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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. 22, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1987
George D Metz, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Carl McCrary, West Carrollton, OH (US);
Joseph G O'Connor, Springboro, OH (US);
Paul C Adair, Springboro, OH (US);
D Scott Proehl, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Edward J Saccocio, Columbus, OH (US);
James Dowler, Franklin, OH (US);
The Mead Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A developer sheet useful in forming reproductions which have a controllable gloss finish or in forming transparencies comprising a support having a layer of a finely divided, thermoplastic, developer material on the surface thereof, said developer material being capable of reacting with a color precursor to produce a visible image and being capable of coalescing into a thin film which imparts gloss to said image upon application of heat and/or pressure. The developer sheet comprising a support having a layer of a finely divided thermoplastic developer material on the surface thereof can additionally comprise oil-containing microcapsules such that upon microcapsule rupture, the oil plasticizes the developer material.