Patent ID: 6180295
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: C09B,G03C

Abstract:
A photographic element comprising a support bearing at least one light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one light insensitive layer, wherein said light-insensitive layer comprises a dispersion comprising a solvent having dispersed therein a liquid-crystal forming dye of structural Formula I:[D--(X).sub.m ]--(Y).sub.n IwhereinD is a merocyanine dye;each Y contains an ionic or a nonionic solubilizing substituent or a group with a pKa value of less than 4 in water;each X is a nonionic substituent;n is 1 to 10;m is 0-10; andthe resulting dye forms a liquid-crystalline phase in solvent.