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Thermally-transferable fluorescent compounds

US4891351A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1988
Grant dateJan 2, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 12, 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 derivative of a 1,8-naphthalimide compound dispersed in a polymeric binder, and on the other side thereof a slipping layer comprising a lubricant. In a preferred embodiment, the compound has the formula: ##STR1## wherein: R is hydrogen; a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to about 6 carbon atoms; or a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of about 5 to about 10 atoms; and PA1 D is a monovalent, nonionic, nonquenching moiety.

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