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US 2006/0135362 A1Published application
Thermal donor for high-speed printing
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsWalter Isaac, Christine Landry-Coltrain, David Teegarden, Dennis Massa
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Abstract
A dye-donor element, a method of printing using the dye-donor element, and a print assembly including the dye-donor element are described, wherein the dye-donor layer of the dye-donor element includes hydroxyalkyl cellulose as a binder. The dye-donor element is capable of printing a defect-free image on a receiver element at a line speed of 2.0 msec/line or less while maintaining a print density of at least 2.0.
Claims18
A method of printing, comprising
- obtaining a donor comprising a support and a dye layer, wherein the dye layer comprises a binder and a dye, the binder comprising hydroxyalkyl cellulose;
- obtaining a receiver having a support and a dye-receiving layer on the support;
- placing the dye layer of the donor adjacent the dye-receiving layer of the receiver;
- and
- applying heat in an imagewise fashion to the donor to form a dye image on the receiver,
- wherein the image is formed at a line speed of 2 msec or less.
3 more elements
A print assembly comprising a donor and a receiver,
- wherein the donor comprises a support and a dye layer, wherein the dye layer comprises a binder and a dye, the binder comprises hydroxyalkyl cellulose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.