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Yellow dye mixture for thermal color proofing
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1990-12-14
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2010-12-14
Abstract
Abstract A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or halogen; each R 2 independently represents hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or any two adjacent R 2 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; Y represents H or OH; and n is an integer from 0 to 4; or any two adjacent R 1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring; n represents an integer from 0-4; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR2## wherein: R 3 and R 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; R 5 represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R 3 ; halogen; carbamoyl; cyano; or alkoxycarbonyl; each R 6 independently represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, allyl or hetaryl groups such as those listed above for R 3 ; hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or two adjacent R 6 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; X represents CR 7 or N; R 7 represents the same groups as R 5 ; and m is an integer from 0 to 5.
Inventors
- 👤 Derek D. Chapman
- 👤 Steven Evans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 10:59
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/385; B41M5/3858; B41M5/3854; B41M5/388; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
310 words
A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of said yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR9## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or halogen; each R 2 independently represents hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or any two adjacent R 2 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; Y represents H or OH; and n is an integer from 0 to 4; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR10## wherein: R 3 and R 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; R 5 represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R 3 ; halogen; carbamoyl; cyano; or alkoxycarbonyl; each R 6 independently represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, allyl or hetaryl groups such as those listed above for R 3 ; hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or two adjacent R 6 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; X represents CR 7 or N; R 7 represents the same groups as R 5 ; and m is an integer from 0 to 5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
310 words
A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of said yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR9## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or halogen; each R 2 independently represents hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or any two adjacent R 2 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; Y represents H or OH; and n is an integer from 0 to 4; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR10## wherein: R 3 and R 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; R 5 represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R 3 ; halogen; carbamoyl; cyano; or alkoxycarbonyl; each R 6 independently represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, allyl or hetaryl groups such as those listed above for R 3 ; hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or two adjacent R 6 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; X represents CR 7 or N; R 7 represents the same groups as R 5 ; and m is an integer from 0 to 5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein R 1 is hydrogen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein R 2 is hydrogen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein Y is hydrogen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein X is C--CN.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein R 3 is CH 3 OC 2 H 4 or n--C 4 H 9 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein R 4 is CH 3 OC 2 H 4 or n--C 4 H 9 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein R 5 is CH 3 or C 6 H 5 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein R 6 is CN, OCH 3 or CO 2 C 2 H 5 .
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein said dye-donor element contains an infrared-absorbing dye in said dye layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The element of claim 1 wherein R 1 , R 2 and Y are each hydrogen, n is 1, R 3 and R 4 are each CH 3 OC 2 H 4 , R 5 is CH 3 , R 6 is 2,5--(OCH 3 ) 2 , X is C--CN and m is 2.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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In a process of forming a dye transfer image comprising imagewise-heating a yellow dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes 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 at least one of said yellow dyes has the formula: ##STR11## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or halogen; each R 2 independently represents hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or any two adjacent R 2 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; Y represents H or OH; and n is an integer from 0 to 4; or any two adjacent R 1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring; n represents an integer from 0-4; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR12## wherein: R 3 and R 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; R 5 represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R 3 ; halogen; carbamoyl; cyano; or alkoxycarbonyl; each R 6 independently represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, allyl or hetaryl groups such as those listed above for R 3 ; hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or two adjacent R 6 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; X represents CR 7 or N; R 7 represents the same groups as R 5 ; and m is an integer from 0 to 5.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
363 words
In a process of forming a dye transfer image comprising imagewise-heating a yellow dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes 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 at least one of said yellow dyes has the formula: ##STR11## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or halogen; each R 2 independently represents hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or any two adjacent R 2 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; Y represents H or OH; and n is an integer from 0 to 4; or any two adjacent R 1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring; n represents an integer from 0-4; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR12## wherein: R 3 and R 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; R 5 represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R 3 ; halogen; carbamoyl; cyano; or alkoxycarbonyl; each R 6 independently represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, allyl or hetaryl groups such as those listed above for R 3 ; hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or two adjacent R 6 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; X represents CR 7 or N; R 7 represents the same groups as R 5 ; and m is an integer from 0 to 5.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 12 wherein R 1 , R 2 and Y are each hydrogen, n is 1, R 3 and R 4 are each CH 3 OC 2 H 4 , R 5 is CH 3 , R 6 is 2,5--(OCH 3 ) 2 , X is C--CN and m is 2.
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 mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, 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 at least one of said yellow dyes has the formula: ##STR13## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or halogen; each R 2 independently represents hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or any two adjacent R 2 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; Y represents H or OH; and n is an integer from 0 to 4; or any two adjacent R 1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring; n represents an integer from 0-4; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR14## wherein: R 3 and R 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; R 5 represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R 3 ; halogen; carbamoyl; cyano; or alkoxycarbonyl; each R 6 independently represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, allyl or hetaryl groups such as those listed above for R 3 ; hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or two adjacent R 6 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; X represents CR 7 or N; R 7 represents the same groups as R 5 ; and m is an integer from 0 to 5.
Claim 17
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 mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, 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 at least one of said yellow dyes has the formula: ##STR13## wherein: R 1 represents hydrogen or halogen; each R 2 independently represents hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or any two adjacent R 2 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; Y represents H or OH; and n is an integer from 0 to 4; or any two adjacent R 1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring; n represents an integer from 0-4; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR14## wherein: R 3 and R 4 each independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio; R 5 represents H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R 3 ; halogen; carbamoyl; cyano; or alkoxycarbonyl; each R 6 independently represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, allyl or hetaryl groups such as those listed above for R 3 ; hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, fluorosulfonyl, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or two adjacent R 6 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring; X represents CR 7 or N; R 7 represents the same groups as R 5 ; and m is an integer from 0 to 5.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The assemblage of claim 14 wherein R 1 , R 2 and Y are each hydrogen, n is 1, R 3 and R 4 are each CH 3 OC 2 H 4 , R 5 is CH 3 , R 6 is 2,5--(OCH 3 ) 2 , X is C--CN and m is 2.
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