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EP 0 566 417 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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03.11.1993 Bulletin 1993/44 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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20.10.1993 Bulletin 1993/42 |
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Date of filing: 15.04.1993 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL |
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Priority: |
16.04.1992 US 870137
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Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
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Rochester,
New York 14650-2201 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Rieger, John Brian,
c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester,
New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Friday, James Anthony,
c/o Eastmand Kodak Company
Rochester,
New York 14650-2201 (US)
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Representative: Nunney, Ronald Frederick Adolphe et al |
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Kodak Limited
Patent Department
Headstone Drive
Harrow
Middlesex HA1 4TY
Harrow
Middlesex HA1 4TY (GB) |
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Photographic material having a blue sensitive coupler starved unit |
(57) Disclosed is multilayered color photographic element comprising a support having
coated thereon photographic silver halide emulsion layers said layers including at
least two blue sensitive layers, the blue sensitive layers being the emulsion layers
farthest from the support, where the first of said blue sensitive layers is the most
sensitive blue layer and is the emulsion layer farthest from the support, the first
blue sensitive layer being extremely starved of dye-forming coupler, the second blue
sensitive layer being contiguous said first blue sensitive layer.