Inventors:
Wilbert J. Humphlett - Rochester NY
Rowland G. Mowrey - Rochester NY
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY
International Classification:
G03C 700
G03C 176
G03C 102
Abstract:
A dry, activator sheet for a dry, thermal silver dye bleach process comprises a support having thereon a non-volatile, diffusible acid, a substituted heterocyclic thiazoline, oxazoline, imidazoline or imidazolidine silver halide complexing agent and a non-hydrolyzable polymer vehicle having an effective pH up to 6. 0 and a melting point lower than 200. degree. C. The activating sheet is useful to bleach a silver image containing a bleachable dye.