Business record having a multicolor imagable surface
AssigneeThe Standard Register Company
InventorsJoseph V. Schwan, Mark D. Dotson
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Abstract
A business record such as a form, tag, label or the like is provided in which different selected colored areas may be activated in a single pass through a printer. In one embodiment, coatings of initially colorless color formers and color developers are coated on selected areas of a substrate surface. The color formers and color developers combine upon exposure to an imaging force, such as heat or pressure, to form different colored visible areas on the sheet. In an alternative embodiment, the coatings of color formers and color developers are self-contained coatings having pressure-rupturable microcapsules containing either the color formers or said color developers.
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An imagable business record in which different selected areas may be activated to form colored areas comprising:
- a substrate having first and second major surfaces, said first surface of said substrate including on selected areas thereof means for forming areas of a plurality of different colors, said means comprising initially colorless coatings of materials directly on said first surface of said substrate which, when activated by heat or pressure, form colored visible areas on said substrate.
An imagable business record in which different selected colorless areas may be activated to form different colored areas, said record comprising:
- a substrate having first and second major surfaces, said first surface of said substrate including on selected portions thereof means for forming areas of a plurality of different colors, said means comprising initially colorless coatings of materials on said substrate which, when activated by an imaging force, form colored visible areas on said substrate.
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