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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:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Peter K. Chu, Acton, MA (US);
Chien Liu, Wayland, MA (US);
Stephen J. Telfer, Arlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Zink Imaging, LLC, Waltham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There are disclosed imaging members wherein a chemical compound in a crystalline form is converted, at least partially, and preferably substantially completely or completely, to a liquid in the amorphous form, the liquid having intrinsically a different color from the crystalline form. Also described are imaging methods utilizing the imaging members. The conversion of the compound from the crystalline form to the liquid form can be effected by the application of thermal energy or by other imaging techniques.