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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F / ; G03F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4302721 ; 4302731 ; 430303 ; 430944 ; 430945 ; 430964 ; 4302701 ; 4302711 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a heat mode recording material comprising on a flexible support having an oleophilic surface (i) a recording layer containing a light-to-heat converting substance capable of converting radiation into heat and (ii) an oleophobic surface layer, wherein said oleophobic surface layer and said recording layer may be the same layer, characterized in that the kinetic coefficient of friction (.mu..sub.k) of said material when sliding one side of said material over the other side of said material is not more than 2.6.