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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Celin Savariar-hauck, Badenhausen, DE;
Harald Baumann, Osterode/Harz, DE;
Anthony P. Kitson, Evans, CO (US);
Inventors:
Celin Savariar-Hauck, Badenhausen, DE;
Harald Baumann, Osterode/Harz, DE;
Anthony P. Kitson, Evans, CO (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/038 (2006.01); G03F 7/11 (2006.01); G03F 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A positive-working imageable element comprises inner and outer layers and an infrared radiation absorbing compound such as an IR absorbing dye. The inner layer includes a first polymeric material. The ink receptive outer layer includes a second polymeric binder comprising pendant carboxy groups that provides improved chemical resistance to the imageable element and reduced residue from development.