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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Rukmini B. Lobo, Webster, NY (US);
Barry A. Fitzgerald, Holley, NY (US);
Lloyd A. Lobo, Webster, NY (US);
Mridula Nair, Penfield, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method of providing an imaging element which includes providing a gravure cylinder having an outer surface having a plurality cells. The surface of the cylinder is moved through a coating solution of a film forming organic polymer to fill the cells with coating solution. An imaging element is moved across the outer surface of the gravure cylinder to deposit the coating solution onto the imaging element such that a fraction of the imaging element of from 0.02 to 0.98 remains uncovered with coating solution. The coating solution is dried to form a discontinuous overcoat on the imaging element.