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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Narasimharao Dontula, Rochester, NY (US);
Somsack Chang, Riverview, FL (US);
James S. Honan, Spencerport, NY (US);
Narasimharao Dontula, Rochester, NY (US);
Somsack Chang, Riverview, FL (US);
James S. Honan, Spencerport, NY (US);
Kodak Alaris Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal dye image receiver element has a substrate comprising a voided compliant layer and metalized layer. Disposed on the metalized layer is an opacifying layer that includes an opacifying agent and a dye receiving layer. This thermal dye image receiver element can be a duplex element with image receiving layers on both sides of the substrate, and it can be used in association with a thermal donor element to provide a thermal image on either or opposing sides of the receiver element. The metalized layer provides increased specular reflectance under resulting thermal dye images.