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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Eiji Hayakawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Jianbing Huang, Trumbull, CT (US);
Thomas R. Jordan, Windsor, CO (US);
Yasushi Miyamoto, Tatebayashi, JP;
Jeffrey J. Collins, Greeley, CO (US);
Neil F. Haley, Wellington, CO (US);
John Kalamen, Loveland, CO (US);
Eiji Hayakawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Jianbing Huang, Trumbull, CT (US);
Thomas R. Jordan, Windsor, CO (US);
Yasushi Miyamoto, Tatebayashi, JP;
Jeffrey J. Collins, Greeley, CO (US);
Neil F. Haley, Wellington, CO (US);
John Kalamen, Loveland, CO (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an imageable composition including an acid curable composition, an acid generator, an infrared absorber having a counter anion derived from a non-volatile acid, and a strong acid such as a sulfonic acid. The imageable composition may include components such as a crosslinkable binder or a colorant. In one embodiment, the imageable composition further includes a colorant having a counter anion derived from a non-volatile acid. The present invention further provides an imageable element, which includes a substrate and an imageable coating on a surface of the substrate. Also provided is method of producing an imaged element according to the invention.