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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1996
Eisaku Katoh, Hino, JP;
Manabu Shibata, Hino, JP;
Kenzo Nakazawa, Hino, JP;
Osamu Hatano, Hino, JP;
Tetsuya Yoshida, Hino, JP;
Shuji Kida, Hino, JP;
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A light- and heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed, comprising a support provided thereon a light- and heat-sensitive layer containing a photo-color-forming element comprising a photodecomposable compound and an element capable of forming a color upon reaction with a decomposition product of the photodecomposable compound, wherein the photo-color-forming element is imagewise heated so as to be mixed to thereby form a latent image and the latent image is further exposed to light to form a color; at least one of the photodecomposable compound and the element capable of forming a color upon reaction with the decomposition product of the photodecomposable compound being dispersed through solution in an organic solvent.