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Thermal dye transfer
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1993-10-18
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2013-10-18
Abstract
Abstract A method of forming an image in which a color donor element and a receiving element are placed in face-to-face contact and opposed imagewise to infrared radiation, e.g. by laser exposure, in which at least one of the donor and receptor elements comprises a near-infrared absorbing dye which is a squarilium dye having dihydroperimidine terminal groups.
Inventors
- 👤 Tran V. Thien
- 👤 Ranjan C. Patel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-27 09:05
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/46; B41M5/465; C; C09; C09B; C09B57/00; C09B57/007; B41M5/382; B41M5/392; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A method of forming an image comprising the steps of (i) providing a colorant donor element comprising a substrate and a layer containing a transferable colorant and a receiving element, (ii) assembling in intimate contact a face of said donor element having transferable colorant thereon and a face of said receiving element having a receptor surface, and (iii) exposing the donor element and receiving element of step (ii) while in intimate contact to an imagewise pattern of infrared radiation, wherein the improvement comprises providing at least one of the donor and receptor elements with a layer comprising a near-infrared absorbing dye having a nucleus of the general formula: ##STR6## wherein: R 1 to R 4 are independently members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, carboalkoxyalkyl, and carboaryloxyalkyl group, X is a member selected from the group consisting of ═CR 5 R 6 , ═POR 7 and BOR 7 , wherein: R 5 and R 6 are independently members selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl groups, or R 5 and R 6 together represents the necessary atoms to complete a 5, 6 or 7-membered ring, and R 7 represents an alkyl group.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
199 words
A method of forming an image comprising the steps of (i) providing a colorant donor element comprising a substrate and a layer containing a transferable colorant and a receiving element, (ii) assembling in intimate contact a face of said donor element having transferable colorant thereon and a face of said receiving element having a receptor surface, and (iii) exposing the donor element and receiving element of step (ii) while in intimate contact to an imagewise pattern of infrared radiation, wherein the improvement comprises providing at least one of the donor and receptor elements with a layer comprising a near-infrared absorbing dye having a nucleus of the general formula: ##STR6## wherein: R 1 to R 4 are independently members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, carboalkoxyalkyl, and carboaryloxyalkyl group, X is a member selected from the group consisting of ═CR 5 R 6 , ═POR 7 and BOR 7 , wherein: R 5 and R 6 are independently members selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl groups, or R 5 and R 6 together represents the necessary atoms to complete a 5, 6 or 7-membered ring, and R 7 represents an alkyl group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein one or more of R 1 to R 6 represents alkyl or cycloalkyl having up to 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein one or more of R 1 to R 4 represents a carboalkoxy alkyl group in which the alkoxy group contains up to 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein R 7 represents an alkyl group of up to 20 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said dye is a member of the group consisting of: ##STR7##
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said receptor element comprises a substrate having a receptor layer and, as an infrared absorber, within or beneath the receptor layer, said near-infrared absorbing dye.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said colourant comprises a layer of transferable colourant and, as an infrared absorber, within the colourant layer or in an adjacent layer, said near-infrared absorbing dye.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein said dye is present in an amount to provide an optical density of at least 1.0 within the wavelength range 700 to 900 nm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
127 words
A receptor element for thermal transfer imaging comprising a substrate having a receptor layer wherein the element additionally comprises, as an infrared absorber, within or beneath said receptor layer, a dye having a nucleus of the formula: ##STR8## wherein; R 1 to R 4 are independently members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, carboalkoxyalkyl and carboaryloxyalkyl groups, X is a member selected from the group consisting of >CR 5 R 6 , >POR 7 and >BOR 7 wherein; R 5 and R 6 are independently members selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl groups or R 5 and R 6 together represents the necessary atoms to complete a 5, 6 or 7-membered ring, and R 7 represents an alkyl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
127 words
A receptor element for thermal transfer imaging comprising a substrate having a receptor layer wherein the element additionally comprises, as an infrared absorber, within or beneath said receptor layer, a dye having a nucleus of the formula: ##STR8## wherein; R 1 to R 4 are independently members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, carboalkoxyalkyl and carboaryloxyalkyl groups, X is a member selected from the group consisting of >CR 5 R 6 , >POR 7 and >BOR 7 wherein; R 5 and R 6 are independently members selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl groups or R 5 and R 6 together represents the necessary atoms to complete a 5, 6 or 7-membered ring, and R 7 represents an alkyl group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A receptor element according to claim 9 wherein said dye is present in an amount to provide optical density of at least 1.0 within the wavelength range 700 to 900 nm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
131 words
A colourant donor element for thermal transfer printing comprising a substrate and a transferable colorant layer, a transferable colorant and, as an infrared absorber, within said colourant layer or in an adjacent layer a dye having a nucleus of the formula: ##STR9## wherein; R 1 to R 4 are independently members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, carboalkoxyalkyl and carboaryloxyalkyl group, X is a member selected from the group consisting of >CR 5 R 6 , >POR 7 and >BOR 7 , wherein; R 5 and R 6 are independently members selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl group, or R 5 and R 6 together represents the necessary atoms to complete a 5,6 or 7-membered ring, and R 7 represents an alkyl group.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
131 words
A colourant donor element for thermal transfer printing comprising a substrate and a transferable colorant layer, a transferable colorant and, as an infrared absorber, within said colourant layer or in an adjacent layer a dye having a nucleus of the formula: ##STR9## wherein; R 1 to R 4 are independently members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl, carboalkoxyalkyl and carboaryloxyalkyl group, X is a member selected from the group consisting of >CR 5 R 6 , >POR 7 and >BOR 7 , wherein; R 5 and R 6 are independently members selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl group, or R 5 and R 6 together represents the necessary atoms to complete a 5,6 or 7-membered ring, and R 7 represents an alkyl group.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A colorant donor element according to claim 11, wherein said dye is present in an amount to provide optical density of at least 1.0 within the wavelength range 700 to 900 nm.
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