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US 7,009,190 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for capturing an image
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsStanley W. Stephenson, III, Xiang-Dong Mi
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Abstract
A method of forming a contact image of an object on an imaging sheet including a bistable thermally responsive material is described, wherein the method comprises applying energy to the imaging sheet, the object, or both, and contacting the sheet with the object, thereby creating an image of the object on the sheet.
Claims20
A contact imaging method comprising:
- obtaining an imaging sheet, the imaging sheet comprising a substrate and a bistable thermally responsive material layer on the substrate;
- obtaining an object to be imaged;
- applying energy to heat the imaging sheet, the object, or both;
- and
- contacting the object with the imaging sheet.
2 more elements
A contact imaging system for forming a contact image of an object, comprising:
- an imaging sheet, wherein the imaging sheet comprises a substrate and a bistable thermally responsive material layer on the substrate;
- and
- an imaging element comprising a heat source.
A contact imaging system for forming a contact image of an object, comprising:
- an imaging sheet, wherein the imaging sheet comprises a substrate, a bistable thermally responsive material layer on the substrate, and a thermo-converting material that generates heat from energy emitted by an energy source;
- and
- an imaging element comprising the energy source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.