Appeal No. 1997-3701 10
Application No. 08/141,457
Negoro discloses color photographic material having a layer with the requisite
sulfide, sulfoxy, or sulfone moieties required by the claimed subject matter. See Abstract
and column 2, line 21 to column 3, line 16. We find that compounds comprising the
requisite sulfide, sulfoxy, or sulfone moieties, provide a dye image having greatly
improved fastness to light and do not suffer from a change in color balance by the fading
of the three colors of yellow, magenta and cyan. See column 1, line 64 to column 2,
line 6. Negoro, in reference to other patent publications that, “can be preferably
applied,” to his invention equates antifading agent with image stabilizers. See column
40, lines 34-36 and the Table bridging columns 41 and 42. Accordingly, we conclude
that the compounds
disclosed by Negoro function as stabilizers as required by each of the primary references.
Furthermore, the magenta couplers include 5-pyrazolones. See column 30, lines 46-51.
The proportions of compounds (I), (II), and (III), sulfides, sulfoxys, and sulfones utilized
is disclosed at column 35, lines 57-63 and overlap those of the claimed subject matter.
See claims 21 to 22.
J63/220142 is directed to a method for improving color photographic images.
See page 7. This object is achieved by the addition of sulfur containing compounds
utilized in conjunction with photographic material and processing. Id. We find that
sulfoxy and sulfone containing compounds are disclosed which are within the scope of
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