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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitchell S. Burberry, Webster, NY (US);
Lee W. Tutt, Webster, NY (US);
Robert G. Spahn, Webster, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/435 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/435 ;
Abstract
A process of forming an image comprising imagewise-exposing, by means of a laser, a thermal recording element comprising a transparent support having thereon at least two metal layers having a melting point below about 2,000° C. and a substantially transparent, polymeric spacer layer separating each metal layer from another metal layer, thereby causing portions of each metal layer to coalesce in response to the imagewise exposure by the laser, thus forming the image.