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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
James M Duff, Mississauga, CA;
Randolph E Branston, Sarnia, CA;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427146 ; 106 31 ; 106 32 ; 427130 ; 427384 ; 4273935 ; 427395 ;
Abstract
An emulsion process for the preparation of thermal ink donor films which comprises (1) the addition of wax or soluble polymer components to a warm hydrocarbon solution; (2) adding thereto first additives that are soluble in the solution; (3) forming an emulsion thereof by adding the formed solution to an alcohol or a polar solvent, which may also contain dissolved second additives, grinding the resulting emulsion with a suitable pigment; (4) coating the product obtained on a supporting substrate; and (5) thereafter heating to enable evaporation of the hydrocarbon.