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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Russel E Wellman, Southbury, CT (US);
Phyllis A Cuming, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4002411 ; 400120 ; 428913 ;
Abstract
A thermal transfer ribbon comprising a substrate and an ink layer is disclosed. The ink layer comprises a partially crystalline polymer which becomes soft at a time when the crystalline portion begins to melt, the polymer derived from an acid containing at least one carboxylic acid moiety.