US3149992A
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Assignee: Nashua Corp
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Filing: 1962-06-29
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1982-06-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William R Lawton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 07:50
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/30; G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/52; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A HEAT MARKING COPY SHEET RESPONSIVE TO HEATING TO AN ELEVATED ACTIVATION TEMPERATURE BY CHANGING VISIBLY TO A CONTRASTING COLOR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORT CARRYING INDICATOR MATERIAL WHICH CHANGES COLOR BY CHEMICAL REACTION WITH A BASIC ORGANIC AMINE; AND A STABLE UNREACTIVE HEAT SENSITIVE LATENT DEVELOPER IN INTIMATE ASSOCIATION WITH SAID MATERIAL FOR CAUSING A COLOR CHANGE UPON HEATING SAID SHEET TO AN ACTIVATION TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 50*C. AND 150 C., SAID DEVELOPER BEING AN ORGANIC AMINE IN COMBINATION WITH A HYDROXYPHENYL SUBSTITUTED CHROMAN FORMING A SOLID CRYSTALLINE COMPLEX WHICH IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY AND DISSOCIABLE AT SAID ACTIVATION TEMPERATURE TO YIELD SAID AMINE TO CAUSE SAID COLOR CHANGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A HEAT MARKING COPY SHEET RESPONSIVE TO HEATING TO AN ELEVATED ACTIVATION TEMPERATURE BY CHANGING VISIBLY TO A CONTRASTING COLOR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORT CARRYING INDICATOR MATERIAL WHICH CHANGES COLOR BY CHEMICAL REACTION WITH A BASIC ORGANIC AMINE; AND A STABLE UNREACTIVE HEAT SENSITIVE LATENT DEVELOPER IN INTIMATE ASSOCIATION WITH SAID MATERIAL FOR CAUSING A COLOR CHANGE UPON HEATING SAID SHEET TO AN ACTIVATION TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 50*C. AND 150 C., SAID DEVELOPER BEING AN ORGANIC AMINE IN COMBINATION WITH A HYDROXYPHENYL SUBSTITUTED CHROMAN FORMING A SOLID CRYSTALLINE COMPLEX WHICH IS STABLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY AND DISSOCIABLE AT SAID ACTIVATION TEMPERATURE TO YIELD SAID AMINE TO CAUSE SAID COLOR CHANGE.
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