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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Lee W. Tutt, Webster, NY (US);
Christine M. Vargas, Churchville, NY (US);
Steven Evans, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A process of forming a diffusion resistant lenticular element: a) contacting at least one dye-donor element having a support having thereon a dye layer having an image dye in a binder having an infrared-absorbing material associated therewith, the image dye comprising a nonionic dye capable of being converted to a cationic dye with an acid, with a lenticular element having a support with a lenticular array thereon on the opposite side thereof; b) imagewise-heating the dye-donor element with a laser; c) transferring a dye image to the support of the lenticular element; d) contacting the dye image with an acidic mordanting layer; and e) heating the lenticular element to cause the nonionic dye to convert to a cationic dye which is mordanted in the acidic mordanting layer.