IR absorber for laser-induced thermal dye transfer
US5256620A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/146
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a dye donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising an image dye in a binder and an infrared-absorbing material associated therewith, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a telluro- or seleno-squarylium dye having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently represents hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group; PA1 R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group; PA1 X represents Se or Te; and PA1 Y represents O, S, Se, Te, TeCl.sub.2 or TeBr.sub.2, with the proviso that when X and Y are both Se and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents t-butyl, then R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 cannot both be hydrogen at the same time; and with the second proviso that when X is Se and Y is O and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represents t-butyl, then R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 cannot both be hydro…
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