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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshihisa Takeyama, Hino, JP;
Ai Katsuda, Hino, JP;
Tomonori Kawamura, Hino, JP;
Masataka Takimoto, Hino, JP;
Yoshitaka Goto, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F / ; G03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430201 ; 430200 ; 430253 ; 4302701 ; 4302711 ; 430964 ; 428409 ; 4284111 ; 428143 ; 4284231 ; 4284791 ; 428522 ; 428689 ; 428692 ; 428900 ; 428913 ; 503227 ;
Abstract
An image forming material is disclosed which comprises a support and provided thereon, an image forming layer containing colorant particles and a binder, the image forming layer having an optical density of 3.0 or more per 1 .mu.m thickness of the image forming layer at .lambda.max which is a wavelength giving a maximum transparent density in the spectral absorption wavelength range of 350 to 1200 nm of the image forming layer, wherein an image is formed by removing exposed portions of the image forming layer of the image forming material.