Patent ID: 6586165
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: G03C,Y10S

Abstract:
A photographic element comprising, from front to back:(a) a non-porous, water-impermeable transparent support having a thickness of at least 60 &mgr;m and a bending stiffness of 50 to 200 millinewtons; (b) at least one silver-halide emulsion layer superposed on a side of said support; and (c) a reflective layer for effectively providing background opacity and whiteness for an image formed by the emulsion layer; (d) overlying the reflective layer, a transparent or non-transparent processing-solution-permeable protective layer having a thickness of 0.5 to 10 &mgr;m and a dry laydown of at least 0.54 g/m2 (50 mg/ft2) made from a coating composition comprising 30 to 95%, by weight of solids, of water-dispersible polymer and 5 to 70%, by weight of solids, of water-soluble polymer such that more than 30 weight percent of water-soluble polymer is washed out during photographic processing; wherein the combined light reflectance of the reflective layer and the protective layer is greater than 80%.