Inventors:
Kevin M. Kidnie - St. Paul MN, US
Pao Vang - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY
International Classification:
B41J 33/14
Abstract:
Thermal transfer donor elements can be used to transfer color images to receiving elements to provide various elements such as color filters. The thermal transfer donor elements include a transparent polymeric substrate and, in order: a propellant layer comprising a gas-producing polymer that is capable of producing a gas upon heating by a thermal layer, and an infrared radiation absorbing compound, a barrier layer, and a thermal dye transfer layer one or more thermally transferable colorants. The barrier layer comprises a hydrophilic material and is transferred with the colorant to provide a transparent overcoat in the final color image. Color transfer can be achieved using laser thermal imaging.