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High contrast continuous tone developer and process of use
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1977-12-16
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Granted: 1979-10-30
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Expires: 1997-12-16
Abstract
Abstract A photographic developer containing hydroquinone, an auxiliary developer such as phenidone, and high sulfite is formulated using an organic base such as diethanolamine. This is useful for processing litho film in rapid access machine processors to produce high contrast line and half-tone dot images from films processed therein.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph A. Sincius
- 👤 William R. Pangratz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-01 19:36
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/26; G03C5/29; G03C5/305; G03C5/30; G03C5/3021; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/164
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A high contrast continuous tone developer consisting essentially of (a) hydroquinone in amount of 4-35 grams per liter, (b) phenidone in an amount of 0.04-3.5 grams per liter, (c) potassium sulfite in an amount of 15-60 grams per liter, (d) 5-nitroindazole in an amount of 0.09-5 grams per liter, (e) diethanolamine in an amount of 20-175 grams per liter, and (f) water sufficient to make up one liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A high contrast continuous tone developer consisting essentially of (a) hydroquinone in amount of 4-35 grams per liter, (b) phenidone in an amount of 0.04-3.5 grams per liter, (c) potassium sulfite in an amount of 15-60 grams per liter, (d) 5-nitroindazole in an amount of 0.09-5 grams per liter, (e) diethanolamine in an amount of 20-175 grams per liter, and (f) water sufficient to make up one liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
A high contrast continuous tone developer consisting essentially of (a) hydroquinone in an amount of 15 grams per liter, (b) phenidone in an amount of 0.15 gram per liter, (c) diethanolamine in an amount of 75 grams per liter (d) potassium sulfite in an amount of 45 grams per liter, (e) potassium bromide in an amount of 2.25 grams per liter, (f) 5-nitroindazole in an amount of 0.3 gram per liter, and (g) ethylene glycol in an amount of 75 grams per liter, and (h) water sufficient to make up 1 liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
A high contrast continuous tone developer consisting essentially of (a) hydroquinone in an amount of 15 grams per liter, (b) phenidone in an amount of 0.15 gram per liter, (c) diethanolamine in an amount of 75 grams per liter (d) potassium sulfite in an amount of 45 grams per liter, (e) potassium bromide in an amount of 2.25 grams per liter, (f) 5-nitroindazole in an amount of 0.3 gram per liter, and (g) ethylene glycol in an amount of 75 grams per liter, and (h) water sufficient to make up 1 liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
106 words
A high contrast continuous tone developer consisting essentially of: (a) hydroquinone or substituted hydroquinone in an amount of 4-35 grams per liter, (b) an auxiliary superadditive developing agent in an amount of 0.04 to 3.5 grams per liter, (c) an alkali sulfite in an amount of 15 to 60 grams per liter, (d) an organic antifogging agent selected from the group consisting of 5-nitroindazole, 6-nitroindazole, and 5-nitrobenzimidazole, in an amount of 0.09 to 5 grams per liter, (e) an alkanolamine in an amount of 20 to 175 grams per liter, and (f) water surficient to make up one liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
106 words
A high contrast continuous tone developer consisting essentially of: (a) hydroquinone or substituted hydroquinone in an amount of 4-35 grams per liter, (b) an auxiliary superadditive developing agent in an amount of 0.04 to 3.5 grams per liter, (c) an alkali sulfite in an amount of 15 to 60 grams per liter, (d) an organic antifogging agent selected from the group consisting of 5-nitroindazole, 6-nitroindazole, and 5-nitrobenzimidazole, in an amount of 0.09 to 5 grams per liter, (e) an alkanolamine in an amount of 20 to 175 grams per liter, and (f) water surficient to make up one liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
130 words
A process for preparing a high contrast silver image having a gradient of at least 5.0 calculated from the difference in relative Log E values measured at densities of 0.3 and 3.5 on a Log E Scale, comprising the steps of exposing a photosensitive silver halide emulsion and then developing the resultant image in a high contrast continuous tone developer consisting essentially of (a) hydroquinone in an amount of 4-35 grams per liter, (b) phenidone in an amount of 0.04-3.5 grams per liter, (c) potassium sulfite in an amount of 15-60 grams per liter, (d) 5-nitroindazole in an amount of 0.09-5 grams per liter, (e) diethanolamine in an amount of 20-175 gras per liter, and (f) water sufficient to make up one liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
130 words
A process for preparing a high contrast silver image having a gradient of at least 5.0 calculated from the difference in relative Log E values measured at densities of 0.3 and 3.5 on a Log E Scale, comprising the steps of exposing a photosensitive silver halide emulsion and then developing the resultant image in a high contrast continuous tone developer consisting essentially of (a) hydroquinone in an amount of 4-35 grams per liter, (b) phenidone in an amount of 0.04-3.5 grams per liter, (c) potassium sulfite in an amount of 15-60 grams per liter, (d) 5-nitroindazole in an amount of 0.09-5 grams per liter, (e) diethanolamine in an amount of 20-175 gras per liter, and (f) water sufficient to make up one liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
144 words
A process for preparing a high contrast silver image comprising the steps of exposing a photosensitive silver halide emulsion, developing the resultant image in a high contrast continuous tone developer, and the processing the developed image in a bleach-fix solution to produce a litho film having a gradient of at least 6.0 calculated from the difference in relative Log E values measured at densities of 0.3 and 3.5 on a Log E Scale, said developer consisting essentially of (a) hydroquinone in an amount of 4-35 grams per liter, (b) phenidone in an amount of 0.04-3.5 grams per liter, (c) potassium sulfite in an amount of 15-60 grams per liter, (d) 5-nitroindazole in an amount of 0.09-5 grams per liter, (e) diethanolamine in amount of 20-175 grams per liter, and (f) water sufficient to make up one liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
144 words
A process for preparing a high contrast silver image comprising the steps of exposing a photosensitive silver halide emulsion, developing the resultant image in a high contrast continuous tone developer, and the processing the developed image in a bleach-fix solution to produce a litho film having a gradient of at least 6.0 calculated from the difference in relative Log E values measured at densities of 0.3 and 3.5 on a Log E Scale, said developer consisting essentially of (a) hydroquinone in an amount of 4-35 grams per liter, (b) phenidone in an amount of 0.04-3.5 grams per liter, (c) potassium sulfite in an amount of 15-60 grams per liter, (d) 5-nitroindazole in an amount of 0.09-5 grams per liter, (e) diethanolamine in amount of 20-175 grams per liter, and (f) water sufficient to make up one liter, said developer having a pH of 10-12.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
In a process of development of form half-tone dot images wherein an element containing a photosensitive silver halide emulsion is exposed imagewise and developed in the developer of claim 3.
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