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Yellow dye-donor element used in thermal dye transfer
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1986-11-21
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Granted: 1987-10-20
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Expires: 2006-11-21
Abstract
Abstract A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a yellow dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the yellow dye having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with Z forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 1 is an alkylene or substituted alkylene group; X is --OJO--, --OJ--, --JO--, --OJNR 3 --, --NR 3 J--, --NR 3 JNR 3 , --JNR 3 -- or --NR 3 JO--; J is CO or SO 2 ; R 3 is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 3 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Z is hydrogen or represents the atoms which when taken together with R forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Y is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or halogen; and n is a positive integer from 1 to 4.
Inventors
- 👤 Max A. Weaver
- 👤 William H. Moore
- 👤 Kin K. Lum
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-03 13:22
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/385; B41M5/3854; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a yellow dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, said yellow dye having the formula: ##STR32## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with Z forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 1 is an alkylene or substituted alkylene group; X is --OJO--, --OJ--, --JO--, --OJNR 3 --, --NR 3 J--, --NR 3 JNR 3 , --JNR 3 -- or --NR 3 JO--; J is CO or SO 2 ; R 3 is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 3 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Z is hydrogen or represents the atoms which when taken together with R forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Y is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or halogen; and n is a positive integer from 1 to 4.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a yellow dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, said yellow dye having the formula: ##STR32## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with Z forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 1 is an alkylene or substituted alkylene group; X is --OJO--, --OJ--, --JO--, --OJNR 3 --, --NR 3 J--, --NR 3 JNR 3 , --JNR 3 -- or --NR 3 JO--; J is CO or SO 2 ; R 3 is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 3 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Z is hydrogen or represents the atoms which when taken together with R forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Y is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or halogen; and n is a positive integer from 1 to 4.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein R represents the atoms which are taken together with Z to form a 6-membered ring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 2 wherein R 1 is ethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 2 wherein X is --OCONH-- or --OCO--.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 2 wherein X is --NCH 3 SO 2 -- or --NR 3 J--, wherein J is CO and R 3 is combined with R 2 to form a 5- or 6-membered ring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 2 wherein R 2 is a substituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms or C 6 H 5 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein a dye-barrier layer is located between said dye layer and said support.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein the side of the support opposite the side having thereon said dye layer is coated with a slipping layer comprising a lubricating material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein said support comprises poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein said dye layer comprises sequential repeating areas of cyan, magenta and said yellow dye.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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In a process of forming a dye transfer image comprising imagewise-heating a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a yellow dye dispersed in a polymeric binder and transferring a yellow dye image to a dye-receiving element to form said yellow dye transfer image, the improvement wherein said yellow dye has the formula: ##STR33## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstitued alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; or represents the atom which when taken together with Z forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 1 is an alkylene or substituted alkylene group; X is --OJO--, --OJ--, --JO--, --OJNR 3 --, --NR 3 J--, --NR 3 JNR 3 , --JNR 3 -- or --NR 3 JO--; J is CO or SO 2 ; R 3 is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 3 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Z is hydrogen or represents the atoms which when taken together with R forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Y is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or halogen; and n is a positive integer from 1 to 4.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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In a process of forming a dye transfer image comprising imagewise-heating a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a yellow dye dispersed in a polymeric binder and transferring a yellow dye image to a dye-receiving element to form said yellow dye transfer image, the improvement wherein said yellow dye has the formula: ##STR33## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstitued alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; or represents the atom which when taken together with Z forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 1 is an alkylene or substituted alkylene group; X is --OJO--, --OJ--, --JO--, --OJNR 3 --, --NR 3 J--, --NR 3 JNR 3 , --JNR 3 -- or --NR 3 JO--; J is CO or SO 2 ; R 3 is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 3 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Z is hydrogen or represents the atoms which when taken together with R forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Y is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or halogen; and n is a positive integer from 1 to 4.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 11 wherein said support is poly(ethylene terephthalate) which is coated with sequential repeating areas of cyan, magenta and said yellow dye, and said process steps are sequentially performed for each color to obtain a three-color dye transfer image.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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In a thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: (a) a yellow dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a yellow dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, and (b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, said dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with said yellow dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said yellow dye has the formula: ##STR34## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with Z forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 1 is an alkylene or substituted alkylene group; X is --OJO--, --OJ--, --JO--, --OJNR 3 --, --NR 3 J--, --NR 3 JNR 3 , --JNR 3 -- or --NR 3 JO--; J is CO or SO 2 ; R 3 is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 3 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Z is hydrogen or represents the atoms which when taken together with R forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Y is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or halogen; and n is a positive integer from 1 to 4.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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In a thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: (a) a yellow dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a yellow dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, and (b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, said dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with said yellow dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said yellow dye has the formula: ##STR34## wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with Z forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 1 is an alkylene or substituted alkylene group; X is --OJO--, --OJ--, --JO--, --OJNR 3 --, --NR 3 J--, --NR 3 JNR 3 , --JNR 3 -- or --NR 3 JO--; J is CO or SO 2 ; R 3 is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R 3 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Z is hydrogen or represents the atoms which when taken together with R forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; Y is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or halogen; and n is a positive integer from 1 to 4.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 13 wherein R represents the atoms which are taken together with Z to form a 6-membered ring.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein R 1 is ethylene.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein X is --OCONH-- or --OCO--.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein X is --NCH 3 SO 2 -- or --NR 3 J--, wherein J is CO and R 3 is combined with R 2 to form a 5- or 6-membered ring.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein R 2 is a substituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms or C 6 H 5 .
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said support of the dye-donor element comprises poly(ethylene terephthalate).
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