Laser imaging
US8663902B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/3377
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming an image on a substrate, which comprises applying to the substrate an activatable color forming compound wherein said activatable color forming compound is initially unreactive but becomes reactive upon activation; activating said color forming compound in the areas of the substrate where the image is to be formed, and, reacting the activated color forming compound into its colored form to produce an image. A substrate imaged using this method is also provided.
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