents 1 and R15 represents an alkyl group having from five to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 42

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum containing a nondiffusing cyan dye forming photographic color coupler, (2) a picture recording photographic colorforming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsioN layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing magenta dye forming photographic color coupler, (3) a yellow filter layer (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing yellow forming photographic color coupler and (5) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording color-forming units and containing as a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor 1-(3-nonanamidophenyl)-mercaptotetrazole.

Claim 43

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum containing a nondiffusing cyan dye forming photographic color coupler, (2) a picture recording photographic colorforming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsioN layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing magenta dye forming photographic color coupler, (3) a yellow filter layer (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing yellow forming photographic color coupler and (5) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording color-forming units and containing as a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor 1-(3-nonanamidophenyl)-mercaptotetrazole.

Claim 44

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing cyan dye forming photographic color coupler, (2) a picture recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing magenta dye forming photographic color coupler, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing yellow dye forming photographic color coupler, and (5) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording color-forming units and containing as a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor 6-nonanamido-2-mercapto-1,3-benzimidazole.

Claim 45

A multilayer color photographic element comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing cyan dye forming photographic color coupler, (2) a picture recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing magenta dye forming photographic color coupler, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing yellow dye forming photographic color coupler, and (5) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording color-forming units and containing as a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor 6-nonanamido-2-mercapto-1,3-benzimidazole.

Claim 46

The process of producing a picture record and an auxiliary silver image record in an imagewise exposed photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and (2) an image recording auxiliary photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of said picture recording unit, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor, which process comprises (A) developing silver halide in said element with a black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording unit and a silver auxiliary image record in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent in the presence of a photographic color coupler to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye in said picture recording unit and thereafter (C) removing the residual silver halide and bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form said auxiliary silver image.

Claim 47

The process of producing a picture record and an auxiliary silver image record in an imagewise exposed photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and (2) an image recording auxiliary photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of said picture recording unit, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor, which process comprises (A) developing silver halide in said element with a black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording unit and a silver auxiliary image record in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent in the presence of a photographic color coupler to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye in said picture recording unit and thereafter (C) removing the residual silver halide and bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form said auxiliary silver image.

Claim 48

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a picture image and a sound track image comprising a support having coated thereon (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a nondiffusing color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing dye and (2) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of said picture recording unit, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor which Comprises (A) developing silver halide in said element with black-and-white developing agent to form a picture record of silver in said picture recording unit and a sound record of silver in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye in said picture recording unit and thereafter (C) removing the residual silver halide and bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form said silver sound record.

Claim 49

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a picture image and a sound track image comprising a support having coated thereon (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a nondiffusing color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing dye and (2) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of said picture recording unit, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor which Comprises (A) developing silver halide in said element with black-and-white developing agent to form a picture record of silver in said picture recording unit and a sound record of silver in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye in said picture recording unit and thereafter (C) removing the residual silver halide and bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form said silver sound record.

Claim 50

The process of claim 25 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted bleach inhibitor in said auxiliary layer has the formula: I. Ra1-A1-XR5 II. Ra2-A2-X-X-A3-Ra3 or III. Ra4-A4-X Y wherein: a represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; X represents sulfur or selenium; R1, R2, R3, and R4 each represents nitro, halo, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a thio group containing from three to 22 carbon atoms, an amido group containing from four to 22 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group; R5 represents hydrogen or an acyl group; Y represents a basic cation; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group, a carboxymethylene group, a three to six membered carbocyclic ring or a three to six membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one carbon atom and at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or selenium such that R1, R2, R3 and R4 do not represent a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group or an amido group when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbonyl group or a thiocarbonyl group and such that the grouping Ra1-A1-, the grouping Ra2-A2-, the grouping Ra3-A3-and the grouping Ra4-A4- each represents a moiety having a molecular weight of from 125 to 1,000 and such that when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbocyclic or a heterocyclic ring, said ring has attached to it at least one hydrophobic moiety which renders said bleach inhibitor nondiffusible.

Claim 51

The process of claim 26 wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a radical containing a five to six membered heterocyclic ring, said ring containing at least one nitrogen atom.

Claim 52

The process of claim 27 wherein Ra1-A1-, Ra2-A2- ,Ra3-A3-and Ra4-A4- each represents a benzoxazole radical, a benzothiazole radical, a benzimidazole radical, a thiadiazole radical, a triazole radical or a 1-phenyltetrazole radical.

Claim 53

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a color picture image and a sound track image comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface, in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing cyan dye, (2) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of tHe visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing magenta dye, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing yellow dye and (5) a sound recording auxiliary photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording units, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor, which process comprises (A) developing silver halide in said element with black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording units and a silver sound record in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye in said picture recording unit and (C) removing residual silver halide and bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form a silver sound track record and a color picture record.

Claim 54

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a color picture image and a sound track image comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface, in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing cyan dye, (2) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of tHe visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing magenta dye, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing photographic color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing yellow dye and (5) a sound recording auxiliary photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording units, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor, which process comprises (A) developing silver halide in said element with black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording units and a silver sound record in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye in said picture recording unit and (C) removing residual silver halide and bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form a silver sound track record and a color picture record.

Claim 55

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a color picture image and a sound track image comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) three picture recording photographic color-forming units and a yellow filter layer, each unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which units and filter layer are so disposed and sensitized that each said unit is essentially sensitive to a different primary color region of the visible spectrum and contains photographic color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing dye essentially complimentary in color to the sensitivity of the unit in which it is incorporated and (2) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording units, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor, said bleach inhibitor having the following formula: I. Ra1-A1-XR5 II. Ra2-A2-X-X-A3-Ra3 or III. Ra4-A4-X Y wherein: a represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; X represents sulfur or selenium; R1, R2, R3 and R4 each represents nitro, halo, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a thio group containing from three to 22 carbon atoms, an amido group containing from four to 22 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group; R5 represents hydrogen or an acyl group; Y represents a basic cation; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a member selected from a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group, a carboxymethylene group, a three to six membered carbocyclic ring or a three to six membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one carbon atom and at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or selenium such that R1, R2, R3 and R4 do not represent a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group or an amido group when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbonyl group or a thiocarbonyl group and such thaT the grouping Ra1-A1-, the grouping Ra2-A2-, the grouping Ra3-A3- and the grouping Ra4-A4- each represents a moiety having a molecular weight of from 125 to 1,000 and such that when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbocyclic or a heterocyclic ring, said ring has attached to it at least one hydrophobic moiety which renders said bleach inhibitor nondiffusible, which process comprises (A) developing silver halide in said element with black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording unit and a silver sound record in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye and (C) removing the residual silver halide and the bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) to (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form a silver sound track record and a color picture record.

Claim 56

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a color picture image and a sound track image comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) three picture recording photographic color-forming units and a yellow filter layer, each unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer, which units and filter layer are so disposed and sensitized that each said unit is essentially sensitive to a different primary color region of the visible spectrum and contains photographic color coupler which reacts with oxidized aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a nondiffusing dye essentially complimentary in color to the sensitivity of the unit in which it is incorporated and (2) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording units, said auxiliary layer containing a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor, said bleach inhibitor having the following formula: I. Ra1-A1-XR5 II. Ra2-A2-X-X-A3-Ra3 or III. Ra4-A4-X Y wherein: a represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; X represents sulfur or selenium; R1, R2, R3 and R4 each represents nitro, halo, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a thio group containing from three to 22 carbon atoms, an amido group containing from four to 22 carbon atoms, a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryloxy group; R5 represents hydrogen or an acyl group; Y represents a basic cation; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a member selected from a carbonyl group, a thiocarbonyl group, a carboxymethylene group, a three to six membered carbocyclic ring or a three to six membered heterocyclic ring containing at least one carbon atom and at least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or selenium such that R1, R2, R3 and R4 do not represent a carbonyl group, a carbamoyl group or an amido group when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbonyl group or a thiocarbonyl group and such thaT the grouping Ra1-A1-, the grouping Ra2-A2-, the grouping Ra3-A3- and the grouping Ra4-A4- each represents a moiety having a molecular weight of from 125 to 1,000 and such that when A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent a carbocyclic or a heterocyclic ring, said ring has attached to it at least one hydrophobic moiety which renders said bleach inhibitor nondiffusible, which process comprises (A) developing silver halide in said element with black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording unit and a silver sound record in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye and (C) removing the residual silver halide and the bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) to (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form a silver sound track record and a color picture record.

Claim 57

The process of claim 30 wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represents a radical containing a five to six membered heterocyclic ring, said ring containing at least one nitrogen atom.

Claim 58

The process of claim 31 wherein Ra1-A1-, Ra2-A2-, Ra3-A3-, and Ra4-A4- each represents a benzoxazole radical, a benzothiazole radical, a benzimidazole radical, a thiadiazole radical, a triazole radical or a 1-phenyltetrazole radical.

Claim 59

The process of claim 30 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 60

The process of claim 33 wherein n represents 1 and R10 represents an alkyl group having from five to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 61

The process of claim 30 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 62

The process of claim 35 wherein n represents 1 and R11 represents an alkyl group having from five to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 63

The process of claim 30 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 64

The process of claim 37 wherein n represents 1 and R12 represents an alkyl group having from five to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 65

The process of claim 30 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 66

The process of claim 39 wherein R13 represents an alkyl group having from eight to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 67

The process of claim 30 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has the following formula:

Claim 68

The process of claim 41 wherein R14 is an alkyl group having from eight to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 69

The process of claim 30 wherein said nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor has thE following formula:

Claim 70

The process of claim 43 wherein n represents 1 and R15 represents an alkyl group having from five to 12 carbon atoms.

Claim 71

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a color picture image and a sound track image comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum containing a nondiffusing cyan dye forming photographic color coupler, (2) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing magenta dye forming photographic color coupler, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing yellow dye forming photographic color coupler and (5) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording color-forming units and containing as a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor 1-(3-nonanamidophenyl)-5-mercaptotetrazole, which process comprises (A) developing said exposed element with black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording units and a silver sound record in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye in said picture recording units and (C) removing the residual silver halide and the bleachable silver halide remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form a silver sound record and a color picture record.

Claim 72

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a color picture image and a sound track image comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum containing a nondiffusing cyan dye forming photographic color coupler, (2) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing magenta dye forming photographic color coupler, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing yellow dye forming photographic color coupler and (5) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording color-forming units and containing as a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor 1-(3-nonanamidophenyl)-5-mercaptotetrazole, which process comprises (A) developing said exposed element with black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording units and a silver sound record in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusible dye in said picture recording units and (C) removing the residual silver halide and the bleachable silver halide remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form a silver sound record and a color picture record.

Claim 73

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a color picture image and a sound track image comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum and containing a non-diffusing cyan dye forming photographic color coupler, (2) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing magenta dye forming photographic color coupler, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusible yellow dye-forming photographic coupler and (5) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording unit and containing as a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor 6-nonanamido-2-mercapto-1,3-benzimidazole, which process comprises (A) developing said exposed element with black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording units and a silver sound recorD in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusing dye in said picture recording layers and (C) removing the residual silver halide and the bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form a silver sound record and a color picture record.

Claim 74

The process of producing a picture record and a silver sound track record in a photographic element imagewise exposed to a color picture image and a sound track image comprising a transparent support having coated thereon, on one surface in order from the support, (1) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the red region of the visible spectrum and containing a non-diffusing cyan dye forming photographic color coupler, (2) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the green region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusing magenta dye forming photographic color coupler, (3) a yellow filter layer, (4) a picture recording photographic color-forming unit comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer primarily sensitive to the blue region of the visible spectrum and containing a nondiffusible yellow dye-forming photographic coupler and (5) an auxiliary sound recording photographic silver halide emulsion layer which does not form an image upon image-forming exposure of the picture recording unit and containing as a nondiffusible ballasted silver bleach inhibitor 6-nonanamido-2-mercapto-1,3-benzimidazole, which process comprises (A) developing said exposed element with black-and-white developing agent to form a silver picture record in said picture recording units and a silver sound recorD in said auxiliary layer, (B) fogging silver halide in the picture recording layers but not fogging undeveloped silver halide in the auxiliary layer of said element and developing said element with aromatic primary amine color developing agent to form a picture record comprising silver and a nondiffusing dye in said picture recording layers and (C) removing the residual silver halide and the bleachable silver remaining after steps (A) and (B) by bleaching and fixing while retaining silver in said auxiliary layer to form a silver sound record and a color picture record.

Claim 75

In a multilayer color photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon:

Claim 76

In a multilayer color photographic element comprising a support having coated thereon: