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Recordable optical element having a leuco dye

US5356685A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 1993
Grant dateOct 18, 1994
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2013

Classification

  • 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 dye. The element has a 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 leuco dye.

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