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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1996
Yoshinori Katoh, Numazu, JP;
Takanori Motosugi, Numazu, JP;
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thermosensitive recording medium, having a support, an intermediate layer disposed thereon, and a thermal recording layer disposed on the intermediate layer, with the support being a plastic film or a synthetic paper having a thickness of less than or equal to 150 .mu.m, and the intermediate layer containing hollow particles having a volume ratio of hollow particle to total intermediate layer material of greater than or equal to 20% and having a thermal conductivity of the intermediate layer together with the support of less than or equal to 0.55 kcal/mh.degree.C. is provided which has improved properties such as reduced paper curl, excellent dot print reproducibility and sufficient adhesion between layers, and which is conveniently used in a wide variety of information recording applications.