US3986877A
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Development promoting compounds for silver halide photography
Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1974-08-08
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Granted: 1976-10-19
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Expires: 1994-08-08
Abstract
Abstract A method is described for developing silver halide emulsions wherein development is activated by incorporating in the developing composition or the emulsion a homopolymer or copolymer comprising (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide units in which the ester linked or amide linked group contains at least one thioether sulphur atom.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel Maurice Timmerman
- 👤 Robert Joseph Pollet
- 👤 Jozef Frans Willems
- 👤 Walter Frans De Winter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:01
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/04; G03C1/053
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
Improved method of development of an imagewise exposed photographic element containing a developable chemically sensitized gelatino silver halide emulsion layer wherein development occurs in the presence of a polymeric compound comprising recurring (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide units having the formula: ##EQU1## wherein: R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, X is oxygen or NH, m is an integer of 1 to 5, and R 2 is a C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, which may be substituted by sulpho in acid or salt form when the polymer is a homopolymer, the polymeric compound having been incorporated in the developing composition or in the chemically sensitized gelatino silver halide emulsion in an amount at from about 100 mg to about 20 g per liter or at from about 100 mg to about 10 g per mole of silver halide, which is sufficient to enhance the development of said photographic element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
Improved method of development of an imagewise exposed photographic element containing a developable chemically sensitized gelatino silver halide emulsion layer wherein development occurs in the presence of a polymeric compound comprising recurring (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylamide units having the formula: ##EQU1## wherein: R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, X is oxygen or NH, m is an integer of 1 to 5, and R 2 is a C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, which may be substituted by sulpho in acid or salt form when the polymer is a homopolymer, the polymeric compound having been incorporated in the developing composition or in the chemically sensitized gelatino silver halide emulsion in an amount at from about 100 mg to about 20 g per liter or at from about 100 mg to about 10 g per mole of silver halide, which is sufficient to enhance the development of said photographic element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
Method according to claim 1, wherein the recurring units correspond to the formula: ##STR2## wherein: R 1 is hydrogen or methyl, X is oxygen or NH, m is an integer of 1 to 5, and R 2 is a C 1 -C 5 alkyl group, which may be substituted by sulpho in acid or salt form when the polymer is a homopolymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Method according to claim 2, wherein the recurring units are units of N-(β-ethylthioethyl) acrylamide or methacrylamide or β-ethylthioethyl acrylate or methacrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
Method according to claim 1, wherein the polymeric compound is a homopolymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Method according to claim 1, wherein the polymeric compound is a copolymer comprising at least 25 % of the said units.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
Method according to claim 5, wherein the said copolymer is one in which the units of copolymerised monomer are (meth)acrylic acid or (meth)acrylamide units.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 1, wherein the polymeric compound is present in the developing composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
Method according to claim 1, wherein the photographic element is a colour element of the type having incorporated colour couplers and development occurs by means of an aromatic primary amino colour developing agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
Method according to claim 8, wherein the colour developing agent is a p-phenylene diamine colour developing agent.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-10-19 | 1980-04-19 | 1980-10-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-10-19 | 1984-04-19 | 1984-10-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-10-19 | 1988-04-19 | 1988-10-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |