The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1997
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A diazonium salt for a color-forming layer of a thermosensitive recording medium, having formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group having four carbon atoms which is selected from the group consisting of n-butyl, t-butyl, and sec-butyl, and X.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of hexafluorophosphate ion PF.sub.6.sup.-, tetrafluoroborate ion BF.sub.4.sup.- and tetraphenylborate ion (C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.4 B.sup.-. In a first embodiment, a thermosensitive recording medium has a color-forming layer which includes a diazonium salt as described above, a basic compound and a coupler. In a second embodiment, a thermosensitive recording medium has a color-forming layer which includes: a diazonium salt, a basic compound, and a coupler, wherein the diazonium salt has a formula (2): ##STR2## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are alkyl groups each having one or more carbon atoms, and X.sup.- is selected from the group consisting of hexafluorophosphate ion PF.sub.6.sup.-, tetrafluoroborate ion BF.sub.4.sup.- and tetraphenylborate ion (C.sub.6 H.sub.5).sub.4 B.sup.-.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile