Patent ID: 6582892
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: G03C,Y10S

Abstract:
A black-and-white photothermographic material comprising a support having on one side thereof:a) a thermally-developable imaging layer(s) comprising a hydrophobic binder and in reactive association, a photosensitive silver halide, one or more non-photosensitive silver carboxylates, a hindered phenol reducing agent, an indolenine dye that is one of the following compounds III-1 to III-27 wherein Wâˆ’ is an anion, and a benzothiazole dye that is one of the following compounds II-1 to II-11 wherein Xâˆ’ is an anion, b) a hydrophobic protective layer that is farther from said support than said imaging layer(s), said photothermographic material also comprising an antihalation layer on the backside of said support, said antihalation layer comprising a binder and an antihalation dye,