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Thermotransfer sheet material and copying systems utilizing same

Assignee: Appvion LLC
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Filing: 1961-11-21
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Granted: 1966-03-08
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Expires: 1981-11-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert E Miller
  • 👤 Cheng James Ke-Jen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 19:59
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/382; B41M5/38235; C; C09; C09B; C09B11/00; C09B11/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S101/00; Y10S101/29; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
THERMOTRANSFER RECORD SHEET MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR MAKING COPIES OF HEAT-BSORBING GRAPHIC DATA ONTO FRCEIVING SHEET MATERIAL BY SUBJECTING SAID GRAPHIC DATA TO HEAT-PRODUCING IRRADIATION WHILE SAID DATA IS HELD IN HEATCONDUCTIVE RELATION WITH SAID THERMOSTRANSFER AND RECEIVING SHEET MATERILS, THE THERMOTRANSFER SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING (1) A FLEXIBLE INFR-RED-TRANSMITING SUPPORT WEB BASE, AND (2) A THIN LAYER CONTAINING SUBLIMABLE DYE COATED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BASE, SAID LAYER COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF SUBLIMABLE FINE SOLID PARTICLES OF (A) A LEUCO METHYLENE BLUE DYE, (B) A LEUCAURAMINE COMPOUND, AND (C) A 1,3,3-TRIMETHYL - SPIRO - ((2''H''1''-BENZOPYRAN)-2,2''-INDOLINE) COMPOUND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 96 words
THERMOTRANSFER RECORD SHEET MATERIAL ADAPTED FOR MAKING COPIES OF HEAT-BSORBING GRAPHIC DATA ONTO FRCEIVING SHEET MATERIAL BY SUBJECTING SAID GRAPHIC DATA TO HEAT-PRODUCING IRRADIATION WHILE SAID DATA IS HELD IN HEATCONDUCTIVE RELATION WITH SAID THERMOSTRANSFER AND RECEIVING SHEET MATERILS, THE THERMOTRANSFER SHEET MATERIAL COMPRISING (1) A FLEXIBLE INFR-RED-TRANSMITING SUPPORT WEB BASE, AND (2) A THIN LAYER CONTAINING SUBLIMABLE DYE COATED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BASE, SAID LAYER COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF SUBLIMABLE FINE SOLID PARTICLES OF (A) A LEUCO METHYLENE BLUE DYE, (B) A LEUCAURAMINE COMPOUND, AND (C) A 1,3,3-TRIMETHYL - SPIRO - ((2''H''1''-BENZOPYRAN)-2,2''-INDOLINE) COMPOUND.

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