Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
219 words
Light-sensitive silver halide material comprising a support and one or more hydrophilic colloid layers including at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one hydrophilic colloid layer comprises at least one surface-active agent corresponding to the general formula: (Rf--X).sub.n --A--L--Z wherein Rf represents a short-chain fluorine-containing group derived from hexafluoropropylene or trifluorochloroethylene, such short-chain group corresponding to one of the formulae Y--HCF--CF 2 --, Y--CF═CF--, and F 2 C═CF--CF 2 -- wherein Y represents chlorine or trifluoromethyl, X represents oxygen, sulphur, or sulphonyl, n represents an integer of at least 2, the Rf groups being same or different, L represents a monovalent bond or a bivalent group selected from --COO--alkylene--, --CONR 1 --alkylene--, and --SO 2 NR 1 --alkylene--, wherein R 1 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 5 alkyl, and Z represents a hydrophilic polyoxyethylene group or a hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of --SO 3 M, --OSO 3 M, --COOM, ##STR22## wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium, or organic ammonium, and R 3 is alkyl, A represents a straight-chain or branched-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a mixed aliphatic-aromatic hydrocarbon group which groups may be substituted or not; A being an aromatic hydrocarbon group when L is a monovalent bond and Z is a hydrophilic polyoxyethylene group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
219 words
Light-sensitive silver halide material comprising a support and one or more hydrophilic colloid layers including at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one hydrophilic colloid layer comprises at least one surface-active agent corresponding to the general formula: (Rf--X).sub.n --A--L--Z wherein Rf represents a short-chain fluorine-containing group derived from hexafluoropropylene or trifluorochloroethylene, such short-chain group corresponding to one of the formulae Y--HCF--CF 2 --, Y--CF═CF--, and F 2 C═CF--CF 2 -- wherein Y represents chlorine or trifluoromethyl, X represents oxygen, sulphur, or sulphonyl, n represents an integer of at least 2, the Rf groups being same or different, L represents a monovalent bond or a bivalent group selected from --COO--alkylene--, --CONR 1 --alkylene--, and --SO 2 NR 1 --alkylene--, wherein R 1 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 5 alkyl, and Z represents a hydrophilic polyoxyethylene group or a hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of --SO 3 M, --OSO 3 M, --COOM, ##STR22## wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal, ammonium, or organic ammonium, and R 3 is alkyl, A represents a straight-chain or branched-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a mixed aliphatic-aromatic hydrocarbon group which groups may be substituted or not; A being an aromatic hydrocarbon group when L is a monovalent bond and Z is a hydrophilic polyoxyethylene group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A light-sensitive silver halide material according to claim 1, wherein said surface-active agent has been prepared by addition reaction between hexafluoropropylene or trifluorochloroethylene and hydroxy- or mercapto-substituted aliphatic or aromatic compounds containing (a) said hydrophilic group(s), or hydroxy- or mercapto-substituted aliphatic or aromatic compounds in which (a) said hydrophilic group(s) is (are) introduced subsequently.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
159 words
A light-sensitive silver halide material according to claim 1, wherein A is phenylene, n is 2 or 3 and L--Z together are --COR wherein R is (a) OM wherein M is hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium, organic ammonium, or (CH 2 CH 2 O) p R 4 wherein R 4 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 5 alkyl, which may be substituted by carboxy, sulpho, or sulphato in acid or salt form, and p is a positive integer, or (b) ##STR23## wherein R 5 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 5 alkyl or has the same significance as R 6 , R 6 is C 1 -C 10 alkyl substituted by carboxy or sulpho in acid or salt form, or (CH 2 CH 2 O) z R 7 , wherein R 7 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 5 alkyl, which may be substituted by carboxy, sulpho, or sulphato in acid or salt form, and z is a positive integer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A light-sensitive silver material according to claim 3, wherein the said surface-active agent has been prepared by addition reaction between hexafluoropropylene or trifluorochloroethylene and a di- or trihydroxy-substituted benzoic acid, by subsequent alkaline hydrolysis, and optionally by further conversion of the carboxy group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A light-sensitive silver halide material according to claim 1, wherein said surface-active agent is present in a surface coating of the light-sensitive material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A light-sensitive silver halide material according to claim 5, wherein the surface coating comprises a matting agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A light-sensitive silver halide material according to claim 6, wherein the matting agent is polytetrafluoroethylene.