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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
May. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Van Damme, Heverlee, BE;
Joan Vermeersch, Deinze, BE;
Johan Lamotte, Leuven, BE;
Oskar Nuyken, Munchen, DE;
Brigitte Voit, Munchen, DE;
Armin Lang, Grosseisenbach, DE;
Cliff Scherer, Munchen, DE;
Andreas Baindl, Munchen, DE;
Jurgen Stebani, Krefeld, DE;
Alexander Wokaun, Endingen, CH;
Andrej Stasko, Bratislava, SK;
Assignee:
AGFA-Gevaert N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430200 ; 430203 ; 503227 ;
Abstract
A new type of thermal imaging element containing a thermally degradable polymer and a radiation to heat converting substance is disclosed. The invention further comprises several methods for the formation of a heat mode image after image-wise exposure of the thermal imaging element to intense laser radiation.