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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2006
David G. Foster, West Henrietta, NY (US);
William B. Vreeland, Webster, NY (US);
Richard P. Henzel, Webster, NY (US);
David G. Foster, West Henrietta, NY (US);
William B. Vreeland, Webster, NY (US);
Richard P. Henzel, Webster, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having on one side a dye layer and on a second side a slipping layer, wherein the slipping layer comprises a first wax comprising a polymer derived from a polyolefin and an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or ester or anhydride thereof, and at least one other wax and wherein the dye layer comprises at least a magenta dye of the Structure I: wherein the dye donor element has reduced 2× retransfer. The present invention also relates to the same slip layer with a dye layer comprising at least a yellow dye of the Structure X: or Structure XI: or Structure XII: or Structure XIII: or wherein the dye layer comprises at least a cyan dye of Structure XX: