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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. 31, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph D Roth, Springboro, OH (US);
Thomas J Obringer, Vandalia, OH (US);
Monica N Lewis, Fairborn, OH (US);
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4284881 ; 427146 ; 427153 ; 4273855 ; 428 93 ;
Abstract
Thermally transferable printing ribbons and methods of making same fabricated by initially mixing and grinding solid ingredients together, and then emulsifying the entire mixture. Thermally transferable printing ribbons formulations in accordance with the present invention generally include one or more waxes, one or more resins, and pigments. These ingredients are ground hot in an attritor or ball mill. This mixture is then emulsified, and the resulting formulation is coated on an elongated backing element utilizing conventional coating equipment and techniques.