US5401618A
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Infrared-absorbing cyanine dyes for laser ablative imaging
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1994-08-16
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Granted: 1995-03-28
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Expires: 2014-08-16
Abstract
Abstract A process of forming a single color, dye ablation image having an improved D-min comprising imagewise-heating by means of a laser, in the absence of a separate receiving element, a dye-ablative recording element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising an image dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye layer having an infrared-absorbing material associated therewith to absorb at a given wavelength of the laser used to expose the element, the image dye being substantially transparent in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and absorbs in the region of from about 300 to about 700 nm and does not have any substantial absorption at the wavelength of the laser used to expose the element, the laser exposure taking place through the dye side of the element, and removing the ablated image dye material to obtain an image in the dye-ablative recording element, wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a cyanine dye having a perfluorinated organic counterion.
Inventors
- 👤 Derek D. Chapman
- 👤 Linda Kaszczuk
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-28 00:53
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/46; B41M5/465; B41M5/24; C; C09; C09B; C09B23/00; C09B23/0066; C09B69/00; C09B69/02; C09B69/06; B41M5/382; B41M5/385; B41M5/3854; B41M5/392; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/145; Y10S430/146; Y10S430/165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A process of forming a single color dye ablation image having an improved D-min comprising imagewise-heating, by means of a laser, in the absence of a separate receiving element a dye-ablative recording element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising an image dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, said dye layer having an infrared-absorbing material associated therewith to absorb at a given wavelength of said laser used to expose said element, said image dye being substantially transparent in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and absorbs in the region of from about 300 to about 700 nm and does not have any substantial absorption at the wavelength of said laser used to expose said element, said laser exposure taking place through the dye side of said element, and removing the ablated image dye material to obtain said image in said dye-ablative recording element wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a cyanine dye having a perfluorinated organic counterion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A process of forming a single color dye ablation image having an improved D-min comprising imagewise-heating, by means of a laser, in the absence of a separate receiving element a dye-ablative recording element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising an image dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, said dye layer having an infrared-absorbing material associated therewith to absorb at a given wavelength of said laser used to expose said element, said image dye being substantially transparent in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and absorbs in the region of from about 300 to about 700 nm and does not have any substantial absorption at the wavelength of said laser used to expose said element, said laser exposure taking place through the dye side of said element, and removing the ablated image dye material to obtain said image in said dye-ablative recording element wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a cyanine dye having a perfluorinated organic counterion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said perfluorinated counterion is pentafluoropropionate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said perfluorinated counterion is heptafluorobutyrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said perfluorinated counterion is nonafluorobutanesulfonate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said infrared-absorbing material is contained in said dye layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said polymeric binder has a polystyrene equivalent molecular weight of at least 100,000 as measured by size exclusion chromatography.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said polymeric binder is decomposable.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said polymeric binder is a cellulosic derivative.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said cellulosic derivative is cellulose nitrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said support is transparent.
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