Heat-sensitive microcapsule and recording medium using same
US6586364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2987
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A first heat-sensitive microcapsule of the present invention comprises a shell wall and a liquid coloring composition, and has such a temperature-breaking characteristic that the shell wall is broken by heating to a temperature equal to or higher than a boiling point of the liquid coloring composition. The first heat-sensitive microcapsule is stable to light and easy to handle. A second heat-sensitive microcapsule of the present invention comprises a shell wall, a coloring composition and a heat decomposition-type gas-developing agent, and has such a temperature-breaking characteristic that the shell wall is broken by heating to a temperature equal to or higher than a decomposition temperature of the gas-developing agent. The second heat-sensitive microcapsule can be sensitively broken even by heating in a short time. A heat-sensitive recording medium comprising the first or second heat-sensitive microcapsule provides substantially no waste products after recording, is easy to handle, and capable of economically recording an image with ease.
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