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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. 17, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hsin-Hsin Chou, Washington, MN (US);
Kam K Kam, Washington, MN (US);
Rebecca M Williams, Thompkins, NY (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427146 ; 427148 ; 4272556 ;
Abstract
An imaging film donor sheet comprising a substrate, a controlled release/adhesive layer and a vapor-deposited colorant layer, wherein the deposited colorant layer exhibit a discernible microstructure, preferably a columnar microstructure. A matching receptor sheet is provided. A method of preparing the donor sheet as well as a method of imaging is provided.