Laser propulsion transfer using black metal coated substrates

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5308737
SERIAL NO

08033112

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This invention relates to a laser imageable donor material that is capable of transferring pigment to a receiver, such as plain paper, polymeric film, metal and the like. The donor material is composed of at least a transparent film, an overlying layer of vapor coated black aluminum, and a dye coating or pigment coating dispersed on top of the black aluminum. A material which generates gas when irradiated may also be present as a separate layer under or in the dye or pigment layer and above the black aluminum layer. The construction can be addressed with diode lasers and diode-pumped solid state lasers. The invention can be used to produce large format digital halftone color proofs using high power air-cooled diode-pumped Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF lasers. Other materials could be transferred from the donor sheet in this process as well as the colorant (dye or pigment) layer.

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  • 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bills, Richard E both if Woodbury, MN 20 502
Chou, Hsin-hsin both if Woodbury, MN 48 1225
Dower, William V St. Paul, MN 52 1221
Wolk, Martin B Woodbury, MN 155 3494

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