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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:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas W Martin, Rochester, NY (US);
William H Simpson, Pittsford, NY (US);
Jacob J Hastreiter, Jr, Spencerport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ; B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
503227 ; 428195 ; 428206 ; 428327 ; 428913 ; 428914 ;
Abstract
A dye-receiving element comprising a reflective support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer having an overcoat layer thereon containing crosslinked elastomeric beads having a Tg of 45.degree. C. or less, the elastomeric beads being made from an acrylic polymer, an acrylic copolymer or a styrenic copolymer, the elastomeric beads having from about 5 to about 40% by weight of a crosslinking agent, the elastomeric beads having a particle size of less than about 1 .mu.m and are present at a coverage of from about 0.2 to about 1.0 g/m.sup.2.