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Positive-acting thermographic materials
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1988-12-06
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Granted: 1990-03-20
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Expires: 2008-12-06
Abstract
Abstract A positive-acting thermographic material which is black or dark colored in the unexposed condition turns white or light colored when exposed to elevated temperatures. The material comprises a binder, a dark colored complex of ferric iron with a ligand chosen from organothiophosphorus acids, and a white organophosphorus acid or its alkali or alkaline earth metal salt. At elevated temperatures a double decomposition reaction occurs giving the light colored complex of ferric iron with the organophosphorus acid.
Inventors
- 👤 David R. Whitcomb
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-02 18:20
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/30; B41M5/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A positive-acting thermographic material comprising a clear binder containing, in thermographically reactive association, (a) a dark colored complex of ferric iron with a ligand chosen from organothiophosphates, organothiophosphinates, and organothiophosphonates, and (b) a source of a moiety chosen from organophosphate, organophosphinate, and organophosphonate, said source being chosen from the group consisting of a free acid and a salt of said acid containing said moiety.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
A positive-acting thermographic material comprising a clear binder containing, in thermographically reactive association, (a) a dark colored complex of ferric iron with a ligand chosen from organothiophosphates, organothiophosphinates, and organothiophosphonates, and (b) a source of a moiety chosen from organophosphate, organophosphinate, and organophosphonate, said source being chosen from the group consisting of a free acid and a salt of said acid containing said moiety.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A positive-acting thermographic material according to claim 1 wherein said dark colored complex is chosen from the group defined by the general formulae ##STR5## wherein the two R substituents are independently chosen from alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, and aryl, and substituted versions of these moieties providing that said substituents do not result in the creation of chelating sites.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A positive-acting thermographic material according to claim 1 wherein said source of said moiety is chosen from those having the general formulae ##STR6## wherein the R' substituents are independently chosen from alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl, and aryl, and substituted versions of these substituents providing that said substituents do not result in the creation of chelating sites, and M is chosen from H, NH 4 , Na, and K, and ##STR7## wherein R' is as above, and M is chosen from Ca and Mg.
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