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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:
Apr. 25, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Fujita, Shizuoka, JP;
Sumitaka Tatsuta, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4283215 ; 428195 ; 428323 ; 428336 ; 4284022 ; 42840222 ; 428480 ; 428913 ; 428914 ;
Abstract
A heat transfer recording medium composed of a support having provided thereon (a) microcapsules containing an oil-soluble dye dissolved in an organic solvent and (b) a sensitizer that is solid at ordinary temperature and capable of melting on heating to swell the microcapsule wall and release the dye. This heat transfer recording medium can be used as a sheet in, for example, a facsimile and a printer, for excellent gradation in printed images, and reduced fogging.