Materials and method for backprinting imaging media
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsPeter Aylward, James Honan, Narasimharao Dontula
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for placing indicia on the non-image side of a support for an imaging element comprising providing a support, which has an image side having at least one imaging layer and a non-image side, contacting the non-image side of the support with a thermal transfer donating sheet, applying energy in a pattern to the thermal transfer dye donating sheet, and transferring the pattern to the non-image side of the support to form indicia.
Claims26
A method for placing indicia on the non-image side of a support for an imaging element comprising providing a support, wherein said imaging support comprises an image side having at least one imaging layer and a non-image side;
- contacting said non-image side of said support with a thermal transfer donating sheet;
- applying energy in a pattern to said thermal transfer dye donating sheet;
- and transferring said pattern to said non-image side of said support to form indicia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.