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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002

Filed:

Nov. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Yoshihiro Jimbo, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Kimi Ikeda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/26 ; G03C 1/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/26 ; G03C 1/52 ;
Abstract

The present invention discloses a diazo compound represented by any one of the following general formulas (I) to (III). Also, the present invention discloses a heat-sensitive recording material including a substrate and a heat-sensitive layer provided on the substrate, the heat-sensitive recording layer including a diazo compound which is represented by any one of the following general formulas (I) to (III), and a coupler to react with the diazo compound to color the same. According to the present invention, there is provided a diazo compound having a high density of color-developing and good storability, and a heat-sensitive recording material using the diazo compound which has excellent color-developing property, light-resistance property, and storage stability before use.


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