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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jayprakash C. Bhatt, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey M. Valley, Corvallis, OR (US);
Andrew L. Van Brocklin, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jayprakash C. Bhatt, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffrey M. Valley, Corvallis, OR (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A thermally sensitive medium includes at least one layer of temperature-activated dye, and antenna molecules disposed in the layer of temperature-activated dye for converting radiant energy into thermal energy. A system for forming an image on a thermally sensitive medium includes a radiant energy source for selectively heating portions of the thermally sensitive medium to activate temperature-activated dyes of the medium. A method of forming an image on a thermally sensitive medium having multiple layers of temperature-activated dyes is performed by selectively heating portions of each of the layers of temperature-activated dyes with a light source to form the image.