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Heat developable light-sensitive material and method of forming color images

Patent 6051359 Issued on April 18, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject November 25, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 978631 filed on 11/25/1997

US Classes:

430/203, By uniform application of heat, element, or image receiving layer therefor430/350, Heat applied after imaging430/510, Antihalation or filter layer containing430/522, Intercyclic methine or azomethine and cyclic ring containing430/546, And solvent or emulsifier or coating aid430/619And inorganic silver compound

Examiners

Primary: Chea, Thorl

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 0 479 167A1 EP. 04/21/1992
  • 0 502 508A1 EP. 09/21/1992
  • 63-223643 JP. 09/21/1998
  • WO 94/22054 WO. 09/21/1994

International Classes

G03C 008/00
G03C 008/40

Foreign Application Priority Data

1996-11-25 JP

Abstract

The present invention provides a heat-developable light-sensitive material having a support and a light-sensitive layer provided on the support. The heat-developable light-sensitive material contains dyes which are decolorized through reaction with a decolorizing agent during a development process. The dyes are non-diffusible and at least a part of decolorized dyes resulting from the development process is non-diffusible. Also provided is an image forming method using the heat-developable light-sensitive material. The present method provides images having excellent sharpness within a short period of time.

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