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20080207444 | Coating Compositions for Marking Substrates - The present invention provides coating compositions for marking substrates, which comprise a colour former in an amount of from 0.01 to 50%, a metal salt of a carboxylic acid in an amount of from 0.01 to 50%, a binder in an amount of from 1 to 80% and an organic solvent in an amount of from 1 to 99%, wherein each amount is by weight based on the weight of the composition. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of the composition of the present invention, substrates coated with these compositions and a process for preparing a marked substrate using these compositions. | 08-28-2008 |
20080214391 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSOR - The present invention provides an image processing method which includes at least any one of image recording and image erasing, wherein a light irradiation intensity at a center position of the laser beam irradiated in the image recording is controlled; in the image recording, a first auxiliary line extended by a predetermined distance from a start point of each of image lines constituting an image in the opposite direction from the scanning direction and a second auxiliary line extended by a predetermined distance from an end point of each of the image lines in the scanning direction are prepared, and when the first and second auxiliary lines including an image line are continuously scanned, the image line is scanned with irradiating the laser beam, and the first and the second auxiliary lines are scanned without irradiating the laser beam to thereby record the image. | 09-04-2008 |
20080214392 | INKS FOR USE ON LIGHT-ACTIVATED IMAGING MEDIA - A light activated imaging medium comprises a substrate and an imaging composition disposed on the substrate, the composition comprising a matrix and a color-forming agent within the matrix and an alloy of at least two leuco dyes, the leuco dyes having at least first and second melting points, respectively, and the alloy having a melting point between at least two of the melting points. | 09-04-2008 |
20080234127 | Systems and methods for printing borderless images on printable media - A system of printing borderless images on printable media includes at least one sheet of printable media including an imaging surface and a non-imaging surface. The system further includes a removable extension strip having a front surface with an adhesive zone and a non-adhesive zone, a non-adhesive back surface, and a straight line of demarkation between the adhesive and non-adhesive zones. The adhesive zone is configured to removably adhere to the non-imaging surface, and the straight line of demarkation is configured as a placement guide for adhering the adhesive zone of the extension strip to the media. An associated method includes adhering an adhesive portion of removable extension strip to a non-imaging surface proximate a trailing edge of the media, and ink-jet printing an image on an imaging surface of the media using an ink-jet printer. The strip is used by rollers in the printer to advance the media. | 09-25-2008 |
20080242539 | Phenol Compound, Reversible Thermosensitive Recording Medium, Reversible Thermosensitive Recording Label, Reversible Thermosensitive Recording Member, Image-Processing Apparatus and Image-Processing Method - The present invention provides a reversible thermosensitive recording medium including a support and a thermosensitive recording layer thereon, in which the thermosensitive recording layer contains an electron-donating coloring compound and an electron-accepting compound, and the thermosensitive recording layer is capable of forming a relatively developed condition and a relatively erased condition depending on at least one of the difference of heating temperatures and the difference of cooling rates following to heating, and in which the electron-accepting compound contains a phenol compound expressed by General Formula (1): | 10-02-2008 |
20080242540 | THERMAL TRANSFER INK SHEET, INK CARTRIDGE, COATING COMPOSITION FOR DYE LAYER OF THERMAL TRANSFER INK SHEET, AND THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING METHOD - A thermal transfer ink sheet comprising, as formed on a support, a dye layer containing a thermal transferable dye in a resin binder, wherein the dye layer contains a polyvinyl acetal modified with at least one compound of the following formula [1]: | 10-02-2008 |
20080242541 | THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING INK SHEET, AND THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING METHOD - A thermal transfer recording ink sheet comprising a substrate sheet and a color-carrying layer, wherein the dye-carrying layer comprises an anthraquinone dye of the following formula (1) to (4) and an azo dye of the following formula (5): | 10-02-2008 |
20080242542 | INDANILINE DYE, THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING INK SHEET, THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING METHOD, COLOR TONER, INKJET INK, AND COLOR FILTER - An indaniline dye represented by the following formula (1): | 10-02-2008 |
20080248948 | Security paper authentication system with dual instant color - The present invention relates to a unique dual color security paper authentication system. The authenticating system comprises the combination of a security paper together with a coordinated applicator. The paper contains a starch, an iodide salt and an acidic developer resin. The applicator of the system comprises two authenticating solutions. The first authenticating solution comprises one or more of a sulfonamide and a copper salt dispersed in a solvent. The second authenticating solution comprises one or more of a leuco and fluoran dye precursor dispersed in a solvent. On applying the authenticating solutions to authentic security paper, a first color of a starch iodine is expressed and a second color of a leuco or fluoran dye is expressed. | 10-09-2008 |
20080248949 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER SHEET AND IMAGE-FORMATION METHOD - A heat-sensitive transfer sheet having on a support at least one thermal transfer layer of a yellow color, at least one thermal transfer layer of a magenta color, at least one thermal transfer layer of a cyan color and at least one releasable, thermally-transferable protective layer, wherein the thermal transfer layer of each color contains a release agent and contents of the release agent in the thermal transfer layers are reduced in a frame-sequential mode. | 10-09-2008 |
20080254981 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - An heat-sensitive transfer image-forming method which uses a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet and a heat-sensitive transfer sheet, in which the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet includes at least one receptor layer; and the heat-sensitive transfer sheet includes at least one yellow dye layer, at least one magenta dye layer, and at least one cyan dye layer: the method including superposing the heat-sensitive transfer sheet on the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, and then heating to form an image on the receptor layer; and controlling the maximum value of E value represented by formula (1) having the range from 52 to 72, based on a* value and b* value in the region of L* value of the formed magenta monochromatic image ranging from 45 to 90: Formula (1) E=√(a* | 10-16-2008 |
20080269048 | CARDBOARD CYLINDER FOR A HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET, ROLLED HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET TO FORM A ROLL SHAPE, AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - A cardboard cylinder for winding a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having a receptive layer on one surface of a support around the cardboard cylinder, wherein an innermost surface of the cardboard cylinder is composed of a layer containing a polyolefin resin having a number average molecular weight of 12,000 or more in a proportion of at least 80% by mass based on the layer. | 10-30-2008 |
20080274880 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER SHEET FOR USE IN HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER SYSTEM AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD USING HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A heat-sensitive transfer sheet, comprising a base film, at least three heat-sensitive transfer layers containing heat-sensitively transferable dyes and a resin, and a heat-resistant slipping layer, in which the at least three heat-sensitive transfer layers contains two or more dyes different from each other; the heat-sensitive transfer layers are provided on one face of the base film so as not to be superposed on one another; the heat-sensitive transfer layers contains, as the resin, at least one of a polyvinylbutyral resin and a polyvinyl acetacetal resin, each having a polymerization degree of 200 to 1,000; and at least one of the heat-sensitive transfer layers contains the polyvinylbutyral resin as described above and the polyvinyl acetacetal resin described above, and has a ratio of the polyvinylbutyral to the polyvinyl acetacetal different from those in the other heat-sensitive transfer layers. | 11-06-2008 |
20080274881 | THERMOSENSITIVE TRANSFER INK SHEET, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided are a thermosensitive transfer ink sheet making it possible to overcome blocking and sticking and further giving a print having a high Dmax and a high image quality; and an image forming process using the same. The sheet is a thermosensitive transfer ink sheet including a base film which has, over one surface thereof, at least a thermal transfer layer containing a thermally transferable dye and a binder resin, and has, over the other surface thereof, a heat-resistant lubricant layer, wherein the thermal transfer layer comprises a polycondensed aromatic compound having 4 or more rings; and the above-mentioned process is an image forming process using the sheet. | 11-06-2008 |
20080287291 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER SHEET AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD USING HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A heat-sensitive transfer sheet that is used in an image-forming method using a heat-sensitive transfer system, which method comprises the steps of superposing the heat-sensitive transfer sheet having at least one yellow heat transfer layer, at least one magenta heat transfer layer, and at least one cyan heat transfer layer on a support, and a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet having at least one dye receptor layer on a support, and then transferring at least three kinds of heat transferable dyes to the dye receptor layer sequentially,
| 11-20-2008 |
20080312077 | Method for image formation and intermediate transfer recording medium - The present invention provides a method for image formation, that can yield thermally transferred images which are excellent in various fastness properties even under severe service conditions, and an intermediate transfer recording medium for use in the method for image formation. The method for image formation comprises the steps of: providing an intermediate transfer recording medium comprising a substrate film and a transfer portion provided separably on the substrate film; forming an image on the intermediate transfer recording medium in its transfer portion; transferring the transfer portion onto an object; and, thereafter, again transferring the intermediate transfer recording medium in its next transfer portion once or more onto the object with the image formed thereon. In this case, in the intermediate transfer recording medium, a hologram image is set every at least second image plane, and an image can be formed on the transfer portion having the hologram image. This can offer an advantage that the transfer portion, with a thermally transferable image formed thereon, can be transferred onto an object followed by the superimposition of a transfer portion, to be served as the outermost surface in the final form onto the transferred portion once or more to provide a strong film for protecting the thermally transferred image. Thus, the problems of the prior art could have been solved. | 12-18-2008 |
20090023585 | Photothermal recording medium - A colourless or transparent composition comprises a charge-delocalisation compound and a photoacid, wherein the photoacid generates an acid on irradiation or heating, thereby forming a coloured change-transfer complex with said compound. | 01-22-2009 |
20090023586 | Transfer printing - Transfer printing system include a transfer substrate provided of a transfer side thereof with a preformed design area intended to be completed by the user with selected decorative materials to generate a personalized image. When the image is completed and ready for transfer, the substrate is pressed onto a surface whereby the transfer of the image is effected. | 01-22-2009 |
20090036304 | THERMOCHROMIC INK AND COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL ACTIVATION - A thermochromic ink composition comprises at least one thermochromic optical-state change material, at least one thermally responsive pH modifier, at least one solvent, and at least one binder material, wherein the thermochromic ink composition has a viscosity between about 0.1 centipoise (cPs) and about 10,000 cps, and a maximum optical absorbance in a range from about 200 nm (nanometers) to about 800 nm, and wherein the thermochromic ink composition is capable of transforming from a first optical state to a second optical state upon exposure to a thermal stimulus. The thermochromic ink composition may be used to deposit a thermochromic coating composition which may be used as part of an anti-theft system for optical articles. Methods for thermal activation of the compositions are also provided. | 02-05-2009 |
20090048106 | REVERSIBLE THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM, REVERSIBLE THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING LABEL, MEMBER, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides a reversible thermosensitive recording medium including:
| 02-19-2009 |
20090075816 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - To provide an image processing method including at least one of recording an image onto a thermoreversible recording medium in which transparency or color tone reversibly changes depending upon temperature, by applying a laser beam with the use of a CO | 03-19-2009 |
20090118122 | ENETRANT TRANSFER PRINTING - A penetrant transfer printing method includes the step of: providing an object with a printing layer thereon, and then providing a colorless surface material on the printing layer of the object for baking to form a protective film on the printing layer of the object, and then attaching a transfer paper on the printing layer of the object for hot pressing the transfer paper. The protective film will form pores therein because of expansion of a molecule structure, and a printing ink of a pattern on the transfer paper will be molten and penetrate into the pores of the protective film to transfer the pattern of the transfer paper to the printing layer of the object. Last step of the present is peeling the transfer paper off and clearing the object. | 05-07-2009 |
20090137389 | NOVEL COLOR-FORMING COMPOUNDS AND USE THEREOF IN IMAGING MEMBERS AND METHODS - There are described novel rhodamine color-forming compounds. The rhodamine color-forming compounds exhibit a first color when in a crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in an amorphous form. Thermal imaging members containing these color-formers are also described. | 05-28-2009 |
20090149325 | COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING COLOR FILTER ELEMENTS USING ALKALI METAL CARBOXYLATES - The present invention provides compositions derived from a polycarboxylic acid, a polyhydroxy compound, a dye and a basic crosslinking agent. The compositions can be used to prepare cross-linked films that exhibit low solvent-swell characteristics. The cross-linked films can be used to prepare color filter elements via thermal transfer processes. | 06-11-2009 |
20090163363 | Dual-sided two-ply direct thermal image element - A dual-sided two-ply direct thermal image element is provided. In one embodiment, the dual-sided two-ply direct thermal image element comprises a first substrate having a first side and a second side, and a second substrate having a first side and a second side, wherein both the first substrate and the second substrate include a thermally sensitive coating on at least a first side thereof, and wherein the second side of the first substrate is releasably attached to the second side of the second substrate. | 06-25-2009 |
20090170698 | THERMAL RECORDING MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMATION - To provide a thermal recording medium, which can realize easy maintenance, does not produce wastes such as cartridges, and can realize easy control of recording sheets, and an apparatus and method for image formation. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS]A high-temperature color development capsule ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090186758 | Laser coloration of coated substrates - Record material imageable with a laser beam. The material is a substrate such as paper or polyolefin film having provided on at least one surface thereof a coating containing a solvent-soluble or disperse-type dye suitable for coloring plastics or polymers. Typical solvent-soluble and disperse-type dye include monoazo dyes, diazo dyes, anthraquinone dyes, coumarin dyes, quinoline dyes, xanthene dyes, and naphthalimide dyes. The record material does not show visible dye specks in the coating layer on the substrate because the dye has a very small average particle size—less than 50 microns. No more than 1% of the dye particles are larger than 100 microns. Also, method for imaging a substrate using heat energy by applying heat energy to the described record material to bring about a temperature in the coating greater than the melting temperature of the dye, causing color to become visible in the record material. | 07-23-2009 |
20090203521 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - To provide an image processing method including at least one of recording an image onto a thermoreversible recording medium in which transparency or color tone reversibly changes depending upon temperature, by applying a laser beam with the use of a semiconductor laser device so as to heat the thermoreversible recording medium, and erasing an image recorded on the thermoreversible recording medium, by heating the thermoreversible recording medium, wherein an intensity distribution of the laser beam applied in the image recording step satisfies the relationship represented by Expression 1 shown below, | 08-13-2009 |
20090209420 | HYPERABSORPTIVE NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS - A multilayer article is provided comprising a metallic nanoparticle layer and a reflective film layer. The article may be marked on exposure to incident light. | 08-20-2009 |
20090215621 | COLORING SYSTEM WITH ENCAPSULATED DYES - A method for creating color images is provided. This method includes providing at least one color precursor, wherein the color precursor is contained within microcapsules of predetermined sizes or variable sizes; providing a substrate, wherein the substrate is coated with at least one-color-triggering developer; depositing the microcapsules on the surface of the substrate; and creating an image on the substrate by applying pressure to the microcapsules in a controlled manner, wherein the pressure is sufficient to rupture the microcapsules, wherein rupturing the microcapsules releases the color precursor for reacting with the color-triggering developer, and wherein the reaction of the color precursor with the color-triggering developer creates color on the surface of the substrate. | 08-27-2009 |
20090215622 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM AND RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides a thermosensitive recording medium including a white plastic support, a thermosensitive recording layer containing a binder resin as a binding agent, a colorless or pale color leuco dye and a color developer for heat-developing the leuco dye, a protective layer, and a back layer containing an electron-conductive needle filler and an ion-conductive polymer, wherein the thermosensitive recording layer is disposed on the white plastic support, the protective layer is disposed on the thermosensitive recording layer, and the back layer is disposed on a side of the white plastic support opposite to the side where the thermosensitive recording layer is disposed. | 08-27-2009 |
20090221422 | HAND-HELD LASER DEVICE WITH A LASER SOURCE AND AN INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY - The present application relates to a hand held device ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090318289 | PHOTOCHROMIC MEDIUM WITH ERASE-ON-DEMAND CAPABILITY - The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to image forming mediums useful for reimageable and transient documents. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an image forming medium comprising photochromic materials comprising unsymmetrical dithienylethene (DTE) photochromes which provide longer image lifetimes and “erase-on-demand” capability. | 12-24-2009 |
20100041551 | THERMALLY GATED PHOTOCHROMIC MEDIUM - The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to image forming mediums useful for reimageable and transient documents. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an image forming medium comprising thermally gated photochromic materials comprising diarylethene (DAE) photochromes which avoid problems with unwanted reduction in color contrast due to background coloration. | 02-18-2010 |
20100069238 | METHOD FOR ERASING IMAGE ON THERMOREVERSIBLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for erasing an image including irradiating an image formed on a thermoreversible recording medium with a laser light having a wavelength of 700 nm to 1,500 nm so as to erase the image, wherein an energy density of the laser light is in a range of the energy density which can erase the image and a center value or less of the range, wherein the thermoreversible recording medium includes a support, and a thermoreversible recording layer on the support, and wherein the thermoreversible recording layer contains a leuco dye serving as an electron-donating color-forming compound and a reversible developer serving as an electron-accepting compound, in which color tone reversibly changes by heat, and at least one of the thermoreversible recording layer and a layer adjacent to the thermoreversible recording layer contains a photothermal conversion material, which absorbs the light and converts the light into heat. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069239 | METHOD FOR ERASING IMAGE ON THERMOREVERSIBLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for erasing an image including irradiating an image formed on a thermoreversible recording medium with a laser light having a wavelength of 700 nm to 1,500 nm so as to erase the image, wherein an energy density of the laser light is in a range of the energy density which can erase the image and more than a center value of the range, wherein the thermoreversible recording medium includes a support, and a thermoreversible recording layer on the support, and wherein the thermoreversible recording layer contains a leuco dye serving as an electron-donating color-forming compound and a reversible developer serving as an electron-accepting compound, in which color tone reversibly changes by heat, and at least one of the thermoreversible recording layer and a layer adjacent to the thermoreversible recording layer contains a photothermal conversion material, which absorbs the light and converts the light into heat. | 03-18-2010 |
20100075848 | Laser Imaging - An ink formulation comprises a marking component and a metal salt that absorbs laser irradiation at 700-2000 mn and thereby causes the marking component to change colour. A copper salt in particular allows effective marking with a diode or CO | 03-25-2010 |
20100120613 | PRINTABLE ADHESIVE LABEL - A label, method of printing and method of manufacture that includes a label comprising a transparent protective layer, a thermosensitive image-forming adhesive layer and a release liner. The transparent protective layer is of a thickness and weight, which permits sufficient heat to be conducted through it to the thermosensitive image-forming adhesive layer to cause thermally active dye in the thermosensitive image-forming adhesive layer to change color in the area where the heat is conducted. | 05-13-2010 |
20100197492 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME - A thermosensitive recording medium including a support; a layer containing a photothermal conversion material, formed over a surface of the support; and an oxygen blocking layer formed over a surface of the layer opposite to a surface thereof over which the support is formed, wherein the layer further contains a resin, which is in a cross-linked state, and the photothermal conversion material absorbs a light having a specific wavelength and converts the light into heat, and wherein the oxygen blocking layer has an oxygen permeability of 0.5 mL/(m | 08-05-2010 |
20100216635 | REVERSE WRITE ERASABLE PAPER - An image-forming medium and methods for forming and imaging the medium are provided. The disclosed medium can be strongly colored under room illumination (or deliberate UV) and can be selectively discolored at an appropriate light wavelength to form an image. In one embodiment, the image-forming medium can include a substrate (e.g., a sheet of paper), a photochromic material incorporated with the substrate, and a photo-absorbing material incorporated with the photochromic material. Exemplary methods for using the image-forming medium to make a transient image can include first forming the image-forming medium by applying a coating solution containing photochromic material to the substrate or paper. The image-forming medium can have a medium color and can then be selectively exposed to a radiation through a mask to convert the photochromic material from a colored form to a colorless form and thus to form an image having a color contrast with its background. | 08-26-2010 |
20100227760 | REIMAGEABLE AND REUSABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AND USING THE REIMAGEABLE AND REUSABLE MEDIUM - The present disclosure provides a reusable and reimageable medium including a substrate coated with a photochromic polymer. The photochromic polymer has a glass transition temperature ranging from 30° C. to 150° C., such as from about 30° C. to about 100° C., and the coated substrate converts to a colored state when both UV light and temperatures ranging from 30° C. up to 100° C. are applied to the coated substrate. The present disclosure also provides a method for producing and using the reusable and reimageable medium. | 09-09-2010 |
20110053768 | RECORDING MATERIAL FOR LASER MARKING - Disclosed herein in a preferred embodiment is a recording material comprising a substrate and a coating comprising at least 3 plies, wherein the outermost ply contains nanoparticles and the inner plies together contain at least one color former, at least one color developer, at least one absorber and at least one solubilizer, and no ply contains both a color former and a color developer. Also disclosed is a process for producing the recording material of the invention and also to a laser marking process wherein the recording material is irradiated with a laser. | 03-03-2011 |
20110065574 | IMAGE DECOLORING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECOLORING METHOD, AND SHEET TRANSFER APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image decoloring apparatus including a plurality of, at least three, sheet load portions, each of the portions being able to be loaded with a sheet, an decoloring portion which performs decoloring an image on a sheet formed with the decolorable colorant, a first sheet transfer portion which transfers the sheet loaded in each of the plurality of sheet load portions to the decoloring portion, and a second sheet transfer portion which transfers the sheet after the decoloring is performed thereto by the decoloring portion to each of the plurality of sheet load portions. | 03-17-2011 |
20110082035 | PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS INCORPORATED IN POLYMER BACKBONE - Exemplary embodiments provide compositions and methods for making and using an erasable medium that can include a photochromic layer disposed over a substrate. The photochromic layer can include one or more photochromic molecule-polymer systems, wherein each of the one or more photochromic molecule-polymer systems can include a photochromic molecule covalently bonded within a polymer main chain, the photochromic molecule including one or more photochromic moieties (PM) linked together via a linker. | 04-07-2011 |
20110092364 | OLIGOMERIC SPIROPYRANS FOR ERASABLE MEDIUM APPLICATIONS - Exemplary embodiments provide compositions and methods for making and using an erasable medium that can contain oligomeric photochromic materials such as spiropyran oligomers, wherein the oligomeric photochromic material can include a plurality of photochromic groups such as spiropyrans covalently connected together by one or more linkers. | 04-21-2011 |
20110105319 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention presents a thermosensitive recording medium having an excellent color developing property, water resistance and preservation properties (such as anti-self-color-development) and is harmless to the environment. | 05-05-2011 |
20110130279 | ERASABLE MEDIA WITH BINDER - Exemplary embodiments provide compositions and methods for an erasable medium that can include a photochromic composite containing a photochromic polymer dispersed in a polymer binder, a similar type polymer of a backbone portion of the photochromic polymer. | 06-02-2011 |
20110130280 | THERMOREVERSIBLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND THERMOREVERSIBLE RECORDING MEMBER - The present invention provides a thermoreversible recording medium which includes a support, a thermoreversible recording layer which comprises a thermoreversible composition containing an electron-donating color-forming compound and an electron-accepting compound, a metal compound-containing layer which includes a resin, an organic metal compound, and an inorganic layer compound, in which the resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol polymers, and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers, and the organic metal compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of an organic titanium compound and an organic zirconium compound, and a protective layer which protects the metal compound-containing layer, wherein the support, the thermoreversible recording layer, the metal compound-containing layer and the protective layer are laminated in this order. | 06-02-2011 |
20110152076 | One-ply two-sided thermal imaging labels - A print media representing a label is constructed having two components. A first component is capable of being thermally imaged on both a front and back side of the print media. The second component is affixed to the first component but capable of being separated there from. Also, the second component includes adhesive material along a portion of its backside to adhere the print media to an object. | 06-23-2011 |
20110166019 | DIRECT THERMAL MEDIA AND REGISTRATION SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A COLOR THERMAL PRINTER - Provided is a direct thermal media containing a regular repeating pattern of color-forming thermally-imageable stripes printed parallel to the print head element line and a system for using such direct thermal media in color direct thermal printers including an optical registration system optimized for use with this media and an image processing unit that monitors the position of the stripe pattern relative to the print head and synchronizes the start of the printing process. This direct thermal media together with the optical registration system and image processing unit comprise an operative system in that the design of the thermal media, the optical registration system and image processing unit used to control printing are optimized for use with each other. This system may be utilized, for example, in color thermal printers for documents, receipts, tags, tickets or labels. | 07-07-2011 |
20110172094 | RECORDING MATERIAL - A recording material including a certain support and disposed thereon at least one layer including certain core/shell polymeric particles, the particles having, when dry, at least one void is provided. A method for providing an image using the recording sheet is also provided. | 07-14-2011 |
20110177941 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL AND IMAGE RECORDING METHOD - A thermosensitive recording material including: a support; an undercoat layer containing at least a water-soluble resin; a thermosensitive coloring layer containing a leuco dye and a developer; and a protective layer containing a water-soluble resin and a fluorescent whitening agent, wherein the undercoat layer, the thermosensitive coloring layer, and the protective layer are formed in this order over the support, wherein the undercoat layer has a single layer structure or a multilayer structure, and the protective layer has a single layer structure or a multilayer structure, and wherein the undercoat layer has an air permeance of 150 mL/min or less. | 07-21-2011 |
20110207603 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - To provide a thermosensitive recording medium including: a support; an image recording layer on the support; and an inorganic material in particle form as a light-heat conversion material, wherein the inorganic material has a ratio of Y to X, represented by Y/X, of 2 or greater, where X denotes an average value of absorption intensities with respect to light having wavelengths in the range of 400 nm to 700 nm, and Y denotes a maximum value among absorption intensities with respect to light having wavelengths greater than 700 nm but smaller than or equal to 1,200 nm. | 08-25-2011 |
20120046166 | THERMAL MARKING SYSTEM - One or more arrays of heating elements are configured with insulating regions to prevent the dissipation of heat to unintended regions of a thermochromic substrate. Methods include printing and arranging impressions on a two-sided substrate avoiding bleeding and other problems more-commonly associated with traditional two-sided thermal printing techniques. A simple and reliable thermal printing system is provided for use in ballot marking, including several mechanisms for receiving and detecting the orientation of a substrate within a thermal printing apparatus. | 02-23-2012 |
20120142527 | INDICATOR, APPLICATION THEREOF AND RELATED PRODUCTS - There is disclosed an indicator composition, the application thereof to substrates, and related products. The indicator composition comprises an organic solvent soluble polymer and a redox sensitive material which displays different visible properties in the oxidised and reduced forms. The organic solvent soluble polymer can be at least partially sulfonated polystyrene. The indicator composition can be dissolved in organic solvents such as acetone, ethanol and ethyl acetate to form inks which can be used in a variety of printing processes. The indicator composition can be used to detect oxidising agents, oxygen, water, reducing agents, UV light, temperature and the passage of time. | 06-07-2012 |
20120149562 | DECOLORING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DECOLORING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, first and second branch paths of a decoloring apparatus are formed downstream in a sheet conveying direction of a reading section in a conveying path. A diverting section is provided at a branch point of the first and second branch paths in the conveying path. A control section determines on the basis of image data whether decoloring processing should be applied to a sheet, diverts, if determining that the decoloring processing should be applied to the sheet, the sheet to the first branch path with the diverting section, and diverts, if determining that the decoloring processing should not be applied to the sheet, the sheet to the second branch path with the diverting section. A decoloring section is provided between the reading section and the branch point in the conveying path and heats the sheet to decolor an image formed with a decolorable color material. | 06-14-2012 |
20120165188 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DESTROYING CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL INFORMATION ON LABELS FOR MEDICINES - The present disclosure provides a microwaveable information destruction apparatus for rendering unreadable indicia printed on a label. In various embodiments the apparatus comprises an attachable information destruction strip structured and operable to be adhered to a substrate having disposed thereon a thermally responsive label with indicia printed thereon and/or the thermally responsive label. The information destruction is attachable such that the information destruction strip is in a thermally conductive relationship with the thermally responsive label. The information destruction strip is sized to cover at least the indicia printed on the thermally responsive label. Additionally, the information destruction strip comprises a microwave activated material operable to generate heat when exposed to microwave energy. The generated heat is of sufficient intensity to heat the thermally responsive label to a temperature sufficient to cause the thermally responsive label to react and render the indicia unreadable. | 06-28-2012 |
20120208697 | REVERSIBLE THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A reversible thermosensitive recording medium including: reversible thermosensitive recording layer; first sheet-shaped base; second sheet-shaped base; first resin layer; second resin layer; and electronic information recording module containing module substrate, and electronic information recording element and antenna circuit disposed on the substrate, wherein the recording layer is provided adjacent to the first sheet-shaped base; the first or second sheet-shaped base has concave portion in which the element is disposed in depth direction thereof; the module is provided between the first and second sheet-shaped bases, where the first resin layer is provided between the module and the sheet-shaped base having the concave portion and the second resin layer is provided between the module and the sheet-shaped base having no concave portion; and inner side surface of the concave portion is tapered surface where maximum opening diameter of the concave portion decreases from opening edge thereof towards bottom surface thereof. | 08-16-2012 |
20120329647 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING COLORANT ASSOCIATED WITH AN ARTICLE - Methods and apparatuses for activating colorant in selected regions of an article in which the colorant is incorporated are described. The colorant activation can create various desired visual aspects. | 12-27-2012 |
20130017948 | REVERSIBLE PIEZOCHROMIC SYSTEM, METHODS OF MAKING A REVERSIBLE PIEZOCHROMIC SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF USING A REVERSIBLE PIEZOCHROMIC SYSTEMAANM Charlson; DeborahAACI MainevilleAAST OHAACO USAAGP Charlson; Deborah Maineville OH USAANM Clapp; LisaAACI CincinnatiAAST OHAACO USAAGP Clapp; Lisa Cincinnati OH USAANM Kozak; David J.AACI FairfieldAAST OHAACO USAAGP Kozak; David J. Fairfield OH USAANM Merchak; PaulAACI LovelandAAST OHAACO USAAGP Merchak; Paul Loveland OH USAANM Ortalano; MarkAACI CincinnatiAAST OHAACO USAAGP Ortalano; Mark Cincinnati OH USAANM Schwartz; Russell J.AACI CincinnatiAAST OHAACO USAAGP Schwartz; Russell J. Cincinnati OH US - The present invention provides a reversible piezochromic system that changes appearance upon application of a mechanical force. The reversible piezochromic system includes a cavity defined by a first substrate and a second substrate. The cavity includes at least a first fluid. The first fluid spreads when a mechanical force is applied to the system. The relaxation time of the first fluid depends upon the internal forces of the system. These internal forces at least include the surface energy differences between the substrates and the fluid or fluids, and the rheological properties of the fluid or fluids. | 01-17-2013 |
20130059726 | THERMAL IMAGING MEMBERS AND METHODS - There are described thermal imaging members and thermal imaging methods utilizing unsymmetrical rhodamine compounds. The rhodamine color-forming compounds exhibit a first color when in a crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in an amorphous form. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059727 | REVERSIBLE THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a reversible thermosensitive recording medium, which contains: a base; and a reversible thermosensitive recording layer disposed on the base, wherein the base contains a first support, an electronic information recording module, an adhesive covering the first support, and a second support in a surface of which a groove is formed as a laser mark by laser marking, and wherein a ratio of a maximum depth A to a total thickness of the reversible thermosensitive recording medium is 20% or less, where the maximum depth A is a length from the surface of the second support to a bottom of the groove of the laser mark with respect to a thickness direction of the reversible thermosensitive recording medium. | 03-07-2013 |
20130172181 | IRREVERSIBLE THERMOCHROMIC INK COMPOSITIONS - An irreversible thermochromic ink composition can include thermochromic pigment capsules dispersed in a carrier. The irreversible thermochromic pigment capsules can include an inner core having a color changing dye, a color activator for activating the color changing dye, and a wax, an outer core surrounding the inner core and comprising a color destroying agent, and a shell surrounding the outer core. Alternatively, the irreversible thermochromic pigment capsules can include an inner core having a color destroying agent and a wax, an outer core surrounding the inner core and comprising a color changing dye and a color activator for activating the color changing dye, and a shell surrounding the outer core. Written marks made with the irreversible thermochromic inks can be rendered a different color or substantially colorless by application of a sufficient amount of heat to melt or substantially liquefy the wax in the irreversible thermochromic pigment capsules. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172182 | IRREVERSIBLE THERMOCHROMIC INK COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are irreversible thermochromic ink compositions including a volatile color activator and a color change dye capable of becoming substantially colorless upon evaporation of the volatile color activator. The volatile color activator and the color change dye can be, optionally, encapsulated. Written marks made with the thermochromic ink compositions can be subjected to a force directing component, which can include generating heat and/or friction, to evaporate the volatile color activator, thereby causing the color change dye to become substantially colorless. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172183 | IRREVERSIBLE THERMOCHROMIC PIGMENT CAPSULES - Disclosed herein are irreversible thermochromic ink compositions including a solvent and a sublimable dye dissolved in the solvent. The solvent and the sublimable dye can be, optionally, encapsulated. Written marks made with the thermochromic ink compositions can be subjected to a force directing component and/or a heat source, to promote sublimation of the sublimable dye, thereby causing the written mark to change color or become substantially colorless. | 07-04-2013 |
20130178362 | COLOR-CHANGING MARKING IMPLEMENT AND SUBSTRATE - A color-changing marking system, including a color-changing marking medium and a substrate. The color-changing marking medium has a nominal color and includes a color developer activator and/or color former leuco dye. The substrate includes a treated portion on which a color former leuco dye and/or color developer activator has been applied. Application of the color-changing marking medium to an untreated portion of the substrate causes the color-changing marking medium to create marks of the nominal color. Application of the color-changing marking medium to the treated portion of the substrate causes the color-changing marking medium to create marks of a changed color in response to a chemical or mechanical reaction between the leuco dye and the activator. The marking medium may a crayon, colored pencil, marker ink or paint. | 07-11-2013 |
20130231242 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE COATING FOR IMAGE FORMING - Dye and developer components of a leuco dye system are separately microencapsulated. The microcapsule walls are fragile to the point of being easily ruptured. The microcapsules are mixed combined into a coating composition that is applied to a substrate and dried. Forces applied to the substrate, such as by the application of fingers or a writing instrument, rupture the capsule to produce a color change by interaction of the leuco dye system components that are released upon rupture of the capsules. | 09-05-2013 |
20130244872 | DIRECT THERMAL MEDIA AND REGISTRATION SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A COLOR THERMAL PRINTER - Provided is a direct thermal media containing a regular repeating pattern of color-forming thermally-imageable stripes printed parallel to the print head element line and a system for using such direct thermal media in color direct thermal printers including an optical registration system optimized for use with this media and an image processing unit that monitors the position of the stripe pattern relative to the print head and synchronizes the start of the printing process. This direct thermal media together with the optical registration system and image processing unit comprise an operative system in that the design of the thermal media, the optical registration system and image processing unit used to control printing are optimized for use with each other. This system may be utilized, for example, in color thermal printers for documents, receipts, tags, tickets or labels. | 09-19-2013 |
20130244873 | REWRITABLE RECORDING MATERIAL - A rewritable recording material can be provided which contains at least one kind of phenolic compounds represented by formula (I) and which is capable of stably repeating coloring and discoloring for a long period of time as well as exerting superior storage properties such as heat resistance and moisture and heat resistance of the colored image and light resistance of the background. Also provided are a composition for forming a rewritable color-forming layer which is capable of forming a color-forming layer of the recording material, and a composition of a color-developing agent for a rewritable recording material. | 09-19-2013 |
20130260992 | HYBRID TOPCOAT FORMULATIONS FOR PAPER PRODUCTS - Hybrid topcoat formulations comprising a water soluble polymer and a water dispersible polymer provide improved adhesion to underlying surfaces. Paper products coated with these formulations, such as thermal paper, achieve high stain resistance and improved adhesion of UV cured silicone release layers. | 10-03-2013 |
20130267412 | COLOR ERASING APPARATUS AND COLOR ERASING HEAT SOURCE UNIT - According to one embodiment, a transporting path transports a paper with a heat erasable image. A first color erasing unit has a first heat roller and a first press roller. A second color erasing unit, downstream of the first color erasing unit, has a second heat roller and a second press roller. A gear drive train, engages the first heat roller and the second heat roller. An opening and closing mechanism moves between an open and a closed position. While maintaining the state of the gear drive train, the open position has the first press roller separated from the first heat roller and the second press roller separated from the second heat roller. In the closed position, the first press roller is in close proximity to the first heat roller and the second press roller is in close proximity to the second heat roller. | 10-10-2013 |
20130267413 | COLOR ERASING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF HEAT SOURCE IN COLOR ERASING APPARATUS - A color erasing apparatus according to an embodiment comprises a paper feeding section configured to supply to a conveying path a paper on which images are formed by a heat-erasable coloring material, a sensor configured to output a sensor signal indicative of a thickness of the paper, and a paper thickness detector configured to determine the thickness of the paper based on the sensor signal. The color erasing apparatus further comprises a color erasing section including a heat source configured to heat the paper; and a heat source temperature controller configured to control the heat source in the color erasing section to a predetermined temperature based on the determined thickness of the paper. | 10-10-2013 |
20130316900 | Moisture activated Phantom Imaging Process and Product - Moisture-activated invisible stencil technology is created by applying a moisture-blocking agent in accordance with an artwork is applied to a base substrate. The base substrate is preferably fabricated of a moisture absorbing material. When the object is subjected to moisture, moisture wets to the exposed portion of the base substrate and is repelled in the areas where the moisture-blocking agent is applied thereon. The wetted portion of the base substrate changes in shade or color to expose the concealed image. The moisture-activated invisible stencil technology can be applied for simple aesthetic applications or advanced for applications to identify wet objects. The advanced applications can include warnings for wet roadways, pool decks, umbrellas, and the like. | 11-28-2013 |
20140005045 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DESTROYING CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL INFORMATION ON LABELS FOR MEDICINES | 01-02-2014 |
20140045685 | METHOD FOR COLOR ERASING PROCESS AND COLOR ERASING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a method for color erasing process includes the steps of: supplying a power to a heat source configured to heat a sheet having an image formed thereon using a color erasable material so as to cause heat generation as warming-up control; stopping the power supply to the heat source for a predetermined period of time in the warming-up control if the temperature of the heat source is increased starting from a temperature lower than a predetermined reference value that is lower than a color erasing temperature of the color erasable material and exceeds the predetermined reference value; performing maintenance control that is power supply control to maintain the temperature of the heat source at the target temperature; and performing, after the passage of the predetermined period of time, a color erasing process by the heat source. | 02-13-2014 |
20140113813 | Irreversible Thermochromic Ink Compositions - An irreversible thermochromic ink composition can include thermochromic pigment capsules dispersed in a carrier. The irreversible thermochromic pigment capsules can include an inner core having a color changing dye, a color activator for activating the color changing dye, and a wax, an outer core surrounding the inner core and comprising a color destroying agent, and a shell surrounding the outer core. Alternatively, the irreversible thermochromic pigment capsules can include an inner core having a color destroying agent and a wax, an outer core surrounding the inner core and comprising a color changing dye and a color activator for activating the color changing dye, and a shell surrounding the outer core. Written marks made with the irreversible thermochromic inks can be rendered a different color or substantially colorless by application of a sufficient amount of heat to melt or substantially liquefy the wax in the irreversible thermochromic pigment capsules. | 04-24-2014 |
20140121099 | VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, COATING AGENT, INK JET RECORDING MATERIAL, THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL AND BASE PAPER FOR RELEASE PAPER CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a vinyl alcohol polymer that provides a coating film having superior water resistance and binder performances, and has sufficient solubility in water and viscosity stability even in a neutral pH region. Further provided are an aqueous solution, a coating agent, an ink jet recording material, a thermal recording material and a base paper for a release paper that comprise the vinyl alcohol polymer, and a method for producing same, and the like. The vinyl alcohol polymer includes a monomer unit represented by the following formula (1), with the following inequality (I) being satisfied. Preferably, the following inequalities (II) and (III) are further satisfied according to the PVA: | 05-01-2014 |
20140148335 | TICKET PRODUCTION DEVICE AND TICKET PRODUCTION METHOD - A ticket production device that cuts continuous recording paper printed with information and produces a ticket includes a paper conveyance means that conveys the recording paper through a paper conveyance path; a printing means that prints information on the recording paper conveyed by the paper conveyance means; a paper cutting means that cuts the recording paper on which information was printed into a ticket of a specific length; a paper position detection means that detects the position of the recording paper waiting at a paper exit; and a control means that integrally controls these other means. When the paper position detection means detects the position of the recording paper changed, the control means operates the paper cutting means and produces a ticket based on the detection result from the paper position detection means. | 05-29-2014 |
20140171307 | MULTI-FUNCTION SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING MEDIA PRINTED WITH THERMO-REACTIVE INK - What is disclosed is a multi-function system which receives media printed with ink having thermo-reactive properties with the ink being visually transparent on that media, and which processes that media such that the ink becomes visually perceptible. One embodiment of the present system comprises an input tray for receiving printed media into a transport path along which the media travels. A cooling element resides in proximity to that transport path for changing a temperature T of the media to T≦T | 06-19-2014 |
20140213442 | THERMOCHROMIC COLORING PAD - A children's coloring pad may incorporate thermochromic pigments that are specially formulated to develop color and clear color by respective applications of cold and hot temperatures. The pad may be used in a similar manner as with respect to finger painting, but without the residual mess. | 07-31-2014 |
20140213443 | ERASING APPARATUS - An erasing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an erasing section configured to erase an image formed on a sheet by heating the sheet that is transported through the erasing section, the erasing section including a heating roller, a press roller in contact with the heating roller. A motor rotates the heating and press rollers. A transportation section transports the sheet. The erasing apparatus further includes a controller that controls the erasing section and the transportation section so that a transportation speed of the sheet transported through the erasing section is a first transportation speed lower than a normal speed if a predetermined period of time from a start of a job has not elapsed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140213444 | ERASING APPARATUS - An erasing apparatus includes a conveyance path configured to convey a sheet on which an image is formed with a coloring agent which is erased by heating. A first erasing unit is disposed on the conveyance path and is configured to heat the sheet when the sheet is conveyed between a first heating component and a first press component. A second erasing unit is disposed on the conveyance path downstream from the first erasing unit and is configured to heat the sheet when the sheet is conveyed between a second heating component and a second press component. A control section is configured to control a temperature of the first heating component at a first temperature at which the image on the sheet can be erased and to control a temperature of the second heating component at a second temperature lower than the first temperature. | 07-31-2014 |
20140342903 | LAMINATED COLOR FORMING COMPOSITION - A substrate coated with a markable ink formulation, comprising a thermo activated acid generator (TAG) and a halochromic leuco dye. The thermo activated acid generator is selected form the group consisting of: an amine salt of an organic metal compound comprising boron or silicone and amine neutralized polyalkylnaphthalene polysulphonic acid derivatives. Further, the substrate is covered by a thermoplastic polymer layer, such that the ink formulation is situated between the substrate and the thermoplastic polymer layer and/or in the thermoplastic polymer layer. | 11-20-2014 |
20140371063 | LAMINATION OF AOM - A substrate coated with a markable ink formulation, comprising AOM. Further, the substrate is covered by a thermoplastic polymer layer, such that the ink formulation is situated between the substrate and the thermoplastic polymer layer and/or in the thermoplastic polymer layer. | 12-18-2014 |
20150018206 | Security Document and Method for Producing a Security Document - The invention relates to a security document ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150080214 | MARKING CONTROL DEVICE, LASER APPLICATION DEVICE, MARKING CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING MARKING CONTROL PROGRAM - A disclosed marking control device controls a marking device to mark a target image on a thermoreversible recording medium by applying a laser beam includes a marking position determination unit dividing the image into plural marking lines, and determining their marking positions; a marking order determination unit determining a marking order to mark the marking lines in mutually opposite directions; an adjusting unit adjusting a distance between a first ending point and a second starting point to be longer than a distance between a first starting point and a second ending point, or adjusting laser power applied to a second starting point side of the second marking line to be lower than the laser power applied to a second ending point side of the second marking line; and a marking instruction generator unit generating marking instructions including the marking positions of the marking lines and the marking order thereof. | 03-19-2015 |
20150099625 | DIRECT THERMAL MEDIA AND REGISTRATION SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A COLOR THERMAL PRINTER - Provided is a direct thermal media containing a regular repeating pattern of color-forming thermally-imageable stripes printed parallel to the print head element line and a system for using such direct thermal media in color direct thermal printers including an optical registration system optimized for use with this media and an image processing unit that monitors the position of the stripe pattern relative to the print head and synchronizes the start of the printing process. This direct thermal media together with the optical registration system and image processing unit comprise an operative system in that the design of the thermal media, the optical registration system and image processing unit used to control printing are optimized for use with each other. This system may be utilized, for example, in color thermal printers for documents, receipts, tags, tickets or labels. | 04-09-2015 |
20150119237 | THERMAL IMAGING MEMBERS AND METHODS - There are described thermal imaging members and thermal imaging methods utilizing unsymmetrical rhodamine compounds. The rhodamine color-forming compounds exhibit a first color when in a crystalline form and a second color, different from the first color, when in an amorphous form. | 04-30-2015 |
20150133295 | DEVELOPMENT OF LATENT FRICTION RIDGE PRINTS - Apparatus to produce a spatially and temporally uniform heat source is described and this is used to visualize latent fingerprints deposited onto thermal paper by raising the temperature of the paper. Results show an improvement over previous techniques, particularly when fingerprint deposits are aged or the developed fingerprints faint; visualization being enhanced by the use of an LED light source. An investigation of the components in fingerprint sweat likely to affect the solubility and hence colour change of the dye present in the thermal paper has shown that polar protic solvents able to donate a proton are favoured and a polar amino acid found commonly in eccrine fingerprint sweat (lysine) has been shown able to produce the desired colour change. Aged fingerprint deposits on thermal paper from a variety of sources up to four years old have been visualized with this technique. | 05-14-2015 |
20150148227 | MARKING SYSTEM - A marking system comprises a substrate having a surface coated with a color-triggering developer and a deactivating ink composition; and a marking composition comprising at least one color precursor. At least one “non-color developing portion” of the surface is coated with both the color-triggering developer and the deactivating ink composition, and at least one “color-developing portion” of the surface is coated with the color-triggering developer and is not coated with the deactivating ink composition. Color development occurs at the color-developing portion(s) and does not occur at the non-color developing portion(s) upon application of the marking composition to the surface of the substrate. | 05-28-2015 |
20150321496 | Pressure Sensitive Coating For Image Forming - A microencapsulated pigment including a leuco dye system is incorporated as one or more layers in a roll of adhesive tape. The tape is applied and may be rubbed by hand or another object to induce a color change. The change may serve as an indicator that the tape is well adhered for masking purposes in a painting operation, or to present a design where only selected portions of the tape are rubbed to induce the color change. The microencapsulated pigment may be constructed so that the color change is irreversible or reversible. | 11-12-2015 |