Generation of color images
US8411120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03C1/732
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for generating a color image are provided which include a multi-layer construction in which at least one of the layers is a thermally activatable layer that includes a thermally activatable composition. The thermally activatable composition includes a non-linear light to heat converter composition and a color forming compound. Upon activation with a light source an image forms.
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