Patent ID: 6114080
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: G03C

Abstract:
An aqueous developable photographic element for forming neutral images comprising balanced cyan, magenta, and yellow heat-diffusible-dye-forming couplers in one or more image forming layers, and further comprising sensitized silver halide, a thermal solvent for nonaqueous, thermal dye-diffusion transfer, and hydrophilic binder, each independently in one or more image forming layers, an integral receiver layer for dye mordanting during nonaqueous, dimensionally stable support, where said receiver layer is intermediate said support and image forming layers, wherein said receiver layer and said support may be mechanically separated from said image forming layers by opposing forces, and wherein heat-diffusible-dye obtained from said heat-diffusible-dye forming couplers is substantially insoluble and nondiffusible in aqueous medium of pH 7 to 13, and wherein said balanced cyan, magenta, and yellow heat-diffusible-dye-forming couplers and said sensitized silver halide are balanced in a manner which provides a neutral image.