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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:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Atsuhiro Ohkawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 1/100 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are an image forming method including forming images in an image-forming material by means of a thermal printer head, wherein the image-forming material including a compound capable of releasing a strong acid under the action of heat and a compound capable of forming a dye by the reaction with an acid, and an image-forming material suitable for printing with a thermal head.