公开(公告)号：US5714301A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-03

申请号：US738508

申请日：1996-10-24

申请人： Michael L. Boroson ,  Charles D. DeBoer ,  Kathleen S. Hollis

发明人： Michael L. Boroson ,  Charles D. DeBoer ,  Kathleen S. Hollis

IPC分类号： B41J2/475 ,  B41M5/382 ,  B41M5/40 ,  B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/44 ,  G03C5/00

CPC分类号： B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/38207 ,  B41M5/44 ,  Y10S430/146

摘要： A method of producing a radiation-induced colorant transfer image on a support, includes the steps of: providing an image-receiving element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer; providing a colorant donor element having a colorant transfer layer on a colorant element support and wherein colorant can be transferred from a transfer surface of the colorant donor element to the image-receiving element in response to selectively applied radiation, the colorant element support being configured to provide a surface having peaks and valleys; pressing the colorant element support surface against a rigid element so as to cause the colorant transfer layer surface to conformally have peaks and valleys; causing the peaks of the colorant transfer layer to engage the image-receiving element; and applying radiation to the colorant donor element to cause colorant to transfer in the space between the image-receiving element and the colorant transfer layer surface corresponding to the valleys in the colorant transfer surface.

摘要翻译： 在支撑体上产生辐射诱导的着色剂转印图像的方法包括以下步骤：提供图像接收元件，该图像接收元件包括其上具有图像接收层的支撑件; 提供着色剂供体元件，其在着色剂元件载体上具有着色剂转移层，并且其中着色剂可以响应于选择性施加的辐射从着色剂供体元件的转移表面转移到图像接收元件，着色剂元件支撑件被配置为 提供具有峰谷的表面; 将着色剂元件支撑表面压在刚性元件上，以使着色剂转移层表面保形地具有峰谷; 导致着色剂转移层的峰接合图像接收元件; 以及向着色剂供体元件施加辐射以使着色剂在图像接收元件与着色剂转印层表面之间的空间中转印，该着色剂转印层表面对应于着色剂转印表面中的谷。

公开(公告)号：US5321426A

公开(公告)日：1994-06-14

申请号：US891890

申请日：1992-06-01

申请人： Seung H. Baek ,  Charles D. DeBoer

发明人： Seung H. Baek ,  Charles D. DeBoer

IPC分类号： B41J2/32 ,  B41J2/46 ,  B41J2/475 ,  B41M5/382 ,  H04N1/04 ,  H04N1/06 ,  H04N1/191 ,  B41J2/45

CPC分类号： H04N1/0678 ,  B41J2/455 ,  B41J2/46 ,  B41J2/475 ,  H04N1/0402 ,  H04N1/1911 ,  H04N1/06 ,  H04N2201/0414

摘要： A thermal printer is disclosed which is adapted to form an image on a thermal print medium of a type in which a donor element transfers dye to a receiver element upon receipt of a sufficient amount of thermal energy. The printer includes a plurality of diode lasers which can be individually modulated to supply energy to selected dots on the medium in accordance with an information signal. In order to increase the efficiency and versatility of the printer, the print head of the printer includes a fiber optic array having a plurality of optical fibers coupled to the diode lasers. The thermal Print medium is supported on a rotatable drum, and the fiber optic array is movable relative to the drum.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种热敏打印机，其适于在热打印介质上形成图像，其中供体元件在接收足够量的热能时将染料转移到接收器元件。 打印机包括多个二极管激光器，其可以被单独调制以根据信息信号向介质上的选定点提供能量。 为了提高打印机的效率和多功能性，打印机的打印头包括具有耦合到二极管激光器的多个光纤的光纤阵列。 热打印介质支撑在可旋转的滚筒上，并且光纤阵列可相对于滚筒移动。

公开(公告)号：US5198409A

公开(公告)日：1993-03-30

申请号：US837469

申请日：1992-02-14

申请人： Stephen J. Rowan ,  Charles D. DeBoer

发明人： Stephen J. Rowan ,  Charles D. DeBoer

IPC分类号： B41M5/00 ,  B41M5/52

CPC分类号： B41M5/52 ,  B41M5/5272 ,  Y10S428/913 ,  Y10S428/914 ,  Y10S430/146 ,  Y10T428/24777

摘要： A dye-receiving element for thermal dye transfer suitable for forming a focussing tool comprising a polymeric central dye image-receiving section having a substantially planar image receiving surface and a relatively thicker integral polymeric frame section extending around the periphery of said central section, said image receiving surface being formed at an inclined angle relative to the frame section. The invention further includes a process of forming an imaged focussing tool by the steps of a) imagewise-heating a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer, and b) transferring portions of the dye layer in a pattern corresponding to a desired focussing image to a dye-receiving element as described above, and imaged focussing tools obtained by such a process.

摘要翻译： 一种用于热染料转移的染料接收元件，其适于形成聚焦工具，该聚焦工具包括具有基本上平面的图像接收表面的聚合物中心染料图像接收部分和围绕所述中心部分的周边延伸的相对较厚的整体聚合物框架部分，所述图像 接收表面相对于框架部分以倾斜的角度形成。 本发明还包括通过以下步骤形成成像聚焦工具的方法：a）对包含其上具有染料层的载体的染料供体元件进行成像加热，以及b）以对应于 将所需的聚焦图像如上所述的染料接收元件，以及通过这种方法获得的成像聚焦工具。

公开(公告)号：US5168288A

公开(公告)日：1992-12-01

申请号：US451656

申请日：1989-12-18

申请人： Seung H. Baek ,  Charles D. DeBoer

发明人： Seung H. Baek ,  Charles D. DeBoer

IPC分类号： B41J2/32 ,  B41J2/46 ,  B41J2/475 ,  B41M5/382 ,  H04N1/04 ,  H04N1/06 ,  H04N1/191

CPC分类号： H04N1/0678 ,  B41J2/455 ,  B41J2/46 ,  B41J2/475 ,  H04N1/0402 ,  H04N1/1911 ,  H04N1/06 ,  H04N2201/0414

摘要： A thermal printer is disclosed which is adapted to form an image on a thermal print medium of a type in which a donor element transfers dye to a receiver element upon receipt of a sufficient amount of thermal energy. The printer includes a plurality of diode lasers which can be individually modulated to supply energy to selected dots on the medium in accordance with an information signal. In order to increase the efficiency and versatility of the printer, the print head of the printer includes a fiber optic array having a plurality of optical fibers coupled to the diode lasers. The thermal print medium is supported on a rotatable drum, and the fiber optic array is movable relative to the drum.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种热敏打印机，其适于在热打印介质上形成图像，其中供体元件在接收足够量的热能时将染料转移到接收器元件。 打印机包括多个二极管激光器，其可以被单独调制以根据信息信号向介质上的选定点提供能量。 为了提高打印机的效率和多功能性，打印机的打印头包括具有耦合到二极管激光器的多个光纤的光纤阵列。 热敏打印介质被支撑在可旋转的滚筒上，并且光纤阵列可相对于滚筒移动。

公开(公告)号：US5019480A

公开(公告)日：1991-05-28

申请号：US367064

申请日：1989-06-16

申请人： Charles D. DeBoer ,  Steven Evans

发明人： Charles D. DeBoer ,  Steven Evans

IPC分类号： B41M5/382 ,  B41M5/385 ,  B41M5/388 ,  B41M5/39 ,  B41M5/392 ,  B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/46 ,  D06P5/00

CPC分类号： B41M5/465 ,  B41M5/392 ,  Y10S430/145 ,  Y10S430/146

摘要： A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is an indene-bridged-polymethine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the indene-bridged-polymethine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or an aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 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 hetaryly group; or any two of said R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 groups may be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;A represents --COR, --CO.sub.2 R, --CONHR, --CONR.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 R, --SO.sub.2 NHR, --SO.sub.2 NR.sub.2 or --CN;B represents A or hydrogen, --R, --SR, --OR or --NR; or A or B may be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;Y represents a dialkyl-substituted carbon atom, a vinylene group, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, a tellurium atom, NR, or a direct bond to the carbon at the R.sup.2 position;Z represents hydrogen or the atoms necessary to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; andn is 0 to 3.

公开(公告)号：US4948777A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-14

申请号：US366970

申请日：1989-06-16

申请人： Steven Evans ,  Charles D. DeBoer

发明人： Steven Evans ,  Charles D. DeBoer

IPC分类号： B41M5/392 ,  B41M5/385 ,  B41M5/388 ,  B41M5/39 ,  B41M5/46

CPC分类号： B41M5/465 ,  B41M5/392 ,  Y10S428/913 ,  Y10S428/914 ,  Y10S430/146 ,  Y10T428/31786

摘要： A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a bis(chalcogenopyrylo)polymethine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the bis(chalcogenopyrylo)polymethine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 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; or any two of said R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 groups may be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carboxyclic or heterocyclic ring; or R.sup.1 may be joined to Z.sup.1 to form a fused 5- or 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; or R.sup.3 may be joined to Z.sup.2 to form a fused 5- or 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 each independently represents sulfur, oxygen, tellurium, or selenium, with the methine chain being joined ortho or para to each of Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 ;Z.sup.1 and Z.sup.2 each independently represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms; or the atoms necessary to complete a 5- to 7-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;each m independently is 1 to 4;n is 1 to 3; andX is a monovalent anion.

公开(公告)号：US4942141A

公开(公告)日：1990-07-17

申请号：US366952

申请日：1989-06-16

申请人： Charles D. DeBoer ,  Steven Evans

发明人： Charles D. DeBoer ,  Steven Evans

IPC分类号： B41M5/26 ,  B41M5/382 ,  B41M5/385 ,  B41M5/388 ,  B41M5/39 ,  B41M5/392 ,  B41M5/46 ,  G11B7/24 ,  G11B7/244

CPC分类号： B41M5/465 ,  B41M5/392 ,  Y10S428/913 ,  Y10S428/914 ,  Y10S430/145 ,  Y10S430/146 ,  Y10T428/31786

摘要： A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a squarylium dye. In a preferred embodiment, the squarylium dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each independently represents hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, cyano, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, carbamoyl, acyl, acylamido, alkylamino, arylamino or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or hetaryl group; or any of said R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 or R.sup.4 groups may be combined with R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 or R.sup.8 or with each other to form a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 each independently represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or an aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms;or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 or R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 may be joined together to form a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; and n and m are each independently 1 to 4.

公开(公告)号：US4912083A

公开(公告)日：1990-03-27

申请号：US369491

申请日：1989-06-20

申请人： Derek D. Chapman ,  Charles D. DeBoer

发明人： Derek D. Chapman ,  Charles D. DeBoer

IPC分类号： B41M5/382 ,  B41M5/385 ,  B41M5/388 ,  B41M5/39 ,  B41M5/392 ,  B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/46 ,  D06P5/00

CPC分类号： B41M5/465 ,  B41M5/392 ,  Y10S428/913 ,  Y10S428/914 ,  Y10S430/145 ,  Y10T428/31786

摘要： A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material which is different from the dye in the dye layer, and wherein the infrared-absorbing material is a Fe(II) complex of the following dye ligand: ##STR1## wherein R 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;Z represents the atoms necesasry to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing, heterocyclic, aromatic ring or fused ring system; andn is 2.

公开(公告)号：US4772582A

公开(公告)日：1988-09-20

申请号：US136073

申请日：1987-12-21

申请人： Charles D. DeBoer

发明人： Charles D. DeBoer

IPC分类号： B41M5/392 ,  B41M5/385 ,  B41M5/388 ,  B41M5/39 ,  B41M5/40 ,  B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/44 ,  B41M5/035 ,  B41M5/26

CPC分类号： B41M5/42 ,  B41M5/44 ,  Y10S428/913 ,  Y10S428/914 ,  Y10S430/146 ,  Y10T428/24893 ,  Y10T428/25 ,  Y10T428/254 ,  Y10T428/31786

摘要： A dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and an infrared-absorbing material, and wherein the dye layer has a layer coated thereover which contains spacer beads of such particle size and concentration that effective contact between the dye-donor element and a dye-receiving element is prevented during the laser-induced thermal dye transfer.

公开(公告)号：US4637898A

公开(公告)日：1987-01-20

申请号：US721130

申请日：1985-04-08

申请人： Charles D. DeBoer ,  George W. Luckey

发明人： Charles D. DeBoer ,  George W. Luckey

IPC分类号： C09K11/02 ,  G21K4/00

CPC分类号： C09K11/02 ,  G21K4/00

摘要： An x-ray intensifying screen comprises a support having thereon a fluorescent composition comprising:(a) from 50 to 90 percent by weight of a substantially isotropic phosphor which is excited by x-rays and substantially transparent to light emitted by said phosphor; and(b) from 10 to 50 percent by weight of a polymer having an index of refraction within 0.02 of the index of refraction of said phosphor over at least 80 percent of the emission spectrum of said phosphor, said support having an index of refraction up to or equal to 0.05 units higher than the index of refraction of said phosphor and having a reflection optical density of at least 1.7 to light emitted by said phosphor.The screen is highly transparent, and further exhibits improved contrast and resolution. A preferred fluorescent composition useful in the x-ray intensifying screen comprises:(a) from 50 to 90 percent by weight of a substantially isotropic phosphor which is excited by x-rays and substantially transparent to light emitted by said phosphor; and(b) from 10 to 50 percent by weight of a polymer having an index of refraction with 0.02 of the index of refraction of said phosphor over at least 80 percent of the emission spectrum of said phosphor, said polymer comprising:(i) from 5 to 99 mole percent of recurring units having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is H or alkyl; andR.sup.2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or aryl substituted with alkyl, alkoxy or heterocyclic; and(ii) from 1 to 95 mole percent of recurring units having the formula: ##STR2## wherein: Ar is arylene;R.sup.1 is H or alkyl;R.sup.3 is H, alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl; andR.sup.4 is H, alkyl, alkoxy, amino, halogen, sulfide, sulfoxide, sulfonate or heterocyclic.

摘要翻译： X射线增强屏幕包括其上具有荧光组合物的载体，其包含：（a）50至90重量％的基本上各向同性的荧光体，其被x射线激发并对由所述荧光体发射的光基本上透明; 和（b）10至50重量％的聚合物，所述聚合物的折射率在所述荧光体的折射率的0.02以内，超过所述荧光体的发射光谱的至少80％，所述载体具有折射率 高于所述荧光体的折射率的0.05单位，并且对于由所述荧光体发射的光具有至少1.7的反射光密度。 屏幕高透明度，进一步显示对比度和分辨率。 可用于x射线增强屏幕的优选荧光组合物包括：（a）50至90重量％的基本上各向同性的荧光粉，其被x射线激发并对由所述荧光体发射的光基本上透明; 和（b）10至50重量％的聚合物，所述聚合物的所述磷光体的发射光谱的至少80％具有所述磷光体的折射率为0.02的折射率，所述聚合物包含：（i） 5至99摩尔％的具有下式的重复单元：其中：R 1是H或烷基; 并且R 2是被烷基，烷氧基或杂环取代的烷基，环烷基，芳基，芳烷基或芳基; 和（ii）1至95摩尔％的具有下式的重复单元：其中：Ar为亚芳基; R1是H或烷基; R3是H，烷基，芳基或芳烷基; 且R 4为H，烷基，烷氧基，氨基，卤素，硫醚，亚砜，磺酸根或杂环基。