US4830958A — Silver halide photographic light-sensitive materi…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 76 words

A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, wherein at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprises highly chloride-containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol %, a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide, and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 76 words

A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, wherein at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprises highly chloride-containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol %, a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide, and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 37 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein an amount of said water-soluble bromide contained in said silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.1 mol % to 1.5 mol % per mol of silver halide.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 37 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 2, wherein an amount of said water soluble-bromide contained in said silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.15 mo/ % to 1 mol % per mol of silver halide.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 47 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said high boiling organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of a phthalic ester, a phosphoric ester, an organic acid amide, a keton and a hydrocarbon which have a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 34 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 4, wherein said high boiling organic solvent is selected from a phthalic ester and phosphoric ester which have a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 65 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 5, wherein said high boiling organic solvent is a phthalic ester represented by the following formula HA: ##STR80## wherein R H1 and R H2 represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, provided that a total number of carbon atoms of groups represented by R H1 and R H2 is from 9 to 32.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 73 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 5, wherein said high boiling organic solvent is a phosphoric ester represented by the following formula HB: ##STR81## wherein R H3 , R H4 and R H5 represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, respectively, provided that a total number of carbon atoms of the groups represented by R H3 , R H4 and R H5 is from 24 to 54.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 37 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein an amount of said high boiling organic solvent contained in said silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.01 mol to 10 mol per mol of silver halide.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 37 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 8, wherein an amount of said high boiling organic solvent contained in said silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.05 mol to 5 mol per mol of silver halide.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 26 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the silver chloride content of said silver halide grains is not less than 95 mol %.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 26 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 10, wherein the silver chloride content of said silver halide grains is not less than 99 mol %.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 26 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said silver halide grains have an average grain size of from 0.2 μm to 1.6 μm.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 26 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 12, wherein said silver halide grains have an average grain size of from 0.25 μm to 1.2 μm.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 29 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said silver halide grains have a grain size distribution represented by a variation coefficient of not more than 0.22.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 29 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 14, wherein said silver halide grains have a grain size distribution represented by a variation coefficient of not more than 0.15.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 55 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein said silver halide emulsion layer contains a mercapto compound represented the following formula S: ##STR82## wherein Q represents a group of atoms necessary to complete a five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring condensed with a benzene ring and M represents a hydrogen atom ar a cation.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 41 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 16, wherein an amount of said mercapto compound represented by the formula S contained in said silver halide emulsion layer is from 1×10 -6 to 1×10 -1 mole per mol of silver halide.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 41 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 17, wherein an amount of said mercapto compound represented by the formula S contained in said silver halide emulsion layer is from 1×10 -5 to 1×10 -2 mol per mol of silver halide.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 110 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the silver halide emulsion of said silver halide emilsion layer is sensitized by a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula A: ##STR83## wherein Z 11 and Z 12 represent a group of atoms necessary to complete a benzoxazaole nucleus, a naphthoxazole nucleus, a benzoselenazole nucleus, a naphthoselenazole nucleus, a benzothiazole nucleus, a naphthothiazole nucleus, a benzoimidazole nucleus, a naphthoimidazole nucleus, a pyridine nucleus or quinoline nucleus, respectively; R 21 and R 22 represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, respectively; X 1 .sup.⊖ represents an anion and l is an integer of 0 or 1.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 94 words

The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 1, wherein the silver halide emulsion of said silver halide emulsion layer is sensitized by a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula B: ##STR84## wherein Z 11 and Z 12 represent a group of atoms necessary to complete a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring which are condensed with a oxazole ring, respectively, R 21 and R 22 represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, respectively; X 1 .sup.⊖ represents an anion and n is an integer of 0 or 1.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 108 words

A process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, comprising steps of incorprating highly chloride-containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol %, into at least one of silver halide emulsion layer, incorporating a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide into said emulsion layer after completion of chemical ripening of said silver halide grains, and further incorporating a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0 into said silver halide emulsion emulsion layer.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 108 words

A process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, comprising steps of incorprating highly chloride-containing silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 90 mol %, into at least one of silver halide emulsion layer, incorporating a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide into said emulsion layer after completion of chemical ripening of said silver halide grains, and further incorporating a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0 into said silver halide emulsion emulsion layer.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 49 words

The process for prearing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein said water-soluble bromide is incorporated into the silver halide emulsion of said silver halide emulsion layer at the time when an emulsion is prepared to a coating liquid for preparing said silver halide emulsion layer.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 38 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein an amount of said water-soluble bromide incorporated into said silver halide emulsion is from 0.1 to 1.5 mol % per mol of silver halide.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 37 words

The process of preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 23, wherein an amount of said water-soluble bromide incorporated into said silver halide emulsion is 0.15 to 1 mol % per mol of silver halide.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 52 words

The process of preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein said high boiling organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of a phthalic ester, a phosphoric ester, an organic acid amide, a keton and a hydro carbon which have a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 39 words

The process of preparing a silver halide photoraphic light-sensitive material of claim 25, wherein said high boiling organic solvent is selected from a phthalic ester and a phosphoric ester which have a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 64 words

The process of preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 26, wherein said phthalic ester is represented by the following formula HA. ##STR85## wherein R H1 and R H2 represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, provided that a total number of carbon atoms of groups represented by R H1 and R H2 is from 9 to 32.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 72 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 26, wherein said phosphoric ester is represented by the following formula HB: ##STR86## wherein R H3 , R H4 and R H5 represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, respectively, provided that a total number of carbon atoms of the groups represented by R H3 , R H4 and R H5 is from 24 to 54.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 41 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein an amount of said high boiling organic solvent incorporated into said silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.01 mol to 10 mol per mol of silver halide.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 41 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 30, wherein an amount of said high boiling organic solvent incorporated into said silver halide emulsion layer is from 0.05 mol to 5 mol per mol of silver halide.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 32 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein an amount of silver chloride incorporated into said silver halide grains is not less than 95 mol %.

Claim 34

Dependent Claim 32 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 31, wherein an amount of silver chloride incorporated into said silver halide grains is not less than 99 mol %.

Claim 35

Dependent Claim 30 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein said silver halide grains have an average grain size of from 0.2 μm to 1.6 μm.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 30 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 33, wherein said silver halide grains have an average grain size of from 0.25 μm to 1.2 μm.

Claim 37

Dependent Claim 33 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein said silver halide grains have a grain size distribution represented by a variation coefficient of not more than 0.22.

Claim 38

Dependent Claim 32 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 35, wherein said silver halide grains have a grain size distribution represented by a variation coefficient not more than 0.15.

Claim 39

Dependent Claim 62 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein a mercapto compound represented by the following formula S is incorporated into said silver halide emulsion layer: ##STR87## wherein Q represents a group of atoms necessarry to complete a five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring condensed with a benzene ring and M represents a hydrogen atom ar a cation.

Claim 40

Dependent Claim 54 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 37, wherein said mercapto compound represented by the formula S is incorporated in parts into the silver halide emulsion of said silver halide emulsion layer at the time of initiation and of completion of a chemical ripening of said silver halide emulsion.

Claim 41

Dependent Claim 45 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 37, wherein an amount of said mercapto compound represented by the formula S incorporated into said silver halide emulsion layer is from 1×10 -6 to 1×10 -1 mol per mol of silver halide.

Claim 42

Dependent Claim 45 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 39, wherein an amount of said mercapto compound represented by the formula S incorporated into said silver halide emulsion layer is from 1×10 -5 to 1×10 -2 mol per mol of silver halide.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 114 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein the silver halide emulsion of said silver halide emulsion layer is sensitized by a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula A: ##STR88## wherein Z 11 and Z 12 represent a group of atoms necessary to complete a benzoxazaole nucleus, a naphthoxazole nucleus, a benzoselenazole nucleus, a naphthoselenazole nucleus, a benzothiazole nucleus, a naphthothiazole nucleus, a benzoimidazole nucleus, a naphthoimidazole nucleus, a pyridine nucleus or quinoline nucleus, respectively, R 21 and R 22 represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, respectively; X 1 .sup.⊖ represents an anion and l is an integer of 0 or 1.

Claim 44

Dependent Claim 98 words

The process for preparing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material of claim 21, wherein the silver halide emulsion of said silver halide emulsion layer is sensitized by a sensitizing dye represented by the following formula B: ##STR89## wherein Z 11 and Z 12 represent a group of atoms necessary to complete a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring which are condensed with a oxazole ring, respectively; R 21 and R 22 represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, respectively; X 1 .sup.⊖ represents an anion and n is an integer of 0 or 1.

Claim 45

Dependent Claim 112 words

A process for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a steps of developing said silver halide photographic material with a color developer within a time of from 30 seconds to 50 seconds, wherein said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, in which at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprises highly chrolide-containing silver halide grains having a silver chrolide content of not less than 90 mol %, a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide, and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Claim 46

Dependent Claim 112 words

A process for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a steps of developing said silver halide photographic material with a color developer within a time of from 30 seconds to 50 seconds, wherein said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, in which at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprises highly chrolide-containing silver halide grains having a silver chrolide content of not less than 90 mol %, a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide, and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not higher than 6.0.

Claim 47

Dependent Claim 106 words

A process for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a step for developing said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with a color developer containing no benzyl alcohol, wherein said silver ahlide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, in which at least one silver halide emulsion comprises highly chrolide-containing silver halide grains having a silver halide content of not less than 90 mol %, a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide, and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not more than 6.0.

Claim 48

Dependent Claim 106 words

A process for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a step for developing said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with a color developer containing no benzyl alcohol, wherein said silver ahlide photographic light-sensitive material comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion layer thereon, in which at least one silver halide emulsion comprises highly chrolide-containing silver halide grains having a silver halide content of not less than 90 mol %, a water-soluble bromide of from 0.05 mol % to 2 mol % per mol of silver halide, and a high boiling organic solvent having a dielectric constant of not more than 6.0.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1992-05-15	1992-11-14	1993-05-16	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1996-05-15	1996-11-14	1997-05-16	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2000-05-15	2000-11-14	2001-05-16	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which is excellent in rapid processability and has not very much sensitivity variation caused by a change on standing in the preparation of the light-sensitive material

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