Appeal No. 1996-3955
Application 08/170,601
2. A chromogenic diffusion transfer process for forming
a neutral photographic image comprising the steps of:
providing an aqueous developable photographic element for
forming neutral images comprising balanced cyan, magenta, and
yellow heat-diffusible-dye-forming couplers in one or more
image forming layers, and further comprising sensitized silver
halide, a thermal solvent for nonaqueous, thermal dye-
diffusion transfer, and hydrophilic binder, each independently
in one or more image forming layers, an integral receiver
layer for dye mordanting during nonaqueous, thermal dye-
diffusion transfer, and one and only one dimensionally stable
support, where said receiver layer is intermediate said
support and image forming layers, wherein said receiver layer
and said support may be mechanically separated from said image
forming layers by opposing forces, and wherein heat-
diffusible-dye obtained from said heat-diffusible-dye forming
couplers is substantially insoluble and nondiffusible in
aqueous medium of pH 7 to 13;
exposing said element to actinic radiation;
processing said element by contacting said element to an
external aqueous bath containing compounds selected from the
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