US4455366A — Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 231 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR7## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A 1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain; A 2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkylene group or an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene group; B 1 represents --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO 2 --, --CONH-- or --COO--; B 2 represents --NHCO-- or --OCO--; X represents a halogen atom; Y represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituted alkoxy group; l represents 0 or 1; m represents 0 or 1; and n represents 0 or 1.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 231 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR7## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A 1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain; A 2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkylene group or an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene group; B 1 represents --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO 2 --, --CONH-- or --COO--; B 2 represents --NHCO-- or --OCO--; X represents a halogen atom; Y represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituted alkoxy group; l represents 0 or 1; m represents 0 or 1; and n represents 0 or 1.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 31 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alkylene group represented by A 1 is an alkylene group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 31 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alkylene group represented by A 2 is an alkylene group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 86 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substituent for the substituted alkylene group, the substituted aralkylene group or the substituted phenylene group represented by A 1 or A 2 is an aryl group, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a sulfo group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a sulfamoyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or a sulfonyl group.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 75 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the substituent for the substituted alkoxy group represented Z is an aryl group, a nitro group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a sulfo group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an acyloxy group, an acylamino group, an alkylsulfonamido group, an alkylsulfamoyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy group, an alkylcarbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group or an alkylthio group.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 66 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cyan color image forming polymer coupler latex comprises a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I'): ##STR8## wherein R 1 , R 2 , A 1 , X, Y and Z each has the same meaning as defined in claim 1.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 18 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polymer is a homopolymer.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 18 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polymer is a copolymer.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 40 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 8, wherein the copolymer contains a repeating unit derived from a non-color forming monomer which does not couple with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 62 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 9, wherein the non-color forming monomer is an ester of acrylic acid, an amide of acrylic acid, a vinyl ester, an acrylonitrile, an aromatic vinyl compound, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, crotonic acid, vinylidene chloride, a vinyl alkyl ether, an ester of maleic acid, N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-vinyl pyridine, or 2- or 4-vinyl pyridine.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 31 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 9, wherein the non-color forming monomer is an acrylic acid ester, a methacrylic acid ester or a maleic acid ester.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 31 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of the color forming portion in the polymer latex is from 5% to 80% by weight.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 31 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of the color forming portion in the polymer latex is from 20% to 70% by weight.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 31 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 12, wherein the gram number of the polymer latex containing 1 mol of coupler monomer is from 250 to 4,000.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 41 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cyan color image forming polymer coupler latex is a latex prepared by emulsion polymerization of a monomer comprising a monomer coupler represented by the general formula (I).

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 65 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cyan color image forming polymer coupler latex is a latex prepared by dissolving an oleophilic polymer coupler obtained by polymerization of a monomer comprising a monomer coupler represented by the general formula (I) in an organic solvent and then dispersing the solution in a latex form in an aqueous gelatin solution.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 34 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan color image forming polymer coupler latex is a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 46 words

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material as claimed in claim 17, wherein the photographic light-sensitive material further comprises a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow color image forming coupler and a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta color image forming coupler.

Claim 20

Independent Claim 242 words

A method of forming a color image comprising developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR9## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A 1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain; A 2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkylene group or an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene group; B 1 represents --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO 2 --, --CONH-- or --COO--; B 2 represents --NHCO-- or --OCO--; X represents a halogen atom; Y represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituted alkoxy group; l represents 0 or 1; m represents 0 or 1; and n represents 0 or 1.

Claim 21

Independent Claim 242 words

A method of forming a color image comprising developing an imagewise exposed silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan color image forming polymer coupler latex which is capable of forming a dye upon coupling with an oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine developing agent and which is a polymer or copolymer having a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR9## wherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a chlorine atom; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A 1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain; A 2 represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkylene group which may be a straight chain or a branched chain, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkylene group or an unsubstituted or substituted phenylene group; B 1 represents --O--, --S--, --SO--, --SO 2 --, --CONH-- or --COO--; B 2 represents --NHCO-- or --OCO--; X represents a halogen atom; Y represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Z represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a substituted alkoxy group; l represents 0 or 1; m represents 0 or 1; and n represents 0 or 1.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1987-06-19	1987-12-19	1988-06-19	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1991-06-19	1991-12-19	1992-06-19	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1995-06-19	1995-12-19	1996-06-19	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material

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