Image forming member
US4281052A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G5/026
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image-forming member for forming a metal grain image of the type containing a reducible metal compound which is able to isolate metal from it when reduced, and a reducing agent being capable of reducing the metal compound so that there may be formed a metal grain image by the metal isolated from the metal compound at the portion of the member subjected to the action of energy for producing a metal grain image-forming ability and thermal energy is characterized by the provision of a capturing means which is capable of capturing by-product produced from the metal compound upon the isolation of the metal from the metal compound.
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