US4030920A — Processing compositions containing glycols for co…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 97 words

In a photographic assemblage comprising: a. a support having thereon at least one photosensitive internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a ballasted redox dye releaser; b. a dye image-receiving layer; and c. an alkaline processing composition and means for discharging same within said assemblage; said assemblage containing a silver halide developing agent and a fogging agent, the improvement wherein said alkaline composition contains a compound which is a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic glycol having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic amino alcohol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 97 words

In a photographic assemblage comprising: a. a support having thereon at least one photosensitive internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a ballasted redox dye releaser; b. a dye image-receiving layer; and c. an alkaline processing composition and means for discharging same within said assemblage; said assemblage containing a silver halide developing agent and a fogging agent, the improvement wherein said alkaline composition contains a compound which is a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic glycol having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic amino alcohol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 12 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said fogging agent is a hydrazide.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 25 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is an alicyclic diol, an alkanediol or an alkanetriol, all having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 10 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 10 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is 1,6-hexanediol.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 10 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is 3-amino-1-propanol.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 10 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is 2-amino-1-propanol.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 10 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is 5-amino-1-pentanol.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 10 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is ethanolamine.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 10 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 27 words

The asemblage of claim 1 wherein said compound is present in said processing composition at a concentration of from about 0.5 to about 15 grams per liter.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 39 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein: a. said dye image-receiving layer is located between said support and said silver halide emulsion layer and b. said assemblage also includes a transparent cover sheet over the layer outermost from said support.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 21 words

The assemblage of claim 12 wherein said cover sheet is coated with, in sequence, a neutralizing layer and a timing layer.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 59 words

The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said discharging means is a rupturable container containing said alkaline processing composition and an opacifying agent, said container being so positioned during processing of said assemblage that a compressive force applied to said container will effect a discharge of the container's contents between said transparent sheet and the layer outermost from said support.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 206 words

An integral photographic assemblage comprising: a. a photosensitive element comprising a transparent support having thereon the following layers in sequence: a dye image-receiving layer, an alkaline solution-permeable, light-reflective layer, an alkaline solution-permeable, opaque layer, a red-sensitive, internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having a ballasted redox cyan dye releaser associated therewith, a green-sensitive, internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having a ballasted redox magenta dye releaser associated therewith, and a blue-sensitive, internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having a ballasted redox yellow dye releaser associated therewith; b. a transparent sheet superposed over said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and comprising a transparent support coated with, in sequence, a neutralizing layer and a timing layer; and c. a rupturable container containing an alkaline processing composition, and opacifying agent, and a compound which is a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic glycol having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic amino alcohol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, said container being so positioned during processing of said assemblage that a compressive force applied to said container will effect a discharge of the container's contents between said transparent sheet and said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer; said assemblage containing a silver halide developing agent and a fogging agent.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 206 words

An integral photographic assemblage comprising: a. a photosensitive element comprising a transparent support having thereon the following layers in sequence: a dye image-receiving layer, an alkaline solution-permeable, light-reflective layer, an alkaline solution-permeable, opaque layer, a red-sensitive, internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having a ballasted redox cyan dye releaser associated therewith, a green-sensitive, internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having a ballasted redox magenta dye releaser associated therewith, and a blue-sensitive, internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having a ballasted redox yellow dye releaser associated therewith; b. a transparent sheet superposed over said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and comprising a transparent support coated with, in sequence, a neutralizing layer and a timing layer; and c. a rupturable container containing an alkaline processing composition, and opacifying agent, and a compound which is a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic glycol having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic amino alcohol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, said container being so positioned during processing of said assemblage that a compressive force applied to said container will effect a discharge of the container's contents between said transparent sheet and said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer; said assemblage containing a silver halide developing agent and a fogging agent.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 135 words

The assemblage of claim 15 wherein each said dye releaser is a ballasted sulfonamido compound which is alkalicleavable upon oxidation to release a diffusible color-providing moiety from the benzene nucleus, said compound having the formula: ##STR5## wherein: a. Col is a dye or dye precursor moiety; b. Ballast is an organic ballasting radical of such molecular size and configuration as to render said compound non-diffusible in said photosensitive element during development in an alkaline processing composition at a pH of at least about 11; c. G is OR or NHR 1 wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrolyzable moiety and R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 22 carbon atoms; d. Y represents the atoms necessary to complete a benzene nucleus, a naphthalene nucleus, or a 5-7 membered heterocyclic ring; and

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 33 words

e. n is a positive integer of 1 to 2 and is 2 when G is OR or when R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of less than 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 33 words

e. n is a positive integer of 1 to 2 and is 2 when G is OR or when R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of less than 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 12 words

The assemblage of claim 16 wherein said fogging agent is a hydrazide.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 38 words

The assemblage of claim 1 wherein said support having thereon said silver halide emulsion layer is opaque and said dye image-receiving layer is located on a separate transparent support superposed over the layer outermost from said opaque support.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 25 words

The assemblage of claim 18 wherein said transparent support is coated with, in sequence, a neutralizing layer, a timing layer, and said dye image-receiving layer.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 147 words

In a process imagewise-exposed producing a photographic transfer image in color from an imagewise-exposed photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a ballasted redox dye releaser; said process comprising treating said photosensitive element with an alkaline processing composition in the presence of a silver halide developing agent and a fogging agent to effect development of each of said exposed silver halide emulsion layers, whereby an imagewise distribution of dye is formed as a function of development and at least a portion of it diffuses to a due image-receiving layer to provide said transfer image, the improvement comprising including in said alkaline processing composition a compound which is a saturated aliphatic or alicyclic glycol having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic amino alcohol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 147 words

In a process imagewise-exposed producing a photographic transfer image in color from an imagewise-exposed photosensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one photosensitive internal-image silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a ballasted redox dye releaser; said process comprising treating said photosensitive element with an alkaline processing composition in the presence of a silver halide developing agent and a fogging agent to effect development of each of said exposed silver halide emulsion layers, whereby an imagewise distribution of dye is formed as a function of development and at least a portion of it diffuses to a due image-receiving layer to provide said transfer image, the improvement comprising including in said alkaline processing composition a compound which is a saturated aliphatic or alicyclic glycol having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a saturated, aliphatic or alicyclic amino alcohol having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 12 words

The process of claim 20 wherein said fogging agent is a hydrazide.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 27 words

The process of claim 20 wherein said compound is present in said processing composition at a concentration of from about 0.5 to about 15 grams per liter.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 25 words

The process of claim 20 wherein said compound is an alicyclic diol, an alkanediol or an alkanetriol, all having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1980-06-20	1980-12-20	1981-06-21	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1984-06-20	1984-12-20	1985-06-21	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1988-06-20	1988-12-20	1989-06-21	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Processing compositions containing glycols for color transfer processes comprising direct positive silver halide developement

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