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Heat mode recording material and a recording method by the use thereof
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1983-09-29
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Granted: 1985-10-15
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Expires: 2003-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A heat mode recording material comprising a support and a heat sensitive layer positioned on the support, the heat sensitive layer comprising: (a) an ionomer resin obtained by ionically cross-linking with at least one metal ion, a copolymer comprising an alpha-olefin and an alpha-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acid; and (b) a hydrophilic binder. A method for recording image information using the above material is also disclosed and claimed.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Kojima
- 👤 Fumio Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 06:54
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41C; B41C1/00; B41C1/10; B41C1/1008; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/36; B41M5/368; G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/038; B41C1/1016; B41C2201/00; B41C2201/02; B41C2201/14; B41C2210/00; B41C2210/02; B41C2210/04; B41C2210/08; B41C2210/20; B41C2210/22; B41C2210/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A heat mode recording material which comprises a support and a heat sensitive layer positioned on said support, said heat sensitive layer comprising; (a) an ionomer resin obtained by ionically cross-linking with at least one metal ion, a copolymer comprising an alpha-olefin and an alpha-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acid; and (b) a hydrophilic binder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
A heat mode recording material which comprises a support and a heat sensitive layer positioned on said support, said heat sensitive layer comprising; (a) an ionomer resin obtained by ionically cross-linking with at least one metal ion, a copolymer comprising an alpha-olefin and an alpha-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acid; and (b) a hydrophilic binder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 1, wherein said α-olefin is selected from the components represented by the formula RCH=CH wherein R represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 1, wherein R is hydrogen atom.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 1, wherein said α-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acid is one having 3 to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 1, wherein said α-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acid is acrylic acid or methacrylic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
100 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 1, wherein said metal ion is a monovalent, divalent or trivalent metal ion selected from a group consisting of Na + , K + , Li + , Cs + , Ag + or Hg + ; Be ++ , Mg ++ , Ca ++ , Sr ++ , Ba ++ , Cu ++ , Cd ++ , Hg ++ , Sn ++ , Pb ++ , Fe ++ , Co ++ , Ni ++ or Zn ++ ; or Al +++ , Sc +++ , Fe +++ or Y +++ .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 6, wherein said metal ion is at least one selected from a group consisting of Na + , Mg ++ and Zn ++ ions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 7, wherein said α-olefin is ethylene and said α-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acid is acrylic acid or methacrylic acid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 1, wherein said heat sensitive layer further comprises a water soluble polymeric compound, said compound being different from said ionomer resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 9, wherein said water soluble polymeric compound comprises at its main monomer component a vinyl alcohol unit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 10, wherein said polymeric compound comprises 85 to 90 mol % of vinyl alcohol unit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 9, wherein said water soluble polymeric compound and ionomer resin are used in a weight ratio of 3:2 to 1:9.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
A heat mode recording material according to claim 1 wherein said hydrophilic binder is selected from the group consisting of gelatin, glue, casein, zein, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl starch, gum arabic, sucrose octacetate, ammonium alginate, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl amine, polyethylene oxide, polystyrylsulfonic acid, and polyacrylic acid.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for recording image information including the step of exposing a heat mode recording material to high energy density light, said heat mode recording material comprising a support and a heat sensitive layer positioned on said support, said heat sensitive layer comprising; (a) an ionomer resin obtained by ionically cross-linking with at least one metal ion, a copolymer comprising an alpha-olefin and an alpha-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acid; and (b) a hydrophilic binder.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for recording image information including the step of exposing a heat mode recording material to high energy density light, said heat mode recording material comprising a support and a heat sensitive layer positioned on said support, said heat sensitive layer comprising; (a) an ionomer resin obtained by ionically cross-linking with at least one metal ion, a copolymer comprising an alpha-olefin and an alpha-methylene aliphatic monocarboxylic acid; and (b) a hydrophilic binder.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said heat mode material comprises a support which is capable of transmitting said high energy density light and said heat sensitive layer is exposed to said high energy density light through said support.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 15, wherein said heat sensitive layer further comprises a substance which is capable of transforming light to heat.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said high energy density light is a laser beam.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein laser beam is one from YAG, Ar or He-Ne laser.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said high energy density light has a light intensity of not less than 100 Watt/cm 2 .
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process of claim 14 wherein said hydrophilic binder is selected from the group consisting of gelatin, glue, casein, zein, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl starch, gum arabic, sucrose octacetate, ammonium alginate, sodium alginate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl amine, polyethylene oxide, polystyrylsulfonic acid, and polyacrylic acid.
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