US3963495A
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Image-receiving element for silver salt diffusion transfer with layer of monoacrylates or monomethacrylates of polyhydric alcohols
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1974-03-20
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Granted: 1976-06-15
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Expires: 1994-03-20
Abstract
Abstract An image-receiving material for silver salt diffusion transfer process having at least two layers wherein (I) a polymer layer containing diffusible compound, which can change the property of silver image formed in a binder layer containing silver deposition nuclei, and (II) the binder layer containing silver deposition nuclei on said polymer layer are provided on support, said polymer layer comprising at least one water insoluble hydrophilic polymer selected from the group consisting of homopolymers, copolymers and graft polymers of monoacrylates of polyhydric alcohols and homopolymers, copolymers and graft polymers of monomethacrylates of polyhydric alcohols.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazunobu Kato
- 👤 Shinji Sakaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:33
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C8/00; G03C8/24; G03C8/26; G03C8/28; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31667; Y10T428/31855
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An image-receiving material for a silver salt diffusion transfer process comprising (1) a support, (2) on said support a polymer layer containing an imido, mercapto or iodine containing diffusible compound which is a diffusion transfer silver image stabilizer, which can change the property of silver image formed in a binder layer containing silver deposition nuclei, and (3) an alkali permeable and hydrophilic binder layer containing silver deposition nuclei on said polymer layer, said polymer layer comprising at least one water insoluble, alkali permeable hydrophilic polymer selected from the group consisting of homopolymers, copolymers and graft polymers of monoacrylates of polyhydric alcohols and homopolymers, copolymers and graft polymers of monomethacrylates of polyhydric alcohols, and the binder of the binder layer comprising an alkali permeable hydrophilic polymer or an alkali permeable hydrophilic inorganic colloid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
An image-receiving material for a silver salt diffusion transfer process comprising (1) a support, (2) on said support a polymer layer containing an imido, mercapto or iodine containing diffusible compound which is a diffusion transfer silver image stabilizer, which can change the property of silver image formed in a binder layer containing silver deposition nuclei, and (3) an alkali permeable and hydrophilic binder layer containing silver deposition nuclei on said polymer layer, said polymer layer comprising at least one water insoluble, alkali permeable hydrophilic polymer selected from the group consisting of homopolymers, copolymers and graft polymers of monoacrylates of polyhydric alcohols and homopolymers, copolymers and graft polymers of monomethacrylates of polyhydric alcohols, and the binder of the binder layer comprising an alkali permeable hydrophilic polymer or an alkali permeable hydrophilic inorganic colloid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 1, wherein said water insoluble hydrophilic polymer in the layer (2) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of homopolymers, copolymers and graft polymers of acrylates or methacrylates of alkyleneglycols having 2 - 3 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 1, wherein said hydrophilic homopolymers and copolymers have a molecular weight more than 10,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 1, wherein said hydrophilic homopolymers and copolymers have a molecular weight of 50,000 - 60,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 1, wherein said binder in the layer (3) is at least one member selected from the group consisting of film-forming hydrophilic organic and inorganic colloid substances.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said layer (2) is about 0.1 to 20 microns and the thickness of said layer (3) is about 0.1 to 20 μ.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 6, wherein a compound which is diffusible and can change the property of silver image is added in an amount of 10.sup. -6 to 10.sup. -2 mol/m 2 to said layer (2).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 7, wherein said compound which is diffusible and can change the property of silver image is at least one selected from the group consisting of mercapto, imino and iodine compounds.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 6, wherein said layer (3) contains 10.sup. -9 to 10.sup. -6 g/cm 2 of silver deposition nuclei.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 6, wherein an alkali-permeable polymer-layer is provided between said layers (2) and (3).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 1, wherein said material is a peal apart type sensitive material for diffusion transfer process.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 1, wherein said material is an integrated negative and positive type sensitive material for diffusion transfer process.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 1 wherein the water insoluble hydrophilic polymer in layer (2) is a hydroxyethyl methacrylate polymer or a hydroxypropyl methacrylate polymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
An image-receiving material according to claim 13 wherein the water insoluble hydrophilic polymer in layer (2) is a hydroxyethyl methacrylate polymer.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-06-15 | 1983-12-15 | 1984-06-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-06-15 | 1987-12-15 | 1988-06-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |