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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005

Filed:

Dec. 26, 2002
Applicants:

Charles H. Weidner, Ontario, NY (US);

Ruizheng Wang, Rohester, NY (US);

Linda A. Kaszczuk, Webster, NY (US);

Glenn T. Pearce, Webster, NY (US);

Inventors:

Charles H. Weidner, Ontario, NY (US);

Ruizheng Wang, Rohester, NY (US);

Linda A. Kaszczuk, Webster, NY (US);

Glenn T. Pearce, Webster, NY (US);

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 530 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Disclosed is an imaging element comprising a bichromophoric molecule comprising a first chromophore that exhibits a first absorption maximum above 700 nm and a second chromophore that exhibits a second absorption maximum different from the first absorption maximum, wherein the absorption of the first and second chromophores are substantially independent of each other, and a process for imaging using such a donor element. Elements of the invention eliminate unwanted absorptions in the final image.


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