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Silver halide color light-sensitive material

Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1985-09-12
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Granted: 1986-08-26
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Expires: 2005-09-12
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Abstract

Abstract A silver halide color light-sensitive material having improved graininess is described, comprising a support having provided thereon at least two emulsion layers that are sensitive to the same color light but have different sensitivities, wherein a light-insensitive intermediate layer comprising gelatin is provided between any two of said emulsion layers that are adjacent to each other and the higher sensitivity emulsion layer of said two layers has a smaller silver/coupler molar ratio than that of the lower sensitivity emulsion layer of said two emulsion layers.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sadanobu Shuto
  • 👤 Munehisa Fujita
  • 👤 Kazunori Hasebe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 02:30
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/3022; G03C2007/3024; G03C7/3029; G03C2007/3034; G03C2200/00; G03C2200/19; G03C2200/35; G03C5/00; G03C5/26; G03C5/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim 87 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least two emulsion layers, each comprising at least one coupler, that are sensitive to the same color light but have different sensitivities, wherein a light-insensitive intermediate layer comprising gelatin is provided between any two of said emulsion layers that are adjacent to each other, and the higher sensitivity emulsion layer of said two emulsion layers has a smaller silver/coupler molar ratio than that of the lower sensitivity emulsion layer of said two emulsion layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 87 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least two emulsion layers, each comprising at least one coupler, that are sensitive to the same color light but have different sensitivities, wherein a light-insensitive intermediate layer comprising gelatin is provided between any two of said emulsion layers that are adjacent to each other, and the higher sensitivity emulsion layer of said two emulsion layers has a smaller silver/coupler molar ratio than that of the lower sensitivity emulsion layer of said two emulsion layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 1, wherein the light-insensitive intermediate layer has a thickness of at least 0.1 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 2, wherein the light-insensitive intermediate layer has a thickness of from 0.1 to 3 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 3, wherein the light-insensitive intermediate layer has a thickness of from 0.3 to 1.5 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 37 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 1, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio greater than that of the higher sensitivity emulsion layer by a factor of 1.2 or more.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 37 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 5, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio greater than that of the higher sensitivity emulsion layer by a factor of 1.4 or more.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 1, wherein the higher sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of from 2/1 to 20/1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 7, wherein the higher sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of from 4/1 to 15/1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 25 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 1, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of 4/1 or more.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 9, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of from 8/1 to 100/1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 37 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 3, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio greater than that of the higher sensitivity emulsion layer by a factor of 1.2 or more.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 37 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 3, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio greater than that of the higher sensitivity emulsion layer by a factor of 1.4 or more.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 11, wherein the higher sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of from 2/1 to 20/1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 13, wherein the higher sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of from 4/1 to 15/1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 25 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 11, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of 4/1 or more.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 15, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of from 8/1 to 100/1.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 25 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 13, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of 4/1 or more.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 13, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of from 8/1 to 100/1.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 26 words
A silver halide color light-sensitive material as in claim 14, wherein the lower sensitivity emulsion layer has a silver/coupler molar ratio of from 8/1 to 100/1.

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