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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:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley C Busman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gregory D Cuny, Woodbury, MN (US);
Krzysztof A Zaklika, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard J Ellis, Great Dunmow, GB;
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430158 ; 430157 ; 430162 ; 430200 ; 430252 ; 430253 ; 430254 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of increasing the sensitivity of laser induced thermal imaging by using certain diazo compounds. The diazo compounds contain functional groups adjacent the diazo substituent capable of stabilizing these compounds. The invention is useful in the field of thermal transfer imaging for the production of various graphic arts media.