US4245028A — Photographic light-sensitive sheet for the color …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 279 words

A photographic light-sensitive sheet for the color diffusion transfer process which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having associated therewith a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR68## wherein Q represents a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group or a carbamoyl group represented by the formula --CONR 3 R 3 , wherein R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group, and R 3 and R 4 may combine directly or through an oxygen atom to form a ring; M represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a sulfamoyl group represented by the formula --SO 2 NR 3 R 4 wherein R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, or a group represented by the formula --COOR 5 wherein R 5 represents an alkyl group, a phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group; R 1a and R 1b which may be the same or different, each represents an alkylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms provided that the oxygen atoms in the --O--R 1a --O--R 2a group are not connected to the same carbon atom in the R 1a moiety; R.sup. 2a and R 2b , which may be the same or different, each represents an alkly group; Y represents an N-substituted sulfamoyl group, which releases or provides, as a result of development processing under alkaline conditions, an azo dye having a different diffusibility from that of said image-providing material and m represents 0 or 1.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 279 words

A photographic light-sensitive sheet for the color diffusion transfer process which comprises a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having associated therewith a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR68## wherein Q represents a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group or a carbamoyl group represented by the formula --CONR 3 R 3 , wherein R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group, and R 3 and R 4 may combine directly or through an oxygen atom to form a ring; M represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a sulfamoyl group represented by the formula --SO 2 NR 3 R 4 wherein R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, or a group represented by the formula --COOR 5 wherein R 5 represents an alkyl group, a phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group; R 1a and R 1b which may be the same or different, each represents an alkylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms provided that the oxygen atoms in the --O--R 1a --O--R 2a group are not connected to the same carbon atom in the R 1a moiety; R.sup. 2a and R 2b , which may be the same or different, each represents an alkly group; Y represents an N-substituted sulfamoyl group, which releases or provides, as a result of development processing under alkaline conditions, an azo dye having a different diffusibility from that of said image-providing material and m represents 0 or 1.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 27 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein said alkylene group represented by R 1a or R 1b is an alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 27 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein said alkyl group represented by R 2a or R 2b is an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 13 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein said Q represents a cyano group.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 13 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein said M represents a hydrogen atom.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 89 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein said Y is a sulfamoyl group represented by the following formula: ##STR69## wherein Ball represents a ballast group; T represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene ring, which may be unsubstituted or substituted, or a naphthalene ring, which may be unsubstituted or substituted; the NHSO 2 --group is present at the o- or p-position to the hydroxy group; and when T represents the atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene ring, Ball can be bonded to either of the two rings.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 22 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 6 wherein said ballast group is or contains a hydrophobic residue having 8 to 32 carbon atoms.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 112 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 6, wherein said ballast group is represented by the following formula: ##STR70## wherein R 7 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms; R 8 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 5, R 9 represents an alkyl group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms or a group represented by the formula ##STR71## where R 7 , R 8 and n have the same meaning as defined above and R 10 represents an alkyl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 65 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 6 wherein R 1a and R 1b each represents a --CH 2 CH 2 --group; R 2a and R 2b , which may be the same or different, each represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Q represents a cyano group; M represents a hydrogen atom; and m represents 0 or 1.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 66 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein R 1a is a --CH 2 CH 2 --group; R 2a represents a straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Q represents a cyano group; M represents a hydrogen atom; m represents O; and Y represents an o-hydroxyphenylsulfamoyl group having an alkyl group at the meta position to the hydroxy group and additionally a ballast group.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 26 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein the dye releasing redox compoiund represented by the general formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of ##STR72##

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 55 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein the light-sensitive sheet contains a combination a silver halide emulsion layer and the dye releasing redox compound represented by the general formula (I) wherein the silver halide emulsion layer and the compound represented by the general formula (I) are coated on the support in separate but contiguous layers.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 45 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein the light-sensitive sheet contains a combination of a silver halide emulsion layer and a dye releasing redox compound represented by the general formula (I) wherein the dye releasing redox compound is incorporated in the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 64 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1 wherein said support has thereon a blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and wherein said silver halide emulsion layers are associated with a dye providing compound respectively, and the blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is associated with the compound represented by the general formula (I).

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 20 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1, wherein said silver halide emulsion is an internal latent image type silver halide emulsion.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 29 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1, wherein said alkylene group represented by R 1a and R 1b is a straight chain alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 23 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1, wherein said alkylene group represented by R 1a and R 1b is --CH 2 --CH 2 --.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 25 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1, wherein said alkyl group represented by R 2a and R 2b is a methyl group or an ethyl group.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 302 words

In a photographic film unit for the color diffusion transfer process which comprises a light-sensitive element, an image receiving element, a processing element and a developing agent, the improvement which comprises said light-sensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having associated therewith a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR73## wherein Q represents a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group or a carbamoyl group represented by the formula --CONR 3 R 4 wherein R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group, and R 3 and R 4 may combine directly or through an oxygen atom to form a ring; M represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a sulfamoyl group represented by the formula --SO 2 NR 3 R 4 wherein R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, or a group represented by the formula --COOR 5 wherein R 5 represents an alkyl group, a phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group; R 1a and R 1b , which may be the same or different, each represents an alkylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms provided that the oxygen atoms in the --O--R 1a --O--R 2a group are not connected to the same carbon atom in the R 1a moiety; R.sup. 2a and R 2b , which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group; Y represents an N-substituted sulfamoyl group, which releases or provides, as a result of development processing under alkaline conditions, an azo dye having a different diffusibility from that of said image-providing material; and m represent 0 or 1.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 302 words

In a photographic film unit for the color diffusion transfer process which comprises a light-sensitive element, an image receiving element, a processing element and a developing agent, the improvement which comprises said light-sensitive element comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers having associated therewith a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR73## wherein Q represents a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group or a carbamoyl group represented by the formula --CONR 3 R 4 wherein R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R 4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group, and R 3 and R 4 may combine directly or through an oxygen atom to form a ring; M represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a sulfamoyl group represented by the formula --SO 2 NR 3 R 4 wherein R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, or a group represented by the formula --COOR 5 wherein R 5 represents an alkyl group, a phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group; R 1a and R 1b , which may be the same or different, each represents an alkylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms provided that the oxygen atoms in the --O--R 1a --O--R 2a group are not connected to the same carbon atom in the R 1a moiety; R.sup. 2a and R 2b , which may be the same or different, each represents an alkyl group; Y represents an N-substituted sulfamoyl group, which releases or provides, as a result of development processing under alkaline conditions, an azo dye having a different diffusibility from that of said image-providing material; and m represent 0 or 1.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 28 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said alkyl group represented by R 2a or R 2b is an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 28 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said alkyl group represented by R 2a or R 2b is an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 14 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said Q represents a cyano group.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 14 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said M represents a hydrogen atom.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 91 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said Y is a sulfamoyl group represented by the following formula: ##STR74## wherein Ball represents a ballast group; T represents the carbon atoms necessary to complete a benzene ring, which may be unsubstituted or substituted, or a naphthalene ring, which may be unsubstituted or substituted; the NHSO 2 -- group is present at the o- or p-position to the hydroxy group; and when T represents the atoms necessary to complete a naphthalene ring, Ball can be bonded to either of the two rings.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 23 words

The photographic film unit of claim 24 wherein said ballast group is or contains a hydrophobic residue having 8 to 32 carbon atoms.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 113 words

The photographic film unit of claim 24 wherein said ballast group is represented by the following formula: ##STR75## wherein R 7 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms; R 8 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; n represents an integer of 1 to 5, R 9 represents an alkyl group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms or a group represented by the formula ##STR76## where R 7 , R 8 and n have the same meaning as defined above, and R 10 represents an alkyl group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 67 words

The photographic film unit of claim 24 wherein R 1a and R 1b each represents a --CH 2 CH 2 -- group; R 2a and R 2b , which may be the same or different, each represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Q represents a cyano group; M represents a hydrogen atom; and m represents 0 or 1.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 68 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein R 1a is a --CH 2 CH 2 -- group; R 2a represents a straight chain alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Q represents a cyano group; M represents a hydrogen atom; m represents O; and Y represents an o-hydroxyphenylsulfamoyl group having an alkyl group at the meta position to the hydroxy group and additionally a ballast group.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 27 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein the dye releasing redox compound represented by the general formula (I) is selected from the group consisting of ##STR77##

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 57 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein the light-sensitive sheet contains a combination of a silver halide emulsion layer and the dye releasing redox compound represented by the general formula (I) wherein the silver halide emulsion layer and the compound represented by the general formula (I) are coated on the support in separate, but contiguous, layers.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 46 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein the light-sensitive sheet contains a combination of a silver halide emulsion layer and a dye releasing redox compound represented by the general formula (I) wherein the dye releasing redox compound is incorporated in the silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 62 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said support has thereon a blue sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and said emulsion layers are associated with a dye providing compound respectively and the blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is associated with the compound represented by the general formula (I).

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 21 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said silver halide emulsion is an internal latent image type silver halide emulsion.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 30 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said alkylene group represented by R 1a and R 1b is a straight chain alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 24 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said alkylene group represented by R 1a and R 1b is --CH 2 --CH 2 --.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 26 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19 wherein said alkyl group represented by R 2a and R 2b is a methyl group or an ethyl group.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 22 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1, wherein the substituent on the N-atom of said N-substituted sulfamoyl group is a carbocyclic ring group.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 203 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 37, wherein said N-substituted sulfamoyl group is a group represented by the following formula (A), (B) or (E) ##STR78## wherein β represents the non-metallic atoms necessary to complete a benzene ring, with which a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring may be fused, α represents an --OG' or --NHG 2 group, wherein G' represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of forming a hydroxyl group by hydrolysis, G 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms or a hydrolyzable group, b is an integer of 0, 1 or 2, and Ball represents a ballast group; ##STR79## wherein Ball, α and b are the same as defined above for formula (A), and β' represents the atoms necessary to form a carbocyclic ring, with which a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring may be fused; ##STR80## wherein Ball is the same as defined above for formula (A), ε represents an oxygen atom or --NG" wherein G" represents a hydroxyl group or an amino group, β"' represents with the carbon atoms shown a 5-, 6- or 7-membered saturated or unsaturated non-aromatic hydrocarbon ring, and G 10 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 22 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 1, wherein the substituent on the N-atom of said N-substituted sulfamoyl group is a heterocyclic ring group.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 214 words

The light-sensitive sheet of claim 39, wherein said N-substituted sulfamoyl group is a group represented by the following formula (C) or (D) ##STR81## wherein α represents an --OG' or --NHG 2 group, wherein G' represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of forming a hydroxyl group by hydrolysis, G 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms or a hydrolyzable group, b is an integer of 0, 1 or 2, and Ball represents a ballast group, β" represents the atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring, with which a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring may further be fused; ##STR82## wherein γ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic ring group, or --CO--G 6 wherein G 6 represents --OG 7 , --S--G 7 or ##STR83## wherein G 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group, G 8 has the same meaning as G 7 and additionally represents an acyl group, G 9 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, δ represents the atoms necessary for completing a fused benzene ring and γ and/or the substituents on said fused benzene ring completed by δ is a ballast group or a ballast-containing group.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 23 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19, wherein the substituent on the N-atom of said N-substituted sulfamoyl group is a carbocyclic ring group.

Claim 44

Dependent Claim 204 words

The photographic film unit of claim 41, wherein said N-substituted sulfamoyl group is a group represented by the following formula (A), (B) or (E) ##STR84## wherein β represents the non-metallic atoms necessary to complete a benzene ring, with which a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring may be fused, α represents an --OG' or --NHG 2 group, wherein G' represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of forming a hydroxyl group by hydrolysis, G 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms or a hydrolyzable group, b is an integer of 0, 1 or 2, and Ball represents a ballast group; ##STR85## wherein Ball, α and b are the same as defined above for formula (A), and β' represents the atoms necessary to form a carbocyclic ring, with which a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring may be fused; ##STR86## wherein Ball is the same as defined above for formula (A), ε represents an oxygen atom or --NG" wherein G" represents a hydroxyl group or an amino group, β"' represents with the carbon atoms shown a 5-, 6- or 7-membered saturated or unsaturated non-aromatic hydrocarbon ring, and G 10 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom.

Claim 45

Dependent Claim 23 words

The photographic film unit of claim 19, wherein the substituent of the N-atom of said N-substituted sulfamoyl group is a heterocyclic ring group.

Claim 46

Dependent Claim 215 words

The photographic film unit of claim 43, wherein said N-substituted sulfamoxyl group is a group represented by the following formula (C) or (D) ##STR87## wherein α represents an --OG' or --NHG 2 group, wherein G' represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of forming a hydroxyl group by hydrolysis, G 2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms or a hydrolyzable group, b is an integer of 0, 1 or 2, and Ball represents a ballast group, β" represents the atoms necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring, with which a carbocyclic ring or a heterocyclic ring may further be fused; ##STR88## wherein γ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic ring group, or --CO--G 6 wherein G 6 represents --OG 7 , --S--G 7 or ##STR89## wherein G 7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group or an aryl group, G 8 has the same meaning as G 7 and additionally represents an acyl group, G 9 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, δ represents the atoms necessary for completing a fused benzene ring and γ and/or the substituents on said fused benzene ring completed by δ is a ballast group or a ballast-containing group.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1984-01-13	1984-07-14	1985-01-13	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1988-01-13	1988-07-14	1989-01-13	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1992-01-13	1992-07-14	1993-01-13	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Photographic light-sensitive sheet for the color diffusion transfer process

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