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Inkless reimageable printing paper and method

US7582398B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 13, 2007
Grant dateSep 1, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/114
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming medium includes a substrate and an imaging layer coated on or impregnated into the substrate, where the imaging layer includes a photobase generator and a coupling agent. In the image forming medium, irradiation of the imaging layer cause the photobase generator to generate a base that reacts with the coupling agent to produce an image.

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