Subbing layer for dye-donor element used in thermal dye transfer
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsKaren M. Kosydar, Stephen M. Neumann, Robert G. Spahn, Edward P. Otocka
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Abstract
A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having on one side thereof, in order, a subbing layer and a dye layer, and wherein the subbing layer comprises a vacuum-deposited metal oxide, and wherein either a) an infrared-absorbing material is contained in the dye layer or a layer associated therewith, or b) the other side of the support has a slipping layer thereon.
Claims18
A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having on one side thereof, in order, a subbing layer and a dye layer, and wherein said subbing layer comprises a vacuum-deposited metal oxide, and wherein either a) an infrared-absorbing material is contained in said dye layer or a layer associated therewith, or b) the other side of the support has a slipping layer thereon.
A process of forming a dye transfer image comprising:
- (a) imagewise-heating a dye-donor element comprising a support having on one side thereof, in order, a subbing layer and a dye layer, and
- (b) transferring a dye image to a dye-receiving element to form said dye transfer image, wherein said subbing layer comprises a vacuum-deposited metal oxide, and wherein either a) an infrared-absorbing material is contained in said dye layer or a layer associated therewith, or b) the other side of the support has a slipping layer thereon.
A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising
- (a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having on one side thereof, in order, a subbing layer and a dye layer, and
- (b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer,
- said dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with said dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye image-receiving layer,
- wherein said subbing layer comprises a vacuum-deposited metal oxide, and wherein either a) an infrared-absorbing material is contained in said dye layer or a layer associated therewith, or b) the other side of the dye-donor support has a slipping layer thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.