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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462443 | Leuco dye-containing coating compositions Compositions and systems for labeling substrates, such as optical disks, using leuco dye-containing coating compositions are described. The composition can comprise a color forming composition, an electromagnetic radiation absorber, and a stabilizing agent. The colo... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7432027 | Dual-layer protected transient document A reimageable medium including a transparent substrate having a first side and any opposing side, a protective layer and an imaging layer. The protective layer can be located on the first side of the transparent substrate and the imaging layer can be located on the ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7410744 | Recording method According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of recording an image, including irradiating a CO2 laser having a wavelength of from 9 to 11 μm onto a recording material in which a recording layer and a protective layer are provided o... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7371511 | Polydiacetylene polymer blends Polymer blend compositions that include diacetylene segments are provided. The polymers containing diacetylene segments are capable of a calorimetric indication in response to stimuli, such as heat, an analyte or exposure to certain environmental factors, despite be... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372780 | Timing system and device and method for making the same A timing device for indicating the passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device in accordance with the embodiments of the invention comprises an electrochemical component that generates a visual and/or audio indication of the passage a duration of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364918 | Colorimetric sensors constructed of diacetylene materials Colorimetric sensors comprising a receptor incorporated within polydiacetylene assemblies to form a transducer capable of indicating a color change when contacted with an analyte are disclosed. Methods of using the colorimetric sensor and a kit for the colorimetric ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7314705 | Compositions, systems, and methods for imaging A composition, method, and system for recording an image. The system includes an imaging material in which radiation energy is absorbed by an antenna material. The antenna material may be chosen from the group consisting of phthalocyanines and naphthalocyanines.... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314704 | Image recording media and image layers Imaging layers, image recording media, and methods of preparation of each, are disclosed. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7294379 | Color changing device for time indicating label and methods of making and using the same The present invention relates to the present invention relates to a time indicating label comprising (a) a label substrate having a first and second surface, (b) an acid-base indicator composition, and (c) an activator composition, wherein one of (b) or (c) are on t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270943 | Compositions, systems, and methods for imaging Imaging layers, image recording media, and methods of preparation of each, are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of the imaging layer, among others, includes a matrix; a radiation absorbing compound dissolved in the matrix; an aromatic compound dissolved in the ma... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270932 | Imaging composition and method Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be used in me... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262228 | Photoinitiator systems with anthracene-based electron donors for curing cationically polymerizable resins The invention features a photopolymerizable composition that comprises a cationically polymerizable resin, and a photoinitiator system comprising an iodonium salt, a visible light sensitizer, and one or more anthracene-based compounds as electron donors. Electron do... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254095 | Timing system and device and method for making the same A timing device for indicating the passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device and system, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention, comprise an electrochemical component which generates a visual and/or audio indication of the passage of... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7227158 | Stick-on self-indicating instant radiation dosimeter A dual dosimeter system with (1) a stick-on, self-indicating, instant radiation dosimeter applied onto (2) a conventional radiation dosimeter and/or detector for monitoring high energy radiations, such as X-ray, electrons and neutrons. Radiation dosimeters, such as ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223519 | Imaging compositions and methods Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be applied to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220868 | Process for the preparation of novel dyes for use in imaging members There are described novel rhodamine dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods, including thermal imaging members and imaging methods, utilizing the compounds. The dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, differ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7186373 | Visual detector for vaporized hydrogen peroxide A method and apparatus for sensing the concentration of a gaseous sterilant in a sealable enclosure. An indicator is provided that has a chemistry such that the indicator changes color when exposed to vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP). The chemistry is adapted to re... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169542 | Compositions, systems, and methods for imaging A composition, method, and system for recording an image. The system includes a multiphase imaging material in which energy is absorbed by an antenna material. The absorbed energy causes the reaction of an activator and a color-forming material. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163782 | Photothermographic imaging material A photothermographic imaging material including an organic silver salt, a binder, a reducing agent, coupler and a main developing agent which forms coloring images by reacting with the coupler, those which are on a support wherein the reducing agent comprises a comp... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146909 | Image forming material An image forming material, a lithographic printing plate precursor and a lithographic printing method, in which a color image with good visibility is obtained by laser exposure, are provided, wherein the image forming material and the lithographic printing plate pre... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144676 | Imaging compositions and methods Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be applied to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141359 | Developers for thermal recording materials and thermal recording materials The object of the present invention is to provide a novel developer capable or realizing a thermal recording material superior in preservation stability (i.e., heat resistance, moisture resistance) of color images and non-image areas, while satisfying the recent req... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141360 | Compositions, systems, and methods for imaging Imaging layers, image recording media, and methods of preparation of each, are provided. One exemplary embodiment of the imaging layer, among others, includes a matrix, a radiation absorbing compound dissolved in the matrix, at least two activators substantially dis... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7083904 | Compositions, systems, and methods for imaging A composition, method, and system for recording an image. The system includes an imaging material in which radiation energy is absorbed by an antenna material. The antenna material may be chosen from the group consisting of phthalocyanines and naphthalocyanines.... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083665 | Highlightable marking composition, method of highlighting the same, highlightable marking composition kit, and highlighted marking composition complex A highlightable ink including a colored pigment and an eradicable colorant; a kit including the highlightable ink and an eradicator solution; an ink complex including a colorless or substantially colorless eradicable dye selected from the group consisting of diarylm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074542 | Planographic printing plate precursor A planographic printing plate precursor comprising: a substrate; a photosensitive layer disposed on the substrate, the photosensitive layer including a light-to-heat conversion agent and a compound, which is at least one of crosslinkable and polymerizable, with solu... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7022441 | Silver-free black-and-white thermographic materials containing a benzoquinone and methods of imaging Silver-free, aqueous-based direct thermographic materials are designed to have image tone with near neutral density. Without the use of organic silver salts containing reducible silver ions, the image is formed using a color developing agent precursor that releases ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008759 | Dyes and use thereof in imaging members and methods There are described novel rhodamine dye compounds and imaging members and imaging methods, including thermal imaging members and imaging methods, utilizing the compounds. The dye compounds exhibit a first color when in the crystalline form and a second color, differ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6974661 | Compositions, systems, and methods for imaging A composition, method, and system for recording an image. The system includes a multiphase imaging material in which energy is absorbed by an antenna material. The absorbed energy causes the reaction of an activator and a color-forming material. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962763 | Silver-free black-and-white thermographic materials Silver-free, aqueous-based direct thermographic materials are designed to have image tone with near neutral density. Without the use of organic silver salts containing reducible silver ions, the image is formed using a color developing agent precursor that releases ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963007 | Diacetylenic materials for sensing applications Diacetylenic materials for the colorimetric detection of an analyte or exposure to certain environmental factors are disclosed as well as the polymerization reaction products of these diacetylenic compounds. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6869755 | Elements for forming print-out images An element for forming a print-out image containing a substrate, which may be cellulose, having a first surface and a second surface; a dye forming composition on the first surface of the substrate; and a non-dye forming composition on the second surface of the subs... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6815679 | Reversible thermal recording material and method of recording image on reversible thermal recording material A reversible thermal recording material permits recording having a clear contrast at a high sensitivity and erasing such images a number of times, at least 1,000 times, repetitively, and comprises a leuco dye, a reversible developer and a light-heat-converting dye, ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6808854 | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES HAVING IN ITS SIDE CHAIN PHENYLSULFINYL STRUCTURE AND/OR PHENYL SULFONYL STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR; CHARGE CONTROL AGENT, TONER BINDER AND TONER CONTAINING SAME; AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE TONER The present invention provides a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) containing a 3-hydroxyalkanoic unit which has at its side chain terminal a substituted phenylsulfinyl group and/or a substituted phenylsulfonyl group, and a production process thereof. The novel PHA c... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6461802 | Adhesive layer for polyester film The coating quality of an adhesive layer applied in direct contact on a polyester film is improved by using an alkyl (poly)glycoside as surfactant. A polyester film carrying such layer is suitable as support for a photosensitive material.... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6447877 | Photosensitive composition and white coating A photosensitive composition comprising photopolymerizable monomers, materials incompatible with the photopolymerizable monomers, common solvents to both the photopolymerizable monomers and the incompatible materials and photopolymerization initiators. A ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6416922 | Azomethine dye precursor, image-forming material, and image-forming method The present invention related to an azomethine dye precursor represented by the following general formula (1) and the image-forming material and image-forming method using the azomethine dye precursor: wherein Ar represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6398981 | Photopolymerizable composition sensitive to light in a green to infrared region of the optical spectrum The present invention is concerned with photopolymer materials sensitive to infrared, near infrared, red and green light radiation for initiating polymerization and to applications of such photopolymer, like holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal (H... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6306565 | Thermal recording process A laser beam is applied to a thermosensitive recording medium including a thermosensitive recording layer disposed on a support base and made of an organic material capable of locally causing a density change commensurate with a change in thermal energy, ... | 10/23/2001 |
