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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 1994
Filed:
May. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hsin-hsin Chou, Woodbury, MN (US);
Christopher E Kunze, Blaine, MN (US);
Peter A Vono, Wyoming, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428328 ; 156234 ; 428195 ; 428207 ; 428323 ; 428333 ; 428913 ; 428914 ;
Abstract
A thermal mass transfer donor element comprising a carrier layer having on one surface thereof a mass transferable layer of thermoplastic organic polymeric binder and metal flakes, said metal flakes having an average ratio of length to thickness of greater than 20:1.