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Light-sensitive silver halide material providing improved surface characteristics after processing

US6218094A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1999
Grant dateApr 17, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2019

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

Abstract

A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material has been provided comprising a support and on one or both sides thereof at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a gelatinous protective antistress layer and, adjacent thereto as an outermost layer, a gelatinous afterlayer characterized in that said afterlayer comprises at least one polymer latex, being a polybutylacrylate, a polybutylmethacrylate latex or a polyurethane latex, or a copolymer latex being a copolymer poly(butyl methacrylate) polyacrylamide N-substituted sulfo-isobutyl salt, in a ratio amount by weight of (co)polymer latex to gelatin from 0.2:1 up to 5:1 and a total amount of (co)polymer latex and gelatin of at least 0.10 g/m.sup.2.

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