Abstract: A dry-process imaging film which is sensitive to, and substantially simultaneously imaged and developed by, electromagnetic radiation above a threshold value applied thereto through an imaging mask. The film, in its preferred form, comprises a thin solid continuous, non-particulate film of a dispersion imaging material provided with a thin, flexible, protective overlayer of a polymeric resin. The film of dispersion imaging material is carried or supported on a flexible plastic substrate which may be transparent or light reflective.

Abstract: This invention relates to alkali developable, paper-based systems printed with invisible phenolphthalein inks and made reusable through many development cycles by employing critical concentrations of dye reactants in conjunction with a paper having a defined water soluble acidity-alkalinity.

Abstract: Adhesive tapes which change color in the presence of water or steam at elevated temperature are provided which are useful as sterilization indicators. The tapes comprise an adhesive layer and a polymeric base film containing on one surface thereof a coating of a thermotropic ink comprising a binder resin, a colorant which undergoes a color change in the presence of water or steam at elevated temperature, and a solvent for said binder resin and colorant.

Abstract: A ribbon, adapted for use on an impact printer, is provided wherein the ribbon is impregnated with a first substantially colorless substance which acts as a color-former when reacted with a second substantially colorless substance acting as a color-developer, present on a portion of a substrate. Upon the transfer of the color-former from the ribbon to the substrate by impact, a colored image will form on those areas of the substrate which are coated or impregnated with the color-developer. Images may thus be selectively transferred to an interior ply of a multi-ply business forms assembly by the conventional transfer methods without appearing on the exterior, impact receiving ply of such an assembly.

Abstract: Composite foils for producing colored advertising indicia comprise a colored, tacky layer between two release foils, the colored layer being sensitive to light either as being solubilized in exposed areas, these areas being washed away to leave the indicia, or as being insolubilized by exposure, the unexposed areas being washed away.

Abstract: An ornamented article of clothing constituting a fabric substrate which forms at least a part of an article of clothing has applied to it in a pattern, with the aid of a stencil, an area of predetermined configuration such as a design, a character or a phrase in the form of an adhesive coating composed of a film-forming solid and a liquid solvent. The adhesive coating bonds to the substrate as by permeation into interstices thereof so that when the coating dries it will firmly adhere thereto. While the coating still is wet there are applied to the coating particles composed of a plastic material which is attackable by one or more constitutents of the still-wet adhesive, specifically the solvent or a plasticizer incorporated in the plastic solid. This attack on the surfaces of the particles causes the particles to bond to the adhesive coating.

Abstract: A coating composition consisting essentially of certain heat-stable polymers, colorants, oxidation catalysts, and liquid carrier useful for coating an article to produce a finish which is capable of having a decorative pattern produced within it is provided.

Abstract: A coating composition consisting essentially of certain heat-stable polymers, colorants, antioxidants, and liquid carrier useful for coating an article to produce a finish which is capable of maintaining its hue and having a decorative pattern produced within it is provided.

Abstract: A novel printed circuit board with a circuit of high precision having a polymer coat layer between a base and a dispersion imaging material layer and a pattern circuit on undispersed portions of the dispersion imaging material layer. Such a printed circuit board is prepared by a simplified process which comprises essentially two steps, namely, exposure of the dispersion imaging material through a circuit pattern mask to obtain a pattern circuit of the unexposed portions and conductive metal plating wherein said unexposed portions are selectively deposited with the conductive metal due to the specific effect of provision of the polymer coat layer directly under the dispersion imaging material layer.

Abstract: Copolymers of glycidyl acrylate and allyl glycidyl ether and terpolymers derived from addition of glycidyl methacrylate to the polymerizable mixture, having an inherent viscosity within the range of about 0.09 to 0.28 and an epoxy equivalent of at least about 0.64 per 100 g. of polymer are provided which upon admixture with a catalyst which is a radiation-sensitive aryldiazonium salt of a complex halogenide, provides compositions suitable for use in a dry photopolymer positive imaging process. In the process, the polymer which is non-tacky at room temperature, together with the catalyst is applied to a substrate and exposed to an energy source for example, electromagnetic radiation through a transparency or mask. Following exposure, the coating is heated to the softening point of the unexposed portion of the coating and a powder or toner is applied thereto, the toner being adhered to only the tacky, non-exposed area of the coating, resulting in a pigmented image.

Abstract: An alteration-sensitive imprinted article made of a durable, flexible plastic sheet material has two opposing surfaces, at least one of which is capable of retaining an ink coating. A positive design is directly applied to at least a designated area of said one surface of the sheet, and at least a translucent, non-erasable film or coating or sheet composed of plastic material is bonded to and applied over at least said designated area of said one surface. The film or sheet has on the side thereof opposed to that bonded to said one surface a negative design which is exactly matched to the positive design so that the two designs comprise a blanket or continuous covering over the designated area. An erasable ink coating applied over the translucent, non-erasable film or coating or sheet covers at least the designated area of said one surface.

Abstract: The appearance of a heat-stable polymer coating is enhanced by a process which produces a decorative pattern within a heat-stable polymer coating. The process consists essentially of applying, in a decorative pattern, an oxidation catalyst composition which diffuses into the heat-stable polymer coating composition and renders the pattern visible, upon baking, within the baked coat produced by the coating composition.

Abstract: Transfers to be applied to ceramic or like materials normally need to be squeegeed vigorously on application to avoid trapping of air or water behind the pattern. This necessity is avoided according to the invention by providing a transfer comprising a base having a surface of soluble adhesive onto an area of which is printed a pattern of one or more glazes, colors or pigments, the pattern area being covered by a consumable cover coat, in which the cover coat is coherent but is provided with a configuration of small apertures over substantially the whole of the pattern area.

Abstract: The appearance of a heat-stable polymer coating is enhanced by a process which produces a decorative pattern within a coating produced by a heat-stable polymer coating composition. The process consists of applying a heat-stable polymer composition as a subsequent coat over or directly under an antioxidant composition which diffuses into the heat-stable polymer coating composition and renders the pattern visible, upon baking, within the baked coat produced by the coating composition.

Abstract: The appearance of a heat-stable polymer coating is enhanced by a process which produces a decorative pattern within a coating produced by a heat-stable polymer coating composition. The process consists of applying a heat-stable polymer composition as a subsequent coat over or directly under an antioxidant composition and an oxidation catalyst composition which are both arranged in decorative patterns and which diffuse into the heat-stable polymer coating composition and render the patterns visible, upon baking, within the baked coat produced by the coating composition.

Abstract: A system for the preparing of copy containing concealed images and a marking material for the development of same in which the components comprise a receiving material in the form of starch or polyvinyl alcohol, an iodide which is oxidizable to iodine, and an oxidizing agent for oxidizing the iodide in which the oxidizing agent is contained in the imaging material to produce the concealed image, the iodine is contained in the marking material for the development of the image and the starch or polyvinyl alcohol are contained in the copy sheet, the printing material or the marking material whereby, when the marking material is applied to the concealed image, the oxidizing agent oxidizes the iodide to release iodine for producing an intense color with the starch or polyvinyl alcohol and in which the printing process is adapted to conventional printing systems.

Abstract: A photosensitive sheet product which enables dry transfer sheets to be made very simply by a process involving photographic exposure, water-washing to remove unexposed parts of the photosensitive material and drying. The photo-sensitive material itself contains the resin or other adhesive present in the letters or other transferable images and the problem of the adhesiveness which would be apparent in the transferred characters or pictorial matter in the product is solved by making the dry transfer sheet with a temporary keycoat which transfers with the characters or pictorial matter and remains as a protective layer on the finished product. Another advantageous feature of the dry transfer sheets described is that they can be formulated so as to be pressure-transferable in the normal way or alternatively can be heated or solvent-treated to exhibit a permanently increased adhesiveness, making broad-area transfer possible using much lower transfer pressures than required in normal use.

Abstract: Paper for use in the production of security documents incorporates planchettes which have incorporated therein or applied thereto a substance which is capable of taking part in a color-forming reaction. A second substance which is capable of taking part in a different color-forming reaction may be incorporated in other planchettes. When a reagent or reagents is or are applied to the security document to verify the authenticity of the document the substances change color by the color-forming reactions.Examples of security documents which may be made from such paper are bank cheques, travellers' cheques and other negotiable documents convertible to cash.

Abstract: A recording medium having a recoding layer, a conductive layer and a base body is disclosed which is provided with a conductive electrode on a portion of the surface of recording layer in such a manner as not to be in direct contact with the conductive layer.

Abstract: Postage stamps selected in accordance with destination, are cancelled on mail by activating radiation which also establishes a destination code that is machine readable. The destination code is formed by a pattern of color zones on the cancelled postage stamp, the color of said zones being changed by the activating radiation.

Abstract: Photopolymeric image inlay articles comprising a photopolymeric image inlaid into a resilient polyester resin coated matrix of a solidified synthetic rock-like mixture.

Abstract: The present invention provides transferring papers for electrophotography which contain specific polymeric compounds and which are particularly useful in transferring by electrophoresis. The specific polymeric compounds are copolymers prepared from one or more monomers represented by the formula: ##EQU1## wherein A is hydrogen or CH.sub.3 ; and B is alkyl, and at least one monomer selected from the group of unsaturated carboxylic acids and acrylonitrile.

Abstract: A process for enhancing the optical density of images and the product resulting therefrom. The process comprises forming on a shrinkable substrate an image defined by a plurality of particles and having substantially less than an optimum optical density, and then forming a reduced-size image having a substantially improved optical density by shrinking said substrate with said image thereon.

Abstract: An improved process for diazo-type multicolor reproduction comprisingA. exposing to light an assembly comprisingI. an original comprising opaque image areas and complementary non-image areas which transmit light,Ii. a photosensitive layer containing at least one photosensitive diazonium salt (c), an azo coupler (b) and a substantially non-thermovolatile acidic substance (d), the acidic substance (d) being present in an amount of at least 5 mols per mol of the diazonium salt (c), andIii.