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Polymeric mixture for dye-receiving element used in thermal dye transfer
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1986-11-03
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Granted: 1988-04-26
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Expires: 2006-11-03
Abstract
Abstract A dye-receiving element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a mixture of poly(caprolactone) or a linear aliphatic polyester with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate. Dyes which are transferred to this receiving element have improved light stability.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel J. Harrison
- 👤 Wayne A. Bowman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:51
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/5263; B41M5/5272; B41M5/5254; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31507; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31935; Y10T428/31938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
38 words
A dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a thermally-transferred dye image in a dye image-receiving layer comprising a mixture of poly(caprolactone) or a linear aliphatic polyester with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a thermally-transferred dye image in a dye image-receiving layer comprising a mixture of poly(caprolactone) or a linear aliphatic polyester with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said poly(caprolactone) or said linear aliphatic polyester is present from about 20 to about 60% of the mixture by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said poly(caprolactone) comprises recurring units having the formula: ##STR11## wherein n is from about 100 to about 600.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said linear aliphatic polyester is poly(1,4-butylene adipate) or poly(hexamethylene sebacate).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) has the styrene monomer present from about 60 to about 80% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said bisphenol A polycarbonate comprises recurring units having the formula: ##STR12## wherein n is from about 100 to about 500.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a mixture of about 20 to about 60% by weight of poly(caprolactone) with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a mixture of about 20 to about 60% by weight of poly(1,4-butylene adipate) or poly(hexamethylene sebacate) with a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said support comprises a polyester with a white pigment incorporated therein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
In a process of forming a dye transfer image comprising imagewise-heating a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and transferring a dye image to a dye-receiving element to form said dye transfer image, said dye-receiving element comprising a support having therein a dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a mixture of poly(caprolactone) or a linear aliphatic polyester with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
77 words
In a process of forming a dye transfer image comprising imagewise-heating a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and transferring a dye image to a dye-receiving element to form said dye transfer image, said dye-receiving element comprising a support having therein a dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a mixture of poly(caprolactone) or a linear aliphatic polyester with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 10 wherein said poly(caprolactone) or said linear aliphatic polyester is present from about 20 to about 60% of the mixture by weight.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the support for the dye-donor element comprises poly(ethylene terephthalate) which is coated with sequential repeating areas of cyan, magenta and yellow dye, and said process steps are sequentially performed for each color to obtain a three-color dye transfer image.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
86 words
In a thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: (a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer, 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 dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a mixture of poly(caprolactone) or a linear aliphatic polyester with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
86 words
In a thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: (a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer, 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 dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a mixture of poly(caprolactone) or a linear aliphatic polyester with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said poly(caprolactone) or said linear aliphatic polyester is present from about 20 to about 60% of the mixture by weight.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said poly(caprolactone) comprises recurring units having the formula: ##STR13## wherein n is from about 100 to about 600.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said linear aliphatic polyester is poly(1,4-butylene adipate) or poly(hexamethylene sebacate).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) has the styrene monomer present from about 60 to about 80% by weight.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said bisphenol A polycarbonate comprises recurring units having the formula: ##STR14## wherein n is from about 100 to about 500.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a mixture of about 20 to about 60% by weight of poly(caprolactone) with one or both of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) and a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
32 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said dye image-receiving layer comprises a mixture of about 20 to about 60% by weight of poly(1,4-butylene adipate) or poly(hexamethylene sebacate) with a bisphenol A polycarbonate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said support of the dye-receiving element comprises a polyester with a white pigment incorporated therein.
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