Eastman-kodak Company

Brett Zippel Blaisdell

Arunachalam T Ram

Diane Marie Carroll-Yacoby

James G Rydelek

Steven S Chapman

Eric Eugene Arrington

A dye-receiver element for thermal dye transfer includes a support having on one side thereof a dye image-receiving layer characterized in that a release agent is present in the dye-image receiving layer which release agent comprises a siloxane-containing polymer having a weight average molecular weight of at least 150,000 and a viscosity in the range of 10 million mm/sec to 50 million mm/second. The invention also relates to a process of making a dye-receiver element for thermal dye transfer from a dye-donor element, said dye-receiver element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer made by a process comprising forming a melt of a thermoplastic material comprising the release agent, extruding or coextruding the melt as a single-layer film or a layer of a composite (multilayer) film; and applying the extruded film or composite film to a support for the dye-receiver element. The use of such a release agent provides improved non-sticking and improved image quality compared to other release agents.

Thermal dye-transfer receiver element comprising a silicone release agent in the dye-image receiving layer

A camera comprising a housing, and a carry strap attached to the housing to permit the carry strap to be longitudinally extended from the housing as a closed loop to receive one's hand in the closed loop and being elastic to be stretched around the housing to be stored on the housing, is characterized in that the carry strap has an ornamental figure which is arranged to be upstanding from the housing when the carry strap is stretched around the housing to be stored on the housing. Preferably, the carry strap has an integral platform that is wider than the remainder of the carry strap to serve as a support base for the ornamental figure. The platform is positioned on a top face of the housing, and the ornamental figure is upstanding on the platform, when the carry strap is stretched around the housing to be stored on the housing.

Camera with carry strap having ornamental figure

The invention relates to a method for improving the keeping of photographic elements comprising placing said elements in a container and placing a material comprising a blend of polymer and molecular sieve particles in said container with said element.

Blends of polymer and zeolite molecular sieves for packaging inserts

The invention relates to a method improving the storage qualities of a container or film holder comprising providing a container wherein at least a portion of the structure of said container comprises a molecular sieve or calcium, magnesium, or aluminum salt.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Brett Zippel Blaisdell