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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2004
Applicants:

David R. Whitcomb, Woodbury, MN (US);

Leif P. Olson, Rochester, NY (US);

Peter J. Cowdery-corvan, Webster, NY (US);

Kumars Sakizadeh, Woodbury, MN (US);

Takuzo Ishida, Woodbury, MN (US);

Inventors:

David R. Whitcomb, Woodbury, MN (US);

Leif P. Olson, Rochester, NY (US);

Peter J. Cowdery-Corvan, Webster, NY (US);

Kumars Sakizadeh, Woodbury, MN (US);

Takuzo Ishida, Woodbury, MN (US);

Assignee:

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Non-photosensitive direct thermographic materials comprise a reducing agent that is a specific ortho-amino-phenol, para-amino-phenol, or hydroquinone compound. These compounds can reduce silver(I) ion to metallic silver to produce a dense black silver image under the short time and high temperature conditions that occur when using thermal print-heads during direct thermal printing. The materials are characterized by their calculated aqueous deprotonation and their calculated anion HOMO energies.


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