Eastman-kodak Company

Kodak Alaris Inc.

Teh-Ming Kung

Kristine B Lawrence

Ralph H Young

Paul D Yacobucci

Csaba A Kovacs

John Leonard Muehlbauer

Brian T Pope

Charles E Romano, Jr

William B Vreeland

Kin K Lum

Peter John Ghyzel

Thomas M Laney

Eric Eugene Arrington

Norman G Rule

Lianne Heath

John P Olscamp

Walter E Scott

Yongcai Wang

Steven Evans

Debasis Majumdar

Douglas E Bugner

Wayne A Bowman

Catherine A Falkner

Kathleen Bonsignore

Renee L Daniels

Kim Standish

Ellen L Bennett

Joseph F Janinek

Xin Wen

Daniel Jude Harrison

David George Foster

William H Simpson

Bruce C Campbell

Louis J Rossi

David Andrew Johnson

Richard C VanHanehem

Jeffrey R Gillmor

Ronald S King

Cheryl Lenhard

Lee William Tutt

Christine Joanne Landry-Coltrain

Joseph A Pavlisko

Dennis E Smith

Mary Christine Brick

Thomas W Martin

Narasimharao Dontula

Charles Leo Bauer

David M Teegarden

Louis J Sorriero

David B Bailey

Chin H Chen

Noel R Vanier

Robert A Guistina

Elizabeth G Burns

William T Gruenbaum

Michael W Orem

Allen K Tsaur

Linda Mae Franklin

Christine J Landry

Terry A Heath

Terry C Schultz

Michael R Brickey

Karen M Kosydar

Maurice L Gray

Peter David Rollinson

Tien-Teh Chen

Christine M Vargas

Susan L Dawson

Linda S Flosenzier

Cheryl L Warner

Jose L Garcia

Kathleen A Bonsignore

Steven V Haldeman

Robin E Osterhout

Laura B Hopps

William M York, Iii

Kimberly W Standish

This invention relates to a conductive thermal image receiver element that has an aqueous coatable dye-receiving layer. The dye-receiving layer comprises a conductive polymeric material, a dispersant, one or more surfactants, one or more antifoamers, a water-dispersible release agent, a crosslinking agent, and a polymer binder matrix consisting essentially of a water-dispersible polyester and a water-dispersible acrylic polymer. This invention also relates to a method for making this thermal image receiver element as well as method for using it to provide a dye image by thermal transfer from a donor element.

Thermal image receiver element with conductive dye-receiving layer

This invention relates to a conductive thermal image receiver element that has an aqueous coatable dye-receiving layer and an aqueous coatable receiver overcoat layer. The receiver overcoat layer comprises a conductive polymeric material and a two or more dispersants. The dye-receiving layer comprises a water-dispersible release agent, a crosslinking agent, and a polymer binder matrix consisting essentially of a water-dispersible polyester and a water-dispersible acrylic polymer. This invention also relates to a method for making this thermal image receiver element as well as method for using it to provide a dye image by thermal transfer from a donor element.

Conductive thermal imaging receiving layer with receiver overcoat layer

This invention relates to a conductive thermal image receiver element that has an aqueous-based coatable dye-receiving layer comprising a water-dispersible acrylic polymer, a water-dispersible polyester, a water-dispersible conductive polymeric material and a surfactant. This invention also relates to a method for making this thermal image receiver element as well as method for using it to provide a dye image by thermal transfer from a donor element.

Conductive thermal imaging receiving layer with receiver overcoat layer comprising a surfactant

A thermal image receiver element dry image receiving layer has a Tof at least 25&#xb0; C. and is the outermost layer. The dry image receiving layer has a dry thickness of at least 0.5 &#x3bc;m and up to and including 5 &#x3bc;m. It comprises a water-dispersible release agent and a polymer binder matrix that consists essentially of: (1) a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups, and (2) a water-dispersible polyester that has a Tof 30&#xb0; C. or less. The water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % and at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1. The thermal image receiver element can be used to prepare thermal dye images after thermal transfer from a thermal donor element.

Thermal image receiver elements having release agents

A thermal image receiver element dry image receiving layer has a Tof at least 25&#xb0; C. as the outermost layer. The dry image receiving layer has a dry thickness of at least 0.5 &#x3bc;m and up to and including 5 &#x3bc;m. It comprises a polymer binder matrix that consists essentially of: (1) a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups, and (2) a water-dispersible polyester that has a Tof 30&#xb0; C. or less. The water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % of the total dry image receiving layer weight and at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1 to and including 20:1. The thermal image receiver element can be used to prepare thermal dye images after thermal transfer from a thermal donor element.

Thermal image receiver elements prepared using aqueous formulations

A thermal image receiver element dry image receiving layer has a Tof at least 25&#xb0; C. as the outermost layer. The dry image receiving layer has a dry thickness of at least 0.5 &#x3bc;m and up to and including 5 &#x3bc;m. It comprises a polymer binder matrix that consists essentially of: (1) a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups, and (2) a water-dispersible polyester that has a Tof 30&#xb0; C. or less. The water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % of the total dry image receiving layer weight and at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1. The thermal image receiver element can be used to prepare thermal dye images after thermal transfer from a thermal donor element.

A thermal, non-silver halide-containing image receiver element includes a support and an aqueous-coated image receiving layer. This receiving layer comprises a water-dispersible polymer having a polyurea or polyurethane backbone and up to 25 weight % of the water-dispersible polymer comprising polysiloxane side chains that are covalently attached to the backbone, each of the side chains having a molecular weight of at least 500. Aqueous dispersions of polyester ionomers and crosslinking agents can also be present.

Image receiver elements with aqueous dye receiving layer

An image receiver element includes a water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethane binder in the image receiving layer. This polyurethane has a Tof from about 60 to about 80&#xb0; C., a molecular weight of at least 25,000, and an acid number of from about 16 to about 35 mg KOH/g. Moreover, the polyurethane comprises from about 42 to about 60 weight % of recurring urethane units, from about 8 to about 20 weight % of alkylene glycol recurring units, from about 18 to about 40 weight % of carbonate recurring units having aliphatic side chains, and from about 3 to about 15 weight % of recurring units having a water-soluble or water-dispersible acid group, based on total binder weight.

Image receiver elements

The invention relates to a toner receiver member comprising a base, at least one tie layer adjacent to said base, and at least one toner receiver layer adjacent said at least one tie layer on the side opposite to the base, wherein said at least one toner receiver layer comprises a layer of branched polyester or a mixture of styrene acrylate copolymer with an ethylene methacrylate copolymer or with a low density polyethylene.

Coextruded toner receiver layer for electrophotography

A receiver element for thermal dye transfer, a print assembly including the receiver element, and a method of printing are described wherein the receiver element includes a dye-receiving layer on a support, wherein the dye-receiving layer includes a polymer, an optional release agent, and alpha-tocopherol or a derivative thereof.

Thermal receiver

A polymer composition including a cyclic-olefinic copolymer and another polymer, an image-receiving element including the polymeric composition in an image-receiving layer, a print assembly including the image-receiving element, and a method of printing are described.

A print assembly is described, wherein the print assembly includes a dye-donor element having a dye-donor layer, wherein the dye-donor element includes a donor stick preventative agent; and a receiver having a dye image-receiving layer, wherein the receiver includes a receiver stick preventative agent of the formula: wherein Ris an alkyl chain of CHor greater; Ris an alkyl chain of CHor greater; A is NH&#x2014;R, NHNH, NHCO&#x2014;R, NH&#x2014;R&#x2014;NH, or NHCO&#x2014;R&#x2014;NH; Ris alkyl chain of CHor greater; Ris an alkyl chain of CHor greater; m is from about 0 to 95 weight percent; n is from about 0 to about 70 weight percent; p is from 0 to about 40 weight percent; and q is from 0 to 95 weight percent, with the proviso that when m is 0, then n is 0, and Ris an alkyl chain of CHor greater, otherwise when m is greater than 0, n is from 0.1 to 70 weight percent, based on the total weight of the receiver stick preventative agent, and wherein the dye-donor element and receiver are in superposed position such that the dye-donor layer is adjacent the dye image-receiving layer. The use of stick preventative agents in both the dye-donor element and the receiver element can enable high speed printing without donor-receiver sticking.

Thermal print assembly

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Teh-Ming Kung