Patent · US Expired

Image receiving element for thermal printers

US4755396A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 25, 1986
Grant dateJul 5, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 25, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/259
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Image receiving medium comprising a substrate bearing on at least one major surface thereof a coating of heat-sensitive material comprising (a) material capable of existing in a supercooled state after melting and subsequent cooling, (b) at least one anti-fouling agent, and (c) optionally, a binder. The anti-fouling agent can be a wax, a silica, a metal silicate, or mixtures thereof.

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