Abstract: A new direct thermal printable media includes an optically transmissive film that gives both form and protection to a layer of thermosensitive imaging material on a back surface of the film. Concentrations of heat applied to a front surface of the film form images within the thermosensitive layer that are visible through the film. A substrate is laminated to the thermosensitive layer on the back surface of the film for providing additional support independently of physical and chemical properties required for directly supporting thermosensitive imaging material.

Abstract: A retroreflective graphic article bearing a fluorescent legend comprising a retroreflective base sheet, an image layer containing one or more pigments and one or more fluorescent dyes and a dye-receiving layer containing fluorescent dye which migrated from the image layer. Also, a method for making such articles is provided.

Abstract: A direct image-recording material has a layer of a thermosensitive layer formed on a thin substrate. The substrate comprises an organic polymeric material that is substantially transparent and colorless and has a thickness no greater than about 10 .mu.m. Preferred embodiments of the invention further include a support sheet with an interposed first adhesive layer on the thermosensitive composition layer. Other preferred embodiments further include a second adhesive layer and a backing sheet, which may be releasable, on the support sheet.

Abstract: An over-the-counter type identification document is prepared by forming at least one first indicium (typically invariant data common to a large number of identification documents) on a core layer, sandwiching this core layer between a pair of substantially transparent polymer layers, providing an image-receiving layer on one or both outer surfaces of the resulting sandwich, forming a second indicium (typically variable data relating only to a single identification document) on the image-receiving layer(s) and laminating a protective layer or layers over the image-receiving layer(s). The identification document displays improved durability and security and can be rendered substantially identical in appearance to documents produced by known central issue production methods.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording material including a substrate, a thermosensitive coloring layer which is formed overlying the substrate and which induces color formation upon application of heat, and a protective layer which is formed overlying the thermosensitive coloring layer and which includes a resin, wherein the protective layer is formed by coating with a liquid including a core-shell type emulsion of the resin, and wherein the core-shell type emulsion of the resin is prepared by polymerizing monomers including (d) acrylamide and/or methacrylamide and (e) a vinyl monomer having a hydroxy group in the presence of a seed emulsion which is prepared by polymerizing monomers including (a) acrylamide and/or methacrylamide, (b) acrylonitrile and (c) a vinyl monomer having a hydroxy group.

Abstract: Thermosensitive recording materials, such as thermal papers, with near infrared flourescent (NIRF) compounds as a security feature and methods for preparing thermal papers with NIRF compounds as a security measure, wherein the NIRF compounds do not react with the reactive components of the thermosensitive recording materials and are preferably shielded from contact with ambient air.

Abstract: A process for producing a thermographic recording material including on one side of a support, called the heat-sensitive side, a thermosensitive element, the outermost layer on the heat-sensitive side containing a cured polymer or cured polymer composition and silica, comprising the steps of: providing the heat-sensitive side of the support with an outermost layer by coating with a composition produced by mixing ingredients including colloidal silica, a curable polymer and a curing agent therefor; and drying and curing the outermost layer, wherein any acidic groups present in the colloidal silica upon acidification are substantially neutralized with ammonium ions, the curable polymer is a hydrophilic polymer having active hydrogen atoms and the curing agent is selected from the group consisting of polyisocyanates, aldehydes, titanates, zirconates, sulfone, boric acid and hydrolyzed tetraalkyl orthosilicate; and a method of recording an image therewith.

Abstract: A temporary tattoo and method for manufacturing same using a printer and a personal computer whereby the paper stock is coated to accept appropriate inks from an ink jet printer to form the design of a temporary tattoo, the paper stock and design being overlaid by an adhesive and release coating for application to the skin of the user, the method allowing for the economical manufacture of small quantities of temporary tattoos of a particular design.

Abstract: A thermal transfer medium with widely variable properties is obtained through the use of a thermosoftenable coating with regions or layers with distinct viscosity values and hot tack properties. The top surface of the coating has a high concentration of polymers obtained from selectively curable monomers and the bottom surface of the coating has a high concentration of uncured monomers which are selectively curable. The top surface of the coating provides high adhesion to a receiving substrate and the bottom surface of the coating provides reduced adhesion to the supporting substrate of the thermal transfer medium. This allows for rapid transfer and high adhesion to a receiving substrate. Selected thermal transfer media will form images on rough stock and/or will form images with high speed printers.

Abstract: A heat sensitive recording material comprising a substrate having sequentially thereon a heat sensitive recording layer and a protective layer, 1) wherein the protective layer contains an aqueous silicone modified polymer.It is desirable this aqueous silicone modified polymer is used together with an aqueous binder, and a crosslinking agent which can cause a crosslinking reaction with them is desirably used. 2) The protective layer contains a silicone modified polymer having a Tg (glass transition point) of 60.degree. C. or more. In the heat sensitive recording materials of 1) and 2), the silicone modified polymer is desirably a silicone graft polymer, silicone block polymer, silicone modified acrylic polymer and the like, and particularly, the silicone graft polymer is desirably a silicone graft acrylic polymer and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed in a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a substrate, a heat-sensitive recording layer disposed on the substrate and a protective layer disposed on the heat-sensitive recording layer, wherein the protective layer contains a pigment containing particles having an average particle diameter of 0.300 .mu.m or less in a portion of 50% by volume in the total volume of the particles as measured by a laser diffraction method and containing 3% or less of particles having a diameter of 1.0 .mu.m or more in a total amount of particles and the surface of the protective layer has a central line value Ra of a surface roughness of 0.3 .mu.m or less in a frequency component having a roughness pitch of 2 to 10 .mu.m of the surface roughness in the entire frequency range.

Abstract: Optical structures are replicated in photoresist on a substrate using a stamp. The transfer of the pattern into the liquid photoresist and the provision on the substrate can be achieved using manual pressures. Various techniques may be used to remove air from the liquid photoresist. The stamp is removed once the liquid photoresist is fully solidified. These structures in solidified photoresist may serve as optical elements or may be accurately transferred into the substrate. The stamp may be for an entire wafer.

Abstract: A heat sensitive recording material in which a heat sensitive recording layer containing an electron-donating compound and an electron-accepting compound, and a protective layer containing a binder are provided sequentially on a substrate, the binder in the protective layer being diacetone-modified polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: A thermally imagable business record, such as a form, label, tag, or the like is provided which may be activated to form human and/or machine readable images as well as different colored images. The record comprises a substrate having a thermally imagable coating on substantially its entire surface which forms a first color when activated, and having a desensitized area on at least one area of its surface which may be overcoated with a thermally imagable coating capable of forming a different color upon activation than the first thermally imagable coating. The first thermally imagable coating provides images which are of machine readable quality, while the additional thermally imagable coatings provide images of a different color to designate selected areas on the form or label to a user.

Abstract: A printing medium comprising a substrate having at least one surface and a coating adhered to the surface wherein the coating comprises (a) binder comprising film-forming organic polymer, and (b) the polymerization reaction product of the hydrolyzate of an aluminum alkoxide and an organoalkoxysilane.

Abstract: A multi-color heat-sensitive recording material including a support and two or more heat-sensitive recording layers formed on the support, wherein the support is a sheet-like substrate formed such that a resin layer is formed at least on the side of a base paper where the heat-sensitive recording layers are formed, and the surface of the sheet-like substrate on the side where the heat-sensitive recording layers are formed has a three-dimensional surface roughness of not more than 0.3 .mu.m as measured at a filter wavelength of 0.8 to 2.5 mm before thermal recording is performed. The three-dimensional surface roughness of the sheet-like substrate is not more than 0.4 .mu.m as measured at a filter wavelength of 0.8 to 2.5 mm after thermal recording is performed. The support is constructed of a sheet-like substrate having a resin layer on each of base paper. The rigidity of the sheet-like substrate as defined by JIS P8125 is 1.5 to 8.0 gf.multidot.cm, preferably 3.0 to 6.0 gf.multidot.

Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet of the present invention has a heat resistant layer disposed on a back surface thereof and a slip layer disposed on the heat resistant layer. The heat resistant layer contains a binder resin having a molecular structure, one end portion of which is an end group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl and mercapto. The slip layer contains silylisocyanate represented by the following formula (1): R.sub.n --Si--(N C O).sub.4-n ?in the formula (1), R denotes alkyl, aryl or vinyl; and "n" denotes an integer of 0 to 3!. The slip layer is hardened by reacting an isocyanate group of the silylisocyanate contained therein with the end group of the binder resin contained in the heat resistant layer.

Abstract: A transparent thermosensitive recording material is provided which includes a transparent substrate, a thermosensitive recording layer formed on the substrate, and a protective layer which is formed on the thermosensitive recording layer and including a resin, wherein the protective layer has a microscopically rough surface with projections and pits in which a 95% confidence interval of a distribution of a number of sections of projections in a depth direction of the surface of the protective layer is less than about 0.5 .mu.m and a maximum number of the sections in the distribution of the number of sections is from about 100 to about 500 per 1000 .mu.m.sup.2 when the surface of the protective layer is horizontally cut 41 times at equally spaced intervals between a top of a maximum projection of the surface and a bottom of a maximum pit of the surface of the protective layer.

Abstract: A reversible thermosensitive recording medium includes a support and a composite laminated recording layer formed on the support, the composite laminated recording layer including a reversible thermosensitive recording layer whose transparency or color reversibly changes by the application of heat thereto and a light-to-heat converting layer containing a light-to-heat converting material and a resin, and the composite laminated recording layer having a thermal pressure level difference of 40% or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat sensitive recording material comprising a heat sensitive recording layer formed on a substrate and containing an electron-donating compound and an electron-accepting compound, and a protective layer formed on the recording layer when required, the recording material being characterized in that at least one benzotriazole compound represented by the formula (1) is incorporated into at least one of the heat sensitive recording layer and the protective layer ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1.about.4 alkyl, Ar is 1,3-phenylene or 1,4-phenylene.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording material comprises a thermosensitive recording layer comprising a binder resin, and a leuco dye and a color developer capable of inducing color formation in the leuco dye upon application of heat thereto, and a protective layer on the said thermosensitive recording layer in which layer a spherical filler and irregular shape filler is employed.

Abstract: A process for producing a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet, wherein the transferable resin layer of a receiving layer transfer sheet is transferred to a substrate sheet.

Abstract: A color thermal recording paper and a laminate sheet are pressed by urging of a press roller toward a transporting roller so as to contact each other tightly. When the recording paper and the laminate sheet pass by a ultraviolet lamp, ultraviolet rays are applied to them. The ultraviolet rays passes through a transparent sheet layer of the laminate sheet and is absorbed into an adhesive layer disposed under the transparent sheet layer. Ultraviolet-curing adhesive agents constituting the adhesive layer are hardened by the energy of the ultraviolet rays so that the adhesive layer is integrally adhered to a protect layer of the recording paper without gap. When the recording paper and the laminate sheet are adhered, heat is not used so that a cyan heat sensitive color layer of the recording paper which is not fixed by the ultraviolet rays is prevented from coloring. Accordingly, a recorded image is not changed in quality.

Abstract: An ink jet printing medium is disclosed. It contains (a) a substrate; (b) an ink absorption layer; and (c) a reinforcement layer sandwiched between said substrate and said ink absorption layer. The reinforcement layer, which is provided at a thickness about 5% to 100% of a thickness of said ink absorption layer, comprises: (a) a carboxylated acrylonitrile rubber at about 7 to 25 wt %; (b) an epoxy resin containing at least two epoxy groups, about 45 to 70 wt %; (c) a hardener containing at least two functional groups, provided at an equivalent ratio of between about 0.9 and 1.1 relative to said epoxy resin; and (d) a catalyst. The inkjet printing medium exhibits excellent adhesion between the ink absorption medium and the substrate, and improved water resistance without affecting printing quality.

Abstract: A method for the preparation of ink jet receptor elements that contain receptor layers on difficult to coat substrates is disclosed. An element that contains, in order, a carrier sheet, a receptor layer, and an adhesive layer is laminated to the substrate and the carrier sheet removed. Difficult to coat substrates include deformable substrates and porous substrates.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording medium having a support, a thermosensitive layer provided on the support and capable of forming a color image when heated imagewise, and a protecting layer provided on the thermosensitive layer and containing a pigment and a core-shell resin obtained by polymerizing a vinyl monomer in an emulsion containing acrylonitrile-containing polymer seeds such that a polymer of the vinyl monomer is copolymerized on each of the seeds to form a shell surrounding a core of the seed, wherein the core-shell resin meets with at least one of the following criteria (a) and (b):(a) the glass transition point Tg of the core is at least 15.degree. C.; and(b) the glass transition point Tg of the shell is at least 150.degree. C. The vinyl monomer contains acrylamide and/or methacrylamide.

Abstract: A reversible thermosensitive recording material has a support, and a metal-deposited light reflection layer and a reversible thermosensitive recording layer successively formed on the support, with the reversible thermosensitive recording layer being capable of showing such transparency or color tone that is reversibly changeable depending upon the temperature thereof, and having a thermal pressure level difference of 40% or less, and a thermal pressure level difference change ratio of 70% or less, and the metal-deposited light reflection layer having a corroded area ratio of at most 2% after allowed to stand at 40.degree. C. and 95%RH for 96 hours.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording adhesive label has a support, a thermosensitive coloring layer provided on one side of the support, and a thermosensitive adhesive layer which is formed on the other side of the support, opposite to the side of the thermosensitive coloring layer with respect to the support, and is adhesive above room temperature, with the thermosensitive coloring layer having a surface smoothness of 200 to 10,000 sec when measured by the method of Ohken-shiki prescribed in Japan Tappi No. 5, and the thermosensitive adhesive layer having a surface smoothness of 60 to 3,000 sec in terms of Bekk's smoothness.

Abstract: A frangible label which includes a plurality of integrally joined layers deposited successively on a removable carrier film. One or more of the layers are electrically conductive and configured to define an electrical circuit. The label is transferrable from the carrier film onto a receiving surface and is otherwise inseparable from the carrier film without attendant disruption of the circuit. In an alternative embodiments the label includes an adhesive layer for applying the label to a substrate, such that the plurality of integrally joined layers including the electrical circuit are transferrable to the receiving surface and are otherwise inseparable from the carrier film without destruction of the electrical circuit.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive document capable of providing multiple colors comprising a support having at least one surface bearing a first coating comprising a substantially colorless, chromogenic composition which is capable of producing a first color, a second coating covering a portion of the first coating, the second coating being an opaque coating, comprising an opacifying agent and a hydrophobic, polymeric binding agent, and a localized third coating covering at least a portion of said second coating comprising a substantially colorless, heat-activatable chromogenic composition capable of producing a second color, preferably under the application of heat. The opaque coating is "dual-functional", since it both enhances multicolor image quality and acts as a primer for adhering the localized chromogenic coating composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides sheet sets for temperature control comprising a heat sensitive recording sheet having a heat sensitive recording layer incorporating a colorless or light-colored basic dye and a color acceptor, provided on a surface of a substrate, and an adhesive sheet having a first adhesive layer incorporating a decolorizing agent, provided on a surface of another substrate, and wherein, when using the sheet sets, the first adhesive layer of the adhesive sheet is laminated on the heat sensitive recording layer of the heat sensitive recording sheet.

Abstract: Permanent care label fabric is coated with a water-based acrylic or acrylic/urethane coating. The coating is dried and the coated fabric is fed into a standard laser printer. The permanent care instructions are laser printed on the coated fabric and the print meets the AATCC test methods 143-1992 and 61-1993.

Abstract: A thermal paper with an image derived from a water-based security ink has more than one means of security. A variable light absorbing and/or transmitting pigment or dye in the ink is a first security and a water repelling agent in the ink is a second security. A pseudo-watermark from the coloration of the ink under ambient conditions is a third security. Visible images can be generated from the printed ink upon exposure to UV or infrared light. Methods of preparing the thermal paper comprise printing the security ink on thermal paper with only one thermosensitive coating on the surface opposite the thermosensitive coating.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of preparing a carbonless paper by ink jet application of molten particles before or after application of capsules.

Abstract: Disclosed is a printing process which comprises (a) incorporating into a printing apparatus capable of generating ink jet images a carbonless paper set comprising a first sheet, a second sheet, and optional intermediate sheets situated between the first sheet and second sheet, wherein the first sheet comprises paper coated on one surface with a color former and the second sheet comprises paper coated on one surface with a color developer, and wherein, when the carbonless paper set is assembled, the surface of the first sheet coated with the color former is in contact with the surface of a sheet coated with the color developer and the surface of the second sheet coated with the color developer is in contact with the surface of a sheet coated with the color former; (b) incorporating into the printing apparatus an ink jet ink comprising water, an organic component, and a desensitizing agent capable of interacting either (i) with the color former so that the color former's subsequent ability to interact with the

Abstract: A transparent thermosensitive recording material compriser: (1) transparent substrate, (2) a thermosensitive coloring layer which is formed on one side of the transparent substrate, (3) a protective layer which is formed on the thermosensitive coloring layer and has almost the same refractive index as that of the thermosensitive coloring layer, and (4) an antistatic layer, formed on the protective layer and/or on the backside of the substrate, wherein the surface resistivity and the ten-point mean roughness of the antistatic layer are respectively smaller than 10.sup.10 .OMEGA./.quadrature. and greater than 0.2 .mu.m, and the coefficient of dynamic friction of the backside is greater than 0.2.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording material has a support, a thermosensitive recording layer formed thereon, containing an electron-donating coloring compound, an electron-accepting compound a binder resin, and a protective layer formed on the thermosensitive recording layer, which contains an ultraviolet-curing resin and a copolymer resin containing a silicone component as a copolymerizing component.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording material is provided which includes a substrate, a thermosensitive recording layer formed on the substrate and including a binder resin, a coloring agent and a coloring developer inducing color formation in the coloring agent upon application of heat thereto, and a protective layer formed on the thermosensitive recording layer and including a resin, wherein the protective layer includes a particulate organic filler (A) whose average particle diameter is from about 1.2 to about 3.0 times the thickness of the protective layer and a particulate organic filler (B) having an average particle diameter of from about 0.05 to about 0.7 .mu.m. The thermosensitive recording material has good image qualities without undesired white streaks and good ability to be used with thermal printheads without sticking to and wearing out the thermal printheads.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process of preparing a dye-receiving element for thermal dye transfer comprising:a) applying to a support on the front side thereof a dye image-receiving layer;b) laminating to the back side of the support a polyolefin layer; andc) subjecting the polyolefin layer to a corona discharge treatment and not applying any subsequent layers thereover.

Abstract: A method of making a smudge-resistant thermally imageable document by applying a non-blocking ink stamp image receptive coating to the protective top coating, so that the image will dry within thirty second or less, and while producing an optical image density of at least 1.0. An ink comprising a dye, at least 8% m-pyrol by weight, a glycol, alcohol and water will dry quickly when applied from a stamp ink pad impregnated with that formulation.

Abstract: A linerless continuous series of pressure sensitive adhesive labels is provided which have on one or more selected portions thereof a series of imagable coatings which may be activated to form colored images or areas. The series of labels include a web having first and second surfaces, with a series of imagable coatings of color formers and color developers on the first surface of the web. A coating of a release material overlies the imagable coatings on the first surface of the substrate, and a coating of a pressure sensitive adhesive is positioned on the second surface of the web. The series of labels are wound or stacked so that the coating of pressure sensitive adhesive contacts the release material to permit individual labels to be dispensed.

Abstract: A reversible thermal recording medium having a core material capable of being change in state by heat and a recording layer including capsules containing this core material. A repeatability corresponding to the limit of possible repeated recording/erasing effected by a physical or chemical change in the material constituting the recording can be obtained. A deterioration in image quality caused by transfer of a part of the recording layer to the heating unit can be prevented and repeat characteristics can be improved, thereby limiting the running cost.

Abstract: A reversible thermal recording medium having a core material capable of being change in state by heat and a recording layer including capsules containing this core material. A repeatability corresponding to the limit of possible repeated recording/erasing effected by a physical or chemical change in the material constituting the recording can be obtained. A deterioration in image quality caused by transfer of a part of the recording layer to the heating unit can be prevented and repeat characteristics can be improved, thereby limiting the running cost.

Abstract: A method of forming a scratch resistant color ink pattern of multi-color coatings (5) onto a see-through panel (6) with exact registration between successive color coatings of the pattern.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for manufacturing a fusible interlining (1) comprising a base fabric (2), a thermofusible first layer (5) applied on one of its faces (3) referred to as the front face, and a thermofusible second layer (7) applied on the rear face (4) of the base fabric (2), characterised in that the first layer (5) is deposited on the front face (3) of the base fabric (2) by means of a first screen printer (9); the second layer (7) is deposited on a transfer roller (11) by means of a second screen printer (10); the points (8) thus obtained are transferred onto the rear face (4) of the base fabric (2), the depositing of the first layer (5) and the transfer of the second layer (7) being performed simultaneously so that the points (6, 8) of the layers (5, 7) lie opposite to one another on the cross-sectional plane.

Abstract: A borderless decorative graphic transfer and its application which is applied to a gum and starch coated absorbent paper is disclosed. The printed image may be applied by non-soluble water, non-soluble ink or laser printer copy toner. After printing on the coated paper, an acrylic dusting is applied to the exterior. The overlay creates a non-continuous film graphic transfer with an invisible coating. Thereafter, the image can be transferred by heat, chemical, or contact adhesive.

Abstract: Disclosed is a heat-sensitive recording material in which a heat-sensitive recording layer which thermally forms a color is directly or indirectly formed on a substrate, the heat-sensitive recording layer being present between two oxygen-barrier layers each of which has a basis weight of 2 to 20 g/m.sup.2, the oxygen-barrier layers being formed of a polymer substance having an oxygen permeability constant of 0.5.times.10.sup.-10 cm.sup.3 .multidot.cm/cm.sup.2 .multidot.sec.multidot.cmHg or less. The heat-sensitive recording has excellent light resistance in non-printed portion thereof.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording material with a high resistance to fogging has a thermosensitive colored image-forming layer formed on a support and includes at least one colorless dye precursor, a color-developing agent and a binder, the dye precursor being contained in a plurality of fine solid composite particles prepared by dissolving a solute including the dye precursor in a solvent which includes a polymerization component including a polyvalent isocyanate compound; emulsifying the resultant solution in an aqueous medium; and subjecting the aqueous emulsion to a polymerization reaction to thereby form the fine solid composite particles in which the dye precursor is solid-dissolved in a solid thermoplastic resin matrix formed from a resultant polyurea or polyurethane polyurea resin.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording material having high transmittance density, excellent reproducibility of fine dot images and half tone images under printing conditions ranging from low to high applied printing energy.The thermosensitive recording material, including a substrate and a thermosensitive coloring layer, formed on the substrate, the thermosensitive coloring layer including a leuco dye, a coloring developer for inducing color formation in the leuco dye upon application of heat thereto and binder resins, and an optional protective layer, formed on the thermosensitive coloring layer, wherein the binder resins include at least two resins having different glass transition temperature Tg and are present in total amount of more than about 0.25 parts by weight per 1 part of total weight of the thermosensitive coloring layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fabricating an imaged film, comprising the steps of: providing a laminate film for thermal transfer comprising an opaque film layer having no affinity for a sublimating dye and a transparent film layer laminated on the opaque film layer; contacting a transfer paper having an image formed with a recording material containing the sublimating dye on a surface of the opaque film layer; and heating the transfer paper to diffuse the sublimated dye through the opaque film layer into the transparent film layer. The method enables one to fabricate an imaged film with which when viewed from the side of the transparent film surface opposite to the thermal transfer surface, a high density image backed by the opaque film appears on the film surface having excellent glossiness.