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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1996
Wayne A Bowman, Walworth, NY (US);
Charles P Hagmaier, Rochester, NY (US);
Frank D Manioci, Henrietta, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Dye imbibition printing blanks are disclosed comprising a support bearing a layer comprising a cationic mordant, a hydrophilic colloid and a plasticizer polymer, wherein the plasticizer polymer is a latex polymer having a glass transition temperature below about 30.degree. C. comprising from about 2 to 20 wt % of units having a quaternary ammonium group. In a preferred embodiment, the latex polymer comprises a vinyl co-polymer addition product of from about 50 to 98 weight percent of acrylic or methacrylic ester units, 0 to 48 weight percent of vinyl benzene units and 2 to 20 weight percent of the quaternary ammonium group containing unit. This latex provides a dye imbibition printing blank substantially free of haze and brittleness.