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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Christine JT. Landry-Coltrain, Fairport, NY (US);
Linda M Franklin, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul E Woodgate, Spencerport, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: (I) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye being a deprotonated cationic dye which is capable of being reprotonated to a cationic dye having a N-H group which is part of a conjugated system, and (II) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with the dye-donor element so that the dye layer is in contact with the polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the polymeric dye image-receiving layer comprising a mixture of a) a polymer having a Tg of less than about 19.degree. C. and having no or only slight acidity; and b) sub-micron, non film-forming, organic, acidic particles which are capable of reprotonating the cationic dye transferred to the dye image-receiving layer from the dye layer.