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Photothermographic element having desired color

US6174657A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1998
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03C2200/42
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photothermographic element comprises: (a) a support bearing on one surface thereof (b) a photosensitive emulsion layer (i) a binder; (ii) a light-insensitive organic silver salt, (iii) a reducing agent, and (iv) a photosensitive silver halide emulsion; (c) an antihalation dye incorporated in the emulsion layer, in a polymer layer under the photosensitive layer, in the support, or in a backside polymer layer; and (d) one or more tinting dyes such that the final color space of the film lies within the range defined by 220.degree.<h.sub.ab <260.degree., where h.sub.ab is the psychometric hue angle, h.sub.ab =arctan(b*/a*), as defined in the CIELAB color system.

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