Eastman-kodak Company

Dennis J Eichorst

Debasis Majumdar

Paul Albert Christian

Charles Leo Bauer

Brian K Brady

Sylvia A Gardner

Kenneth L Tingler

Gustav R Apai, Ii

Robert J Kress

Sharon M Melpolder

Gerald M Leszyk

Dennis J Savage

Long K Duong

Dilip K Chatterjee

Syamal K Ghosh

Charles Chester Anderson

Paul D Yacobucci

Mark Lelental

Thomas N Blanton

Jeremy M Grace

Catherine A Falkner

Bradley K Coltrain

Cathy A Fleischer

Ibrahim M Shalhoub

Paul Daniel Yocobucci

A photographic support comprising; a polyester base having a first and a second side; an antistatic layer superposed on the first side of the base; a gelatin layer superposed on the second side of the base; and an auxiliary layer overlying said antistatic layer comprising 20 to 80 percent by weight hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose and a second binder.

Film support with annealable layer and improved adhesion

A photographic element comprising a polyester support; an antistatic layer; and a transparent magnetic layer comprising a cellulose binder, ferromagnetic particles and a blocked isocyanate.

Film support with improved adhesion upon annealing

A process for forming an abrasion-resistant antistatic layer for an imaging element comprises: adjusting the pH of an aqueous composition of an electronically-conductive polymer to a pH of about 3 to about 10, and combining the pH-adjusted aqueous composition of the electronically-conductive polymer with an aqueous composition at a pH greater than 7 of a polyurethane film-forming binder having a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at 2% elongation of at least 50000 psi. The process further comprises applying the resulting coating composition to the imaging element, thereby forming an abrasion-resistant antistatic layer on the element. The antistatic layer coating composition of the present invention can be applied to a wide variety of imaging elements, including, for example, photographic, electrostatographic, photothermographic, migration, electrothermographic, dielectric recording and thermal-dye-transfer imaging elements.

Process for forming abrasion-resistant antistatic layer with polyurethane for imaging element

The present invention can relate to an imaging element including a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, at least one transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support, and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer may include a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and at least one metal antimonate particle.

Imaging element containing an electrically-conductive layer

The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, a transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer is composed of a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and an electrically-conductive agent.

Imaging element containing an electrically-conductive layer containing a sulfonated polyurethane and a transparent magnetic recording layer

The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer is composed of an electrically-conductive polymer and a polyurethane film-forming binder having a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at 2% elongation of at least 50000 psi.

Abrasion resistant antistatic with electrically conducting polymer for imaging element

The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support. The electrically-conductive layer is composed of a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder and an electrically-conductive polymer.

Antistatic layer with electrically conducting polymer for imaging element

The present invention is an imaging element including, a support, at least one image-forming layer, and a transparent, electrically-conductive layer. The transparent, electrically-conductive layer includes conductive metal-containing fine particles dispersed in a polyurethane film-forming binder and a crosslinking agent. The polyurethane film-forming binder has a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus at a 2% elongation of a least 50,000 lb/in.sup.2.

Imaging element comprising an electrically-conductive backing layer

The present invention is an imaging element including a support having a frontside and a backside, an imaging layer superposed on the frontside of said support, and a print-retaining, electrically-conductive layer superposed on the backside of the support. The electrically-conductive layer includes a film-forming binder comprising the latex polymeric addition product of from 20 to 65 mol % of styrene, from 30 to 78 mol % of n-butyl methacrylate, and from 2 to 10 mol % of the sodium salt of 2-sulfoethyl methacrylate. and at least about 60 weight percent composite electrically conductive particles. The composite electrically-conductive particles have a layer of electrically-conductive metal-containing crystallites overlying a nonconductive substrate particle. The electrically-conductive layer is formed by dispersing the composite electrically-conductive particles using polymeric milling media having a mean particle size less than 350 .mu.m to form a colloidal dispersion, combining the colloidal dispersion with the film forming binder to form a mixture, coating the mixture onto the support and drying the mixture to form the electrically-conductive layer.

Electrically-conductive layer for imaging element containing composite

In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a process for forming an electrically conductive layer is disclosed comprising (i) intercalating colloidal vanadium oxide with a water soluble vinyl-containing polymer, (ii) incorporating the intercalated colloidal vanadium oxide in a coating composition, and (iii) coating the coating composition on a substrate. In accordance with a second embodiment of the invention, a composition for forming an electrically conductive element or layer thereof is disclosed comprising (i) colloidal vanadium oxide intercalated with a water soluble vinyl-containing polymer and (ii) a binder which is distinct from the water soluble vinyl-containing polymer. Intercalation of vanadium oxide gels with water-soluble polymeric species in accordance with of the present invention results in a vanadium oxide gel having improved solution stability and reduced impact of solution aging on conductivity.

Colloidal vanadium oxide having improved stability

The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support and a protective topcoat overlying the electrically-conductive layer. The electrically-conductive layer contains an electrically-conductive polymer and has a water electrode resistivity (WER) value that is substantially unchanged upon subjecting of the imaging element to color photographic processing. The protective topcoat is composed of a polyurethane film-forming binder having a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at 2% elongation of at least 50000 psi.

Antistatic layer for imaging element

The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support, a transparent magnetic recording layer, and at least one electrically-conductive layer. The electrically-conductive layer includes crystalline, electronically-conductive acicular metal-containing particles dispersed in a sulfonated polyurethane film-forming binder. The transparent magnetic recording layer is composed of magnetic particles dispersed in a second film-forming binder and is superposed on the electrically-conductive layer.

Imaging element containing an electrically-conductive layer containing

The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on said support, a transparent magnetic recording layer superposed on said support; and an electrically-conductive layer superposed on said support. The transparent magnetic recording layer is composed of magnetic particles dispersed in a first film-forming polymeric binder. The electrically-conductive layer includes electrically-conductive metal-containing colloidal particles, swellable, smectite clay particles, a first polymeric binder which can sufficiently intercalate inside or exfoliate the smectite clay particles and a second film-forming polymeric binder, wherein the electrically-conductive metal-containing particles and the polymer-intercalated or polymer-exfoliated smectite clay particles are dispersed.

Imaging element comprising an electrically-conductive layer containing

The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image-forming layer superposed on the support, an electrically-conductive layer superposed on the support, and a transparent magnetic recording layer overlying the electrically-conductive layer. The electrically-conductive layer includes electrically-conductive agents dispersed in a film-forming binder which is a sulfonated polymer and the transparent magnetic recording layer contains ferromagnetic particles dispersed in an aromatic polyester binder having a T.sub.g of greater than 150.degree. C.

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Fairport, NY, United States of America

Dennis J Eichorst