Silver halide photographic material and method of applying a photographic image to a receptor element

A silver halide photographic element which comprises a support, an optional subbing layer, a first silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer containing light sensitive silver halide grains mixed with a carrier, an optional overcoat or optional interlayer, and optionally a second silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer, an optional interlayer, an optional third silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer, and an optional overcoat with the proviso that silver halide grains in the first and optional second and third silver halide light sensitive emulsions are non-organic silver salts, and with the proviso that said first and optional second and third silver halide emulsion layers do not contain a dye donating substance other than a color coupler, wherein at least one of the optional subbing layer, overcoat or interlayer must be present and also comprises said carrier, wherein said carrier is capable of transferring and adhering developed image and non-image areas from said front surface of said support upon the application of heat energy to the rear surface of the support, said carrier strips from said front surface of the support by liquefying and releasing from said support when heated, said liquefied carrier providing adherence to a receptor element by flowing onto said receptor element and solidifying thereon, said adherence does not require an external surface adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said silver halide grains.

A silver halide photographic element, which comprises:

• a support having a front and rear surface, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer containing light sensitive silver halide grains on said front surface of the support, with the proviso that the silver halide grains are non-organic silver salts, and with the proviso that said emulsion layer does not contain a dye donating substance except for a color coupler, wherein the silver halide grains are dispersed in or mixed with a carrier having a melting point of at least 100.degree. C. and comprising (i) particles of a thermoplastic polymer having dimensions of about 1 to about 20 micrometers, from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a film-forming binder, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer, and optionally from about 0.2 to about 10 weight percent of a fluid viscosity modifier, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer, (ii) about 15 to about 80 percent by weight of a film-forming binder selected from the group consisting of ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, polyolefins, and waxes and from about 85 to about 20 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, waxes, epoxy polymers, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, wherein each of said film-forming binder and said thermoplastic polymer melts in the range of from about 100.degree. C. to about 180 degrees Celsius and particles of about 1 to about 20 micrometers, (iii) a film forming binder selected from the group consisting of ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers having particles of about 1 to about 20 micrometers, polyolefins, and waxes and which melts in the range of from about 100.degree. C. to about 180 degrees Celsius, (iv) a thermoplastic polymer having particles of about 1 to about 20 micrometers selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers and which melts in the range of from about 100 to about 180 degrees Celsius or, (v) a thermoplastic polymer having particles of about 1 to about 20 micrometers selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers, and ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers and which melts in the range of from about 100 to about 180 degrees Celsius.

A silver halide photographic element, which comprises:

• a support having a front and rear surface, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer containing light sensitive silver halide grains on said front surface of the support, with the proviso that the silver halide grains are non-organic silver salts, and with the proviso that said emulsion layer does not contain a dye donating substance other than a color coupler, wherein the silver halide grains are dispersed in or mixed with a carrier having a melting point of at least 100.degree. C. and which is capable of transferring and adhering developed image and non-image areas from said front surface of said support upon the application of heat energy to the rear surface of the support, said carrier strips from said front surface of the support by liquefying and releasing from said support when heated, said liquefied carrier providing adherence to a receptor element by flowing onto said receptor element and solidifying thereon, said adherence does not require an external surface adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said silver halide grains, and wherein the carrier comprises particles of a thermoplastic polymer having dimensions of about 1 to about 20 micrometers, from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a film-forming binder, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer, and from about 0.2 to about 10 weight percent of an viscosity modifier, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer.

A silver halide photographic element, which comprises:

• a support having a front and rear surface, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer containing light sensitive silver halide grains on said front surface of the support, with the proviso that the silver halide grains are non-organic silver salts, and with the proviso that said emulsion layer does not contain a dye donating substance other than a color coupler, wherein the silver halide grains are dispersed in or mixed with a carrier having a melting point of at least 100.degree. C. and which is capable of transferring and adhering developed image and non-image areas from said front surface of said support upon the application of heat energy to the rear surface of the support, said carrier strips from said front surface of the support by liquefying and releasing from said support when heated, said liquefied carrier providing adherence to a receptor element by flowing onto said receptor element and solidifying thereon, said adherence does not require an external surface adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said silver halide grains, and wherein the carrier melts from about 100 to about 180 degrees Celsius and comprises particles of a thermoplastic polymer having dimensions of about 1 to about 20 micrometers, from about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a film-forming binder, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer, and from about 2 to about 20 weight percent of a cationic polymer, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer.

A silver halide photographic element, which comprises:

• a support having a front and rear surface, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer containing light sensitive silver halide grains on said front surface of the support, with the proviso that the silver halide grains are non-organic silver salts, and with the proviso that said emulsion layer does not contain a dye donating substance other than a color coupler, wherein the silver halide grains are dispersed in or mixed with a carrier having a melting point of at least 100.degree. C. and which is capable of transferring and adhering developed image and non-image areas from said front surface of said support upon the application of heat energy to the rear surface of the support, said carrier strips from said front surface of the support by liquefying and releasing from said support when heated, said liquefied carrier providing adherence to a receptor element by flowing onto said receptor element and solidifying thereon, said adherence does not require an external surface adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said silver halide grains, and wherein the carrier comprises from about 15 to about 80 percent by weight of a film-forming binder selected from the group consisting of ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, polyolefins, and waxes and from about 85 to about 20 percent by weight of a powdered thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, waxes, epoxy polymers, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, wherein each of said film-forming binder and said powdered thermoplastic polymer melts in the range of from about 100 to about 180 degrees Celsius and said powdered thermoplastic consists of particles which are from about 1 to about 20 micrometers in diameter.

A silver halide photographic element, which comprises:

• a support having a front and rear surface, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer consisting essentially of light sensitive silver halide grains on said front surface of the support, with the proviso that the silver halide grains are non-organic silver salts, and with the proviso that said emulsion layer does not contain a dye donating substance other than a color coupler, wherein the silver halide grains are dispersed in or mixed with a carrier having a melting point of at least 100.degree. C. and which is capable of transferring and adhering developed image and non-image areas from said front surface of said support after said silver halide photographic element is image-wise exposed, developed to form an image, and upon the application of heat energy to the rear surface of the support, said carrier strips from said front surface of the support by liquefying and releasing from said support when heated, said liquefied carrier providing adherence to a receptor element by flowing onto said receptor element and solidifying thereon, said adherence does not require an external surface adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said silver halide grains and wherein said carrier is substantially photographically inert and acts only as a binding agent, except that it is capable of melting, transferring and adhering upon the application of heat.