US4370401A
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Light sensitive, thermally developable imaging system
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1980-10-24
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Granted: 1983-01-25
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Expires: 2000-10-24
Abstract
Abstract An imageable layer comprising a polymeric binder, a bleachable dye or a leuco dye, a nitrate salt, and a photosensitive diazonium salt, the nitrate salt in the imageable layer being capable of liberating HNO 3 , NO, NO 2 or N 2 O 4 in oxidizing amounts when the layer is heated to no more than 200° C. for 60 seconds.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Winslow
- 👤 Kenneth G. Gatzke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:47
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C7/00; G03C7/02; G03C1/00; G03C1/52; G03C1/61; G03C1/72; G03C1/73; G03C1/732
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
An imageable layer comprising (a) a polymeric binder, (b) a bleachable dye or a leuco dye, (c) a nitrate salt, and (d) a photosensitive diazonium salt, said nitrate salt in said imageable layer being capable of liberating HNO 3 , NO, NO 2 or N 2 O 4 in oxidizing amounts when said layer is heated to no more that 200° C. for 60 seconds.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
An imageable layer comprising (a) a polymeric binder, (b) a bleachable dye or a leuco dye, (c) a nitrate salt, and (d) a photosensitive diazonium salt, said nitrate salt in said imageable layer being capable of liberating HNO 3 , NO, NO 2 or N 2 O 4 in oxidizing amounts when said layer is heated to no more that 200° C. for 60 seconds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The layer of claim 1 wherein a leuco dye is present as at least 0.3% by weight of the layer, the nitrate salt is present in a molar ratio to the leuco dye of at least 0.1 nitrate/1.0 dye, the diazonium salt is present as at least 0.1% by weight of the layer, and the binder comprises at least 25% by weight of the layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The layer of claim 1 wherein a dye having an oxidation potential of less than +1.0 is present so that there is an optical density of at least 0.1 in the layer from the dye, and the nitrate ion is present in a molar ratio to the dye of at least 0.1 nitrate/1.0 dye.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The layer of claims 1, 2, or 3 wherein an acid is also present in said layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The layer of claim 4 wherein said acid is an organic carboxylic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The layer of claims 1, 2, 3 wherein said nitrate ion is present as a metal nitrate salt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The layer of claim 6 wherein said metal nitrate salt is present as a hydrated metal nitrate salt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The layer of claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said metal nitrate salt is a hydrated metal nitrate salt of at least one of the group consisting of zinc, cadmium, nickel, aluminum, iron, tin, copper, magnesium, chromium, cobalt and calcium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The layer of claim 2 wherein said leuco dye comprises at least 1% by weight of said layer and said nitrate salt provides at least 0.5 moles of nitrate ion per mole of leuco dye.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The layer of claim 3 wherein said dye is at least 1% by weight of said layer and said nitrate salt provides at least 0.5 moles of nitrate ion per mole of dye.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The layer of claim 9 wherein said binder comprises at least 70% by weight of the imageable layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The layer of claim 4 wherein said binder comprises at least 70% by weight of the imageable layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The layer of claim 8 wherein said binder comprises at least 70% by weight of the imageable layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The layer of claims 1, 2, 3, or 9 wherein an antioxidant is present.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The layer of claim 3 wherein said dye is selected from the class consisting of methine, anthraquinone, xanthene, azine, oxazine, thiazine, azo, diazo, triarylmethane, benzylidene, oxonol, merocyanine, phenol, naphthol and pyrazolone dyes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
14 words
The layer of claim 15 wherein an acid is also present in said layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The layer of claim 16 wherein said acid is an organic carboxylic acid present as from 0.2 to 2.0 times the weight of nitrate ion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
10 words
The layer of claim 4, wherein an antioxidant is present.
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