Abstract: A thermal transfer film or a thermal transfer ribbon includes a substrate layer and a donor layer applied thereto. The substrate layer consists of at least one polymer composition which has mechanical stability at a temperature >150° C. and transmission >70% for light having a wavelength of from 700 to 1600 nm. The donor layer comprises at least the following components: a substance which is able to convert the radiation energy of the incident laser light into heat energy, a polymer which contains acidic groups and/or unsubstituted or substituted amide groups thereof, and optionally a wetting aid. The polymer composition also includes a reactive polymer.

Abstract: A method for making an organic electroluminescent display device having an array of pixels disposed on a display substrate includes providing a donor element and a display substrate that are heated to a desired temperature. Radiation-induced thermal transfer is then used to transfer organic material from the donor element to the display substrate.

Abstract: Apparatus for permitting the transfer of organic material from a donor onto a substrate to form a layer of organic material on one or more OLED devices, comprising a first fixture arranged to support the donor and substrate in a relationship relative to one another whereby there will be either a separation between portions of the substrate and the donor, or the substrate and donor will be in contact, and wherein organic material will be transferred onto portions of the substrate; a second fixture aligned with and engaging the first fixture to clamp the donor and substrate and forming a chamber relative to a non-transfer surface of the donor; means for supplying a fluid to the chamber to apply pressure to the non-transfer surface of the donor so as to ensure the position of the donor relative to the substrate; and the first fixture including a transparent portion located in relationship to the non-transfer surface of the donor to permit transmission of radiation through such transparent portion to the non-tran

Abstract: A donor element for use in laser thermal imaging has a layer which comprises an infrared-absorbing material, an image dye and a polymer matrix comprising a thermally degradable polymer and a non thermally degradable polymer there being an interaction between the infrared-absorbing material and the non degradable polymer to facilitate retention of the infrared-absorbing material in the donor element. The degradable and non degradable polymers are preferably copolymers both of which contain methacrylic acid as a monomer. The degradable polymer is preferably a copolymer of methoxyethyl cyanoacrylate and methacrylic acid preferably in molar proportions of from 1:1 to 12:1. The non degradable polymer is preferably a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid, preferably in molar proportions of from 1:1 to 15:1.

Abstract: There are provided a thermal transfer film which can yield an image formed object possessing excellent fastness or resistance properties such as excellent abrasion resistance and lightfastness, has good sensitivity in transfer, and is free from blocking during storage in a roll form, a thermal transfer recording medium, and a method for image formation using them. The thermal transfer film comprises: a substrate; and one or a plurality of layers provided on one side of the substrate, the one or plurality of layers including at least a thermal transfer layer, the thermal transfer layer being located on the uppermost surface of the thermal transfer film, the thermal transfer layer comprising at least two polyester resins different from each other in number average molecular weigh.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising an imaging layer, a nacreous pigment, and at least one layer comprising voids.

Abstract: An imaging element comprising: a support; at least one image forming layer; and an antistat layer, wherein said antistat layer comprises: a chlorinated polyolefin and a conductive agent.

Abstract: An imaging material comprising a support having disposed thereon: a) at least one image-forming layer, and b) at least one transparent electrically conductive antistatic layer that comprises electronically conductive polymer particles, a neutral-charge conductivity enhancer, and a hydrophilic polymeric binder.

Abstract: A laser thermal-transfer to transfer an ink image by being imagewise exposed with a laser beam, comprising: at a support; a photo-thermal conversion layer; and an ink layer having at least one kind of a thermoplastic resin and a pigment, wherein an average transmittance of the ink layer for a light having wavelength of 350 to 650 nm is not more than 70% and L* value of the ink layer is not less than 60.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising a coated coated paper base, a lower biaxially oriented sheet, and an upper biaxially oriented sheet.

Abstract: A thermal transfer element for forming a multilayer device may include a substrate and a multicomponent transfer unit that, when transferred to a receptor, is configured and arranged to form a first operational layer and a second operational layer of a multilayer device. In at least some instances, the thermal transfer element also includes a light-to-heat conversion (LTHC) layer that can convert light energy to heat energy to transfer the multicomponent transfer unit. Transferring the multicomponent transfer unit to the receptor may include contacting a receptor with a thermal transfer element having a substrate and a multicomponent transfer unit. Then, the thermal transfer element is selectively heated to transfer the multicomponent transfer unit to the receptor according to a pattern to form at least first and second operational layers of a device.

Abstract: There is provided a method for making a lithographic printing plate from an original containing continuous tones comprising the steps of:

Abstract: A thermal transfer donor element is provided which comprises a support, a light-to-heat conversion layer, an interlayer, and a thermal transfer layer. When the above donor element is brought into contact with a receptor and imagewise irradiated, an image is obtained which is free from contamination by the light-to-heat conversion layer. The construction and process of this invention is useful in making colored images including applications such as color proofs and color filter elements.

Abstract: A method of making an OLED device comprises the steps of: providing a donor element having transferable organic material in transfer relationship with an OLED substrate; forming a substantially uniform linear laser light beam; providing a spatial light modulator responsive to the linear laser light beam and adapted to form multichannel linear laser light beams; individually modulating selected channels to form one or more laser light beam segments wherein each segment can include one or more laser light beam channels and further wherein the laser light beam segment(s) have substantially square intensity profiles in a first direction and a substantially Gaussian intensity profile in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and are directed onto the donor element; and the donor element producing heat in response to the light from the modulated segments so as to heat transfer organic material onto selected areas of the substrate.

Abstract: A laser-heat transfer recording method comprising the image-recording steps of feeding an image-receiving sheet and a heat transfer sheet to an exposure-recording unit, fixing the image-forming layer in the heat transfer sheet and the image-receiving layer in the image-receiving sheet being superposed vis-a-vis on a recording medium fixing member of the exposure-recording unit; irradiating the heat transfer sheet with laser beams corresponding to image data; and transferring the irradiated are with laser beam of the image-forming layer onto the image-receiving layer in the image-receiving sheet, wherein the surfaces of the image-receiving sheet and/or the heat transfer sheet are cleaned by being brought into contact with an adhesive roll of a crown shape for removing foreign matters, the diameter of the central part of which is larger than the diameters of both ends in the axis direction of the roll body, provided at at least one of the feeding part of the image-receiving sheet and the heat transfer sheet of

Abstract: A laser-heat transfer recording method comprising the image-recording steps of feeding an image-receiving sheet and a heat transfer sheet to an exposure-recording unit, fixing the image-forming layer in the heat transfer sheet and the image-receiving layer in the image-receiving sheet being superposed vis-a-vis on a recording medium fixing member of the exposure-recording unit; irradiating the heat transfer sheet with laser beams corresponding to image data; and transferring the irradiated are with laser beam of the image-forming layer onto the image-receiving layer in the image-receiving sheet, wherein the surfaces of the image-receiving sheet and/or the heat transfer sheet are cleaned by being brought into contact with an adhesive roll of a crown shape for removing foreign matters, the diameter of the central part of which is larger than the diameters of both ends in the axis direction of the roll body, provided at at least one of the feeding part of the image-receiving sheet and the heat transfer sheet of

Abstract: Laser transfer film for durable inscription on components made from at least one backing layer, where on at least part of the underside of the backing layer there is an adhesion layer, wherein a pigment layer which comprises at least one laser-sensitive pigment has been applied to at least part of the adhesion layer and/or backing layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to an imaging element comprising at least one layer of oriented polyester and nacreous pigment.

Abstract: Improved processes and products for laser thermal imaging are described. These improved processes and products utlilize an image rigidification element and significantly reduce halftone dot movement, swath boundary cracking and banding.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member and a method for use therewith comprising an imaging layer and a base wherein said base comprises a closed cell foam core sheet and adhered thereto an upper and lower flange sheet, and wherein said imaging member has a stiffness of between 50 and 250 millinewtons and is conductive.

Abstract: An in-situ method for fabricating, at least in part, an OLED device that is moisture- or oxygen-sensitive, such method comprising the steps of: providing into a controlled atmosphere coater a receiver element which will form part of the OLED device; providing into the controlled atmosphere coater a donor support element and coating such donor support element to produce a donor element with one or more layers required to produce all or part of the OLED device; controlling the atmosphere in the controlled atmosphere coater under controlled conditions; positioning the coated side of the donor element in material transferring relationship to the receiver element to be coated; and applying radiation to the donor element to selectively transfer one or more layers from the donor element to the receiver element.

Abstract: An in-situ vacuum method for fabricating, at least in part, an OLED device that is moisture- or oxygen-sensitive, such method including providing into a vacuum coater a receiver element which will form part of the OLED device; providing into said vacuum coater a donor support element and coating such donor support element to produce a donor element with one or more layers required to produce all or part of the OLED device; positioning the coated side of the donor element in material transferring relinquish to the receiver element to be coated; and applying radiation to the d nor element to selectively transfer in vacuum one or more layers from the donor element to the receiver element.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising at least one layer comprising nacreous pigment and polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging element comprising an imaging layer, a nacreous pigment, and at least one layer comprising voids.

Abstract: A unique method/system for simultaneously creating and transferring a contrasting pattern of intelligence on and from an ablation-transfer imaging medium to a receptor element in contiguous registration therewith is not dependent upon contrast imaging materials that must absorb the imaging radiation and is well adopted for such applications as, e.g., color proofing and printing, the security coding of various documents and the production of masks for the graphic arts and printed circuit industries; the ablation-transfer imaging medium, per se, comprises a support substrate and an imaging radiation-, preferably a laser radiation-ablative topcoat essentially coextensive therewith, such ablative topcoat having a non-imaging ablation sensitizer and an imaging amount of a non-ablation sensitizing contrast imaging material contained therein.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an imaging layer and a base wherein said base comprises a closed cell foam core sheet and adhered thereto an upper and lower flange sheet, and wherein said imaging member has a stiffness of between 50 and 250 millinewtons.

Abstract: A method for forming an image using a transfer material and an image-receiving material. The transfer material has at least a support, a light-heat exchange layer and a coloring material layer. The image-receiving material has at least an image-receiving layer. The coloring material layer is superposed on the image-receiving layer, and laser light is imagewasely irradiated onto this laminate from the transfer material side. An irradiated region of the coloring material layer transfers onto the image-receiving layer. The transfer material may include an electroconductive layer, and the surface of the coloring material layer may be charged by corona discharge before superposition. Moreover, yellow, magenta, cyan and black may be used one after another, The laser light may be irradiated from a multi-beam 2-dimensional laser array, The thickness of black coloring material layer is from 0.5 to 0.7 &mgr;m and is greater than the thickness of other coloring material layers.

Abstract: The present invention provides an active primer that includes an electronically active material dispersed in a binder. The active primer can be disposed between a thermal transfer donor sheet and a receptor to assist selective thermal transfer of a material from the donor sheet to the receptor to form at least a portion of an electronic device on the receptor. The binder of the active primer can be selected to improve adhesion of the transferred material to the receptor, or to enhance other transfer properties. The electronically active material of the active primer can be selected to maintain a desired level of functionality in the electronic device being patterned on the receptor.

Abstract: This invention relates to an imaging element comprising at least one layer of oriented polyester and nacreous pigment.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising a polymer sheet, a primer layer comprising polyethyleneimine and gelatin contacting said polymer sheet, and an image receiving layer contacting said primer layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an imaging layer and a base wherein said base comprises a closed cell foam core sheet and adhered thereto an upper and lower flange sheet wherein said upper flange sheet comprises oriented polystyrene or polypropylene polymer wherein the modulus of said upper flange sheet is between 1000 and 3500 MPa and the roughness of the upper surface of said base is less than 0.4 &mgr;m Ra.

Abstract: A method for forming an image using a transfer material and an image-receiving material. The transfer material has at least a support, a light-heat exchange layer and a coloring material layer. The image-receiving material has at least an image-receiving layer. The coloring material layer is superposed on the image-receiving layer, and laser light is imagewasely irradiated onto this laminate from the transfer material side. An irradiated region of the coloring material layer transfers onto the image-receiving layer. The transfer material may include an electroconductive layer, and the surface of the coloring material layer may be charged by corona discharge before superposition. Moreover, yellow, magenta, cyan and black may be used one after another, The laser light may be irradiated from a multi-beam 2-dimensional laser array, The thickness of black coloring material layer is from 0.5 to 0.7 &mgr;m and is greater than the thickness of other coloring material layers.

Abstract: A thermal transfer donor element is provided which comprises a support, a light-to-heat conversion layer, an interlayer, and a thermal transfer layer. When the above donor element is brought into contact with a receptor and imagewise irradiated, an image is obtained which is free from contamination by the light-to-heat conversion layer. The construction and process of this invention is useful in making colored images including applications such as color proofs and color filter elements.

Abstract: An ablatable laminar imaging medium useful in the manufacture of a substantially transparent electrode assembly is disclosed. The laminar imaging medium comprises a substrate, a high-index metal oxide layer, an ablatable metallic conductive layer, a high-index conductive metal oxide layer, and an ablation enhancement layer. The ablation enhancement layer has an IR-absorption greater than the IR-absorption of said high-index conductive metal oxide layer and an IR-reflectivity less than the IR-reflectivity of said high-index conductive metal oxide layer. Presence in the laminar imaging medium of the ablation enhancement layer lowers the exposure threshold of the medium and improves ablation accuracy, both—when occasioned in the manufacture of LCD electrode patterns—resulting collectively and ultimately in a more reliably formed electrical architecture, less susceptible to unwanted “shorting”.

Abstract: A laser-induced thermal transfer ink sheet for forming a transfer image, comprising a support having thereon a light-to-heat converting layer containing a light-to-heat converting compound, an interlayer containing a resin, and an ink layer in that order, wherein the light-to-heat converting compound and the resin satisfy one of the following requirements (a) and (b);

Abstract: A multicolor image-forming material comprising: an image-receiving sheet comprising an image-receiving layer; and at least four thermal transfer sheets each comprising a support, a photothermal converting layer and an image-forming layer, and each having a different color, wherein an image is formed by the method comprising the steps of: superposing each one of the at least four thermal transfer sheets on the image-receiving sheet to be in a state of the image-forming layer being in contact with the image-receiving layer; and irradiating the thermal transfer sheet with a laser beam to transfer an image in an area of the image-forming layer subjected to irradiation onto the image-receiving layer, and a ratio of the reflection optical density (ODr) of the image-forming layer to a thickness of the image-forming layer (&mgr;m unit) is 1.50 or more to 1, and a contact angle in relation to water of the image-forming layer and the image-receiving layer is from 7.0 to 120.0°.

Abstract: A multicolor image-forming material comprises: an image-receiving sheet having an image-receiving layer; and at least four thermal transfer sheets each including a support, a light-to-heat converting layer and an image-forming layer, in which each of the thermal transfer sheets has a different color, wherein an image is formed by: superposing the image-forming layer in each of the at least four thermal transfer sheets on the image-receiving layer in the image-receiving sheet, in which the image-forming layer is opposed to the image-receiving layer; irradiating the image-forming layer in the thermal transfer sheet with a laser beam; and transferring the irradiated area of the image-forming layer onto the image-receiving layer in the image-receiving sheet, and each of the light-to-heat converting layers in the at least four thermal transfer sheets has a ratio of an optical density (OD) to a layer thickness: OD/layer thickness (&mgr;m unit) of 0.57 or more.

Abstract: A thermal transfer element for forming a multilayer device may include a substrate and a multicomponent transfer unit that, when transferred to a receptor, is configured and arranged to form a first operational layer and a second operational layer of a multilayer device. In at least some instances, the thermal transfer element also includes a light-to-heat conversion (LTHC) layer that can convert light energy to heat energy to transfer the multicomponent transfer unit. Transferring the multicomponent transfer unit to the receptor may include contacting a receptor with a thermal transfer element having a substrate and a multicomponent transfer unit. Then, the thermal transfer element is selectively heated to transfer the multicomponent transfer unit to the receptor according to a pattern to form at least first and second operational layers of a device.

Abstract: Disclosed is provide an intermediate image receiving sheet for a laser thermal transfer recording method, which can easily transfer an image to even a rough surface paper with high quality and stable repeatablility, and can use a variety of papers to produce and image proof which yields results similar to a print made in a production run.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an image layer and a support comprising at least one layer comprising an inorganic particle having an aspect ratio of at least 10 to 1, a lateral dimension of between 0.01 &mgr;m and 5 &mgr;m, and a vertical dimension between 0. 5 nm and 10 nm, and polymeric resin.

Abstract: A thermal mass transfer donor element is provided that includes a thermal transfer layer and a light-to-heat conversion layer, wherein the light-to-heat conversion layer has at least two regions exhibiting different absorption coefficients. The thermal transfer donor elements provided can improve imaging performance by increasing transfer sensitivity and decreasing imaging defects.

Abstract: The invention relates to an element consisting essentially of a photographic element comprising a base material having an upper surface comprising an oriented sheet, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and at least one sharpness enhancing agent above said photosensitive silver halide layer.

Abstract: A laser thermal transfer recording method is disclosed. The method employs an ink sheet having a light-heat conversion layer an a laser thermal transfer image receiving sheet having an image receiving layer in which Vicat softening point of the resin composing the thermoplastic layer of the image receiving layer is less than 80° C., and one of the image receiving layer and the ink layer contains a matting agent having a particle diameter larger than the thickness of the layer containing matting agent, the projection height of the matting agent is less than 3.5 &mgr;m and the frequency of the projections is from 400/mm2 to 4,000/mm2, and the peeling angle of the ink sheet and the image receiving sheet is controlled at an angle less than 30°.

Abstract: Lithographic imaging techniques begin with a donor member having substrate substantially transparent to imaging radiation and a transferable material thereover; the substrate and the transferable material differ in affinity for ink and/or a liquid to which ink will not adhere. The donor member is exposed to imaging radiation in an imagewise pattern so as to cause displacement of the transfer material from the donor member in accordance with that pattern. Following the imagewise displacement, the donor member can be used as a lithographic printing member.

Abstract: A thermal transfer donor element is provided which comprises a support, a light-to-heat conversion layer, an interlayer, and a thermal transfer layer. When the above donor element is brought into contact with a receptor and imagewise irradiated, an image is obtained which is free from contamination by the light-to-heat conversion layer. The construction and process of this invention is useful in making colored images including applications such as color proofs and color filter elements.

Abstract: A mass transfer imaging element comprising a substrate having a surface colorant layer containing a pigment to be imagewise transferred, wherein said colorant layer comprises a fluorocarbon additive in an amount to provide a fluorocarbon additive:pigment weight ratio of at least 1:20.

Abstract: In an image recording process comprising the steps of superposing a transfer film on an receiver film, said transfer film having an opto-thermal converting layer and a toner layer on a support and said receiver film having an image receiving layer on a support, said toner layer being opposed to said image forming layer, transferring said toner layer onto said image receiving layer by exposure of laser beam, and stripping said transfer film from said receiver film to form an image, the thickness of said opto-thermal converting layer is adjusted such that the distance from the position where a peak temperature occurs in the direction of thickness of the opto-thermal converting layer to said toner layer is within the range from zero to a third of the thickness of said opto-thermal converting layer. This design permits satisfactory image recording without undesired density drop.

Abstract: A method for forming an image using a transfer material and an image-receiving material. The transfer material has at least a support, a light-heat exchange layer and a coloring material layer. The image-receiving material has at least an image-receiving layer. The coloring material layer is superposed on the image-receiving layer, and laser light is imagewasely irradiated onto this laminate from the transfer material side. An irradiated region of the coloring material layer transfers onto the image-receiving layer. The transfer material may include an electroconductive layer, and the surface of the coloring material layer may be charged by corona discharge before superposition. Moreover, yellow, magenta, cyan and black may be used one after another, The laser light may be irradiated from a multi-beam 2-dimensional laser array, The thickness of black coloring material layer is from 0.5 to 0.7 &mgr;m and is greater than the thickness of other coloring material layers.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an imaging layer and a base wherein said base comprises a closed cell foam core sheet and adhered thereto an upper and lower flange sheet, and wherein said imaging member has a stiffness of between 50 and 250 millinewtons and at least one layer of said base comprises whitening agent and said element has L* of greater than 90.4.

Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an image layer and a support comprising at least one layer comprising an inorganic particle having an aspect ratio of at least 10 to 1, a lateral dimension of between 0.01 &mgr;m and 5 &mgr;m, and a vertical dimension between 0.5 nm and 10 nm, and polymeric resin.