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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364636 | Heat transfer paper with peelable film and crosslinked coatings The present invention was directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring an image-bearing coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used in cold peel transfer processes, ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7329693 | Adhesive composition and method for bonding to rubber An adhesive composition of the present invention comprises (A) a conjugated diene polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000 and (B) an electron pair-donating basic compound; or comprises (A) a conjugated diene polymer having a weight-average... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7238410 | Heat transfer paper with peelable film and discontinuous coatings The present invention is directed to a unique heat transfer material for use in transferring a discontinuous coating onto a substrate, such as an article of clothing. The heat transfer material of the present invention may be used cold peel transfer processes, resul... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7105286 | Silver halide photographic material The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic material comprising a paper support having resin layers coated on both sides of a base paper, and in particular, to a silver halide photographic material exhibiting superior glossiness and improved sharpn... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7063885 | Biaxially oriented and heat-set multilayer thermoplastic film for packaging A multi-layer, thermoplastic film bi-axially oriented at a stretching ratio ≧ to about 3.0:1 in the machine direction and at a stretching ratio ≧ about 6.0:1 in the transverse direction, which film comprises a layer a) comprising at least 50 wt. % of a crystalli... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059269 | Pulsed electric field system for decontamination of biological agents on a dielectric sheet material A pulsed electric field system for inactivation of biological agents on a dielectric sheet material. The pulsed electric field (PEF) system includes a dielectric layer located between an active electrode and a ground electrode, wherein said dielectric layer has a un... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6939600 | Opaque, white film with low transparency made from a crystallizable thermoplastic The present invention relates to an opaque, white film with a thickness of from 10 to 500 μm whose principal constituent is a crystallizable thermoplastic. It also comprises at least barium sulfate and at least one optical brightener. The barium sulfate and/or the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6558889 | Surface treatment for enhancing hydrophobicity of photographic support and photothermographic material by use thereof A surface treatment method for enhancing hydrophobicity of the surface of a film support is disclosed, comprising subjecting at least one side of the surface to a gas-discharge plasma treatment in a gas phase atmosphere comprising (a) an inert gas compris... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6544722 | Process for the preparation of polymer laminated base paper and polymer laminated photographic base paper obtainable by said process The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of polymer laminated base paper, said process comprising laminating a base paper web on at least one side thereof with at least one polymer layer by extrusion-coating at a coating speed of 300 m/m... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6514660 | Polyethyleneimine primer for imaging materials 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.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6455239 | Surface treatment for enhancing hydrophobicity of photographic support and photothermographic material by use thereof A surface treatment method for enhancing hydrophobicity of the surface of a film support is disclosed, comprising subjecting at least one side of the surface to a gas-discharge plasma treatment in a gas phase atmosphere comprising (a) an inert gas compris... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6352805 | Photocrosslinkable latex protective overcoat for imaging elements The present invention is directed to an imaged element that includes a support, at least image-receiving layer superposed on the support and a water-resistant protective overcoat overlying the image-receiving layer that is water-resistance. The present in... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6291127 | Water-borne polyester coated imaging member The invention relates to an imaging member comprising at least one image layer and a base, said base comprising a cellulose paper that has its surfaces impregnated with water dispersible ester-based condensation polymer wherein the surface of said base ha... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6214530 | Base film with a conductive layer and a magnetic layer A base film including a substrate, an adhesion layer, a conductive layer, and a magnetic layer is provided. The adhesion layer preferably includes a sulfonated polyester/vinyl addition polymer, wherein the adhesion layer is disposed between the substrate ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6190842 | Method for forming an improved imaging support element including amine reactive side groups and element formed therewith An imaging support element comprising a polymeric film support and a thermally stable single subbing layer is made by forming a coating over the polymeric film support, the coating having a surface including amine reactive groups in a density of at least ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6174660 | Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion and at least a nonlight-sensitive layer, wherein said sil... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6140030 | Photographic element containing two electrically-conductive agents In accordance with the present invention a photographic element contains a first electrically-conductive layer and a second electrically-conductive layer. The first conductive layer has an electrical resistivity of less than 1×109 Ω/.quadratu... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6045969 | Method for making a lithographic base and a lithographic printing plate therewith The present invention provides a method for obtaining a lithographic base comprising on a hydrophobic support a hydrophilic layer contiguous to said support containing a non-gelatinous hydrophilic (co)polymer or (co)polymer mixture, characterized in that ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6030712 | Printing plate materials and a method of producing the same A printing plate material producing prints with inhibited background staining is provided by formation of a photosensitive layer comprising nitrocellulose, a black coloring agent, e.g. carbon black, and an organic binder and having (1) a surface roughness... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5968646 | Molecular grafting of hardener/gelatin blends to energetically treated polyesters to promote adhesion of layers The present invention comprises a polyester film support in which the surface has been subjected to an energetic treatment with nitrogen plasma to produce amine groups on the polyester surface. The treated surface is then coated with a dilute solution of ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5955251 | Method for producing information recording medium A method for producing an information recording medium is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of (1) applying a surface treatment on a surface of a film support so that the atomic percentage of oxygen at said surface is increased by 1.0 atomic-% to... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5895744 | Method and apparatus for making polyester web having high adhesion to coated layers Method and apparatus for making thermoplastic web from polyester or polyester blends for subsequent aqueous coating without requirement of an undercoat or primer coat for adhesion of subsequent coatings. Feedstock pellets of polymer, such as polyethylene ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5888713 | Atmospheric pressure glow discharge treatment of paper base material for imaging applications The present invention is a method of producing a photographic support. The method includes providing a photographic paper and transporting the photographic paper through an atmospheric glow discharge zone, wherein the atmospheric glow discharge zone conta... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5865932 | Sealing method and apparatus for vacuum treatment of support for light-sensitive material In a method in which a thin-film support is continuously led into a vacuum chamber from the atmospheric air, subjected to surface treatment and led-out to the atmospheric air again, a pneumatical cutoff portion of a leading-in and leading-out section is c... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861237 | Photographic element and diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material using the same A photographic element is disclosed, comprising a support having a gelatin undercoat, having provided thereon an acetylcellulose layer containing from 1.0 to 12.0 wt % of a polymer represented by formula (1) and from 5 to 40 wt % of a compound having at l... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5853965 | Photographic element with bonding layer on oriented sheet The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, and a layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet between the top of said paper base and said at least one silver halide layer where... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5824463 | Method to increase the production rate of photographic paper through application of ozone This invention describes a method for manufacturing a photographic support which includes providing a support and laminating a surface of the support with a polymer resin formulation containing from 0.001 to 1 weight percent antioxidant at a temperature o... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5789145 | Atmospheric pressure glow discharge treatment of base material for photographic applications The present invention is a method for treating a polyester support such as polyethylene naphthalate or polyethylene terephthalate. The treatment is carried out at atmospheric pressure in a gas of helium and optionally nitrogen and/or oxygen. The treatment... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5773125 | Syndiotactic styrenic polymer film, process for the preparation of the same and photographic material A syndiotactic styrenic polymer film has a coated layer. The film has a height of waviness of not higher than 18 mm. A process for the preparation of the same is also disclosed. A silver halide photographic material having the syndiotactic styrenic polyme... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5766835 | Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that comprises at least one backing layer on a support, wherein at least one of the backing layers contains a crosslinking agent of the general formula (1) in the range of from 3 to ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5726001 | Composite support for imaging elements comprising an electrically-conductive layer and polyurethane adhesion promoting layer on an energetic surface-treated polymeric film In accordance with one embodiment of the invention a composite support for an imaging element is described, which composite support comprises a polymeric film having coated thereon an electrically conductive layer and an auxiliary layer coated over the el... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5718995 | Composite support for an imaging element, and imaging element comprising such composite support A composite support for an imaging element is described, which composite support comprises a polymeric film and an electrically conductive layer, wherein the polymeric film comprises a surface which has been activated by energetic treatment, the electrica... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5714308 | Atmospheric pressure glow discharge treatment of polymeric supports to promote adhesion for photographic applications The present invention is a method for treating a polyester support such as polyethylene naphthalate or polyethylene terephthalate. The treatment is carried out at near atmospheric pressure in a gas of helium and optionally nitrogen and/or oxygen. The trea... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5700577 | Molecular grafting to energetically treated polyesters to promote adhesion of gelatin-containing layers The present invention is a biaxially oriented polyester film support in which the surface has been subjected to an energetic treatment to produce amine groups on the polyester surface. The treated surface is then coated with a dilute amine reactive harden... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5681687 | Imaging element comprising an electrically-conductive layer formed by a glow discharge process Imaging elements, such as photographic, electrostatographic and thermal imaging elements, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and an electrically-conductive layer produced by coating a layer comprised of a metallo-organic compound and a fil... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5677116 | Photographic silver halide element having polyester support and exhibiting improved dry adhesion The invention provides a photographic element comprising a polyester support bearing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer, the support having adjacent thereto a polymer-containing subbing layer, the subbing layer having adjacent the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5639589 | Photographic element and polyester photographic film base therefor A polyester photographic film support having a surface coated with a subbing layer which comprises a mixture of gelatin and a polymer where the gelatin to polymer ratio is less than 97:3 and such that the combination of dry coverage and weight fraction of... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5618659 | Photographic element containing a nitrogen glow-discharge treated polyester substrate The present invention is a polyester film base which has a surface approximately 5 nm thick. The surface of the film base has been altered to include about 6 to 15 atomic percent nitrogen in the form of imines, secondary amines and primary amines in the r... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5582921 | Use of glow discharge treatment to promote adhesion of aqueous coatings to substrate The present invention is a polyester film base which has a surface approximately 5 nm thick. The surface of the film base has been altered to include about 6 to 15 atomic percent nitrogen in the form of imines, secondary amines and primary amines in the r... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5580707 | Silver halide photographic material Disclosed is a silver halide photographic material of a roll film form having at least one light-sensitive layer on a polyester film support. The polyester film support has a glass transition point (Tg) from 90° C. to 200° C. and has been heat-treated a... | 12/03/1996 |
