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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8093179 | Stable aqueous dispersions of colour developer Storage-stable compositions comprising a color developer, an anionic dispersant and a thickening agent as well as heat-sensitive recording materials comprising such compositions, a process for its manufacture and its use. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8062993 | Developer mixture for thermal recording materials and thermal recording materials The present invention relates to a developer mixture for a thermal recording material, which comprises a mixture of the first organic developer comprising a condensate or a condensed composition represented by the formula (I): | 11/22/2011 |
| 7972991 | Heat-sensitive recording material Disclosed herein is a heat-sensitive recording material shows good barcode printability and provides printed images having an excellent milk resistance. The heat-sensitive recording material comprises a heat-sensitive recording layer contains 3,3′-diallyl-4,4′-d... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7956007 | Heat-sensitive recording material A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support and a heat-sensitive recording layer, the heat-sensitive recording layer comprising a colorless or pale-colored basic dye and a developer, the developer being 4-allyloxy-4′-hydroxydiphenylsulfone, and the he... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7674748 | 4-hydroxy-4′-isopropoxydiphenyl sulfone developer dispersion, method of wet grinding, and thermal recording media (1) A 4-hydroxy-4′-isopropoxydiphenylsulfone developer dispersion characterized by being obtained by wet grinding a 4-hydroxy-4′-isopropoxydiphenylsulfone developer in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1,1,3-tris(2-methy... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7645719 | Thermal paper with security features A thermal paper with a fluorescent security mark printed on the thermosensitive coating that is responsive to wavelengths in the range of 200 nanometers to 400 nanometers. The mark is either printed on the thermosensitive coating directly or on an optional protectiv... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7642218 | Inks for use on optical recording media An optical recording medium, comprises a substrate, an imaging composition disposed on said substrate, said compound comprising: a matrix, a color-forming agent, and a nucleating agent. The nucleating agent increases the nucleation density of at least one component ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7566682 | 1,2-bis(3-methylphenoxy)ethane composition and thermal recording media made by using the same In a thermal recording medium including a basic chromogenic dye, a developer and a sensitizer, a composition for a thermal recording medium which composition contains 50 ppm to 5.0 mass % of 1-(3-methylphenoxy)-2-(4-methylphenoxy)ethane and/or 1,2-bis(4-methylphenox... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7557065 | Method for producing material containing sensitizer dispersed therein for thermal recording article and a thermal recording article The invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material, which is highly sensitive, is almost free of staining on the background, and gives a recorded image excellent in stability during storage, by using a finely divided sensitizer dispersion excellent in shelf ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7384891 | Thermal recording medium Provided is a thermally sensitive recording medium which exhibits high recording sensitivity, high heat resistance of ground color part and excellent preserving stability of images. A thermally sensitive recording medium, comprising a thermally sensitive recording l... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378373 | Erasable image forming material An erasable image forming material includes a color former, a developer, a binder resin and 0.5 wt % or less of a plasticizer. The erasable image forming material exhibits improved erasure performance. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7329630 | Stabilizers and anti-fade agents for use in infrared sensitive leuco dye compositions Compositions and methods for production of color images having increased light stability and reduced browning are described. The color forming composition can include a leuco dye, an infrared absorber, and at least one of a stabilizer and an anti-fade agent. The col... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314704 | Image recording media and image layers Imaging layers, image recording media, and methods of preparation of each, are disclosed. ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312176 | Thermally sensitive recording medium A thermally sensitive recording medium including on a support a thermally sensitive color development layer containing: a compound represented by the following general formula (1) as an organic color developing agent; and an oxalate compound represented by the follo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307041 | Stabilizers for use in substantially light-insensitive thermographic recording materials A substantially light-insensitive thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, the thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7279209 | Runnable splice A runnable splice includes a first and second thermal imprintable label stocks adhered to first and second liners and disposed in a manner establishing a splice gap. A third thermal printable paper is disposed over the gap on one side of the runnable splice and a sp... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276465 | Erasable image forming material An erasable image forming material includes a color former, a developer, and a binder resin, the color former containing Crystal Violet Lactone and a specific fluorane compound can enhance light fastness as well as heat decolorizing performance. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270865 | Black leuco dyes for use in CD/DVD labeling Systems and methods of labeling optical disk recording media using black leuco dyes in an electromagnetic radiation sensitive composition are described. Black leuco dyes containing isobenzofuranone are prepared in various compositions that can include activators, ra... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7249885 | Heat flux measuring device for pressure pipes, method for producing a measuring device, method for monitoring an operating state of a heat exchanger, heat exchanger and method for measuring a heat flux A measuring device for a heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger pressure pipe having a pipe wall with a circumference, and an indentation extending over and deforming a portion of the circumference. At least one thermocouple is disposed eccentrically in the portio... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232791 | Multicolored thermally recording medium In the multi colored thermally sensitive recording medium, at least one kind of dye precursor is contained in complex fine particles which contain dye precursor and polymer of multi valence isocyanate compound, further contain 4,4′-diisocyanate-3,3′-dimethyl-1,1... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226719 | Limited play data storage media and coating formulations thereon The present invention provides a formulation for a reactive dye layer for a limited-play optical storage medium, the reactive formulation including at least one carrier material or curable acrylate monomer, at least one reactive material disposed within the carrier ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211597 | Substituted pyrazolyl compounds for the treatment of inflammation The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I: wherein A is (CH2)m-Q-(CH2)n, wherein each CH2 may be independently substituted with one or more substitut... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208449 | Decolorable image forming material A decolorable image forming material contains a color former and a developer, that develop a colored state through interaction therebetween and can be decolored by heating or contact with a solvent, in which the developer contains two or more compounds whose deferen... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192471 | Aryl-ureido benzoxazinone compounds Fluorescent pigment compounds comprising aryl-ureido benzoxazinone compounds of the general formula (I): wherein R1 is an substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, R2 and R3 are ea... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192904 | Thermal recording material The present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a substrate and a heat-sensitive recording layer provided thereon, the layer comprising a color forming system that combines an electron-donating colorless dye and an electron-accepting co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179768 | Toning agents for use in thermographic recording materials A thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, the thermosensitive element comprising at least one substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, at least one organic reducing agent therefor in thermal working relationsh... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172651 | Pigment for use in inkjet recording medium coatings and methods Pigment suitable for use in coating compositions for inkjet recording media. Surfaces of an inorganic particulate are interacted with a water-soluble polyvalent metal salt in an aqueous medium. The treated particle surfaces have a significant cationic surface charge... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153574 | Surface grafted metal oxide particles and compositions comprising the same A composition includes a metal oxide particle, which can optionally be surface treated by a silane coupling agent, and an electron acceptor surface grafted to the metal oxide particle. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7135431 | Thermosensitive recording material A thermosensitive recording material of the present invention has a thermosensitive color developing layer on a support, and the thermosensitive color developing layer contains at least an electron-donating colorless dye and 4-hydroxybenzenesulfone anilide as an ele... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128482 | Multi-media gaming printer A multi-media gaming printer. The multi-media printer may accept various kinds of voucher media, such as thermally writable medias, smart cards, or magnetic strip cards. The multi-media printer includes writing, reading, and erasing devices within the printer to man... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125824 | Linerless labels A linerless label system comprising pressure adhesive coating, release coating and thermal imaging coating is described. The thermal imaging coating contains as one of its components the compounds of the formula (I) ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7110162 | Electrophoretic dispersion with a fluorinated solvent and a charge controlling agent The invention relates to a novel electrophoretic dispersion comprising a fluorinated solvent as the continuous phase, charged pigment particles or pigment containing microcapsules as the dispersed phase, and the charge of the pigment particles is provided by a charg... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098168 | Heat-sensitive recording material (B) A thermosensitive recording material comprises a thermosensitive recording layer containing an electron-donating colorless dye, an electron-accepting compound which develops color upon a reaction with the electron-donating colorless dye and a sensitizer, wherein... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081435 | Thermal recording medium The present invention is the thermally sensitive recording medium comprising a thermally sensitive color developing layer containing colorless or pale colored basic leuco dye and a color developing agent as a main components on a substrate, wherein said thermally se... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7078365 | Thermosensitive recording material A thermosensitive recording material is provided having improved resistance to heat and chemicals, and having improved sensitivity to image formation while minimizing background coloring, wherein the thermosensitive recording material has a substrate, on which is a ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071144 | Thermal recording material Provided is a thermal recording material that is excellent in thermal response and retainability of an image portion and which generates fewer residues adhering to the thermal head of a thermal printer. The thermal recording material having a thermal recordin... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060654 | Imaging media and materials used therein A coating includes an antenna uniformly distributed in both a matrix and a leuco-dye phase of the coating. A method for preparing an imaging material includes providing a powder having an activator and an antenna, dissolving the activator/antenna powder to form an a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060655 | Stabilizers for use in substantially light-insensitive thermographic recording materials A substantially light-insensitive black and white monosheet thermographic recording material comprising a support and a thermosensitive element, said thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt, an organic reducing agent ... | 06/13/2006 |