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Imaging element
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1993-11-23
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2013-11-23
Abstract
Abstract Imaging elements comprising a support, at least one imaging layer and an antistat layer, said antistat layer comprising vanadium pentoxide in a binder, said binder being a polyesteranionomer and coating compositions for forming such antistat layers.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles C. Anderson
- 👤 Gerald M. Leszyk
- 👤 Kenneth L. Tingler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:32
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/42; G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/76; G03C1/85; B41M5/426; B41M5/44; G03C1/853; G03C1/89
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
29 words
An imaging element comprising a support, at least one imaging layer and an antistat layer, said antistat layer comprising vanadium pentoxide in a binder, said binder being a polyesteranionomer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
29 words
An imaging element comprising a support, at least one imaging layer and an antistat layer, said antistat layer comprising vanadium pentoxide in a binder, said binder being a polyesteranionomer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The element of claim 1 wherein the polyesteranionomer contains carboxyl groups, alkali metal carboxylate groups, sulfonic acid groups or alkali metal sulfonate groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The element of claim 2 wherein the polyesteranionomer contains alkali metal sulfonate groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The element of claim 3 wherein the alkali metal is sodium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The element of claim 1 wherein polyesteranionomer is the reaction product of a nonionic dicarboxylic acid, a glycol and 5-sodiosulfoisophthalic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The element of claim 1 wherein the vanadium pentoxide is silver doped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The imaging element of claim 1 wherein the polyesteranionomer is the reaction product of a dicarboxylic acid, a glycol and from about 1 to 25 mol percent based on the total mols of dicarboxylic acid present of a dibasic acid containing an anion moiety.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The imaging element of claim 1 wherein the imaging layer is a light-sensitive silver halide layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The imaging element of claim 1 wherein the imaging layer is the light-sensitive layer is a thermographic or photothermographic layer.
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