US4740446A — Heat development process and color photographic r…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 150 words

Heat development process for the production of colour images, in which an imagewise exposed colour photographic recording material having at least one layer of binder arranged on a layer support and containing light-sensitive silver halide, optionally in combination with a substantially light-insensitive silver salt, and at least one non-diffusible colour producing compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye as a result of development is developed by heat treatment in the presence of a thermal development and diffusion promoting agent, the dye released imagewise from the non.diffusible colour producing compound being transferred to an image receptor layer which is absorbent to diffusible dyes, characterised in that the thermal development and diffusion promoting agent corresponds to the following formula I: ##STR12## wherein R 1 , R 2 denote alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl or acyl and Z denotes an alkylene group for completing a saturated heterocyclic ring having 5 to 11 ring members.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 150 words

Heat development process for the production of colour images, in which an imagewise exposed colour photographic recording material having at least one layer of binder arranged on a layer support and containing light-sensitive silver halide, optionally in combination with a substantially light-insensitive silver salt, and at least one non-diffusible colour producing compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye as a result of development is developed by heat treatment in the presence of a thermal development and diffusion promoting agent, the dye released imagewise from the non.diffusible colour producing compound being transferred to an image receptor layer which is absorbent to diffusible dyes, characterised in that the thermal development and diffusion promoting agent corresponds to the following formula I: ##STR12## wherein R 1 , R 2 denote alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl or acyl and Z denotes an alkylene group for completing a saturated heterocyclic ring having 5 to 11 ring members.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 31 words

Process according to claim 1, characterised in that Z in the general formula denotes an optionally branched alkylene group which together with the urea group forms a 5- to 7-membered ring.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 62 words

Process according to claim 1, characterised in that Z denotes an alkylene group having the structure ##STR13## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 denote (independently of one another) hydrogen or alkyl with up to 6 carbon atoms, and 1and m represent 0, 1 or 2 but 1 and m must not both have the value 0.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 44 words

Process according to claim 1, characterised in that the thermal development and diffusion promoting agent is contained in the colour photographic recording material and/or in a separate image receptor material which is in contact with the colour photographic recording material during the heat treatment.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 108 words

Colour photographic recording material developable by heat treatment, comprising at least one layer of binder which is arranged on a layer support and contains light-sensitive silver halide, optionally in combination with a substantially light-insensitive silver salt, at least one non-diffusible colour producing compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye as a result of development by heat treatment, and at least one thermal development and diffusion-promoting agent, characterised in that the thermal development and diffusion promoting agent corresponds to the following formula I: ##STR14## wherein R 1 , R 2 denote alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl or acyl and Z denotes an alkylene group having at least 2 carbon atoms.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 108 words

Colour photographic recording material developable by heat treatment, comprising at least one layer of binder which is arranged on a layer support and contains light-sensitive silver halide, optionally in combination with a substantially light-insensitive silver salt, at least one non-diffusible colour producing compound capable of releasing a diffusible dye as a result of development by heat treatment, and at least one thermal development and diffusion-promoting agent, characterised in that the thermal development and diffusion promoting agent corresponds to the following formula I: ##STR14## wherein R 1 , R 2 denote alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, aryl or acyl and Z denotes an alkylene group having at least 2 carbon atoms.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 88 words

Recording material according to claim 5, characterised in that it contains, as thermal development and diffusion promoting agent, a compound corresponding to the formula given in claim 6, in which Z denotes an alkylene group having the structure corresponding to the formula ##STR15## wherein R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and R 6 denote, independently of one another, hydrogen or alkyl with up to 6 carbon atoms and l and m have the value 0, 1 or 2, but 1 and m cannot both represent 0.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 21 words

Recording material according to claim 5, characterised in that it contains N,N'-dimethyl-ethyleneurea or N,N'-dimethylpropyleneurea in at least one of its layers.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-04-26	1991-10-26	1992-04-26	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-04-26	1995-10-26	1996-04-26	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-04-26	1999-10-26	2000-04-26	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Heat development process and color photographic recording material suitable for this process

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