Claims
- 1. A photographic element comprises a support, at least one silver halide light-sensitive layer, and a protective overcoat comprising a hydrophilic binder and permanent matte particles, the permanent matte particles comprising a polymer of methyl methacrylate and having a size distribution of a first and a second mode, with the first mode being composed of particles having a mean particle size of from 0.2 to 1.2 micrometers in a coating weight of from 10 to 200 mg/m.sup.2 and the second mode having a mean particle size of from 1.5 to 10 micrometers in a coating weight of from 5 to 150 mg/m.sup.2, the total coating weight of the particles of the first and the second modes being greater than 100 mg/m.sup.2.
- 2. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the mean particle size of the first mode is from 0.5 to 1.2 micrometers.
- 3. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the mean particle size of the first mode is from 0.7 to 1.2 micrometers.
- 4. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the coating weight of the matte particles of the first mode is from 30 to 170 mg/m.sup.2.
- 5. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the coating weight of the matte particles of the first mode is from 50 to 150 mg/m.sup.2.
- 6. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the mean particle size of the second mode is from 1.5 to 5 micrometers.
- 7. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the mean particle size of the second mode is from 1.5 to 3 micrometers.
- 8. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the coating weight of the matte particles of the second mode is from 25 to 120 mg/m.sup.2.
- 9. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the coating weight of the second mode is from 50 to 100 mg/cm.sup.2.
- 10. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the permanent matte particles comprise greater than 80 mole percent of methyl methacrylate.
- 11. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the protective overcoat layer is on the same side of the support as the light-sensitive layer and is further from the support than the light-sensitive layer.
- 12. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the protective overcoat layer is on the opposite side of the support than the light-sensitive layer.
- 13. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the protective overcoat layer also contains a processing removal matte.
- 14. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the thickness of the uppermost layer of the protective overcoat layer is less than the mean particle size of the second mode of the permanent matte particles.
- 15. The photographic element of claim 1 wherein the permanent matte particles comprise greater than 80 mole percent methyl methacrylate.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/381,803, filed Feb. 1, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,550,011.
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