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EP 0 761 468 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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25.06.1997 Bulletin 1997/26 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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12.03.1997 Bulletin 1997/11 |
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Date of filing: 15.08.1996 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)6: B41M 5/40 |
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DE FR GB |
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Priority: |
30.08.1995 US 2978
16.04.1996 US 633397
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Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
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Rochester,
New York 14650-2201 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Burberry, Mitchell Stewart
Rochester,
New York 14650-2201 (US)
- Campbell, Bruce Crinean
Rochester,
New York 14650-2201 (US)
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Representative: Wibbelmann, Jobst, Dr., Dipl.-Chem. et al |
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Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff,
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte,
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE) |
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Laser recording element |
(57) A laser recording element comprising a base having thereon a dye layer comprising
an image dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye layer having an infrared-absorbing
material associated therewith, the base comprising a composite film laminated to at
least one side of a support, the dye layer being on the composite film side of the
base, and the composite film comprising a microvoided thermoplastic core layer and
at least one substantially void-free thermoplastic surface layer.