| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 503204000 | Plural colors or plural diverse systems | 8 |
| 20090203522 | PRINTABLE IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM FOR USE WITH THERMAL PRINTERS - An identification device in the form of a wristband, labels or cards, including a thermal sensitive coating laminated between a clear plastic coating and a liner ply. The clear plastic coating including UV inhibitors or anti-oxidants protects the thermal sensitive coating from damage by environmental hazards. The clear plastic coating also allows for reliable thermal printing on the thermal sensitive coating with the clear plastic coating in place. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100087316 | Thermally-Insulating Layers and Direct Thermal Imaging Members Containing Same - Multicolor thermal imaging members are described that comprise color-forming layers that are separated by thermally-insulating layers and can be addressed with a thermal printing head in contact with a surface to form an image. The thermally-insulating layers are designed to be as thin as possible consistent with at least partially independent addressing of the color-forming layers, and are formulated so as not to lead to instabilities either before or after printing or to give rise to dimensional changes of a thermal imaging member when it is subjected to changes in temperature or humidity. Coating compositions for manufacturing such thermally-insulating layers are also provided. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100099556 | Imaging System - There are disclosed imaging members wherein a chemical compound in a crystalline form is converted, at least partially, and preferably substantially completely or completely, to an amorphous form that has intrinsically a different color from the crystalline form. Also described are imaging methods utilizing the imaging members. The conversion of the compound from the crystalline form to an amorphous form can be effected by laser exposure. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20140187418 | MULTICOLOR THERMAL IMAGING METHOD AND THERMAL PRINTER - A multicolor direct thermal imaging method wherein a multicolor image is formed in a thermal imaging member comprising at least first and second different image-forming compositions and a thermal printer for use in practicing the method. Heat is applied to at least the second image-forming composition while the first image-forming composition is at a first baseline temperature (T | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140349846 | KITCHENWARE WITH THERMOCHROMIC AND PHOTOCHROMIC INKS APPLIED IN HIGH VISIBILITY AREAS AS THERMAL STATE INDICATOR MECHANISM - Kitchenware comprising thermochromic and photochromic inks in zones of high visibility for the user are disclosed, as a mechanism to know by simple observation their thermal state (cold or hot), independently if said kitchenware is used outdoors (under sunlight exposure) or in enclosed areas. Said kitchenware corresponds to pots, frying pans, cooking pots, pressure cookers or any other kitchen utensil whose use may be outdoors or in enclosed areas and implies direct or indirect contact with a thermal energy source. Thermochromic and photochromic inks are applied in zones of the kitchenware where the user may easily see the color change during use, as in zones where there is no direct contact with food, which, depending on the type of kitchen utensil, may be in covers, knobs, grippers, handles, flame arrestors, regulator valves for pressure cookers, as in exterior walls that are not in direct contact with the thermal source. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150119238 | METHOD AND DYE MIXTURES FOR MARKING SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS, AND SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER ARTICLES WITH SWITCHABLE READABILITY - A method for marking an item including a shape memory polymer (SMP) having a visual readable and/or machine readable graphic element on the surface of the item. The method includes pretreating the surface of the item; colouring the surface of the item with a dye solution containing an organic dye and an organic solvent; cleaning and drying the surface of the item; and engraving by at least partially ablating the surface of the item. The dyeing process is suitable for colouring the surface of a shape memory polymer (SMP), wherein the information is engraved in a form of a code or other label on the coloured surface. The colouring causes an increased contrast and thus facilitates machine readability of marking and coding without affecting the other properties of the SMP. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20160052323 | Sealed Thermacolor Tag and Label Structure - Provided is thermally imagable media in which selected areas may be thermally activated to change color. The thermally imagable media includes a substrate having a first and second surface, the first surface supporting a thermally imagable coating, an extender coating, and a top coating such that when activated the thermally imagable coating produces a visible color. The thermally imagable media is activated in a direct thermal printer. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160059604 | HEAT-SENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM DISPLAYING GOLD METAL TONE, AND/OR HEAT-SENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM DISPLAYING TWO DIFFERENT COLOR TONES - A main purpose of the present invention is to provide a heat-sensitive recording medium that utilizes a chromogenic reaction between a dye precursor and a developer, wherein a colored image is tinged with a metallic luster so as to exhibit a gold metal color tone with a vivid appearance, or to provide a heat-sensitive recording medium exhibiting a yellow or gold metal color tone and a color tone different from the yellow or gold metal color tone, wherein the color optical density in each of the color tones is high, and a recording part has excellent color separation properties. | 03-03-2016 |
