Abstract: A photocurable composition includes an acid-generating compound, a multifunctional epoxy resin, and an epoxysilane oligomer represented by the following Structure (I): wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group or an alkyl ether residue substituted with an epoxide, R3 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, and x+y?2. The photocurable composition can be provided as a photoresist layer on a substrate, and can then be imprinted to form a pattern of micro-channels. These micro-channels can be filled with a conductive composition (ink) and used to form an entrenched pattern of micro-wires to provide a transparent conductive electrode.

Abstract: This relates to a dye represented by Formulae II and IIA below: wherein; R1 represents a hydrogen, an aryl group containing 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 together form an aromatic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring system containing 6 to 14 atoms; X represents a sulfoxide (S?O), sulfone (SO2), or dicyanovinyl (C(CN)2) group; Y represents a sulfoxide (S?O), sulfone (SO2), carbonyl (C?O) or dicyanovinyl (C(CN)2) group; L1, L2, and L3 represent methine groups, wherein the methine groups may combine to form a 5- or 6-membered ring when m is equal to or >1; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; W is an aryl group; and D is a moiety in conjugation with the X and Y groups.

Abstract: This relates to a dye represented by Formulae II and IIA below: 1

Abstract: This invention relates to an imaging element comprising a dye represented by Formulae II and IIA below: wherein; R1 represents a hydrogen, an aryl group containing 6 to 14 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 together form an aromatic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring system containing 6 to 14 atoms; X represents a sulfoxide (S═O), sulfone (SO2), carbonyl (C═O) or dicyanovinyl (C(CN)2) group, and Y represents a sulfoxide (S═O), sulfone (SO2), carbonyl (C═O) or dicyanovinyl (C(CN)2) group, with the proviso that X and Y cannot both be carbonyl; L1, L2, and L3 represent methine groups, wherein the methine groups may combine to form a 5- or 6-membered ring when m is equal to or >1; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; W is an aryl group; and D is a moiety in conjugation with the X and Y groups.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising the following layers in the order recited:a) a support;b) a hydrophilic image-recording layer; andc) an overcoat layer comprising a vinyl latex polymer having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: A is a hydrophilic, vinyl monomer;B is a hydrophobic, vinyl monomer;C is a cationic monomer;x is from about 1 to about 80 mole %;y is from about 10 to about 80 mole %; andz is from about 2 to about 20 mole %.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising the following layers in the order recited:I) a support of a solvent-absorbing, porous material, andII) an image-recording layer comprising a vinyl, latex polymer having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: A is a hydrophilic, vinyl monomer;B is a hydrophobic, vinyl monomer;C is a cationic monomer;x is from about 10 to about 80 mole %;y is from about 10 to about 80 mole %; andz is from about 2 to about 20 mole %.

Abstract: An ink jet ink composition comprising from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of a pigment, a carrier and a sulfonated polyester dispersant in a ratio of dispersant:pigment from about 0.1:1 to about 5:1.

Abstract: A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:(I) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye being a deprotonated cationic dye which is capable of being reprotonated to a cationic dye having a N--H group which is part of a conjugated system, and(II) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with the dye-donor element so that the dye layer is in contact with the polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the polymeric dye image-receiving layer comprising a mixture ofa) a polymer having a Tg of less than about 19.degree. C. and having no or only slight acidity; andb) an acidic material containing at least 0.0007 meq/m.sup.

Abstract: A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:(a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, said dye being:I) an electrically neutral, deprotonated, delocalized cationic dye precursor;II) a pendant basic dye of the formula D-(L-E).sub.m wherein D represents the residue of a dye, L represents a linking group, E represents a moiety with basic properties and m is an integer of 1-3; orIII) a cationic dye precursor having the following structure: ##STR1## and (b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with the dye-donor element so that the dye layer is in contact with the dye image-receiving layer, the dye image-receiving layer comprising a mixture ofi) a polymer having a Tg of less than about 19.degree. C.

Abstract: A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:(a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, said dye being:I) an electrically neutral, deprotonated, delocalized cationic dye precursor;II) a pendant basic dye of the formula D-(L-E).sub.m wherein D represents the residue of a dye, L represents a linking group, E represents a moiety with basic properties and m is an integer of 1-3; orIII) a cationic dye precursor having the following structure: ##STR1## and (b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with the dye-donor element so that the dye layer is in contact with the dye image-receiving layer, the dye image-receiving layer comprising a mixture ofi) a polymer having a Tg of less than about 19.degree. C.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an open chain .alpha.-carbonyl acetanilide yellow dye-forming coupler having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, heterocyclic, and amino groups, provided that R.sub.1 may form a ring bonded to another carbon atom which is a member of Ring "A";each R.sub.

Abstract: A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:(a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye being a deprotonated cationic dye which is capable of being reprotonated to a cationic dye having a N-H group which is part of a conjugated system, and(b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with the dye-donor element so that the dye layer is in contact with the polymeric dye image-receiving layer,the polymeric dye image-receiving layer comprising a mixture ofi) a polymer having a Tg of less than about 19.degree. C. and having no or only slight acidity; andii) a polymeric acid with a saturated hydrocarbon backbone capable of reprotonating the deprotonated cationic dye.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith an open chain .alpha.-carbonyl acetanilide yellow dye-forming coupler having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, heterocyclic, and amino groups, provided that R.sub.1 may form a ring bonded to another carbon atom which is a member of Ring "A";each R.sub.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of those substituents having a Hammett's sigma value of 0 or less, and m is from 0 to 4;each R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 for each of the n carbon atoms is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkoxy, aryl, heterocyclic, aryloxy, and alkyl groups, and n is 0 to 16;each R.sub.5 is independently selected from the group consisting of amino, alkyl groups, and groups linked to the "B" ring by oxygen or sulfur, and p is 1 to 3, provided that two R.sub.