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EP 1 111 451 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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17.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/47 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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27.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/26 |
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Date of filing: 30.04.1997 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G03C 1/498 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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BE DE FR GB IT NL |
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Priority: |
30.04.1996 JP 13283796
30.04.1996 JP 13283896
17.05.1996 JP 14811296
17.05.1996 JP 14811796
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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97107177.4 / 0805376 |
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Applicant: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD. |
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Kanagawa 250-01 (JP) |
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- Suzuki, Keiichi
Minami-ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
- Kubo, Toshiaki
Minami-ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
- Inagaki, Yoshio
Minami-ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
- Arai, Tsutomu
Minami-ashigara-shi, Kanagawa (JP)
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Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE |
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Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE) |
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Photothermographic material |
(57) In a photothermographic material comprising an organic silver salt, a silver halide,
and a reducing agent, a hydrazine compound of a special structure and a sensitizing
dye of a special structure are contained. The photothermographic material shows high
Dmax and ultrahigh contrast.