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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:
Dec. 29, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Henry, Round Rock, TX (US);
Mohammed Iqbal, Austin, TX (US);
Donald J Williams, Austin, TX (US);
Patricia J Brandt, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428195 ; 428207 ; 428212 ; 4284881 ; 4284884 ; 428913 ; 428914 ; 503227 ;
Abstract
A receptor sheet for thermal mass transfer imaging comprising a polymeric image-receptive layer comprising a polymer having a melt transition onset no higehr than the melting point of a compatible doner sheet wax, and having a melt viscosity at the melt temperature of said donor sheet wax of at least 1.times.10.sup.4 poise.