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Stain resistant protective overcoat for imaged photographic elements

US5994005A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 1998
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/162
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is an imaged photographic element including a support, having at least one silver halide emulsion layer, and having at least one stain resistant overcoat layer. The stain resistant overcoat layer contains a fluoro(meth)acrylate interpolymer having two different segments, one of which is fluorinated and oleophobic and the other of which is hydratable. The stain resistant overcoat is applied to the photographic element after film processing.

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