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Photosensitive silver halide material for obtaining half-tone black-and-white images and method for half-tone high-contrast reproduction

Assignee: Tulalip Consultoria Comercial SU
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Filing: 1985-12-10
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2005-12-10
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Abstract

Abstract A photosensitive silver halide material for obtaining black and white half-tone dot or line images comprises a fine grain and high-chloride silver halide emulsion reactively associated with an aqueous latex of a hydrophobic vinyl addition polymer in combination with a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxy-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindenes, benzotriazoles and benzimidazoles. The silver halide emulsion has an average grain size lower than or equal to 0.20 micron with at least 60% of its molar halide content consisting of chloride ions. The material allows high-contrast and high resolving power images to be obtained. The material has a good developability in photographic processings and this reduces the development times and increases productivity.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alberto Vacca
  • 👤 Angelo Vallarino

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 13:59
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/035; G03C1/04; G03C1/053; G03C1/06; G03C1/34; G03C2001/03517; G03C2200/00; G03C2200/06; G03C2200/38; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/15

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 81 words
A silver halide photosensitive material for obtaining black-and-white half-tone dot or line images, comprising coated on a support one or more hydrophilic colloidal layers, characterized by the fact that at least one of them includes a high-chloride fine grain silver halide emulsion wherein said silver halide has an average grain size less than or equal to 0.15 micron containing with a vinyl addition hydrophobic polymer latex in combination with a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxy-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindenes, benzotriazoles and benzimidazoles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 81 words
A silver halide photosensitive material for obtaining black-and-white half-tone dot or line images, comprising coated on a support one or more hydrophilic colloidal layers, characterized by the fact that at least one of them includes a high-chloride fine grain silver halide emulsion wherein said silver halide has an average grain size less than or equal to 0.15 micron containing with a vinyl addition hydrophobic polymer latex in combination with a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxy-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindenes, benzotriazoles and benzimidazoles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 90 words
Method for obtaining a black-and-white high contrast half-tone line or dot image, wherein a silver halide photosensitive material, is image-wise exposed for forming half-tone images and subjected to a photographic process comprising an alkaline developing solution, characterized by the fact that said silver halide photosensitive material includes a high-chloride fine-grain silver halide emulsion wherein said silver halide has an average grain size less than or equal to 0.15 micron a vinyl addition hydrophobic polymer latex in combination with a stabilizer selected in the group consisting of 4-hydroxy-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindenes, benzotriazoles and benzimidazoles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 90 words
Method for obtaining a black-and-white high contrast half-tone line or dot image, wherein a silver halide photosensitive material, is image-wise exposed for forming half-tone images and subjected to a photographic process comprising an alkaline developing solution, characterized by the fact that said silver halide photosensitive material includes a high-chloride fine-grain silver halide emulsion wherein said silver halide has an average grain size less than or equal to 0.15 micron a vinyl addition hydrophobic polymer latex in combination with a stabilizer selected in the group consisting of 4-hydroxy-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindenes, benzotriazoles and benzimidazoles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
The silver halide photosensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the silver halide is silver chloro-bromide containing at least 80% mole chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 174 words
The silver halide photosensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vinyl addition polymer is comprised of repeating units derived from at least one of: (a) ethenic monomers of formula: ##STR5## wherein R is hydrogen, halogen or vinyl and R 1 is hydrogen, halogen or methyl or, when R is hydrogen, a cyano group; (b) styrene-type monomers of formula: ##STR6## wherein R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, R 3 , R 4 and R 6 are hydrogen or a lower alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R 5 is hydrogen or with R 4 constitutes the atoms necessary to complete a fused benzene ring or one of R 5 and R 6 is halomethyl; (c) esters of 2-alkenoic acids of formula: ##STR7## wherein R 7 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R 8 is hydrogen, halogen or a lower alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R 9 is alkyl or haloalkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and (d) vinyl acetate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 79 words
The silver halide photosensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vinyl addition polymer is comprised of repeating units derived from at least one of esters of 2-alkenoic acids having the formula: ##STR8## wherein R 7 is hydrogen or a lower alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R 8 is hydrogen, halogen or a lower alkyl of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R 9 is alkyl or haloalkyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 92 words
The silver halide photosensitive material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the 4-hydroxy-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindenes correspond to the formula: ##STR9## wherein R 10 is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, alkylthio, amino, nitroamino, mercapto, carboxy or carboalkoxy, R 11 and R' 11 are each hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, or alkylthio, R 12 and R' 12 are each hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkylamino, aryl, halogen or cyano, or R 11 and R 12 and/or R' 11 and R' 12 form a part of a 5- or 6-membered alicyclic or heterocyclic ring, and X is a bivalent organic group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 43 words
The silver halide photosensitive material as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the vinyl addition polymer is associated to the high-chloride fine-grain silver halide emulsion in quantities ranging from 10 to 100 grams per 100 grams of the hydrophilic colloid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 48 words
The silver halide photosensitive material as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the stabilizer selected from the group consisting of 4-hydroxy-1,3,3a,7-tetrazaindenes, benzotriazoles and benzimidazoles is associated to the silver halide emulsion in quantities ranging from 1×10 -4 to 1×10 -1 moles per mole of silver.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 22 words
The photosensitive material of claim 1 wherein polymer particles in said latex have a mean diameter of from 0.02 to 0.08 micron.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 22 words
The photosensitive material of claim 3 wherein polymer particles in said latex have a mean diameter of from 0.02 to 0.08 micron.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
The photosensitive material of claim 5 wherein polymer particles in said latex have a mean diameter of from 0.02 to 0.08 micron.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 22 words
The photosensitive material of claim 6 wherein polymer particles in said latex have a mean diameter of from 0.02 to 0.08 micron.

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