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Halftone imaging silver halide emulsions, photographic elements, and processes which employ novel arylhydrazides
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1984-10-09
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Granted: 1985-12-24
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Expires: 2004-10-09
Abstract
Abstract An unballasted arylhydrazide is disclosed the aryl moiety of which is substituted with a group of the formula ##STR1## where one of X and X' represents --NH--, the other represents a divalent chalcogen, and R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue. The arylhydrazides, when applied to halftone imaging in conjunction with silver halide emulsions, photographic elements, and imaging processes, produce images of improved dot quality and low levels of pepper fog.
Inventors
- 👤 James C. Loblaw
- 👤 Barbara B. Lussier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 17:28
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C243/00; G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/06; G03C1/061; G03C1/485; G03C1/48538; G03C1/48546; G03C1/48561; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion comprised of an unballasted arylhydrazide, the aryl moiety of which is substituted with a group of the formula: ##STR6## where one of X and X' represents --NH--, the other represents a divalent chalcogen, and R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion comprised of an unballasted arylhydrazide, the aryl moiety of which is substituted with a group of the formula: ##STR6## where one of X and X' represents --NH--, the other represents a divalent chalcogen, and R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion according to claim 1 wherein R contains 8 or fewer carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion according to claim 1 wherein X' is --NH--.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image, forming silver halide emulsion according to claim 1 wherein X is --O-- or --S--.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion according to claim 1 wherein said unballasted arylhydrazide is employed in a concentration of at least 10 -3 mole per silver mole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion according to claim 5 wherein R contains 2 to 6 carbon atoms, X is --O--, and X' is --NH--.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion according to claim 6 wherein said unballasted arylhydrazide is present in a concentration of from 1.5×10 -4 to 2×10 -4 mole per silver mole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
A high contrast negative working surface latent image silver halide emulsion according to claim 7 wherein R contains 2 to 6 carbon atoms, X is --O--, X' is --NH--, said unballasted arylhydrazide is present in combination with a ballasted arylhydrazide in a molar ratio of at least 1:2, and said unballasted arylhydrazide is present in a concentration of at least 5×10 -4 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
81 words
A negative working photographic element capable of producing halftone images and comprised of a support, an arylhydrazide, and a monodispersed surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion capable of producing a high contrast image further characterized in that the arylhydrazide is an unballasted arylhydrazide, the aryl moiety of which is substituted with a group according to the formula: ##STR7## where one of X and X' represents --NH--, the other represents a divalent chalcogen, and R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
A negative working photographic element capable of producing halftone images and comprised of a support, an arylhydrazide, and a monodispersed surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion capable of producing a high contrast image further characterized in that the arylhydrazide is an unballasted arylhydrazide, the aryl moiety of which is substituted with a group according to the formula: ##STR7## where one of X and X' represents --NH--, the other represents a divalent chalcogen, and R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
108 words
A negative working photographic element capable of producing halftone images comprised of a support and a high contrast surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion comprised of an unballasted arylhydrazide of the formula ##STR8## wherein Ac represents ##STR9## Ar represents a divalent aromatic group; R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue; R 1 and R 2 can be either hydrogen or a sulfinic acid radical substituent, with the proviso that only one can be a sulfinic acid radical substituent; R 3 represents hydrogren, alkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or phenyl; and one of X and X' represents --NH-- and the other represents a divalent chalcogen.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
108 words
A negative working photographic element capable of producing halftone images comprised of a support and a high contrast surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion comprised of an unballasted arylhydrazide of the formula ##STR8## wherein Ac represents ##STR9## Ar represents a divalent aromatic group; R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue; R 1 and R 2 can be either hydrogen or a sulfinic acid radical substituent, with the proviso that only one can be a sulfinic acid radical substituent; R 3 represents hydrogren, alkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or phenyl; and one of X and X' represents --NH-- and the other represents a divalent chalcogen.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
A negative working photographic element capable of producing halftone images according to claim 10 wherein R 3 is hydrogen, Ar is a p-phenylene group, R is a phenyl or alkyl group of 8 or fewer carbon atoms, X is --O-- or --S--, and X' is --NH--.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process for producing a halftone image by imagewise exposing through a halftone mask a negative working photographic element comprised of a support, an arylhydrazide, and a surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion capable of producing a high contrast image in the presence of the arylhydrazide further characterized in that said arylhydrazide is an unballasted aryl hydrazide, the aryl moiety of which is substituted with a group according to the formula: ##STR10## where one of X and X' represents --NH--, the other represents a divalent chalcogen, and R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
95 words
A process for producing a halftone image by imagewise exposing through a halftone mask a negative working photographic element comprised of a support, an arylhydrazide, and a surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion capable of producing a high contrast image in the presence of the arylhydrazide further characterized in that said arylhydrazide is an unballasted aryl hydrazide, the aryl moiety of which is substituted with a group according to the formula: ##STR10## where one of X and X' represents --NH--, the other represents a divalent chalcogen, and R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
117 words
A process for producing a halftone image by imagewise exposing through a halftone mask a negative working photographic element comprised of a support and a high contrast surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion comprised of an unballasted arylhydrazide of the formula ##STR11## wherein Ac represents ##STR12## Ar represents a divalent aromatic group; R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue; R 1 and R 2 can be either hydrogen or a sulfinic acid radical substituent, with the proviso that only one can be a sulfinic acid radical substituent; R 3 represents hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or phenyl; and one of X and X' represents --NH-- and the other represents a divalent chalcogen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
117 words
A process for producing a halftone image by imagewise exposing through a halftone mask a negative working photographic element comprised of a support and a high contrast surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion comprised of an unballasted arylhydrazide of the formula ##STR11## wherein Ac represents ##STR12## Ar represents a divalent aromatic group; R represents an aliphatic or aromatic residue; R 1 and R 2 can be either hydrogen or a sulfinic acid radical substituent, with the proviso that only one can be a sulfinic acid radical substituent; R 3 represents hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or phenyl; and one of X and X' represents --NH-- and the other represents a divalent chalcogen.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
104 words
A process for producing a halftone image by imagewise exposing through a halftone mask a negative working photographic element comprised of a support and a high contrast surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion comprised of an unballasted arylhydrazide of the formula ##STR13## wherein Ac represents ##STR14## Ar represents a p-phenylene group; R represents a phenyl group or an alkyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms; R 1 and R 2 can be either hydrogen or a sulfinic acid radical substituent, with the proviso that only one can be a sulfinic acid radical substituent; X is --O-- or --S--; and X' is --NH--.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
104 words
A process for producing a halftone image by imagewise exposing through a halftone mask a negative working photographic element comprised of a support and a high contrast surface latent image forming silver halide emulsion comprised of an unballasted arylhydrazide of the formula ##STR13## wherein Ac represents ##STR14## Ar represents a p-phenylene group; R represents a phenyl group or an alkyl group of 2 to 6 carbon atoms; R 1 and R 2 can be either hydrogen or a sulfinic acid radical substituent, with the proviso that only one can be a sulfinic acid radical substituent; X is --O-- or --S--; and X' is --NH--.
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