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Encoded dye receiver
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1992-06-05
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Granted: 1994-08-30
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Expires: 2012-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A sheet for use in a printing process has an image receiving surface on one side and an invisible magnetic coating on the reverse side. The magnetic coating contains encoded data used to determine the nonrecording side of the sheet to prevent printing on the wrong side of the sheet. The encoded data is machine readable and contains information on the printing characteristics of the image receiving surface of the sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley W. Stephenson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:14
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/76; G03C1/775; B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/48; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S101/00; Y10S101/46; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24934
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A dye receiver sheet for receiving an image according to a thermal dye transfer process in which a dye donor sheet is imagewise heated to transfer dye to said dye receiver sheet, said dye receiver sheet comprising: a base having first and second sides, and an image region within which an image can be received; at least one layer on said first side adapted to receive an image within said image region according to a thermal dye transfer process; and a transparent magnetic layer on said second side, said transparent magnetic layer being at least partially within said image region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A dye receiver sheet for receiving an image according to a thermal dye transfer process in which a dye donor sheet is imagewise heated to transfer dye to said dye receiver sheet, said dye receiver sheet comprising: a base having first and second sides, and an image region within which an image can be received; at least one layer on said first side adapted to receive an image within said image region according to a thermal dye transfer process; and a transparent magnetic layer on said second side, said transparent magnetic layer being at least partially within said image region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A dye receiver sheet as defined in claim 1 wherein said base is transparent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A dye receiver sheet as defined in claim 1 wherein said base is opaque.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A dye receiver sheet as defined in claim 1 wherein information has been recorded on said transparent magnetic layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A dye receiver sheet as defined in claim 4 wherein said information includes printing characteristics of said dye receiver sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
A dye receiver sheet for receiving an image according to a thermal dye transfer process, said dye receiver sheet comprising: a base having first and second sides, and an image region within which an image can be received; at least one layer on said first side adapted to receive an image within said image region according to a thermal dye transfer process; and a transparent magnetic layer on said second side which includes recorded information related to printing characteristics of said dye receiver sheet, said transparent magnetic layer being at least partially within said image region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
96 words
A dye receiver sheet for receiving an image according to a thermal dye transfer process, said dye receiver sheet comprising: a base having first and second sides, and an image region within which an image can be received; at least one layer on said first side adapted to receive an image within said image region according to a thermal dye transfer process; and a transparent magnetic layer on said second side which includes recorded information related to printing characteristics of said dye receiver sheet, said transparent magnetic layer being at least partially within said image region.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
85 words
A dye receiver sheet for receiving an image according to a thermal dye transfer process in which a dye donor sheet is imagewise heated to transfer dye to said dye receiver sheet, said dye receiver sheet comprising: a base having an image region within which an image can be received; one layer adapted to receive an image within said image region according to a thermal dye transfer process; and a transparent magnetic layer, said transparent magnetic layer being at least partially within said image region.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
85 words
A dye receiver sheet for receiving an image according to a thermal dye transfer process in which a dye donor sheet is imagewise heated to transfer dye to said dye receiver sheet, said dye receiver sheet comprising: a base having an image region within which an image can be received; one layer adapted to receive an image within said image region according to a thermal dye transfer process; and a transparent magnetic layer, said transparent magnetic layer being at least partially within said image region.
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