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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7253213 | Anionic and Lewis base photopolymerization process and its use for making optical articles The invention relates to a process for polymerising a monomer, polymerizing and/or crosslinking an oligomer, or crosslinking a polymer or copolymer, said monomer, oligomer, polymer and copolymer being selected among precursor monomers, urethane, thiourethane and epi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220535 | Marking and authenticating articles Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for providing markings upon objects, including the read side of an optical information media, where the markings do not substantially interfere with object, including the use of the optical information media. This invention... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192695 | Image forming method using photothermographic material An image forming method comprising by imagewise exposing a photothermographic material comprising at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent, and a binder, on at least one surface of a support, and thermally d... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7158164 | Thermal development method and apparatus In a thermal development method for generating a image from a latent image recorded on an image formation layer of a photosensitive photothermographic recording material, by means of heating the photosensitive photothermographic recording material, a first surface, ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151238 | Thermal development apparatus and thermal development process A thermal development apparatus for thermally developing a thermal developable recording material in a thermal development section, the thermal developable recording material having a latent image formed in advance, wherein the the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144694 | Photothermographic imaging material and method for forming image A photothermographic imaging material including a support; an image forming layer containing an organic silver salt, a photosensitive silver halide, a binder and a silver ion reducing agent, the image forming layer being provided on the support; and a cyan coloring ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7126620 | Thermal development method and apparatus In a thermal development method for generating an image from a latent image recorded on an image formation layer of a photosensitive photothermographic recording material, by means of heating the photosensitive photothermographic recording material, a first surface,... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123281 | Thermal development method and apparatus In a thermal development method for generating a image from a latent image recorded on an image formation layer of a photosensitive photothermographic recording material, by means of heating the recording material, a first surface, which is one surface of the record... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098296 | Preparation of polymeric aryl sulfonamide A method of preparing a polymeric aryl sulfonamide is described which consists of reacting aryl sulfonyl with a polymeric amine in the presence of an acid acceptor. Also, another method of preparing a polymeric aryl sulfonamide is disclosed and consists of: reacting... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018790 | Photothermographic imaging material and method for forming image A photothermographic imaging material including a support; an image forming layer containing an organic silver salt, a photosensitive silver halide, a binder and a silver ion reducing agent, the image forming layer being provided on the support; and a cyan coloring ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7005251 | Silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material, image recording method and image forming method for the same A silver salt photothermographic dry imaging material including non-photosensitive aliphatic carboxylic acid silver salts; a photosensitive emulsion containing photosensitive silver halide grains; a silver ion reducing agent; a binder; and a cyan coloring leuco dye.... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6911485 | Anionic and Lewis base photopolymerization process and its use for making optical articles The invention relates to a process for polymerising a monomer, polymerizing and/or crosslinking a oligomer, or crosslinking a polymer or copolymer, said monomer, oligomer, polymer and copolymer being selected among precursor monomers, urethane, thiourethane and epis... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6885391 | Thermal development apparatus There is described a thermal development apparatus, which makes it possible to prevent generation of density variations caused by changes of the processing temperature during the thermal developing operation when the thermal developing photosensitive material is con... | 04/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6411320 | Segmented heated drum processor A thermographic imaging system in which exposed thermographic imaging media is moved along a path, apparatus comprising: a movable member of thermally conductive material located along said path, said member having a first dimension parallel to said path ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6387584 | Photoimaging material A photoimaging material which comprises a support and a photoimaging layer formed on the support. The photoimaging layer comprises microcapsules and a reducing agent present outside the microcapsules. The microcapsules contain a leuco dye capable of oxida... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6329121 | Image recording medium, image recording method and heat coloring polymer compound An image recording medium is disclosed which comprising: an acid generating agent capable of generating an acid by the action of heat or an acid, which is represented by the following formula (1); and a compound of causing variation in the absorption regi... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6329120 | Image recording medium, image recording method and heat coloring polymer compound An image recording medium is disclosed which comprising: an acid generating agent capable of generating an acid by the action of heat or an acid, which is represented by the following formula (1); and a compound of causing variation in the absorption regi... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6242154 | Process and composition for generation of acid A process for generation of acid uses a medium comprising a first acid-generating component capable of generating a first acid, and a secondary acid generator, this secondary acid generator being capable of thermal decomposition to form a secondary acid, ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6180315 | Compositions for making structured color images and application thereof Novel compositions for making structured color images and application thereof Compositions for making structured color images comprising (a) a soluble pigment precursor which can be transformed to an insoluble pigment by means of chemical, thermal, photolytic ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6143480 | Leuco dye and image recording medium containing the same Disclosed is a leuco dye in which a hydrogen atom capable of transferring by isomerization in a dye represented by formula (1) or a tautomer thereof is substituted by a substituent group P which can be removed by the action of heat or acid ##STR1## ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6110638 | Process and composition for generation of acid A process for generation of acid uses a medium comprising a first acid-generating component capable of generating a first acid, and a secondary acid generator, this secondary acid generator being capable of thermal decomposition to form a secondary acid, ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6004719 | Imaging medium and process for producing an image A process for producing an image uses an imaging medium comprising an acid-generating layer or phase comprising a mixture of a superacid precursor, a sensitizing dye and a secondary acid generator, and a color-change layer comprising an image dye. The sen... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5985381 | Methods for increasing a camouflaging effect and articles so produced Methods and articles so produced for increasing the camouflaging effect of any camouflaging pattern, the invention relates to the coating of at least portions of a camouflaging pattern disposed on an article with a material capable of assuming different c... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5919608 | Medium and process for generating acid using sensitizing dye and supersensitizer The sensitivity to radiation of combinations of cationic electron acceptors (such as phosphonium, sulfonium, diazonium and iodonium salts) with sensitizing dyes, which sensitize these cationic electron acceptors to wavelengths (typically visible wavelengt... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5914213 | Process and composition for generation of acid A process for generation of acid uses a medium comprising a first acid-generating component capable of generating a first acid, and a secondary acid generator, this secondary acid generator being capable of thermal decomposition to form a secondary acid, ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5876898 | Heat sensitive recording material and recording method using the same A heat sensitive recording material is provided which can be simply prevented from falsification and is excellent in contrast between fixed portion and image portion, and a recording method using it is further provided. Moreover, there is provided a heat ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5846614 | Methods for increasing a camouflaging effect and articles so produced Methods and articles so produced for increasing the camouflaging effect of any camouflaging pattern, the invention relates to the coating of at least portions of a camouflaging pattern disposed on an article with a material capable of different chromic st... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5789135 | Light-and heat-sensitive recording material and recording method by use thereof A light- and heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed, comprising a support provided thereon a light- and heat-sensitive layer containing a photo-color-forming element comprising a photodecomposable compound and an element capable of forming a color... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5741630 | Process for fixing an image, and medium for use therein A process for producing and fixing an image uses an imaging medium comprising an acid-generating layer or phase comprising a mixture of a superacid precursor, a sensitizer and a secondary acid generator, and a color-change layer comprising an image dye. T... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5731112 | Processless diacetylenic salt films capable of developing a black image This invention relates to a mixture of imageable polyacetylenic compounds which have similar photosensitivities and which are visually imageable in complementary colors combinable to provide a black image, which mixture contains at least one polyacetyleni... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5698363 | Image forming method An image forming method is disclosed. In the method, an image-forming element comprising a support provided thereon a first layer containing substantially of one or two components selected from three kinds of components, (1) a cobalt (III) complex having ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5672466 | Method for forming an image and silver halide photographic light-sensitive material There is disclosed a silver halide photosensitive material and a method for forming an image, by the use of a color-developing agent of the type of carbonylhydrazone. The color-developing agent has satisfactory storage stability and capability for forming... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5667943 | Process for thermochemical generation of acid and for thermal imaging, and imaging medium for use therein Certain squaric acid derivatives are useful for the thermochemical generation of acid. The squaric acid derivatives may be used in imaging media in conjunction with acid-sensitive materials which undergo a color change when contacted by the acid generated... | 09/16/1997 |
