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Processing method for silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1996-09-19
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Granted: 1997-12-16
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Expires: 2016-09-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a color developing process is disclosed. The color developing process comprises the first step of supplying one of a first color developing partial solution containing a color developing agent as a principal component and a second color developing partial solution containing an alkaline agent as a principal component, substantially only to an image-forming surface of the light-sensitive material, the second step of supplying one of the first partial solution and the second partial solution other than that supplied at the first step or a color developing solution containing a color developing agent and an alkaline agent, to the image-forming surface of the light-sensitive material at the same time or just after the first step.
Inventors
- 👤 Manabu Nakahanada
- 👤 Yutaka Ueda
- 👤 Hiroaki Kobayashi
- 👤 Moeko Hagiwara
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 17:45
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D3/00; G03D3/02; G03D3/06; G03D3/065; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/30; G03C7/407; G03C2200/00; G03C2200/43; G03C2200/52; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/164
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a color developing process which comprises the first step of supplying one of a first color developing partial solution containing a color developing agent as a principal component and a second color developing partial solution containing an alkaline agent as a principal component, substantially only to an image-forming surface of said light-sensitive material, the second step of supplying one of said first partial solution and said second partial solution other than that supplied at said first step or a color developing solution containing a color developing agent and an alkaline agent, to the image-forming surface of said light-sensitive material at the same time or just after said first step.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material comprising a color developing process which comprises the first step of supplying one of a first color developing partial solution containing a color developing agent as a principal component and a second color developing partial solution containing an alkaline agent as a principal component, substantially only to an image-forming surface of said light-sensitive material, the second step of supplying one of said first partial solution and said second partial solution other than that supplied at said first step or a color developing solution containing a color developing agent and an alkaline agent, to the image-forming surface of said light-sensitive material at the same time or just after said first step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the solution supply at said first step is carried out through space.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the solution supply through space at said first step is carried out by a solution scattering means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the solution to be supplied at said first step is said first partial solution.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein both of said first partial solution and said second partial solution are each supplied through space.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the supplying volume ratio of said first partial solution and said second partial solution is within the range of 0.1 to 10.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the concentration of the color developing agent in said first partial solution is within the range of from 0.005 moles to 1.00 mol per liter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the concentration of the alkaline agent in said second partial solution is within the range of from 0.1 moles to 3.5 moles per liter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the time necessary for passing the light-sensitive material through the color developing process is 5 to 45 seconds.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
181 words
The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first partial solution, said second partial solutions and said color developing solution to be supplied at said first or second step contains a compound represented by Formula 1, 2, 3 or 4; R.sub.101 --CH.sub.2 --SM.sub.101 Formula 1 R.sub.101 --SO.sub.2 M.sub.101 Formula 2 wherein R 101 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group including one condensed with a 5- or 6-member unsaturated ring, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, a carboxyl group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group or a thiol group, the above groups each may have a substituent; M 101 is a hydrogen atom, an ammonium group or an alkali metal atom, Formula 3 ##STR23## Formula 4 ##STR24## wherein R 102 and R 103 are each an alkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group including at condensed with a 5- or 6-member unsaturated ring, the above groups each may have a substituent and may be bonded with each other to form a ring.
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