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Thermosensitive recording medium

US5721190A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 1996
Grant dateFeb 24, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M5/44
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermosensitive recording medium including a support, and at least one layer provided on the support, wherein one of the at least one layer is a thermosensitive layer capable of forming a color image when heated imagewise, and one of the at least one layer contains a zinc dithiocarbamate of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 stand independently from each other for an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group. The zinc dithiocarbamate is contained in the thermosensitive layer or an intermediate layer interposed between the thermosensitive layer and the support.

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