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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. 01, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hsin-Hsin Chou, Woodbury, MN (US);
Rebecca M Williams, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428195 ; 428212 ; 428323 ; 4284111 ; 428484 ; 4284881 ; 428913 ; 428914 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a composite article comprising a support member, a controlled release material coated on the support member, and an inorganic pigment coated onto the controlled release material. In another aspect, this invention provides a method of making the same. The controlled release material comprises a first component and optionally a second component which are independently one of an organic material and an inorganic material. The composite article, which can be a donor substrate, is useful in thermal imaging.