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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ruizheng Wang, Rochester, NY (US);
Kevin W. Williams, Rochester, NY (US);
Ann L. Carroll-Lee, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 2/714 ;
Abstract
A laser-induced thermal recording element comprising a support having thereon a colorant layer comprising a colorant dispersed in a polymeric binder, said colorant layer having associated therewith a laser light-absorbing dye absorbing at the wavelength of a laser used to expose said element, said laser light-absorbing dye comprising a polymethine (cyanine) dye having covalently bonded thereto a phenylenediamine moiety. The element exhibits improved dye stability.