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Silver halide photographic material containing a specified water content, and method of processing the same
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-05
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Granted: 1990-01-30
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Expires: 2008-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which has at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer on a support, said photographic material having a water content of 10-20 g/m 2 at the time when the washing step of processing with a roller transport type automatic processor is completed.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinichi Ohtani
- 👤 Teruo Kashino
- 👤 Katsushi Fujita
- 👤 Akio Suzuki
- 👤 Eiji Yoshida
- 👤 Satoru Nagasaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:42
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/26; G03C5/29; G03C5/305; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/164; Y10S430/167
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A silver halide photographic material, comprising at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer on a support, and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing core/shell or tubular type silver halide grains, the silver halide photographic material is exposed and then developed and washed with a roller type automatic processor, the photographic material has a water content of 10-20 g/m2 when the washing step is completed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A silver halide photographic material, comprising at least one hydrophilic colloidal layer on a support, and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing core/shell or tubular type silver halide grains, the silver halide photographic material is exposed and then developed and washed with a roller type automatic processor, the photographic material has a water content of 10-20 g/m2 when the washing step is completed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The silver halide photographic material according to claim 1, having a melting time, which is measured at 50? C., within the range of 8-45 minutes and a gelatin content of 2.00-3.50 g/m2 on the side of said photographic material which contains a hydrophilic colloidal layer with the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
The silver halide photographic material according to claim 1, wherein the photographic material is developed with a developing solution containing a compound of the following formula (IA) and/or a compound of the following formula (IIA): ##STR19## where R1, R2, R3, R4 amd R5 each denotes a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfo group, a halogen atom, an amino group or a nitro group, each of these groups optionally having one or more substituents.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The silver halide photographic material according to claim 1, wherein said silver halide photographic material is processed in the automatic processor having a total processing time of 20-60 seconds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The silver halide photographic material according to claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic colloidal layer is provided on each side of the support.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The silver halide photographic material according to claim 1, wherein the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains silver iodobromide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The silver halide photographic material according to claim 1, wherein the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains silver iodide in an amount of at least 10 mole %.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein the silver halide grains are monodisposed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The silver halide photographic material of claim 1, wherein the light-sensitive material is an X-ray light-sensitive material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The silver halide photographic material of claim 8, wherein the X-ray light-sensitive material has a spectral sensitivity up to 450 nm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The silver halide photographic material of claim 8, wherein the X-ray light-sensitive material has a spectral sensitivity of 540-550nm.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of processing a silver halide photographic material having at least one hydrophiic colloidal layer on a support and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains comprising, exposing the silver halide photographic material and then developing and washing the exposed silver halide photographic material with a roller type automatic processor, the water content of said photographic material being from about 10 to 20 g/m2 when the washing step is completed.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
76 words
A method of processing a silver halide photographic material having at least one hydrophiic colloidal layer on a support and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains comprising, exposing the silver halide photographic material and then developing and washing the exposed silver halide photographic material with a roller type automatic processor, the water content of said photographic material being from about 10 to 20 g/m2 when the washing step is completed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
84 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein the developing step further comprises developing with a developing solution containing a compound of the following general formula (IA) and/or a compound of the following general formula (IIA): ##STR20## where R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 each denotes a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a carboxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a sulfo group, a halogen atom, an amino group or a nitro group, each of these groups optionally having one or more substituents.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein said silver halide photographic material is processed in an automatic processor having a tota processing time of 20-60 seconds.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains core/shell or tabular type silver halide grains. The light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains silver iodide in an amount of at least 10 mole %.
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