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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard P Henzel, Webster, NY (US);
Noel R Vanier, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ; B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
503227 ; 8471 ; 428195 ; 428480 ; 428913 ; 428914 ;
Abstract
A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having on one side thereof a dye layer and on the other side a slipping layer comprising a lubricating material dispersed in a water-insoluble, cellulosic binder, the lubricating material comprising dry, solid lubricant particles protruding from the surface of the slipping layer, such as poly(tetrafluoroethylene), poly(hexafluoropropylene) or poly(methylsilylsesquioxane).