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Heat developable light-sensitive oxazoline containing element

Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1975-08-18
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Granted: 1977-02-22
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Expires: 1995-08-18
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Abstract

Abstract A heat developable light-sensitive element having reduced thermal fogging and improved light stability comprising a support having therein or in one or more layers thereon (a) an organic silver salt, (b) a light-sensitive silver halide or a compound capable of forming a light-sensitive silver halide upon reaction with the organic silver salt, (c) a reducing agent, and (d) an oxazolinone compound.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takao Masuda
  • 👤 Nobuyoshi Sekikawa

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 02:17
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/494; G03C1/498; G03C1/49836; G03C1/49845

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 259 words
A heat developable light-sensitive element comprising a support having therein or in at least one layer thereon (a) an organic silver salt, (b) a light-sensitive silver halide or a compound capable of forming a light-sensitive silver halide upon reaction with the organic silver salt, (c) a reducing agent and (d) an oxazolinone compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR14## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each is a hydrogen atom; an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; a haloalkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; an amino group; a hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; an allyl group; a naphthyl group; a benzyl group; a ##STR15## group in which R 5 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkylthio group, an amino group or an alkylamino group; a benzyloxy group; an aryl group; a haloaryl group; an alkylaryl group; an alkoxyaryl group; an -OR 6 group in which R 6 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an allyl group, an aryl group or an alkoxyaryl group; a ##STR16## group in which R 7 and R 8 each is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an allyl group; a cyclohexyl group; a --CH 2 OR 9 group in which R 9 is a naphthyl group; or a --CH 2 R 10 in which R 10 is a morpholino group, a piperadino group or an alkylthio group; and X is a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 259 words
A heat developable light-sensitive element comprising a support having therein or in at least one layer thereon (a) an organic silver salt, (b) a light-sensitive silver halide or a compound capable of forming a light-sensitive silver halide upon reaction with the organic silver salt, (c) a reducing agent and (d) an oxazolinone compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR14## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each is a hydrogen atom; an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; a haloalkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; an amino group; a hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms; an allyl group; a naphthyl group; a benzyl group; a ##STR15## group in which R 5 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkylthio group, an amino group or an alkylamino group; a benzyloxy group; an aryl group; a haloaryl group; an alkylaryl group; an alkoxyaryl group; an -OR 6 group in which R 6 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an allyl group, an aryl group or an alkoxyaryl group; a ##STR16## group in which R 7 and R 8 each is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group or an allyl group; a cyclohexyl group; a --CH 2 OR 9 group in which R 9 is a naphthyl group; or a --CH 2 R 10 in which R 10 is a morpholino group, a piperadino group or an alkylthio group; and X is a hydrogen atom, a chlorine atom or a bromine atom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The heat-developable light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said organic silver salt is a silver salt of an organic compound containing an imino group, a mercapto group, a thione group or a carboxyl group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The heat-developable light-sensitive material of claim 2, wherein said organic silver salt is an organic silver carboxylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
The heat-developable light-sensitive material of claim 3, wherein said organic silver salt is a silver salt of an aliphatic long chain fatty acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 143 words
The heat-developable light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said reducing agent is a substituted phenol, an unsubstituted or substituted bisphenol, an unsubstituted or substituted bisnaphthol, a di- or polyhydroxybenzene, a di- or polyhydroxynaphthalene, a hydroquinone monoether, ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof, a 3-pyrazolidone, a pyrazolin-5-one, a reducing saccharide, a p-phenylenediamine or a derivative thereof, a reductone, kojic acid, hinokitiol, a hydroxylamine, a hydroxytetronic acid, a hydroxytetronamide, a hydroxyoxamic acid, a sulfohydrooxamic acid, a hydrazide, an indan-1,3-dione, a p-oxyphenylglycine, an ester of a carboxylic acid derived from a phenol having a bulky substituent in at least one orthoposition with a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol or phenol, or an ester of an alcohol derived from a phenol having a bulky substitutent in at least one ortho-position or a phenol having a bulky substituent in at least one ortho-position with a mono- or polycarboxylic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 33 words
The heat-developable light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the compound represented by the formula (I) is present in an amount of about 0.001 to 0.5 mol per mol of the organic silver salt.

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