Abstract: Record material is disclosed comprising paper sheet material coated with droplets of liquid wherein the liquid comprises 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate. Said liquid is associated on the record material with at least two color-producing reactants, at least one of which is soluble in said liquid. The liquid is associated with the reactants by either being in close proximity to both reactants or by having one of the reactants dissolved therein and being in close proximity to the other. Of the color-producing reactants, one is a chromogenic dye-precursor and one is a coreactant material capable of developing the color of the chromogenic dye-precursor when the two reactants are brought into reactive contact.

Abstract: A chromogenic compound of normally colorless form is disclosed having the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein A and B can be ##STR2## T, X, Y and Z can be, among several others, hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, and heterocyclic, substituted and unsubstituted; and E can be a broad family of aromatic and heterocyclic structures. The compound is eligible for use in pressure-sensitive record materials and manifold marking systems. Because of light absorption characteristics, selected compounds of this invention are especially useful where machine readability and machine copiability are important.

Abstract: A process of making a sensitized record sheet material is disclosed, suitable for developing color in oily, colorless, chromogenic dye-precursor inks applied thereto. Said record sheet material has a light, reactive, coating which comprises a zinc compound and a salicylic acid derivative combined in, and applied from, an aqueous system of basic pH. The coating composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A chromogenic compound of normally colorless form is disclosed having the following structural formula: ##STR1## T, Q, X, Y and Z can be, among several others, hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, and heterocyclic, substituted and unsubstituted; and E can be a broad family of aromatic and heterocyclic structures. The compound is eligible for use in pressure-sensitive record materials and manifold marking systems. Because of light absorption characteristics, selected compounds of this invention are especially useful where machine readability and machine copiability are important.

Abstract: A chromogenic compound of normally colorless form is disclosed having the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein A and B can be ##STR2## X, Y and Z can be, among several others, hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, and heterocyclic, substituted and unsubstituted; and E can be a broad family of aromatic and heterocyclic structures. The compound is eligible for use in pressure-sensitive record materials and manifold marking systems. Because of light absorption characteristics, selected compounds of this invention are especially useful where machine readability and machine copiability are important.

Abstract: A chromogenic compound of normally colorless form is disclosed having the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein X and Y can be ##STR2## and R can be hydrogen, chlorine, nitro, phenyl, benzyl, alkyl, alkoxy, and dialkylamino. The compound is eligible for use in pressure-sensitive record material and mark-forming manifold systems.

Abstract: A chromogenic compound of normally colorless form is disclosed having the following structural formula: ##STR1## wherein A can be aminophenyl, indolyl, and benzoindolyl, substituted or not;B can be benzoindolyl, substituted or not; and E can be a broad family of aromatic and heterocyclic structures. The compound is eligible for use in pressure-sensitive record materials and manifold marking systems. Because of light absorption characteristics, selected compounds of this invention are especially useful where broad spectrum absorption and machine readability are important.

Abstract: A colorless liquid ink is provided which yields a distinctive marking color on exposure to normal environmental conditions of temperature and pressure as when used for writing on a sheet of plain paper. This ink may be encapsulated to give pressure-rupturable microcapsules. Autogenous, pressure-sensitive record materials are provided by incorporation of such microcapsules in or on sheets of paper for use singly or in manifold duplicating systems which respond to printing-pressures applied by un-inked printing members.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for performing encapsulation, en masse, by an in situ polymerization reaction to yield capsule wall material. The polymerization includes a reaction between urea and formaldehyde in an aqueous vehicle and the reaction is conducted in the presence of negatively-charged, carboxyl-substituted, linear aliphatic hydrocarbon polyelectrolyte material dissolved in the vehicle. Liquid-liquid phase separation is accomplished and maintained by increase in the molecular weight of the urea/formaldehyde reaction product without further dilution of the manufacturing vehicle. The negatively-charged polyelectrolyte material is required and has an apparent effect of controllng or modifying the polymerization reaction. The disclosed encapsulation process permits manufacture of microcapsules in concentrations of capsule to capsule manufacturing vehicle higher than previously possible.

Abstract: Record material comprising paper sheet material coated with liquid-containing microcapsules wherein the liquid contents comprise ethyldiphenylmethane. Said liquid is associated on the record material with at least two color-producing reactants, at least one of which is soluble in said liquid. The encapsulated liquid is associated with the reactants by either being in close proximity to both reactants or by having one of the reactants dissolved therein and being in close proximity to the other. Of the color-producing reactants, one is a chromogenic dye-precursor and one is a coreactant material capable of developing the color of the chromogenic dye-precursor when the two reactants are brought into reaction contact by rupture of the capsule walls that contain said liquid.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for dissolving an organic color-reactive colorless dye in a high concentration in an oil and simultaneously stabilizing the solution therefrom, characterized by acting an organic peroxide on said dye.

Abstract: Thermal sensitive indigo compounds are disclosed.A thermal sensitive sheet material is disclosed utilizing dehydroindigo di(alkyl acylates) as a color producing component. The material can be a copy medium and it can be transparent or non-transparent.The indigo compounds are substantially colorless dehydroindigo di(alkyl acylates) colorable by thermal exposure.

Abstract: A polyester film having an inorganic coating and an overcoating which contains1. a vinylidene chloride copolymer, and2. a minor amount of a linear polyester resin prepared by condensing a glycol and a polyfunctional acid, at least 70% of the polyfunctional acid being an aromatic acid. The overcoating adheres to the inorganic coating as well the side of the polyester film not having the inorganic coating.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive sheet recording system is disclosed in which the components of the system are arranged and related so that the system is particularly resistant to smudge and accidental marking due to incidental contacting forces.

Abstract: A colorless marking liquid comprising a vehicle in which is dissolved at least two colorless reactants each exhibiting its own distinctive color on reaction with an acidic record material sensitizing substance, the liquid yielding an apparent blue hue on record material sensitized with an acidic material. The resulting blue print provides excellent reproduction capabilities when copied by xerographic processes.

Abstract: Dilithium heptamolybdotetragadolinate, Li.sub.2 Gd.sub.4 (MoO.sub.4).sub.7, is disclosed, along with three methods to prepare it. Two of the three methods are useful for growing single crystals of the material. The material exhibits electro-optic, paramagnetic and ferroelectric properties.

Abstract: A pressure-rupturable, liquid-droplet-containing microcapsule having walls of hydrophilic polymeric film-material such as gelatin wherein the liquid core-material is a water-immiscible oil having water dissolved therein together with additional material which is water-soluble such as a water-soluble colorless chromogenic dye-precursor material or color-developing reactant material.