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US5874205A
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Photographic element with indicia on oriented polymer back sheet
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1997-05-23
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Granted: 1999-02-23
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Expires: 2017-05-23
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet adhered to the back side of the said paper base opposite to the side where said at least one said silver halide photosensitive layer is located, wherein said polymer sheet is provided with indicia on the surface of said sheet between said base paper and said polymer sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert P. Bourdelais
- 👤 Douglas N. Haydock
- 👤 Thaddeus S. Gula
- 👤 Peter T. Aylward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:54
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C5/00; G03C5/08; G03C11/00; G03C11/02; G03C1/00; G03C1/76; G03C1/775; G03C1/79; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/131; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249978; Y10T428/249979; Y10T428/24998; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31895; Y10T428/31899; Y10T428/31902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet adhered to the back side of the said paper base opposite to the side where said at least one said silver halide photosensitive layer is located, wherein said polymer sheet is provided with indicia on the surface of said sheet between said base paper and said polymer sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet adhered to the back side of the said paper base opposite to the side where said at least one said silver halide photosensitive layer is located, wherein said polymer sheet is provided with indicia on the surface of said sheet between said base paper and said polymer sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A photographic element of claim 1 wherein said element further comprises a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet on the same side of said base paper as said at least one photosensitive silver halide layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The photographic element of claim 1 wherein said indicia comprise printed information in at least two colors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The photographic element of claim 1 wherein biaxially oriented sheet is transparent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The photographic element of claim 1 wherein said element further comprises a biaxially oriented sheet on the top side of said base paper between said at least one photosensitive layer and said base paper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The photographic element of claim 5 wherein said top side sheet comprises a microvoided polyolefin sheet of a percent solid density between about 78% to 100% of solid density.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The photographic element of claim 6 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet comprises a skin layer of nonvoided material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The photographic element of claim 7 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet comprises a skin layer on each surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The photographic element of claim 7 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet has a thickness of between about 0.0127 mm and 0.0635 mm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The photographic element of claim 7 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet comprises a layer comprising titanium dioxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The photographic element of claim 7 further comprising a layer of polyethylene between said microvoided sheet and said paper base.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The photographic element of claim 7 wherein said microvoided sheet has a Young's modulus of between about 690 MPa and 5516 MPa.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
61 words
A photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet adhered to the back side of the said paper base opposite to the side where said at least one said silver halide photosensitive layer is located, wherein said polymer sheet is white or colored and is provided with indicia.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
61 words
A photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet adhered to the back side of the said paper base opposite to the side where said at least one said silver halide photosensitive layer is located, wherein said polymer sheet is white or colored and is provided with indicia.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
A photographic element of claim 13 wherein said element further comprises a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet on the same side of said base paper as said at least one photosensitive silver halide layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The photographic element of claim 13 wherein said indicia comprise printed information in at least two colors.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The photographic element of claim 13 wherein biaxially oriented sheet is not transparent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The photographic element of claim 13 wherein said element further comprises a biaxially oriented microvoided sheet on the top side of said base paper between said at least one photosensitive layer and said base paper.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The photographic element of claim 17 wherein said top side sheet comprises a microvoided polyolefin sheet of a percent solid density between about 78% and about 100%.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The photographic element of claim 18 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet comprises a skin layer of nonvoided material.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The photographic element of claim 19 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet has a thickness of between about 0.0127 and 0.0635 mm.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The photographic element of claim 17 further comprising a layer of polyethylene between said microvoided sheet and said paper base.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The photographic element of claim 17 wherein said microvoided sheet has a Young's modulus of between about 690 MPa and 5516 MPa.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
28 words
The element of claim 2 further comprising a copy restrictive pattern of microdots positioned between said at least one silver halide layer and said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
56 words
An imaging element comprising a paper base, and a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet adhered to the back side of the said paper base opposite to the side where imaging materials are located, wherein said polymer sheet is provided with indicia on the surface of said sheet between said base paper and said polymer sheet.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
56 words
An imaging element comprising a paper base, and a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet adhered to the back side of the said paper base opposite to the side where imaging materials are located, wherein said polymer sheet is provided with indicia on the surface of said sheet between said base paper and said polymer sheet.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
The imaging element of claim 24 wherein said element further comprises a biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet on the same side of said base paper as said imaging materials.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
16 words
The element of claim 24 wherein said indicia comprise printed information in at least two colors.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
11 words
The element of claim 24 wherein biaxially oriented sheet is transparent.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
30 words
The element of claim 24 wherein said element further comprises a biaxially oriented sheet on the top side of said base paper between said imaging materials and said base paper.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
28 words
The element of claim 24 wherein said top side sheet comprises a microvoided polyolefin sheet of a percent solid density between about 78% to 100% of solid density.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
17 words
The element of claim 29 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet comprises a skin layer of nonvoided material.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
17 words
The element of claim 20 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet comprises a skin layer on each surface.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
21 words
The element of claim 20 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet has a thickness of between about 0.0127 mm and 0.0635 mm.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
16 words
The element of claim 20 wherein said microvoided polyolefin sheet comprises a layer comprising titanium dioxide.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
21 words
The element of claim 20 wherein said microvoided sheet has a Young's modulus of between about 690 MPa and 5516 MPa.
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