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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:
Apr. 15, 1997
Filed:
May. 23, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Luc Vanmaele, Lochristi, BE;
Wilhelmus Janssens, Aarschot, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
558403 ;
Abstract
Dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye transfer methods, said element comprising a dye layer comprising at least one tricyanovinylaniline dye, wherein the amino group of the aniline function of said dye carries an aryl group and a hydrocarbon or substituted hydrocarbon group linked by a secondary carbon atom to said amino group. The dyes have very good light-fastness and good spectral absorption characteristics.