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N-alkyl-or n-aryl-aminopyrazolone merocyanine dye-donor element used in thermal dye transfer
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1987-06-08
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Granted: 1988-05-10
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Expires: 2007-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the merocyanine dye being capable of transfer by diffusion to a dye-receiving element upon the application of heat and being incapable of substantial photolysis, the merocyanine dye being substituted or unsubstituted on the bridging methine carbon atoms. In a preferred embodiment, the merocyanine dye has the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; R 1 and R 2 each independently represents hydrogen, with the proviso that only one of R 1 and R 2 may be hydrogen at the same time; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or R 1 and R 2 may be combined together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a heterocyclic ring system; R 3 is R; n represents 0 or 1; and Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven Evans
- 👤 Helmut Weber
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 00:12
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/385; B41M5/3854; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, said merocyanine dye being capable of transfer by diffusion to a dye-receiving element upon the application of heat and being incapable of substantial photolysis, said merocyanine dye being substituted or unsubstituted on the bridging methine carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, said merocyanine dye being capable of transfer by diffusion to a dye-receiving element upon the application of heat and being incapable of substantial photolysis, said merocyanine dye being substituted or unsubstituted on the bridging methine carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
157 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye has the formula: ##STR39## wherein: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; R 1 and R 2 each independently represents hydrogen, with the proviso that only one of R 1 and R 2 may be hydrogen at the same time; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or R 1 and R 2 may be combined together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a heterocyclic ring system; R 3 is R; n represents 0 or 1; and Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The element of claim 2 wherein Z represents the atoms necessary to complete an indoline ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The element of claim 2 wherein R 1 and R 2 are both methyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 2 wherein R 3 is phenyl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
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 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said support comprises poly(ethylene terephthalate) and said dye layer comprises sequential repeating areas of cyan, magenta and said yellow dye.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein said dye is of yellow hue.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The element of claim 1 wherein said dye is of magenta hue.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
94 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 comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder and transferring a dye image to a dye-receiving element to form said dye transfer image, the improvement wherein said dye comprises a 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye, said merocyanine dye being capable of transfer by diffusion to a dye-receiving element upon the application of heat and being incapable of substantial photolysis, said merocyanine dye being substituted or unsubstituted on the bridging methine carbon atoms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
94 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 comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder and transferring a dye image to a dye-receiving element to form said dye transfer image, the improvement wherein said dye comprises a 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye, said merocyanine dye being capable of transfer by diffusion to a dye-receiving element upon the application of heat and being incapable of substantial photolysis, said merocyanine dye being substituted or unsubstituted on the bridging methine carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
156 words
The process of claim 10 wherein said 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye has the formula: ##STR40## wherein: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; R 1 and R 2 each independently represents hydrogen, with the proviso that only one of R 1 and R 2 may be hydrogen at the same time; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or R 1 and R 2 may be combined together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a heterocyclic ring system; R 3 is R; n represents 0 or 1; and Z represents the atoms necesssary to complete a 5- 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process of claim 10 wherein said support is poly(ethylene terephthalate) which is coated with sequential repeating areas of cyan, magenta and yellow dye, at least one of said dyes being said merocyanine dye, and said process steps are sequentially performed for each color to obtain a three-color dye transfer image.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
115 words
In a thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: (a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a 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 dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said dye comprises a 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye, said merocyanine dye being capable of transfer by diffusion to a dye-receiving element upon the application of heat and being incapable of substantial photolysis, said merocyanine dye being substituted or unsubstituted on the bridging methine carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
115 words
In a thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: (a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a 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 dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein said dye comprises a 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye, said merocyanine dye being capable of transfer by diffusion to a dye-receiving element upon the application of heat and being incapable of substantial photolysis, said merocyanine dye being substituted or unsubstituted on the bridging methine carbon atoms.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
157 words
The assemblage of claim 13 wherein said 3-(N-alkyl- or N-aryl-amino)-2-pyrazolin-5-one merocyanine dye has the formula: ##STR41## wherein: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; R 1 and R 2 each independently represents hydrogen, with the proviso that only one of R 1 and R 2 may be hydrogen at the same time; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or R 1 and R 2 may be combined together with the nitrogen to which they are attached to form a heterocyclic ring system; R 3 is R; n represents 0 or 1; and Z represents the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein Z represents the atoms necessary to complete an indoline ring.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein R 1 and R 2 are both methyl.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein R 3 is phenyl.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein said support of the dye-donor element comprises poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
The assemblage of claim 14 wherein said dye is of yellow hue.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein said dye is of magenta hue.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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