Patent ID: 7005406

Claim:
An image recording element comprising a support having on one side thereof an image-receiving layer having a branched polyester copolymer comprising: (a) recurring dibasic acid derived units and polyol derived units, at least 50 mole % of the dibasic acid derived units comprising dicarboxylic acid derived units each containing an alicyclic ring comprising 4 to 10 ring carbon atoms, which ring is within two carbon atoms of each carboxyl group of the corresponding dicarboxylic acid, (b) 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units contain an aromatic ring not immediately adjacent to each hydroxyl group of the corresponding polyol, (c) 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units of the polyester contain an alicyclic ring comprising 4 to 10 ring carbon atoms, and (d) one or more multifunctional polyol, multifunctional polyacid, or a derivative of a multifunctional polyol or multifunctional polyacid.