Abstract: A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye comprising a magenta pyrazolylazoaniline dye having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or an allyl group, with the proviso that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may not both be hydrogen at the same time;or R.sup.1 may be joined together with X to complete a 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic ring;X represents hydrogen, R.sup.5, or OR.sup.5, or can be joined together with R.sup.1 as described above;Y represents hydrogen, R.sup.6, OR.sup.6, halogen, or NHJR.sup.6 ;J represents --CO--, --CO.sub.2 --, --SO.sub.2 --, or --CONR.sup.4 --;R.sup.3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or allyl group as described above for R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 ; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or hetaryl group of from 5 to about 10 atoms;each R.sup.

Abstract: A magenta dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of a yellow dye and a magenta dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the magenta dye having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or allyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R.sup.1 is hydrogen when X is alkoxy;X is R.sup.1, an alkoxy group of from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or taken together with R.sup.2 represents the atoms which form a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring;R.sup.2 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or allyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or can be combined with X as described above; R.sup.3 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms;J is CO, CO.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 -- or CONR.sup.5 --;R.sup.

Abstract: A negative-working photoresist composition comprising, in admixture, (a) dye-loaded or dye-precursor-loaded polymeric particles individually covered with a layer of gelatin that is covalently bonded thereto and (b) a radiation-sensitive dichromate is useful in the preparation of continuous tone dyed imaging elements such as color filter arrays for use in solid state color image sensing devices.

Abstract: A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each R.sup.1 independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio;or any two adjacent R.sup.1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring;n represents an integer from 0-4;R.sup.2 represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R.sup.

Abstract: A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; an allyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; or a substituted or unsubstituted hetaryl group of from about 5 to about 10 atoms;R.sup.2 is any of the groups for R.sup.1 or represents the atoms which when taken together with Z form a 5- or 6-membered ring;Z is hydrogen; any of the groups for R.sup.1 ; alkoxy; halogen; aryloxy; or represents the atoms which when taken together with R.sup.2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring;each Y independently represents any of the groups for R.sup.

Abstract: A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR1##

Abstract: A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each R.sup.1 independently represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; an aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; a hetaryl group of from 5 to 10 atoms; acyl; arylsulfonyl; aminocarbonyl; aminosulfonyl; fluorosulfonyl; halogen; nitro; alkylthio; or arylthio;or any two adjacent R.sup.1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring;n represents an integer from 0-4;R.sup.2 represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, allyl, aryl or hetaryl group as described above for R.sup.

Abstract: A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR1##

Abstract: A yellow dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of yellow dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the yellow dyes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or halogen;each R.sup.2 independently represents hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, aminocarbonyl, carbamoyloxy, halogen, aryl, hetaryl, cyano, acylamido, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylthio, arylthio, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonamido or arylsulfonamido; or any two adjacent R.sup.2 's together represent the atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered fused saturated or aromatic ring;Y represents H or OH; andn is an integer from 0 to 4;or any two adjacent R.sup.1 's together represent the atoms necessary to form a 5- or 6-membered fused ring;n represents an integer from 0-4; and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR2## wherein: R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: 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 oxonol dye. In a preferred embodiment, the oxonol 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, carbamoyl, sulfonyl, 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 complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; or either R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 may be joined to R.sup.4 or R.sup.6 to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring; or R.sup.2 or R.sup.3 may be joined to R.sup.5 or R.sup.

Abstract: 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 trinuclear cyanine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the trinuclear cyanine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each independently 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.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 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 of said R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 groups may be combined with R.sup.1, R.sup.2 or R.sup.

Abstract: A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye comprising a pyridoneindoaniline dye having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted allyl group; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; or a substituted or unsubstituted hetaryl group; orR.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can be joined together to form, along with the nitrogen to which they are attached, a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring; oreither or both of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can be combined with R.sup.3 to form a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring;each R.sup.

Abstract: A cyan dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of cyan dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the cyan dyes having the formula: ##STR1## and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR2##

Abstract: A cyan dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of cyan dyes dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the cyan dyes having the formula: ##STR1## and at least one of the other of the dyes having the formula: ##STR2##

Abstract: A magenta dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprises a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a mixture of a yellow dye and a magenta dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the magenta dye having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or allyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms;X is an alkoxy group of from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms or represents the atoms which when taken together with R.sup.2 forms a 5- or 6-membered ring;R.sup.2 is any of the groups for R.sup.1 or represents the atoms which when taken together with X forms a 5- or 6-membered ring;R.sup.3 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms;J is CO, CO.sub.2, --SO.sub.2 -- or CONR.sup.5 --;R.sup.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A thermally-transferred color filter array element comprising a transparent support having thereon a thermally-transferred image comprising a repeating mosaic pattern of colorants in a receiving layer, one of the colorants being a phenyl or thienyl azoaniline blue dye. In a preferred embodiment, the dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently represents hdyrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from about 5 to about 7 carbon atoms; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or hetaryl group of from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms;R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy group of from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms;R.sup.2 may be taken together with R.sup.1 to form a 5- or 6-membered ring;R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 may be combined with R.sup.

Abstract: A thermally-transferred color filter array element comprising a transparent support having thereon a thermally-transparent image comprising a repeating mosaic pattern of colorants in a receiving layer, one of the colorants being a mixture of a yellow dye and a cyan dye to form a green hue, said yellow dye having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or hetaryl; or can be taken together to form a 5- or 6-membered ring; or either or both of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 can be joined to a carbon atom of the aromatic ring to form a 5- or 6-membered ring;R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or halogen:Y represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, hetaryl, aryloxy, acylamido, alkylsulfonamido, or arylsulfonamido; andn is a positive integer from 1 to 5; andsaid cyan dye having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.4 R.sup.5 represents hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or hetaryl;R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxy;R.sup.5 may be taken together with R.sup.

Abstract: 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 merocyanine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the merocyanine dye has the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or hetaryl group having from about 5 to about 10 atoms;R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 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, R.sup.1,R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: 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(aminoaryl)polymethine dye. In a preferred embodiment, the bis(aminoaryl)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 or with an adjacent aromatic ring to complete a 5- to 7-membered substituted or unsubstituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.