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Negative image forming process in o-quinone diazide layer utilizing laser beam
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1983-11-03
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Granted: 1985-10-01
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Expires: 2003-11-03
Abstract
Abstract A negative-working image forming process which comprises uniformly exposing a photosensitive material comprising a support having thereon a sensitive layer comprising (i) an o-quinonediazide compound and (ii) a second compound, to actinic radiation which is able to convert the o-quinonediazide compound to the corresponding indenecarboxylic acid compound, and subsequent to said uniformly exposing imagewise exposing said exposed photosensitive material to a laser beam to thereby render the indenecarboxylic acid compound of the imagewise exposed areas convert to the corresponding indene compound and developing with an alkaline developing solution to dissolve out the unexposed area to the laser beam, wherein said second compound reduces the rate of dissolution of the laser exposed areas in the developing solution by converting the indenecarboxylic acid to the corresponding indene compound, whereby said image results.
Inventors
- 👤 Yonosuke Takahashi
- 👤 Hiromichi Tachikawa
- 👤 Fumiaki Shinozaki
- 👤 Tomoaki Ikeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/022; G03F7/0226; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A negative-working image forming process which comprises uniformly exposing a photosensitive material comprising a support having thereon a sensitive layer comprising an admixture of (i) an O-quinonediazide compound and (ii) a second compound selected from the group consisting of diazo dyes, anthraquinone dyes, quinoneimine dyes, methine dyes, copper phthalocyanine dyes and dyes having amino groups, alkylamino groups or hydroxyl groups as an auxochrome, to actinic radiation which is able to convert the o-quinonediazide compound to the corresponding indenecarboxylic acid compound, and subsequent to said uniformly exposing imagewise exposing said exposed photosensitive material to a laser beam to thereby render the indenecarboxylic acid compound of the imagewise exposed areas converted to the corresponding indene compound and developing with an alkaline developing solution to dissolve out the unexposed area to the laser beam, wherein said second compound reduces the rate of dissolution of the laser exposed areas in the developing solution by converting the indenecarboxylic acid to the corresponding indene compound, whereby said image results.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A negative-working image forming process which comprises uniformly exposing a photosensitive material comprising a support having thereon a sensitive layer comprising an admixture of (i) an O-quinonediazide compound and (ii) a second compound selected from the group consisting of diazo dyes, anthraquinone dyes, quinoneimine dyes, methine dyes, copper phthalocyanine dyes and dyes having amino groups, alkylamino groups or hydroxyl groups as an auxochrome, to actinic radiation which is able to convert the o-quinonediazide compound to the corresponding indenecarboxylic acid compound, and subsequent to said uniformly exposing imagewise exposing said exposed photosensitive material to a laser beam to thereby render the indenecarboxylic acid compound of the imagewise exposed areas converted to the corresponding indene compound and developing with an alkaline developing solution to dissolve out the unexposed area to the laser beam, wherein said second compound reduces the rate of dissolution of the laser exposed areas in the developing solution by converting the indenecarboxylic acid to the corresponding indene compound, whereby said image results.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
187 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said second compound is a combination of said dye and at least one member selected from the group consisting of secondary or tertiary, aliphatic or aromatic amines, compounds of formula (I) below, compounds of formula (II) below, and hydroxy benzene compounds and carbonyl group-containing compounds ##STR61## wherein X represents ##STR62## and Ra, Rb, Rc and Y each represents an organic atom group having no carboxyl group and ##STR63## wherein X represents S, O, Se, Te or C(CH 3 ) 2 , Y and Z represent each C or N, R 9 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R 10 , R 11 , R 12 and R 13 represent each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, a nitro group, an amino group, a halogen atom, a nitril group, a formyl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group or an aryloxycarbonyl group, or --CH═CH--CH═CH-- by which R 10 and R 11 or R 12 and R 13 form a cyclic group upon linking each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said dye is present in an amount of about 0.005 to about 1 part by weight based on 1 part by weight of o-quinonediazide compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said actinic radiation is light having a wavelength of about 290 to 500 nm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said laser is an argon ion laser.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said o-quinonediazide compound is selected from the group consisting of 2,2'-dihydroxy-diphenyl-bis(naphthoqhinone-1,2-diazide-5-sulfonic acid ester), 1,1',4,4'-tetrahydroxydiphenyl-tetra(naphthoquinone-1,2-diazide-5-sulfonic acid ester), 2,3,4-trioxybenzophenone-bis(naphthoquinone-1,2-diazide-5-sulfonic acid ester), and naphthoquinone-1,2-diazide-5-sulfonic acid esters of polyhydroxyphenols prepared by polycondensation of acetone and pyrogallol.
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