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| 503201000 |
Method of use, kit, or combined with marking instrument or organ
| 62 |
| 503216000 |
Identified organic electron acceptor (developer) other than phenolic resin
| 17 |
| 503207000 |
Having nonreactant particles of defined size
| 12 |
| 503226000 |
Spatial relationship specified between color-former and developer
| 10 |
| 503218000 |
Identified color-former
| 8 |
| 503214000 |
Identified reactant isolating material or capsule wall material or binder resin
| 6 |
| 503225000 |
Identified electron acceptor (developer) | 4 |
| 20090186760 | 1,1-BIS(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)-1-PHENYLETHANE AND THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL FOR RECORDING THE SAME - This invention provides 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenylethane having a crystal form characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern having one sharp and strong peak at 16.4° and three sharp peaks of intermediate intensity at each of 13°-16° and 17°-20.8° and at least three peaks of intermediate intensity at 22°-23° as a diffraction angle (2θ) in an X-ray diffractometry with Cu-K α-rays, and being capable of giving the storing stability of a colored image and a non-colored portion against heat, water or the like and the low-energy color-developing property suitable for high-speed color development. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20110045973 | COLOR-DEVELOPING COMPOSITIONS AND RECORDING MATERIAL CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a color-developing composition for recording materials having a superior heat resistance. The color-developing composition is a reaction composition containing a mixture of compounds represented by formula (III) obtained by reacting a dihydroxydiphenylsulfone derivative represented by formula (I) with a dihalide represented by formula (II) X-Y-X (II), wherein, in a composition where the content of a compound with n=1 in said reaction composition is from 5 to 80% by mass of the total solid content of the composition, at least 10% by mass of the compound with n=1 is a crystalline material. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20080200333 | PROTECTIVE FILM TEMPORARILY LAMINATION TO ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING SHEET - The present invention is to provide an electromagnetic wave shielding sheet with a protective film that is temporarily laminated on a copper mesh layer for shielding electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic wave shielding sheet is not discolored even after long-term use, especially at high temperature and high humidity, while the protective film exhibits appropriate adhesion properties. To achieve the object, there is provided an electromagnetic wave shielding sheet comprising a transparent substrate, at least a copper mesh layer provided on one surface of the transparent substrate and a protective film temporarily laminated to the copper-mesh-layer-side surface, the protective film comprises a support and an adhesive layer containing a polymer having repeating units derived from an acrylic ester and/or a methacrylic ester on the support, and the amount of free organic acids in the adhesive layer is an amount which makes 10 or less the color difference ΔE | 08-21-2008 |
| 20120157303 | COATING SOLUTION FOR HEAT-SENSITIVE COLOR-DEVELOPING LAYER, AND HEAT-SENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL - Provided are a coating solution for a thermosensitive color developing layer of excellent storability wherein color development during its storage or during producing a thermal recording material is suppressed, and a thermal recording material with excellent print portion (image portion) storability and suppressed staining in the background color (white background). | 06-21-2012 |
| 503209000 |
Having nonchromogenic liquid spread-control or transfer-improving agent or component, color modifier, stabilizer or preservative | 4 |
| 20110065575 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - To provide a thermosensitive recording material, containing a base, a thermosensitive recording layer disposed on the base and containing a leuco dye and a color developer, an intermediate layer disposed on the thermosensitive recording layer, and a protective layer disposed on the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer contains a resin, and an aziridine compound. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110130281 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a thermosensitive recording medium with excellent color developing sensitivity, moist heat resistance and plasticizer resistance, as well as excellent heat resistance, background coloring, light resistance and the like in the printed image. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110003687 | Development Of A Thermal Paper Produced On A Very Smooth Paper - A thermal paper is described for the formation of images in thermal printing equipment and their manufacturing process, using high smoothness paper as a base or substrate. The thermal paper object of this invention is more economical and has a fully-acceptable performance. The high smoothness non-coated base paper has a greater high smoothness superficial finish than uncoated paper, and this development had not previously been used industrially for this purpose, since on trying to use the state of art of the process coupled with uncoated paper characteristics, the result was a low quality product. Hence, until now base papers had to be used with a previous coating the preparation of which increased production costs due to finished product characteristics, such as heavier weight (weight by square meter) and also a higher caliber. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20080269049 | Color forming compositions with a fluoran leuco dye having a latent developer - Compositions and systems for production of color images with a fluoran leuco dye having a latent developer are disclosed and described. A color forming composition or composite can include a polymer matrix, a thermally modifiable fluoran leuco dye having a latent developer attached thereto, and a radiation absorber. The thermally modifiable fluoran leuco dye can be developable upon the color forming composition being contacted with electromagnetic radiation which causes the radiation absorber to become energized, so that the energized radiation absorber causes the latent developer to undergo rearrangement to produce an intermediate dye form having a phenolic substituent. The intermediate dye can then undergo an acid catalyzed ring opening to produce a colored dye form. | 10-30-2008 |
| 503204000 |
Plural colors or plural diverse systems | 3 |
| 20100087316 | Thermally-Insulating Layers and Direct Thermal Imaging Members Containing Same - Multicolor thermal imaging members are described that comprise color-forming layers that are separated by thermally-insulating layers and can be addressed with a thermal printing head in contact with a surface to form an image. The thermally-insulating layers are designed to be as thin as possible consistent with at least partially independent addressing of the color-forming layers, and are formulated so as not to lead to instabilities either before or after printing or to give rise to dimensional changes of a thermal imaging member when it is subjected to changes in temperature or humidity. Coating compositions for manufacturing such thermally-insulating layers are also provided. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100099556 | Imaging System - There are disclosed imaging members wherein a chemical compound in a crystalline form is converted, at least partially, and preferably substantially completely or completely, to an amorphous form that has intrinsically a different color from the crystalline form. Also described are imaging methods utilizing the imaging members. The conversion of the compound from the crystalline form to an amorphous form can be effected by laser exposure. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20090203522 | PRINTABLE IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM FOR USE WITH THERMAL PRINTERS - An identification device in the form of a wristband, labels or cards, including a thermal sensitive coating laminated between a clear plastic coating and a liner ply. The clear plastic coating including UV inhibitors or anti-oxidants protects the thermal sensitive coating from damage by environmental hazards. The clear plastic coating also allows for reliable thermal printing on the thermal sensitive coating with the clear plastic coating in place. | 08-13-2009 |
| 503208000 |
Having constituent defined in terms of melting temperature | 2 |
| 20110224074 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a thermosensitive recording medium, containing: a support; a thermosensitive recording layer; and a surface layer, where the thermosensitive recording layer and the surface layer are provided over the support, wherein the thermosensitive recording layer contains a binding agent, a coloring agent, and a color developer, and wherein the surface layer contains polyester (meth)acrylate having at least three (meth)acryloyl groups, and an α-hydroxyketone-based polymerization initiator having a melting point of 80° C. or higher. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120252666 | THERMALLY SENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material, characterized in that a carrier material carries at least one coating layer in which at least two colour-forming reactants A and B are contained, wherein the layer contains a water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble iron compound as colour-forming reactant A and a water-insoluble or sparingly water-soluble phenol compound having 2 or more adjacent OH groups as reactant B separated from each other, wherein at least one of the compounds melts at less than 100° C. and this melt reacts with the other colour-forming reactant by colour development in less than 1 second's contact time and at least one of the two colour-forming reactants is present as particles having a size of less than 20 μm. | 10-04-2012 |
| 503206000 |
Component noncoextensive with substrate | 1 |
| 20080261809 | Encoder spokes detection prior to forming image on optically writable label surface of optical disc - Whether an optically writable label surface of an optical disc is suitable for having an image formed thereon is determined. A detectable number of encoder spokes on a control feature area of the optical disc is counted as the optical disc is rotated. Where the detectable number of encoder spokes is other than a predetermined value, an error condition with respect to the optically writable label surface of the optical disc is indicated. | 10-23-2008 |
| 503213000 |
Identified solvent or dispersant for color-former, other than mere mineral oil | 1 |
| 20080248950 | Ink and Developer System - An ink and developer system including an ink component including a non-synthetic oil-based carrier and a chromogenic material dispersed or dissolved in the non-synthetic oil-based carrier, and a substrate including a developer composition capable of initiating a color change in the chromogenic material. | 10-09-2008 |
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| 20100160159 | THERMAL LABELS - A direct thermal label and methods of making thereof are provided. In one embodiment, a direct thermal label comprising a first substrate and a thermal barrier coating is provided, wherein the first substrate has a thermally sensitive coating situated over the thermal barrier coating on at least a first side thereof. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100087315 | Composite particles - In the present invention a composite particle including: a first polymeric particle having a diameter of from 100 nm to 3.5 microns including a core and a shell: the core including, when dry, at least one void; and the shell polymer having a calculated glass transition temperature(“Tg”) greater than 50° C.; and a second polymeric particle disposed on the surface of the first polymeric particle, the second polymeric particle having a minimum film-forming temperature of greater than 20° C.; wherein the ratio of the diameter of the first polymeric particle to the diameter of the second polymeric particle is from 1 to 50; and wherein the ratio of the weight of the first polymeric particle to the weight of the second polymeric particle is from 0.1 to 40, is provided. In certain embodiments the composite particle further includes pigment particles having a diameter of from 10 nm to 5 microns disposed on the surface of the composite particle, wherein the ratio of the weight of the pigment particles to the weight of the composite particle is from 0.1 to 10. Also provided is a method for forming the composite particles, a thermosensitive recording material including the composite particles and a method for providing the thermosensitive recording material | 04-08-2010 |
| 20090156397 | INKS FOR USE ON OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIA - An optical recording medium, comprises a substrate, an imaging composition disposed on said substrate, said compound comprising: a matrix, a color-forming agent, and a nucleating agent. The nucleating agent increases the nucleation density of at least one component of the color-forming agent. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090124497 | COATING FOR HUMIDITY INDICATOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE COATING, AND HUMIDITY INDICATOR USING THE COATING - Disclosed is a humidity indicator which contains no heavy metal and has good visibility of a color change that occurs when the humidity is increased. The humidity indicator can be produced by applying an aqueous coating comprising a leuco dye, an acidic compound which is in a solid state at ambient temperature, a deliquescent substance and an aqueous resin emulsion onto a substrate such as a resin film, a nonwoven fabric or a paper, and heating and drying the resulting product. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20130053240 | THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a thermal recording material comprising an intermediate layer and a heat-sensitive recording layer for color formation by heat stacked in this order onto a support, the thermal recording material being characterized in that the intermediate layer contains a bellows-shaped hollow resin and that the roughness of the surface on the color forming side is 1.0 μm or less as measured by Parker Print Surf. The method for producing such a thermal recording material comprises the steps of:
| 02-28-2013 |
| 20110287930 | THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a thermal recording material comprising a heat-sensitive recording layer for color formation by heat and a protective layer stacked in this order on a support, the heat-sensitive recording layer containing an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, the protective layer containing a diacetone-modified polyvinyl alcohol and a crosslinker. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20100016154 | IMAGING SYSTEM - There are disclosed imaging members wherein a chemical compound in a crystalline form is converted, at least partially, and preferably substantially completely or completely, to a liquid in the amorphous form, the liquid having intrinsically a different color from the crystalline form. Also described are imaging methods utilizing the imaging members. The conversion of the compound from the crystalline form to the liquid form can be effected by the application of thermal energy or by other imaging techniques. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110172093 | CREATING BACKGROUND COLORS ON THERMAL PRINTING MATERIAL - A dye resin ink application process using flexographic printing, flood coating, tinting, or other suitable technique or process to add a color layer on top of a thermal ink layer of a material. The color layer provides a background color, such that upon application of the heat source, the thermal image appears as being imaged onto the background color. The process can be used to make heat-sensitive direct thermal labels or thermal paper rolls, including cash register-type rolls, poster printer format rolls, etc. The process permits thermal-inked material to be produced in various colors in relatively small print runs using conventional equipment. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20100248958 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a material that is less likely to cause flex cracking, has high scratch resistance, and is suitable for a protective layer for a thermosensitive material. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20080269047 | Method for Producing Thermosensitive Recording Material and Recording Material Produced According to Said Method - The invention relates to a method for producing thermosensitive recording material, comprising a carrier substrate and a thermal reaction layer containing a colour former and a colour developer. According to the invention, an application suspension, containing the starting materials of the thermal reaction layer, is applied to the carrier substrate and the carrier substrate is subsequently dried with the applied application suspension. Then the dried carrier substrate with the applied thermal reaction layer is guided through a smoothing mechanism in order to be smoothed, wherein the dried carrier substrate with the applied thermal reaction layer is pressed extensively against a roller by means of a predetermined contact pressure. The invention also relates to a recording material which is produced according to the inventive method. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090264288 | THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL - In the present invention, a dispersion that has excellent dispersion efficiency, shows hardly any premature graying, and exhibits excellent dispersion stability and storage stability when heated is prepared, and the thermal recording material excellent in color developing sensitivity and whiteness of the background is provided. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110224073 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING REVERSIBLE THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM, PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR THE SAME, AND REVERSIBLE THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a method for producing a reversible thermosensitive recording medium, the method including: conveying an inlet sheet which includes inlets each having a convex-shaped electronic information recording element, retrieving positional information of the inlets, cutting the inlet sheet into individual inlets, retrieving positional information of the convex-shaped electronic information recording element in the individual inlets, conveying a base sheet, which includes concave portions, toward the vacuum suction roller, retrieving positional information of the concave portions, aligning the convex-shaped electronic information recording element with the concave portions so as to be inserted into the concave portion, and laminating the inlets and the base sheet. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20080261808 | Recordable medium with template pattern - A recordable medium having a data side and a label side has one or more template patterns printed on the label side, and has at least first indicia including a template-reference-position mark. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090209419 | THERMAL RECORDING ADHESIVE LABEL - A thermal recording adhesive label, including a substrate; a thermal recording layer located overlying one side of the substrate, including a leuco dye and a color developer; a back coat layer located overlying the other side of the substrate; an adhesive layer located overlying the back coat layer; and a release paper located overlying the adhesive layer, wherein the thermal recording adhesive label further includes an adhesive undercoat layer comprising a thermoplastic resin and a filler between the back coat layer and the adhesive layer. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090239747 | HEAT RESISTANCE IMPROVER AND REVERSIBLE THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM - A heat resistance improver including a heat resistance improving component which has a benzotriazole skeleton having an electron attractive group and a reactive aliphatic hydroxyl group or a reactive aliphatic mercapto group, wherein the heat resistance improver is used in a reversible thermosensitive recording medium. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239746 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL - A thermosensitive recording material including a polypropylene film support, a thermosensitive recording layer, a protective layer and a back layer, where the thermosensitive recording layer and the protective layer are disposed on a surface of the polypropylene film support, and the back layer is disposed on another surface of the polypropylene film support, where the back layer is a coated layer of a coating liquid containing a self-crosslinking resin emulsion, which contains a combination of at least one selected from a carbonyl group-containing acrylic resin having a Tg of 16° C. or lower and a copolymer polyester resin having a Tg of 16° C. or lower and a hydrazine derivative having a hydrazine residual group, and a quaternary ammonium polymer antistatic agent. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090258784 | Heat-Sensitive Recording Materials - A heat-sensitive recording material includes a heat-sensitive recording layer on a support which layer produces a color upon heating, and a protective layer on the heat-sensitive recording layer. The protective layer is obtained from a composition (A) based on an emulsion of a copolymer resin (a). The copolymer resin (a) includes a vinyl monomer component having a carboxyl group, and a vinyl monomer component copolymerizable with the vinyl monomer component. The copolymer resin (a) contains 1 to 10 parts by weight of the vinyl monomer component having a carboxyl group. The copolymer resin has a SP value (solubility parameter) of not less than 9.5 (cal/cm | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090298687 | PRINTABLE IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM FOR USE WITH THERMAL PRINTERS - An identification device in the form of a wristband, labels, tags or cards, including a clear thermal sensitive coating laminated between a clear plastic coating and a liner ply having colored regions or printed matter. The colored regions or printed matter is visible through the clear thermal sensitive coating and clear plastic coating until the thermal sensitive coating is activated and becomes selectively opaque. The clear plastic coating having a uniform thickness allows for reliable thermal printing on the thermal sensitive coating with the clear plastic coating in place. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100311579 | Reversible Thermosensitive Recording Medium And Method For Producing The Same - A reversible thermosensitive recording medium including a reversible thermosensitive recording layer, a first sheet-shaped base provided adjacent to the reversible thermosensitive recording layer, an electronic information recording module containing a module substrate, and a convex-shaped electronic information recording element and an antenna circuit both disposed on the module substrate, and a first resin layer for bonding the first sheet-shaped base and the electronic information recording module, wherein the first sheet-shaped base has a concave portion on a surface opposite to a surface on which the reversible thermosensitive recording layer is formed, and the electronic information recording element is inserted into the concave portion of the first sheet-shaped base. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20090048105 | MODIFYING AGENT FOR COATING COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING PROTECTIVE LAYER IN THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM, COATING COMPOSITION FOR PROTECTIVE LAYER IN THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - A modifying agent for a coating composition for producing a protective layer in a thermosensitive recording medium, wherein the modifying agent contains a polyurethane resin (A) having the structure represented by the following general formula (I) and a hydrophilic group, and an aqueous medium. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20120231950 | ADHESIVE LABEL AND LABEL ISSUING DEVICE - Provided is an adhesive label that does not use release paper, is excellent in environmental resistance from the viewpoint of saving resources, is capable of controlling the position and area of an adhesive layer to be exposed with high precision so that adhesive strength is adjustable with ease depending upon the properties of an adherend. An adhesive label includes a support, an adhesive layer placed on the support, and a non-adhesive porous layer placed on the adhesive layer. The porous layer has a heat capacity smaller than that of the same material that is not porous, and hence, is opened with low heat energy, which is preferred for a portable label issuing device. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20090215620 | ENHANCED SECURITY OF OPTICAL ARTICLE - An optical article comprising a primary mark disposed on the optical article and a secondary mark disposed on the optical article in close proximity to the primary mark. The primary mark comprises a first optical-state change material and the secondary mark comprises a second optical-state change material. The optical article is transformed from a pre-activated state to an activated state when a localized authorized activation method is used that selectively activates the primary mark. The optical article is transformed from a pre-activated state to an deactivated state when a non-localized unauthorized activation method is used that activates the secondary mark along with the primary mark resulting in the second optical-state change material undergoing a reverse color change when compared to the first optical-state change material. An optical article with a single mark including multiple color change optical-state change material is also disclosed. Methods of covering and encapsulating the marks are also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20120329646 | THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a thermal recording material comprising a heat-sensitive recording layer for color formation by heat and a protective layer stacked in this order on a support, the protective layer at least containing an acetoacetyl-modified polyvinyl alcohol crosslinked by a glyoxylate and an epichlorohydrin resin. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120149561 | ON-DEMAND PRINTABLE CONSTRUCT - Multi-ply thermally printable constructs include a thermal print medium sandwiched between two opaque substrates that are temporarily bonded together to prevent information that is thermally printed through one of the substrates from being viewed until the substrates are separated. The thermal print medium, opaque substrates, and the means for bonding the substrates can take various forms for achieving particular objectives. | 06-14-2012 |
