Method for transferring a silver halide photographic transfer element to a receptor surface

A method of applying a photographic image to a receptor element, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) exposing imagewise a silver halide photographic transfer element comprising,
• a support having a front surface and a rear surface,
• a Singapore Dammar resin transfer coating layer on said front surface of said support, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer on said front surface of the support,
• (b) developing the imagewise exposed silver halide light sensitive photographic element to form a photographic image,
• (c) positioning the front surface of said silver halide photographic element against said receptor element, and
• (d) applying heat energy alone or together with pressure to the rear surface of the silver halide photographic element in order to liquify said transfer coating layer and release said photographic image layer containing developed image and non-image areas and transfer said photographic image layer to said receptor element, said transfer coating provides a colorfast image when transferred to said receptor element, with the proviso that the adherence of said photographic image layer is a result of the heated Singapore Dammar resin transfer coating layer which resolidifies on said receptor element when heat is removed and said adherence does not require an external adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer.

A method of applying a photographic image to a receptor element, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) exposing imagewise a silver halide photographic transfer element comprising,
• a support having a front surface and a rear surface,
• a transfer coating layer selected from the group consisting of Batavia Dammar resin, accroide resin, East India resin, Kauri resin, Manila resin, pontianak resin and acrylic resin on said front surface of said support, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer on said front surface of the support,
• (b) developing the imagewise exposed silver halide light sensitive photographic element to form a photographic image,
• (c) positioning the front surface of said silver halide photographic element against said receptor element, and
• (d) applying heat energy alone or together with pressure to the rear surface of the silver halide photographic element in order to liquify said transfer coating layer and release said photographic image layer and transfer and adhere said photographic image layer to said receptor element, said transfer coating provides a colorfast image when transferred to said receptor element, with the proviso that the adherence of said photographic image layer is a result of the heated transfer coating layer which resolidifies on said receptor element when heat is removed and said adherence does not require an external adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said at lease one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer.

A method of applying a photographic image to a receptor element, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) exposing imagewise a silver halide photographic transfer element comprising:
• a heat transfer product known as TRANS-EZE having a front and rear surface, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion,
• (b) developing the imagewise exposed silver halide light sensitive photographic element to form a photographic image,
• (c) positioning the front surface of said silver halide photographic element against said receptor element, and
• (d) applying heat energy alone or together with pressure to the rear surface of the silver halide photographic element in order to liquefy and release said photographic image layer containing developed image and non-image areas and transfer and adhere said photographic image layer to said receptor element, with the proviso that the adherence of said photographic image layer does not require an external adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer.

A method of applying a photographic image to a receptor element, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) exposing imagewise a silver halide photographic transfer element consisting essentially of,
• a support having a front surface and a rear surface,
• a heat activated transfer coating layer on said front surface of said support which is a material capable of transferring and adhering developed image and non-image areas from said front surface of said support to a surface of said receptor element upon the application of heat energy to the rear surface of the support, said transfer coating layer capable of stripping from said front surface of the support and adhering to said surface of said receptor element by liquefying and releasing from said support when heated and resolidifying on said receptor element when heat is removed, said transfer coating provides a colorfast image when transferred to said receptor element, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer on said front surface of said transfer coating layer,
• (b) developing the imagewise exposed silver halide light sensitive photographic element to form a photographic image,
• (c) positioning the front surface of said silver halide photographic element against said receptor element, and
• (d) applying heat energy alone or together with pressure to the rear surface of the silver halide photographic element in order to liquify and release said photographic image layer containing said developer image and non-image areas and transfer and adhere said photographic image layer to said receptor element, with the proviso that the adherence of said photographic image layer is a result of the heated transfer coating layer which resolidifies on said receptor element when is removed and said adherence does not require an external adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer.

A method of applying a photographic image to a receptor element having a front face and a back face, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) exposing imagewise a silver halide photographic transfer element comprising,
• a support having a front surface and a rear surface,
• a heat activated transfer coating layer on said front surface of said support which is a material capable of transferring and adhering developed image and non-image areas from said front surface of said support to a surface of said receptor element upon the application of heat energy to the rear surface of the support, said transfer coating layer capable of stripping from said front surface of the support and adhering to said surface of said receptor element by liquefying and releasing from said support when heated and resolidifying on said receptor element when heat is removed, said transfer coating provides a colorfast image when transferred to said receptor element, and
• at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer having a front face and a back face on said front face surface of said transfer coating layer,
• wherein adhesion of said at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer to said receptor element is across said front or back face of said receptor element and the opposing front face of said silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer,
• (b) developing the imagewise exposed silver halide light sensitive photographic element to form a photographic image,
• (c) positioning the front surface of said silver halide photographic element against said receptor element, and
• (d) applying heat energy alone or together with pressure to the rear surface of the silver halide photographic element in order to liquify said transfer coating layer and release said photographic image layer containing said developed image and non-image areas and transfer and adhere said photographic image layer to the opposing face of said receptor element, with the proviso that the adherence of said photographic image layer is a result of the heated transfer coating layer which resolidifies on said receptor element when heat is removed, said adherence does not require an external adhesive layer and occurs in an area at least coextensive with the area of said at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer, said adhesion is across said front or back face of said receptor element and said opposing front face of said at least one silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer.