Abstract: A metal oxide coating and a method of forming the metal oxide coating are disclosed, wherein the metal oxide coating composition includes a metal oxide precursor of the metal oxide, the metal oxide, or a combination thereof, and a solvent of secondary or tertiary C4–C8 alcohol.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, a polyvalent transition metal complex of an 8-heterocyclylazo-5-hydroxy-quinoline and an anti-kogation material comprising an alkali metal salt of a monobasic organic or inorganic acid. Examples of anti-kogation materials useful in the invention include sodium hexanoate, sodium sulfate, sodium propionate, sodium benzoate, sodium p-toluenesulfonate, sodium acetate, sodium bromide, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, lithium nitrate, lithium acetate, tetramethylammonium acetate and tetrabutylammonium bromide.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of: A) providing an ink jet printer that is responsive to digital data signals; B) loading the printer with an ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer; C) loading the printer with an ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, a polyvalent transition metal complex of an 8-heterocyclylazo-5-hydroxy-quinoline and an anti-kogation material comprising an alkali metal salt of a monobasic organic or inorganic acid; and D) printing on the image-receiving layer using the ink jet ink composition in response to the digital data signals. Examples of anti-kogation materials useful in the invention include sodium hexanoate, sodium sulfate, sodium propionate, sodium benzoate, sodium p-toluenesulfonate, sodium acetate, sodium bromide, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, lithium nitrate, lithium acetate, tetramethylammonium acetate and tetrabutylammonium bromide.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising water, a humectant, a polyvalent transition metal complex of an 8-heterocyclylazo-5-hydroxy-quinoline and an anti-kogation material comprising an alkali metal salt of a monobasic organic or inorganic acid. Examples of anti-kogation materials useful in the invention include sodium hexanoate, sodium sulfate, sodium propionate, sodium benzoate, sodium p-toluenesulfonate, sodium acetate, sodium bromide, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, lithium nitrate, lithium acetate, tetramethylammonium acetate and tetrabutylammonium bromide.

Abstract: An ink jet printing method, comprising the steps of:

Abstract: A colorant-donor element for laser thermal transfer comprising a support having thereon a colorant layer comprising a colorant dispersed in a binder the colorant layer having associated therewith an infrared-absorbing cyanine colorant having a sulfonic acid group, the cyanine colorant having the following formula: wherein: each W independently represents the atoms necessary to form an optional 6-membered aromatic ring; each X independently represents sulfur or C(CH3)2; each Y independently represents an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 5 carbon atoms; Z is chlorine or an alkylsulfonyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; and each R independently represents an alkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; and said colorant layer also containing a stabilizer comprising a phenoxy resin, a copolymer of vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate/maleic anhydride or a copolymer of styrene/4-vinylpyridine.

Abstract: A stable coating composition comprising an image dye, an infrared-absorbing dye, a polymeric binder, an organic solvent and a complexing agent having the following formula: wherein Y1 and Y2 each independently represents an alkyl or fluororalkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having from 6 to about 10 carbon atoms or a hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms.

Abstract: This invention relates to a dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a naphthol-p-phenylenediamine cyan dye in a polymeric binder, the dye layer also containing a stabilizer, the stabilizer comprising a compound containing a nitroxyl free radical and having a molecular weight of at least about 400 or a hydroxylamine moiety and having a molecular weight of at least about 330, the stabilizer being present in the amount of 5-10 mole % based on the weight of the dye.

Abstract: An imaging composition and element are disclosed wherein an aromatic dialdehyde reacts with amines generated in response to activating radiation. Improved binders are used to insure sufficient retention of the volatile dialdehyde prior to imaging.

Abstract: A presensitized printing plate contains a leuco dye and an organic azide to provide a print-out image when the presensitized plate is exposed to light. Development of the plate may remove the print-out image but provides a relief image which may be dyed or pigmented. The light sensitive unsaturated materials used to provide the relief image include photocrosslinkable unsaturated polymers containing the moiety ##STR1## as part of the polymer backbone.