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Ink projecting typewriter ribbon
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-06-08
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2001-06-08
Abstract
Abstract An ink projecting medium, such as a typewriter ribbon, having a carrier, with an array of spots each including an ink or other colorant and a vapor producing material, wherein the vapor producing material amplifies applied energy by chemical reaction to propel the ink from the carrier toward a receiving surface such as paper. In one embodiment, the ink and lead azide are provided in small, conical apertures in a polyethylene terepthalate carrier film and the lead azide is selectively detonated electrically to cause printing.
Inventors
- 👤 George R. Simpson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:54
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41J; B41J31/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/914
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A colorant transfer medium for printing discrete marks on a receiving surface, said medium comprising a carrier, a colorant, and a vapor producing material responsive to the application of energy, wherein the improvement comprises an array of a plurality of spots each including colorant and vapor producing material, wherein the vapor producing material comprises a chemically reactive material which, responsive to the application of said energy, produces a vapor by chemical reaction which rapidly propels the colorant toward the receiving surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A colorant transfer medium for printing discrete marks on a receiving surface, said medium comprising a carrier, a colorant, and a vapor producing material responsive to the application of energy, wherein the improvement comprises an array of a plurality of spots each including colorant and vapor producing material, wherein the vapor producing material comprises a chemically reactive material which, responsive to the application of said energy, produces a vapor by chemical reaction which rapidly propels the colorant toward the receiving surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
A colorant transfer medium for printing discrete marks on a receiving surface, said medium comprising a carrier, a colorant, and a vapor producing material responsive to the application of energy, wherein the improvement comprises a carrier film having two surfaces and an array of apertures in one of said surfaces, each aperture containing colorant and vapor producing material, wherein the vapor producing material comprises a chemically reactive material which, responsive to the application of energy, produces a vapor by chemical reaction which rapidly propels the colorant toward the receiving surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
90 words
A colorant transfer medium for printing discrete marks on a receiving surface, said medium comprising a carrier, a colorant, and a vapor producing material responsive to the application of energy, wherein the improvement comprises a carrier film having two surfaces and an array of apertures in one of said surfaces, each aperture containing colorant and vapor producing material, wherein the vapor producing material comprises a chemically reactive material which, responsive to the application of energy, produces a vapor by chemical reaction which rapidly propels the colorant toward the receiving surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The colorant transfer medium of claim 2 wherein the vapor producing material is lead azide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The colorant transfer medium of claim 2 wherein the apertures pass through the carrier film with an aperture opening at each film surface and the carrier film has a substantially continuous film of conductive material on one carrier film surface, overlying the aperture openings on that surface.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The colorant transfer medium of claim 4 wherein the other carrier film surface has a plurality of discrete areas of conductive material each overlying a single aperture opening on that surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The colorant transfer medium of claim 5 wherein the vapor producing material within each of said apertures is capable of being activated to produce colorant propelling vapor by an electrical current passing through said material between the discrete area of conductive material overlying the aperture and the conductive layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The colorant transfer medium of any of claims 2 through 6 wherein the shape of the apertures is that of a truncated cone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The colorant transfer medium of any of claims 4 through 6 wherein the conductive material is aluminum and the carrier film is polyethylene terepthalate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The colorant transfer medium of claim 8 wherein the shape of the apertures is that of a truncated cone.
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