Ex parte PHILIP et al. - Page 2




            Appeal No. 95-3624                                                                             
            Application No. 08/150,465                                                                     


                  The subject matter on appeal is directed to a combination                                
            of  particular water-soluble, infrared absorbing indolenine                                    
            dyes in a hydrophilic binder for photothermographic                                            
            antihalation systems.  See specification, pages 3 and 4, in                                    
            conjunction with Brief,                                                                        
            page 6.  This subject matter is adequately described in claim                                  
            1 which is reproduced below:                                                                   
                  1.  A photothermographic element comprising a substrate                                  
            having on at least one side thereof a photothermographic                                       
            system comprising silver halide spectrally sensitized to the                                   
            infrared                                                               region                  
            of the                                                                 electrom                
            agnetic                                                                spectrum                
            , a light                                                              insensit                
            ive                                                                    silver                  
            source, a                                                              reducing                
            agent for                                                              silver                  
            ion, and                                                               a                       
            binder, said element further comprising at least one                                           
            hydrophilic layer which contains an infrared-absorbing dye                                     
            having a central nucleus of the formula                                                        









            wherein                                                                                        
                  n is an integer of 1 to 12,                                                              
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