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Thermal imaging ribbon including a partially crystalline polymer

US4687360A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 1986
Grant dateAug 18, 1987
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/913
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermal transfer ribbon comprising a substrate and an ink layer is disclosed. The ink layer comprises a partially crystalline polymer which becomes soft at a time when the crystalline portion begins to melt, the polymer derived from an acid containing at least one carboxylic acid moiety.

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