US5264337A
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Moderate aspect ratio tabular grain high chloride emulsions with inherently stable grain faces
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1993-03-22
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Granted: 1993-11-23
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Expires: 2013-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A radiation sensitive emulsion is disclosed containing a silver halide grain population internally free of iodide at the site of grain nucleation comprised of at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on total silver forming the grain population. Greater than 50 percent of the grain population projected area is accounted for by {100} tabular grains which have an average aspect ratio of up to 7.5.
Inventors
- 👤 Joe E. Maskasky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 04:19
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/0051; G03C1/0053; G03C1/06; G03C1/07; G03C1/08; G03C1/10; G03C1/12; G03C1/14; G03C1/16; G03C1/18; G03C1/22; G03C2001/0055; G03C1/035; G03C2001/03576; G03C2200/00; G03C2200/01; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/305; G03C7/30541
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion containing a silver halide grain population internally free of iodide at the site of grain nucleation comprised of at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on total silver forming the grain population, in which greater than 50 percent of the grain population projected area is accounted for by tabular grains, wherein the tabular grains (a) have parallel major faces lying in {100} crystallographic planes and (b)have an average aspect ratio of up to 7.5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion containing a silver halide grain population internally free of iodide at the site of grain nucleation comprised of at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on total silver forming the grain population, in which greater than 50 percent of the grain population projected area is accounted for by tabular grains, wherein the tabular grains (a) have parallel major faces lying in {100} crystallographic planes and (b)have an average aspect ratio of up to 7.5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the average aspect ratio of the tabular grains is at least 5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains have a mean thickness of less than 0.3 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains contain less than 2 mole percent iodide, based on silver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 4 wherein the tabular grains contain less than 1 mole percent iodide, based on silver.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains are internally free of iodide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains contain less than 20 mole percent bromide, based on silver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 7 wherein the tabular grains contain less than 10 mole percent bromide, based on silver.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains consist essentially of silver chloride.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the emulsion contains a restraining agent capable of restraining the emergence of non-{100} crystal faces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A radiation sensitive emulsion according to claim 10 wherein the restraining agent is chosen from the class consisting of 3-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole, 3,5-diamino-1,2,4-triazole, and imidazole.
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