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Method for forming high contrast photographic image
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1980-03-11
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Granted: 1983-03-22
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Expires: 2000-03-11
Abstract
Abstract A method for forming a high contrast negative photographic image, which comprises imagewise exposing a photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer with the photographic silver halide emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer of the photographic material containing a compound of the general formula (I) R.sup.1 --NHNHCO--R.sup.2 (I) wherein R 1 represents an aryl group, and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group, or an unsubstituted alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and then developing the imagewise exposed material in the presence of a hydroquinone compound of the general formula (II) ##STR1## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a sulfo group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group, or a group of the formula --O--R 7 or --S--R 7 where R 7 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or a heterocyclic group with at least one of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 representing a group other than a hydrogen atom or a sulfo group.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Mifune
- 👤 Shunji Takada
- 👤 Yoshitaka Akimura
- 👤 Yoshiharu Fuseya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 00:48
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/06; G03C1/061; C; C07; C07D; C07D231/00; C07D231/54; C07D231/56; C07D249/00; C07D249/02; C07D249/08; C07D249/10; C07D249/12; C07D257/00; C07D257/02; C07D257/04; C07D285/00; C07D285/01; C07D285/02; C07D285/04; C07D285/12; C07D285/125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
278 words
A method for forming a high contrast negative photographic image, which comprises imagewise exposing a photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer comprising substantially surface latent image type silver halide with the photographic silver halide emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer of the photographic material containing a compound of general formula [I] R.sup.1 --NHNHCO--R.sup.2 [I] wherein R 1 represents an aryl group and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or an unsubstituted alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, wherein the compound of general formula [I] is present in an amount of about 10 -6 to 10 -1 mole per mole of silver halide and a hydroquinone compound of the general formula [II] ##STR6## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a sulfo group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group or a group of the formula --O--R 7 or --S--R 7 , where R 7 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or a heterocyclic group, and wherein at least one or R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 represents an --S--R 7 group, the amount of the compound of the general formula [II] in the photographic material being about 5×10 -7 to 5×10 -2 mole per mole of the silver halide, and then developing the imagewise exposed material with a developing agent consisting essentially of a member selected from the group consisting of an aminophenol, a 3-pyrazolidone, a 1-phenyl-3-pyrazoline or hydroquinone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
278 words
A method for forming a high contrast negative photographic image, which comprises imagewise exposing a photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic silver halide emulsion layer comprising substantially surface latent image type silver halide with the photographic silver halide emulsion layer or at least one hydrophilic colloid layer of the photographic material containing a compound of general formula [I] R.sup.1 --NHNHCO--R.sup.2 [I] wherein R 1 represents an aryl group and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or an unsubstituted alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, wherein the compound of general formula [I] is present in an amount of about 10 -6 to 10 -1 mole per mole of silver halide and a hydroquinone compound of the general formula [II] ##STR6## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 , which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a sulfo group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group or a group of the formula --O--R 7 or --S--R 7 , where R 7 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group or a heterocyclic group, and wherein at least one or R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 represents an --S--R 7 group, the amount of the compound of the general formula [II] in the photographic material being about 5×10 -7 to 5×10 -2 mole per mole of the silver halide, and then developing the imagewise exposed material with a developing agent consisting essentially of a member selected from the group consisting of an aminophenol, a 3-pyrazolidone, a 1-phenyl-3-pyrazoline or hydroquinone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein R 2 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a phenyl group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein R 1 represents an unsubstituted phenyl group or a tolyl group, and R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 represents a group of the formula --S--R 7 in which R 7 represents a heterocyclic group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the compound of the the general formula [II] is present in the silver halide emulsion layer or in at least one hydrophilic colloid layer in an amount of about 5×10 -7 to 5×10 -2 mole/mole Ag.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the developing is by using a developer which contains at least 0.15 mole/liter of sulfite ion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains a binder, and said binder is present in an amount of about 250 g or less of binder, per mole of the silver halide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said high contrast negative photographic image is a black and white negative photographic image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said developing is with a developer free of ascorbic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said contrast is to a level of γ more than 8.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said compound of the general formula [I] and said compound of the general formula [II] do not serve as developing agents but rather serve to increase sensitivity and contrast.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the silver halide is at least one of a silver chlorobromide containing about 80 mole% or less of silver chloride, silver bromide, a silver iodobromide containing about 10 mole% or less of silver iodide, and silver iodobromochloride.
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