Efficient yellow thermal imaging ribbon
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsDavid G. Foster, Maurice L. Gray, Cobb S. Goff
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Abstract
The invention relates to a donor for thermal imaging comprising a base and dye layer, wherein said dye layer comprises yellow dye and binder in a ratio of 0.6 to 0.7, and said base has a thickness of between 3 and 5 micrometers.
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A donor for thermal imaging comprising a base and dye layer, wherein said dye layer comprises yellow dye and binder in a ratio of 0.6 to 0.7, and said base has a thickness of between 3 and 5 micrometers.
A method of forming an image comprising providing a donor for thermal imaging comprising base and yellow dye layer, wherein said dye layer comprises yellow dye and binder in a ratio of 0.6 to 0.7, and said base has a thickness of between 3 and 5 micrometers, passing said donor beneath a heated printhead, and transferring at least a portion of said yellow dye layer to a receiver sheet.
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