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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:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Graciela Beatriz Blanchet Fincher, Greenville, DE (US);
Ronald J. Convers, Towanda, PA (US);
Gregory C. Weed, Towanda, PA (US);
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/34 ; G03F 7/40 ; G03C 1/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/34 ; G03F 7/40 ; G03C 1/108 ;
Abstract
A thermally imageable layer comprising an aqueous dispersion containing an immiscible compound, typically a near infrared absorber, and a dispersant, typically an acrylic polymer, which layer is useful in laser induced colorant transfer processes.