US4552834A — Enhanced bleaching of photographic elements conta…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 110 words

In a process of bleaching from a photographic element silver produced by development of silver halide having a dye adsorbed to its surface comprising employing a ferric complex of a polycarboxylic acid as a bleaching agent, the improvement comprising bleaching in the presence of a bleach enhancing amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR4## wherein Ar is an aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups, R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 110 words

In a process of bleaching from a photographic element silver produced by development of silver halide having a dye adsorbed to its surface comprising employing a ferric complex of a polycarboxylic acid as a bleaching agent, the improvement comprising bleaching in the presence of a bleach enhancing amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR4## wherein Ar is an aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups, R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 24 words

In a process according to claim 1, prior to bleaching, the photographic element in an imagewise exposed condition being developed to produce silver imagewise.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 18 words

In a process according to claim 2 a dye image being produced during development to produce silver imagewise.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 21 words

In a process according to claim 3 fixing silver halide from the photographic element following development to produce the dye image.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 35 words

In a process according to claim 2 development to produce silver imagewise occurring in the absence of image dye and a dye image being produced by subsequent development of residual silver halide not initially developed.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 21 words

In a process according to claim 1 the bleach enhancing compound being introduced into.the photographic element concurrently with the bleaching agent.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 33 words

In a process according to claim 6 the bleach enhancing compound being initially present in a solution containing the bleaching agent in a concentration of from 10 -3 to 1 mole per liter.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 22 words

In a process according to claim 1 the bleach enhancing compound being introduced into the photographic element prior to the bleaching agent.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 31 words

In a process according to claim 8 the bleach enhacing compound being incorporated in the photographic element in a concentration of from 2×10 -5 to 3×10 -3 mole per square meter.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 44 words

In a process according to claim 1 the hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups being represented by the formula --C n H 2n OH and the alkanediyl groups being represented by the formula --C n H 2n --, wherein n is from 1 to 5.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 29 words

In a process according to claim 10 the silver being produced by development of an emulison containing silver halide grains substantially optimally sensitized with an adsorbed spectral sensitizing dye.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 18 words

In a process according to claim 11 the silver halide being comprised of high aspect ratio tabular grains.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 84 words

In a photographic element containing dye adsorbed to the surface of radiation sensitive silver halide, the improvement comprising a bleach enhancing amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR5## wherein Ar is an aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups, R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 84 words

In a photographic element containing dye adsorbed to the surface of radiation sensitive silver halide, the improvement comprising a bleach enhancing amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR5## wherein Ar is an aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups, R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 45 words

In a photographic element according to claim 13 the hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups being represented by the formula --C n H 2n OH and the alkanediyl groups being represented by the formula --C n H 2n --, wherein n is from 1 to 5.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 39 words

In a photographic element according to claim 14 the radiation-sensitive silver halide being present in the form of grains and the adsorbed dye being a spectral sensitizing dye present in an amount sufficient to substantially optimally sensitize said grains.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 21 words

In a photographic element according to claim 15 at least one dye image providing compound being present in the photographic element.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 28 words

In a photographic element according to claim 16 the bleach enhancing compound being present in a concentration of from 10 -4 to 10 -3 mole per square meter.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 23 words

In a photographic element according to claim 15 said radiation-sensitive silver halide forming at least one high aspect ratio tabular grain emulsion layer.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 23 words

In a photographic element according to claim 13 in which said aromatic linking group is comprised of one or two divalent carbocyclic nuclei.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 119 words

In a photographic element capable of forming a multicolor dye image comprised of a support, a blue recording yellow dye image forming layer unit, a green recording magenta dye image forming layer unit, and a red recording cyan dye image forming layer unit, at least one of said layer units including a radiation-sensitive high aspect ratio tabular grain silver halide emulsion layer substantially optimally spectrally sensitized with an adsorbed spectral sensitizing dye, the improvement comprising a bleach enhancing amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR6## wherein Ar is a carbocyclic aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms,

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 119 words

In a photographic element capable of forming a multicolor dye image comprised of a support, a blue recording yellow dye image forming layer unit, a green recording magenta dye image forming layer unit, and a red recording cyan dye image forming layer unit, at least one of said layer units including a radiation-sensitive high aspect ratio tabular grain silver halide emulsion layer substantially optimally spectrally sensitized with an adsorbed spectral sensitizing dye, the improvement comprising a bleach enhancing amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR6## wherein Ar is a carbocyclic aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms,

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 37 words

R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 37 words

R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 31 words

In a multicolor photographic element according to claim 20 said carbocyclic aromatic linking group being comprised of one or two nuclei chosen from the group consisting of phenylene and naphthalene nuclei.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 26 words

In a multicolor photographic element according to claim 21 wherein said hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups are 2-hydroxyethyl groups and said alkanediyl groups are methylene groups.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 34 words

In a multicolor photographic element according to claim 20 said bleach enhancing compound being chosen from the group consisting of 1,4-arylenedialkylbis(2,2'-iminodialkanol), 1,3-arylenedialkylbis(2,2'-iminodialkanol) dihydrohalide, 1,4-arylenedialkylbis(2,2'-iminodialkanol) dihydrohalide, 1,4'-biarylenedialkylbis(2,2'-iminodialkanol), 1,4-(2,5-dihalo)arylenedialkylbis(2,2'-iminodialkanol), 4,4'-bis[N,N-di(2-hydroxyalkyl)aminoalkyl]diaryl ether dihydrohalide, 1,4-arylenedialkylbis(2,2'-iminoalkanol) dihydrohalide, and 1,3-arylenedialkylbis(2,2'-iminodialkanol).

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 83 words

An aqueous bleaching solution containing a ferric complex of a polycarboxylic acid as a bleaching agent and a bleach enhancing amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR7## wherein Ar is an aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups, R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 83 words

An aqueous bleaching solution containing a ferric complex of a polycarboxylic acid as a bleaching agent and a bleach enhancing amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR7## wherein Ar is an aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups, R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 18 words

A bleaching solution according to claim 24 having a pH in the range of from 4 to 7.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 10 words

A bleaching solution according to claim 24 including an antifoggant.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 12 words

A bleaching solution according to claim 24 including a silver halide solvent.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 28 words

A bleaching solution according to claim 24 in which said bleach enhancing compound is present in a concentration of from 2×10 -3 to 5×10 -2 mole per liter.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 42 words

A bleaching solution according to claim 28 in which the hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups satisfy the formula --C n H 2n OH and the alkanediyl groups satisfy the formula --C n H 2n --, wherein n is from 1 to 5.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 33 words

A bleaching solution according to claim 29 in which the arylene linking group is comprised of one or two carbocyclic aromatic nuclei chosen from the group consisting of phenylene and naphthalene linking groups.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 121 words

An aqueous bleaching solution having a pH in the range of from 5 to 6.5 containing a ferric complex of a polycarboxylic acid as a bleaching agent, an alkali metal halide antifoggant, and from 2×10 -3 to 5×10 -2 mole per liter of a bleach enhancing compound of the formula: ##STR8## wherein Ar is a carbocyclic aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 121 words

An aqueous bleaching solution having a pH in the range of from 5 to 6.5 containing a ferric complex of a polycarboxylic acid as a bleaching agent, an alkali metal halide antifoggant, and from 2×10 -3 to 5×10 -2 mole per liter of a bleach enhancing compound of the formula: ##STR8## wherein Ar is a carbocyclic aromatic linking group, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydroxy substituted lower alkyl groups of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R 5 and R 6 are lower alkanediyl groups of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, X is a charge balancing counter ion, x and y are 0 or 1, and z is 0, 1, or 2.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 34 words

An aqueous bleaching solution according to claim 31 wherein said bleach enhancing compound is chosen from the group consisting of 1,4-phenylenedimethylbis(2,2'-iminodiethanol), 1,3-phenylenedimethylbis(2,2'-iminodiethanol) dihydrochloride, 1,4-phenylenedimethylbis(2,2'-iminodiethanol) dihydrochloride, 1,4'-biphenylenedimethylbis(2,2'-iminodiethanol), 1,4-(2,5-dichloro)phenlyenedialkylbis(2,2'-iminodiethanol), 4,4'-bis[N,N-di(2-hydroxyethyl)aminomethyl]diphenyl ether dihydrochloride, 1,4-phenylenedimethylbis(2,2'-iminodiethanol) dihydrochloride, and 1,3-phenylenedimethylbis(2,2'-iminodiethanol).

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1988-11-11	1989-05-13	1989-11-12	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1992-11-11	1993-05-13	1993-11-12	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1996-11-11	1997-05-13	1997-11-12	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Enhanced bleaching of photographic elements containing silver halide and adsorbed dye

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