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Optical information recording medium using metallized formazan dyes

US5294471A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 1993
Grant dateMar 15, 1994
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31678
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed a recordable optical element that includes a metallized dye. The element has a transparent substrate and on the surface of the substrate, a dye containing recording layer and a light reflecting layer. The improvement is that the dye is a metal complex of a metallized formazan dye. The dyes that are used in the element are very light stable.

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