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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:
Aug. 10, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitchell S Burberry, Webster, NY (US);
John M Noonan, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas A Machell, Webster, NY (US);
Danny R Thompson, Fairport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ; B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
503227 ; 428195 ; 428212 ; 428327 ; 4284782 ; 428508 ; 428509 ; 428510 ; 428913 ; 428914 ; 430200 ; 430201 ; 430945 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a multicolor, multilayer dye donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon two or more dye layers of different colors on top of each other, each dye layer comprising solid, homogeneous beads which contain an image dye, a binder and a laser light-absorbing material, the beads being dispersed in a vehicle, and the beads of each dye layer being sensitized to a different wavelength.