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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1984
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1982
Hugh T Findlay, Lexington, KY (US);
Keith A Jones, Lexington, KY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal ribbon particularly suited to be used once for printing at one temperature and for lift-off correction at a lower temperature. The bottom, resistive layer is a blend of an aliphatic polyurethane and a urethane acrylic copolymer with conductive carbon black. The next layer is 1000 angstroms thick aluminum. The next layer is the release layer, of an ethylene organic acid copolymer, a low-melting material. The top layer is an ink layer containing ethylene vinyl acetate and polyethyacrylate. The resistive layer has a light dusting of graphite. Low print currents for both printing and lift-off correction are achieved.