US5709984A
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Coating composition for electrically-conductive layer comprising vanadium oxide gel
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1996-10-31
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Granted: 1998-01-20
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Expires: 2016-10-31
Abstract
Abstract A coating composition useful for forming an electrically conductive layer on a substrate is disclosed, said composition comprising a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group. Further embodiments of the invention disclose a composite support for an imaging element, which composite support comprises a polymeric film having coated thereon an electrically conductive layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer has been formed by applying a coating of the coating composition of the invention, and drying the coating. In accordance with yet a further embodiment of the invention, an imaging element for use in an image-forming process is described, which element comprises a support, an image-forming layer, and an electrically conductive layer, said electrically conductive layer having been formed by applying a coating of the coating composition of the invention, and drying the coating. The invention provides composite supports and imaging elements containing an electrically conductive antistatic layer having excellent antistatic performance and adhesion to polymer film supports.
Inventors
- 👤 Janglin Chen
- 👤 Richard A. Castle
- 👤 Karen E. Gleasman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-25 08:51
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/76; G03C1/85; G03C1/853; G03C1/005; G03C1/04; G03C1/053; G03C1/795; G03C1/7954; G03C1/91; G03C2200/00; G03C2200/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/136; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A coating composition useful for forming an electrically conductive layer on a substrate, said composition comprising a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A coating composition useful for forming an electrically conductive layer on a substrate, said composition comprising a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic compound comprises a phenyl group substituted with at least one substituent group of the formula --(CH 2 ) m OH where m equals 0, 1, 2, or 3.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic compound comprises a phenyl group which is directly substituted with at least one hydroxy group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the aromatic compound is represented by the formula: ##STR2## where R represents a non-hydroxylated substituent, ROH represents a hydroxylated substituent, n=0-6, p=0-6, q=0-5, and n+p=at least 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the liquid medium comprises an organic solvent or solvent mixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the binder comprises an acrylic resin polymer or copolymer, a polyvinyl resin polymer or copolymer, a vinylidene chloride based polymer or copolymer, a cellulose derivative, a polyester, a polyurethane, a polyamide, or a mixture or blend thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the binder comprises a terpolymer of vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile, and acrylic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the vanadium oxide gel comprises silver doped vanadium pentoxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the vanadium oxide gel comprises vanadium pentoxide prepared by melt-quenching.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
75 words
A composite support for an imaging element, comprising a polymeric film having coated thereon an electrically conductive layer, said electrically conductive layer having been formed by applying a coating composition of a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group, and drying the coating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
75 words
A composite support for an imaging element, comprising a polymeric film having coated thereon an electrically conductive layer, said electrically conductive layer having been formed by applying a coating composition of a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group, and drying the coating.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
A composite support according to claim 10, wherein at least one surface of the polymeric film has not been surface treated or subbed prior to coating the electrically conductive layer, and the electrically conductive layer is in contiguous contact with the untreated surface of the polymeric film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composite support according to claim 11, wherein the polymeric film comprises a polyester film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composite support according to claim 10, wherein the electrically conductive layer polymeric binder and vanadium oxide gel are present in the electrically conductive layer at a weight ratio in the range of from about 1:2 to 200:1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composite support according to claim 10 wherein the vanadium oxide gel comprises silver doped vanadium pentoxide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composite support according to claim 10 wherein the vanadium oxide gel comprises vanadium pentoxide prepared by melt-quenching.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composite support according to claim 10, further comprising an auxiliary layer coated over the electrically conductive layer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composite support according to claim 16 in which the auxiliary layer is a transparent magnetic recording layer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
77 words
An imaging element for use in an image-forming process, comprising a support, an image-forming layer, and an electrically conductive layer, said electrically conductive layer having been formed by applying a coating composition of a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group, and drying the coating.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
77 words
An imaging element for use in an image-forming process, comprising a support, an image-forming layer, and an electrically conductive layer, said electrically conductive layer having been formed by applying a coating composition of a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group, and drying the coating.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
An imaging element according to claim 18 in which the image forming layer comprises silver halide grains dispersed in gelatin.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
116 words
A photographic imaging element comprising a polyester film support, at least one photographic image recording layer comprised of silver halide grains dispersed in a gelatin binder on one side of the support, an electrically conductive layer on the side of the support opposite to the image recording layer, and a transparent magnetic recording layer overlying the electrically conductive layer, said electrically conductive layer having been formed by applying a coating composition of a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group, and drying the coating.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
116 words
A photographic imaging element comprising a polyester film support, at least one photographic image recording layer comprised of silver halide grains dispersed in a gelatin binder on one side of the support, an electrically conductive layer on the side of the support opposite to the image recording layer, and a transparent magnetic recording layer overlying the electrically conductive layer, said electrically conductive layer having been formed by applying a coating composition of a liquid medium containing: a) a vanadium oxide gel, b) a film-forming binder, and c) a conductivity-increasing amount of a volatile aromatic compound comprising an aromatic ring substituted with at least one hydroxy group or a hydroxy substituted substituent group, and drying the coating.
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