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EP0150383A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Ink additives for thermal ink transfer printing processes

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-12-14
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Abstract

Abstract By adding an aromatic azido compound which exotherms at the conditions of thermal ink transfer to a thermal transfer ink, an improved thermal transfer ink and thermal transfer ink process are achieved. Thus, the disclosure is an improvement in a thermal transfer ink composition, which comprises thereto of an aromatic azido compound which exotherms at the conditions of thermal ink transfer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Krishna Gandhi Sachdev
  • 👤 Ari Aviram

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 20:49
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/392; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 24 words
A thermal transfer ink composition, characterized by the addition thereto of an aromatic azido compound which exotherms at the conditions of thermal ink transfer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 24 words
A thermal transfer ink composition, characterized by the addition thereto of an aromatic azido compound which exotherms at the conditions of thermal ink transfer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A thermal ink transfer printing process, characterized by the use therein of a thermal transfer ink containing an aromatic azido compound which exotherms at the conditions of the thermal ink transfer process.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 32 words
A thermal ink transfer printing process, characterized by the use therein of a thermal transfer ink containing an aromatic azido compound which exotherms at the conditions of the thermal ink transfer process.

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