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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
May. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Gregory C. Weed, Towanda, PA (US);
Inventor:
Gregory C. Weed, Towanda, PA (US);
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M005/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A donor element is described for use in a thermal imaging process. The donor element includes a support: a heating layer; a colorant containing transfer layer; and an overcoat layer comprising a wax having a melting point ranging from about 30° C. to about 350° C. Typically the wax is a natural vegetable wax, a mineral wax or a synthetic wax.