Patent ID: 6287754
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B41M,B82Y,G03C,Y10S

Abstract:
A cut sheet of a therrnally-processable imaging element, said element comprising:(1) a support;(2) a thermographic or photothermographic imaging layer on one side of said support;(3) a protective overcoat layer which is an outermost layer on the same side of said support as said imaging layer;(4) a backing layer which is an outermost layer located on the side of said support opposite to said imaging layer; and(5) an electroconductive agent in at least one layer of said imaging element;wherein each of said protective overcoat layer and said backing layer contains a fluorosurfactant in an amount sufficient to serve as a triboelectric charge control agent and effective in providing essentially the same triboelectric charging characteristics to said backing layer as to said protective overcoat layer.