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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2006
James C. Vanous, Roseville, MN (US);
Bryan V. Hunt, Fridley, MN (US);
Robert R. Brearey, Oakdale, MN (US);
Steven H. Kong, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mark C. Skinner, Afton, MN (US);
Thomas C. Geisler, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
James C. Vanous, Roseville, MN (US);
Bryan V. Hunt, Fridley, MN (US);
Robert R. Brearey, Oakdale, MN (US);
Steven H. Kong, Woodbury, MN (US);
Mark C. Skinner, Afton, MN (US);
Thomas C. Geisler, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A photothermographic material having a Dmin and Dmax optical density. The material includes a support having hereon one or more thermally-developable imaging layers which are developable to produce an image when the photothermographic material is thermally processed; and an area disposed along a length of at least one edge of the photothermographic material, wherein the area has an optical density less than the Dmax and greater than the Dmin of the photothermographic material.