Abstract: An optical recording medium and a method for manufacturing an optical recording medium from a first substrate having a first surface and a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface of the first substrate. At least one of the first and second substrates includes an information recording layer. An adhesive material is selectively applied to one of the first and second surfaces. The first surface of the first substrate is then positioned in close facing engagement with the second surface of the second substrate, and the first and second substrates are adhered under predetermined partial vacuum conditions. Preferred materials, adhesives, viscosity of the adhesives, pressures for adhering the substrates, and degree of vacuum are disclosed.

Abstract: An imprinting apparatus having application means for applying thermal energy to a recording portion of thermoplastic magnetic ink and generation means for simultaneously generating magnetic attraction force in the ink is provided. The recording portion of the ink is transferred to a transfer medium by the magnetic attraction force while the application of thermal energy is controlled. The ink and the transfer medium do not come into contact with each other in a non-recording portion of the ink. An ink medium having a support layer and a thermoplastic magnetic ink layer for use with the imprinting apparatus of the invention is also provided.

Abstract: A display device including a pair of opposed substrates at least one of which is transparent with a display medium layer therebetween, and a transparent electrode arranged on the internal surface of the transparent substrate is provided. The thickness of the transparent electrode is about ((5500.times.N)/(2.times.n)).ANG. wherein N is a natural number and n represents the refractive index thereof. When a transparent insulating film is formed on the transparent electrode, the thickness of the transparent insulating film is about ((5500.times.N)/(2.times.m)).ANG. wherein N is a natural number and m represents the refractive index thereof. When the refractive index of n.sub.1 of the transparent insulating film is substantially equal to the refractive index n.sub.2 of the transparent electrode, the value, 2.times.(n.sub.1 .times.d.sub.1 +n.sub.2 .times.d.sub.2) equals about (5500.times.N).ANG. wherein N is a natural number, d.sub.1 represents the thickness of the transparent insulating film and d.sub.

Abstract: A printer for use with both monochrome and color ink ribbon cartridges has a cartridge holder which is rotatable to correctly position the ink ribbon of whichever cartridge is put in place in front of the print head. The cartridge holder and a transmission for driving it are mounted on a carriage which is movable in front of a platen. A driving motor for powering the transmission is placed on the carriage to convert the printer from monochrome so as to be able to use with either a monochrome or a color ink ribbon cartridge and a switch having two sets of contacts in a single circuit responds to the presence of a color ink ribbon cartridge to position the color ribbon in front of the printer at a color home position.

Abstract: A liquid ink composition having a sodium ion concentration between about 0.001 and 0.2% by weight or ink tank formed of resin or synthetic rubber containing between about 10 and 100 ppm of fatty acid or fatty acid derivatives is provided. The liquid composition is useful in every ink tank formed of resin or synthetic rubber containing fatty acid or the derivatives. The ink tank is also useful in despite of sodium ion concentration of ink. Formation of insoluble substances produced to react with sodium ion and fatty acid or the derivatives deteriorates the ink flow to clog the filter in the pass. The low sodium ion concentration of ink, or the low fatty acid or the derivatives concentrations of tank material prevents from forming the insoluble substances.