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Thermally-transferable fluorescent diphenyl ethylenes

US4871714A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1988
Grant dateOct 3, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31786
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A donor element for thermal transfer comprising a support having on one side thereof a fluorescent material dispersed in a polymeric binder, and on the other side thereof a slipping layer comprising a lubricant, the fluorescent material comprising a diphenyl ethylene having the formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is 1 to 6, with the proviso that when n is 1, at least one of the phenyl rings must be substituted with a conjugated moiety.

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