US5451490A
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Digital imaging with tabular grain emulsions
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1994-01-07
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Granted: 1995-09-19
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Expires: 2014-01-07
Abstract
Abstract An electronic printing method which comprises subjecting a radiation sensitive silver halide emulsion layer of a recording element to actinic radiation of at least 10 -4 ergs/cm 2 for up to 100 microseconds duration in a pixel-by-pixel mode is disclosed. The radiation sensitive silver halide emulsion layer contains a silver halide grain population comprising at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, forming the grain population projected area. At least 50 percent of the grain population projected area is accounted for by tabular grains that are bounded by {100} major faces having adjacent edge ratios of less than 10, each having an aspect ratio of at least 2.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerzy A. Budz
- 👤 Julie K. Ligtenberg
- 👤 Michael R. Roberts
- 👤 Susan K. Mroczek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:09
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/16; G03C5/164; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/0051; G03C1/0053; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/3041; G03C2200/00; G03C2200/01; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/145; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
An electronic printing method which comprises subjecting a radiation sensitive silver halide emulsion layer of a recording element to actinic radiation of at least 10 -4 erg/cm 2 for up to 100 microseconds duration in a pixel-by-pixel mode, characterized in that the silver halide emulsion layer contains a silver halide grain population comprising at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, wherein at least 50 percent of the grain population projected area is accounted for by tabular grains (a) bounded by {100} major faces having adjacent edge ratios of less than 10, and (b) each having an aspect ratio of at least 2.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
An electronic printing method which comprises subjecting a radiation sensitive silver halide emulsion layer of a recording element to actinic radiation of at least 10 -4 erg/cm 2 for up to 100 microseconds duration in a pixel-by-pixel mode, characterized in that the silver halide emulsion layer contains a silver halide grain population comprising at least 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, wherein at least 50 percent of the grain population projected area is accounted for by tabular grains (a) bounded by {100} major faces having adjacent edge ratios of less than 10, and (b) each having an aspect ratio of at least 2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the aspect ratio is at least 5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the aspect ratio is greater than 8.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the edge ratios are less than 5.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the edge ratios are less than 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains have thicknesses of less than 0.3 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains have thicknesses of less than 0.2 μm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains internally contain iodide at their nucleation sites and have an average thickness of less than 0.06 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains contain at least 70 mole percent chloride.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 9 wherein the tabular grains are silver iodochloride grains.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 9 wherein the tabular grains are silver bromochloride or silver chloride grains.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the tabular grains contain at least 90 mole percent chloride and internally contain iodide at their nucleation sites.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the recording element is a monochrome recording element.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein the silver halide emulsion layer is blue-sensitized, green-sensitized or red-sensitized.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the recording element is a multicolor, multilayer element comprising a red-sensitized silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitized silver halide emulsion layer and a blue-sensitized silver halide emulsion layer, and at least one of these emulsions layers contains the tabular grains bounded by {100} major faces.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 15 wherein one of the silver halide emulsion layers that contains tabular silver halide grains bounded by {100} major faces is blue-sensitized.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the pixels are exposed to actinic radiation of about 10 -4 erg/cm 2 to 10 3 ergs/cm 2 .
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the pixels are exposed to actinic radiation of about 10 -3 erg/cm 2 to 10 2 ergs/cm 2 .
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the exposure is up to 10 microseconds.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 19 wherein the exposure is up to 0.5 microsecond.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 17 wherein the duration of the exposure is at least 0.01 microsecond.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the source of actinic radiation is a light emitting diode.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the source of actinic radiation is a laser.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 15 wherein the actinic radiation comprises a combination of red, green and blue wavelengths to which the recording element is sensitive.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 23 wherein the recording element is exposed to a portion of the infrared region of the spectrum by a laser source to produce at least one cyan, magenta or yellow dye.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the recording element contains a sulfonamidoaniline or sulfonamidophenol dye image providing compound.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
125 words
A method according to claim 26 wherein the recording element contains an image dye providing compound of the formula: ##STR39## wherein Col is a dye or dye precursor moiety; Ballast is an organic ballasting radical of such molecular size and configuration as to render the formula compound nondifussible during development in an alkaline processing solution having a pH in excess of 11; G is OR or NHR 1 wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrolyzable moiety and R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; and n is a positive integer of 1 to 2 and is 2 when G is OR or when R 1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of less than 8 carbon atoms.
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