(19)
(11) EP 0 695 968 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.07.1996 Bulletin 1996/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.02.1996 Bulletin 1996/06

(21) Application number: 95112023.7

(22) Date of filing: 31.07.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: G03C 1/04, G03C 7/388
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 01.08.1994 US 283978

(71) Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sharma, Ravi, c/o Eastman Kodak Co.
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Girolmo, Sharon Rose, c/o Eastman Kodak Co.
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Visconte, Gary William, c/o Eastman Kodak Co.
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Gangemi, Chris, c/o Eastman Kodak Co.
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Garcia, Edwin, c/o Eastman Kodak Co.
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)

(74) Representative: Brandes, Jürgen, Dr. 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
D-81541 München
D-81541 München (DE)

   


(54) Viscosity reduction in a photographic melt


(57) An aqueous photographic coating composition comprises an aqueous solution comprising gelatin and an anionically charged, hydrophobic group-containing compound that is (a) soluble in water or a mixture of water and a water-miscible organic solvent, and (b) which confers an undesirably high viscosity to aqueous gelatin solutions, wherein the composition further comprises a cyclodextrin in an amount sufficient to reduce the viscosity of the solution.






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