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US6107014A
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Raw stock for photographic paper
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1998-06-09
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Granted: 2000-08-22
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Expires: 2018-06-09
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a imaging element comprising a paper having a surface roughness average of between 0.13 and 0.44 micrometers.
Inventors
- 👤 Sandra J. Dagan
- 👤 Thaddeus S. Gula
- 👤 Robert P. Bourdelais
- 👤 Peter T. Aylward
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:45
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21G; D21G1/00; D21G1/0073; D21G1/0093; G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/76; G03C1/775; G03C1/79; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/151; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249978; Y10T428/24998; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/249991; Y10T428/249992; Y10T428/249993; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/266; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31895; Y10T428/31899; Y10T428/31902; Y10T428/31971; Y10T428/31993
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
An imaging element comprising a paper having a surface roughness of between 0.13 and 0.44 μm on at least one surface of said paper and biaxially oriented polyolefin sheets laminated to each surface of said paper wherein the said paper has a machine direction/cross direction modulus ratio of between 1.4 and 1.9, the average fiber length of the individual fibers of said paper is between 0.40 and 0.58 mm, said paper is substantially free of dry strength resin, said paper is substantially free of titanium dioxide, and said paper is substantially free of wet strength resin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
An imaging element comprising a paper having a surface roughness of between 0.13 and 0.44 μm on at least one surface of said paper and biaxially oriented polyolefin sheets laminated to each surface of said paper wherein the said paper has a machine direction/cross direction modulus ratio of between 1.4 and 1.9, the average fiber length of the individual fibers of said paper is between 0.40 and 0.58 mm, said paper is substantially free of dry strength resin, said paper is substantially free of titanium dioxide, and said paper is substantially free of wet strength resin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said paper has a basis weight of between 117.0 and 195 g/m 2 and a density between 1.05 and 1.20 grams/cc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A photographic element comprising at least one layer comprising photosensitive silver halide and a dye forming coupler, and a paper having a surface roughness of between 0.13 and 0.44 μm on at least one surface of said paper and biaxially oriented polyolefin sheets laminated to each surface of said paper wherein the said paper has a machine direction/cross direction modulus ratio of between 1.4 and 1.9, the average fiber length of the individual fibers of said paper is between 0.40 and 0.58 mm, said paper is substantially free of dry strength resin, said paper is subdstantially free of wet strength resin, and said paper is substantially free of titanium dioxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
A photographic element comprising at least one layer comprising photosensitive silver halide and a dye forming coupler, and a paper having a surface roughness of between 0.13 and 0.44 μm on at least one surface of said paper and biaxially oriented polyolefin sheets laminated to each surface of said paper wherein the said paper has a machine direction/cross direction modulus ratio of between 1.4 and 1.9, the average fiber length of the individual fibers of said paper is between 0.40 and 0.58 mm, said paper is substantially free of dry strength resin, said paper is subdstantially free of wet strength resin, and said paper is substantially free of titanium dioxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The paper of claim 3 wherein said paper has a basis weight of between 117.0 and 195.0 g/m 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The paper of claim 4 wherein said paper has a density of between 1.05 and 1.20 grams/cc.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The paper of claim 3 wherein the pulp of said paper comprises pulp that has a brightness of less than 90% brightness at 457 nm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The paper of claim 1 wherein said paper has a basis weight of between 117.0 and 195.0 g/m 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The paper of claim 7 wherein said paper has a density of between 1.05 and 1.20 grams/cc.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The paper of claim 8 wherein the pulp of said paper comprises pulp that has a brightness of less than 90% brightness at 457 nm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A photographic element of claim 3 wherein said paper has a basis weight of between 117.0 and 195 g/m 2 and a density between 1.05 and 1.20 grams/cc.
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