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Viscosity control of photographic melts
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1992-04-16
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2012-04-16
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a melt for the coating of a layer in a photographic element and which contains water, gelatin and an anionically charged, hydrophobic group containing compound that is (a) water soluble or soluble in a solution of 5 to 20 percent of water miscible organic solvent, said melt being further characterized by containing an amount of an amphiphilic compound which is sufficient to reduce the viscosity of said melt, said compound selected from the class consisting of: Type A: Sugar (saccharidic) compounds, characterized by having one to three hydrophobic groups, each group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, and having one or more attached hydrophilic mono- or oligosaccharidic hydrophilic chains that may or may not be terminated by a negatively charged group such as a sulfate, sulfonate or a carboxyl group; and Type B: Compounds compromising a hydrophobic group having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having one or two attached hydrophilic chains comprising at least 4 oxyethylene and/or glycidyl ether groups that may or may not be terminated with a negatively charged group such as a sulfate, sulfonate or a carboxy group. and mixtures thereof The preferred compounds for this invention are type A compounds.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary W. Visconte
- 👤 Pranab Bagchi
- 👤 James A. Friday
- 👤 Michael W. Orem
- 👤 Alan R. Pitt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 00:48
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/388
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
A melt for the coating of a layer in a photographic element comprising a solution of water, gelatin and in solution an anionically charged, hydrophobic group containing compound that is water soluble or soluble in a solution of 5 to 20 percent of water miscible organic solvent, said melt being further characterized by containing an amount of an amphiphilic compound which is sufficient to reduce the viscosity of said melt, said compound selected from the class consisting of: Type A: Sugar (saccharidic) compounds, characterized by having one to three hydrophobic groups, each group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, and having one or more attached hydrophilic mono- or oligosaccharidic hydrophilic chains; and Type B: Compounds comprising a hydrophobic group having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having one or two attached hydrophilic chains comprising at least 4 oxyethylene and/or glycidyl ether groups and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
151 words
A melt for the coating of a layer in a photographic element comprising a solution of water, gelatin and in solution an anionically charged, hydrophobic group containing compound that is water soluble or soluble in a solution of 5 to 20 percent of water miscible organic solvent, said melt being further characterized by containing an amount of an amphiphilic compound which is sufficient to reduce the viscosity of said melt, said compound selected from the class consisting of: Type A: Sugar (saccharidic) compounds, characterized by having one to three hydrophobic groups, each group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, and having one or more attached hydrophilic mono- or oligosaccharidic hydrophilic chains; and Type B: Compounds comprising a hydrophobic group having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having one or two attached hydrophilic chains comprising at least 4 oxyethylene and/or glycidyl ether groups and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The melt of claim 1 wherein said anionically charged, hydrophobic group containing compound is a group selected from the following groups -SO 3 - , -SO 4 - , and -COO - .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The melt of claim 2 having a composition comprising: (a) gelatin, 3-20 weight percent, (b) silver halide emulsion, 0-50 weight percent, (c) coupler dispersion, 0-40 weight percent, (d) said anionic charged hydrophobic group containing compound, 0.1-10 weight percent; (e) from about 1 to about 10 times by weight of component (d) of said amphiphilic compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (e) is a compound of Type (A).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (e) is a compound of Type (B).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The melt of claim 4 additionally containing, in an amount of from about 1 times to about 5 times the weight of component (d), a polyol compound having a molecular weight of from about 1,100 to about 27,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
124 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (e) is selected from at least one of the following Type (A) compounds: ##STR15## L' is a chemical bond, --O--, 'S--, --NH--, --CONH-- or --SO 2 NH--; R is a hydrophobic substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted coalkyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group containing 8 to 20 carbon atoms; each R 1 and R 2 independently is hydrogen or an alkyl group having form 1 to 4 carbon atoms; each of a and b independently is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3, provided that the sum of a and b is not greater than 3; and, each of x and y independently is an integer from 3 to 7: ##STR16##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (e) comprises at least one of the following B compounds ##STR17##
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The melt of claim 6 wherein said polyol compound comprises at least one of the following ##STR18##
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (d) comprises at least one of the following masking couplers: ##STR19##
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (d) of claim 3 comprises at least one of the following oxidized developer scavengers: ##STR20## where n is between 10 and 18.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
10 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (d) comprises ##STR21##
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The melt of claim 1 wherein component (d) comprises at least one of the following optical brighteners: ##STR22##
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (d) comprises at least one of the following bleachable dyes: ##STR23##
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The melt of claim 3 wherein component (d) comprises at least one of the following dye transfer dyes: ##STR24##
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The melt of claim 1 wherein component (d) comprises at least one of the following dyes: ##STR25##
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The melt of claim 1 said layer comprises a layer in a multilayer color negative photographic element.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The melt of claim 1 wherein said layer comprises a layer in a multilayer color paper element.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
The melt of claim 1 wherein said layer comprises a layer in a multilayer photographic temporary element.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
The melt of claim 1 wherein said layer comprises a layer in a multicolor dye transfer color photographic element.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
The melt of claim 1 wherein said layer comprises a layer in a black and white photographic element.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 14 wherein component (e) comprises at least one of the following B compounds ##STR26##
Claim 24
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of forming a layer of a photographic element comprising forming a melt by mixing materials to form a solution comprising water, gelatin and an anionically charged, hydrophobic group containing compound that is (a) water soluble or soluble in a solution of 5 to 20 percent of water miscible organic solvent, said melt being further characterized by containing an amount of an amphiphilic compound which is sufficient to reduce the viscosity of said melt, said compound selected from the class consisting of: Type A: Sugar (saccharidic) compounds, characterized by having one to three hydrophobic groups, each group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, and having one or more attached hydrophilic mono- or oligosaccharidic hydrophilic chains; and Type B: Compounds comprising a hydrophobic group having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having one or two attached hydrophilic chains comprising at least 4 oxyethylene and/or glycidyl ether groups and mixtures thereof and casing said melt as a layer of a photographic element.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
167 words
A method of forming a layer of a photographic element comprising forming a melt by mixing materials to form a solution comprising water, gelatin and an anionically charged, hydrophobic group containing compound that is (a) water soluble or soluble in a solution of 5 to 20 percent of water miscible organic solvent, said melt being further characterized by containing an amount of an amphiphilic compound which is sufficient to reduce the viscosity of said melt, said compound selected from the class consisting of: Type A: Sugar (saccharidic) compounds, characterized by having one to three hydrophobic groups, each group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, and having one or more attached hydrophilic mono- or oligosaccharidic hydrophilic chains; and Type B: Compounds comprising a hydrophobic group having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having one or two attached hydrophilic chains comprising at least 4 oxyethylene and/or glycidyl ether groups and mixtures thereof and casing said melt as a layer of a photographic element.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 23 wherein said anionically charged, hydrophobic group containing compound is a group selected from the following groups -SO 3 - , -SO 4 - , and -COO - .
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 24 having a composition comprising: (a) gelatin, 3-20 weight percent, (b) silver halide emulsion, 0-50 weight percent, (c) coupler dispersion, 0-40 weight percent, (d) said anionically charged hydrophobic group containing compound, 0.1-10 weight percent; (e) from about 1 to about 10 times by weight of component (d) of said amphiphilic compounds.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 25 wherein component (e) is a compound of Type (A).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 25 wherein component (e) is a compound of Type (B).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 26 additionally containing from about 1 times to about 5 times the weight of component (d), of a polyol compound having a molecular weight of from about 1,100 to about 27,000.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
122 words
The method of claim 25 wherein component (e) comprises at least one of the following Type (A) compounds ##STR27## L' is a chemical bond, --O--, --S--, --NH--, --CONH-- or --SO 2 NH--; R is a hydrophobic substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted coalkyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group containing 8 to 20 carbon atoms; each R 1 and R 2 independently is hydrogen or an alkyl group having form 1 to 4 carbon atoms; each of a and b independently is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3, provided that the sum of a and b is not greater than 3; and, each of x and y independently is an integer from 3 to 7: ##STR28##
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