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| 2H111 | THERMAL TRANSFER OR THERMAL RECORDING IN GENERAL | |
| B41M5/035 ;5/26-5/26,620;5/36-5/40;5/40,300-5/41;5/41,300-5/42;5/42,300-5/44;5/44,300-5/46;5/46,500-5/48;5/48,500;5/50,300-5/50,420;5/52,300-5/52,400 | ||
| B41M5/26-5/26,500;5/36;5/382-5/395,400;5/40;5/40,300-5/41;5/41,300-5/42;5/42,300-5/44;5/44,300-5/46;5/46,300-5/48;5/48,500;5/50,300-5/50,420;5/52,300-5/52,400;5/035 | AA | AA00 THERMAL TRANSFER IN GENERAL * |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA08 | AA09 | AA10 |
| . Purposes or uses * | . . Overhead projectors (OHP) | . . Forms | . . Printing plates | . . Patterns | . . Ceramics | . . preventing alteration | . . Image durability | . . . preventing colour fade | . . . Friction resistance | |||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | AA17 | AA18 | AA19 | AA20 | |||
| . . Heat resistance of images | . . improving resolution | . . Heat energy savings | . . preventing non-transfer | . . preventing sticking | . . preventing blocking | . . preventing scumming | . . Correction functions | . . Cleaning of heating heads | . . Use of rough paper | |||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA25 | AA26 | AA27 | AA28 | |||||||
| . . Multiple-time transfer | . . Reproduction | . Transfer forms | . . of ink layers per se | . . Component transfer in ink layers | . . via transfer layer of components in ink layers | |||||||
| AA31 | AA32 | AA33 | AA34 | AA35 | AA36 | AA37 | AA38 | AA39 | AA40 | |||
| . Methods or devices | . . Heating | . . . Thermal recording heads | . . . Electromagnetic rays | . . . . Lasers | . . . . Infra-red rays | . . . . Whole-surface irradiation | . . . Electric conduction | . . . Electric discharges | . . . Heat pressuring | |||
| AA41 | AA42 | AA43 | AA44 | AA45 | AA46 | AA47 | AA48 | AA49 | AA50 | |||
| . . . . Irons | . . Conveyance | . . Control | . . Transfer assistance | . . . magnetic | . . . Static electricity | . . Multicolour | . . Gradation | . . with colour forming | . . Post-transfer treatment | |||
| AA51 | AA52 | AA53 | ||||||||||
| . . . Fixing | . . . preserving images | . . Cassettes or cartridges | ||||||||||
| AB | AB00 SPECIAL THERMAL TRANSFER * |
AB01 | AB02 | AB05 | AB06 | AB07 | ||||||
| . Transfer objects integral with transferred objects | . . Joined layers between transfer and transferred objects | . Use of intermediate transfer objects | . . Purposes | . . Materials | ||||||||
| BA | BA00 LAYER OF THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET * |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | BA09 | ||
| . Layer constructions | . . Surface layers other than ink layers | . . Ink layers | . . Intermediate layers | . . . Locations | . . . . between ink layers | . . . . between supports and ink layers | . . Back layers | . . Layer combinations | ||||
| BA11 | BA12 | BA13 | BA14 | BA15 | BA16 | BA17 | ||||||
| . Shapes or arrangements | . . multi-layered | . . image-like | . . colour separated | . . . Order of colour used | . . dot-like | . . Rough or smooth surfaces | ||||||
| BA21 | BA22 | BA23 | BA24 | |||||||||
| . Layer structures | . . muriform-like | . . sponge-like | . . Microcapsules | |||||||||
| BA31 | BA32 | BA33 | BA34 | BA35 | BA37 | BA38 | BA39 | BA40 | ||||
| . Layer materials | . . Inorganic materials | . . . Colouring agents | . . . Carbon | . . . Fillers | . . Organic materials | . . . Dyes or pigments | . . . . Subliming dyes | . . . . Naphthoquinones | ||||
| BA41 | BA42 | BA43 | BA44 | BA45 | BA47 | BA48 | BA49 | BA50 | ||||
| . . . . Anthraquinones | . . . . Styryls | . . . . Indoanilines | . . . . Imidazole azos | . . . . Tricyanovinyl | . . . . Cyanogen | . . . . Magenta | . . . . Yellow | . . . . Black | ||||
| BA52 | BA53 | BA54 | BA55 | |||||||||
| . . . Colour-forming components | . . . Resins | . . . Waxes | . . . Additives | |||||||||
| BA61 | BA62 | BA63 | BA64 | BA65 | BA66 | BA67 | BA68 | BA69 | BA70 | |||
| . Functions or physical properties or the like | . . Adhesive properties | . . Stripping properties | . . Smoothness | . . Running performance | . . Heat insulation | . . preventing retransfer | . . anti-static | . . self-supporting | . . Melt viscosity | |||
| BA71 | BA72 | BA73 | BA74 | BA75 | BA76 | BA77 | BA78 | |||||
| . . Melting or softening points | . . Heat conductivity | . . Layer heat resistance | . . Properties or functions of dyes or pigments | . . . Resistance to weather or light | . . Properties or functions of additives | . . Filling density | . . Mixing ratio | |||||
| BB | BB00 THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET SUPPORT OR THE LIKE * |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | |||
| . Supports | . . Structures | . . Materials | . . . Paper | . . . Resins | . . . . Polyesters | . . . Metals | . . Physical properties | |||||
| BB11 | BB12 | BB13 | BB14 | BB15 | BB16 | BB17 | BB18 | |||||
| . Addition or detection of marks | . . Objects to be detected | . . . Front or back edges | . . . Colours | . . . Position adjustment | . . Detecting means | . . . optical | . . . magnetic | |||||
| CA | CA00 THERMAL TRANSFERRED OBJECT * |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | ||||||
| . Layer constructions | . . Surface layers other than ink or dye receiving layers | . . Ink or dye receiving layers | . . Intermediate layers | . . Back layers | ||||||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | |||||||||
| . Shapes arrangements or structures | . . Sheets | . . . multi-layered | . . . Smoothness | |||||||||
| CA21 | CA22 | CA23 | CA24 | CA25 | CA26 | CA27 | CA28 | CA29 | CA30 | |||
| . Materials | . . of substrates | . . . Paper | . . . Fabrics | . . . Plastics | . . . Metals | . . . . Aluminium | . . . Glass or ceramics | . . of layers | . . . Resins | |||
| CA31 | CA32 | CA33 | CA34 | CA35 | CA36 | CA37 | CA38 | |||||
| . . . . Dispersed additives | . . . . . Aluminium (Al) magnesium (Mg) calcium (Ca) or tin (Sn) compounds | . . . Additives | . . . . Phenols | . . . . Chlorobenzenes | . . . . Methylnaphthalenes | . . . . Ultraviolet-absorption agents | . . . . Whitening agents | |||||
| CA41 | CA42 | CA43 | CA44 | CA45 | CA46 | CA47 | CA48 | CA49 | CA50 | |||
| . Functions or physical properties | . . Heat resistance | . . Heat insulation | . . Adhesive properties | . . Cushioning | . . Smoothness or anti-sliding properties | . . Ink affinity | . . Dye compatibility | . . Whitening | . . Countermeasures to dust | |||
| DA | DA00 MANUFACTURING METHOD OR DEVICE FOR THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING MATERIAL * |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA06 | DA08 | DA10 | ||||
| . Coating | . . Coating liquids | . . Pretreatment of coating | . . Post-treatment of coating | . Printing | . Vapour deposition | . Absorption by static electricity | ||||||
| B41M5/26,600-5/26,620 | EA | EA00 RECORDING TO OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM * |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA05 | |||||
| . Recording or reproducing methods | . . Reproduction-only types | . . Recording or reproducing types | . . Rewriting | . . Multiple recording | ||||||||
| EA11 | EA12 | EA13 | EA14 | |||||||||
| . Media shapes | . . Discs | . . . Sealed types | . . Cards | |||||||||
| EA21 | EA22 | EA23 | EA24 | EA25 | EA26 | EA27 | ||||||
| . Recording methods * | . . Hole formation | . . Phase changing types | . . Bubble or texture types | . . Reaction or decomposition types | . . Metal-molecule dispersion types | . . Photothermographic magnetic recording types | ||||||
| EA31 | EA32 | EA33 | EA34 | EA35 | EA36 | EA37 | EA38 | EA39 | EA40 | |||
| . Purposes or effects * | . . Improvement of recording density | . . Improvement of recording sensitivity | . . . Thermal conductivity | . . . Melting points | . . High-speed deletion functions | . . Improvement of carrier-to-noise (C/N) ratio | . . . Surface tension | . . Improvement of stability | . . . Conservation stability | |||
| EA41 | EA42 | EA43 | EA44 | EA47 | EA48 | |||||||
| . . Decrease of reproduction degradation | . . Improvement of abrasion-resistance | . . Light absorption or reflection properties | . . Safety or productivity | . Recording devices | . . for laser types | |||||||
| FA | FA00 STRUCTURE OR LAYER CONSTRUCTION OF OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM * |
FA01 | FA02 | FA03 | FA04 | |||||||
| . Recording layers | . . Two or more layers | . . non-homogeneity | . . . Dispersion in binders | |||||||||
| FA11 | FA12 | FA13 | FA14 | FA15 | FA16 | FA17 | FA18 | FA19 | FA20 | |||
| . Non-recording layers * | . . Reflecting layers | . . Reflection-preventing layers | . . Protective layers | . . Adhesive layers | . . Heating auxiliary layers | . . . Heat insulation | . . . Cooling | . . . Heat conversion | . . . Heat generation | |||
| FA21 | FA22 | FA23 | FA24 | FA25 | FA26 | FA27 | FA28 | FA29 | FA30 | |||
| . . Dielectric layers | . . Materials of non-recording layers | . . . Metallic materials | . . . Inorganic materials | . . . . Oxides | . . . . Halides | . . . . Sulfides | . . . . Nitrides | . . . . Ceramics or the like | . . . Organic materials | |||
| FA31 | FA32 | FA33 | FA34 | FA35 | FA36 | FA37 | FA38 | FA39 | FA40 | |||
| . Supports of optical information recording media | . . Materials | . . . Glass | . . . Metals | . . . Resins | . . . . Acrylic resins | . . . . Polycarbonates | . . Improvement of physical properties | . . . Optical properties | . . . . Birefringence | |||
| FA41 | FA42 | FA43 | FA44 | FA45 | ||||||||
| . . . Mechanical strength or stiffness | . . . Solvent resistance | . . . Stability of dimensions | . . . Forming properties | . . Manufacturing methods or devices for supports | ||||||||
| FB | FB00 MATERIAL FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING LAYER * |
FB01 | FB02 | FB03 | FB04 | FB05 | FB06 | FB07 | FB08 | FB09 | FB10 | |
| . Metallic materials other than organic metal complexes | . . Elemental metal | . . Alloys | . . . Group IVB elements | . . . . Germanium (Ge) | . . . . Tin (Sn) | . . . . Lead (Pb) | . . . Group VB elements | . . . . Antimony (Sb) | . . . . Bismuth (Bi) | |||
| FB11 | FB12 | FB13 | FB14 | FB15 | FB16 | FB17 | FB18 | FB19 | FB20 | |||
| . . . Chalcogenides | . . . . Tellurium (Te) | . . . . . Tellurium carbide (TeC) | . . . . . Tellurium oxide (TeO2) | . . . . Selenium (Se) | . . . Other components | . . . . Group I elements | . . . . Group II elements | . . . . . Beryllium (Be) calcium (Ca) zinc (Zn) or cadmium (Cd) | . . . . Group III elements | |||
| FB21 | FB22 | FB23 | FB24 | FB25 | FB26 | FB27 | FB28 | FB29 | FB30 | |||
| . . . . . Indium (In) gallium (Ga) or aluminium (Al) | . . . . Group VIII elements | . . . . . Iron (Fe) cobalt (Co) nickel (Ni) or platinum (Pt) | . . . . Non-metallic components | . . . . . Oxides | . . . . . Halides | . . . . . Sulfides | . . . . . Non-metallic elements | . . . . . . Carbon (C) nitrogen (N) hydrogen (H) or sulfur (S) | . . . characterised by composition ratios | |||
| FB31 | FB32 | |||||||||||
| . Inorganic materials other than metals | . . Silicon oxides | |||||||||||
| FB41 | FB42 | FB43 | FB44 | FB45 | FB46 | FB47 | FB48 | FB49 | FB50 | |||
| . Organic materials | . . Dyes or pigments | . . . Cyanines | . . . . Merocyanines | . . . . Phthalocyanines | . . . Quinones | . . . Azuleniums | . . . Squaryliums | . . . Thiol complex salts | . . Macromolecular compounds | |||
| FB51 | FB52 | FB53 | FB54 | FB55 | FB56 | FB57 | FB58 | FB59 | FB60 | |||
| . . . Gelatin or derivatives thereof | . . . Polysaccharides | . . . . Cellulose or cellulose derivatives | . . . Condensed macromolecular compounds | . . . . Polyimides | . . . Addition polymers | . . . . Vinyl-acetate polymers or copolymers | . . Thermochromic compounds | . . Liquid crystals | . . Additives | |||
| FB61 | FB62 | FB63 | ||||||||||
| . . . Antioxidants | . . . Surfactants | . . . Quenchers | ||||||||||
| GA | GA00 MANUFACTURING METHOD OR DEVICE FOR OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM * |
GA01 | GA02 | GA03 | GA04 | GA05 | GA06 | GA07 | GA08 | GA09 | GA10 | |
| . Membrane-forming methods or devices | . . Vapour deposition | . . Sputtering | . . Plasma | . . Coating | . . . Dipping | . . . Spinners | . . . Photopolymerisation | . . . Thermosetting | . . Plating | |||
| GA11 | ||||||||||||
| . Membrane treatment | ||||||||||||
| B41M5/26-5/26,500;5/36-5/36,500;5/398 | HA | HA00 OTHER THERMAL RECORDING EXCLUDING TRANSFER * |
HA01 | HA03 | HA05 | HA07 | HA09 | |||||
| . Use of differences in solubility | . Use of toner | . Use of differences in adhesion | . Transparency or non-transparency | . Use of microcapsules | ||||||||
| HA11 | HA12 | HA13 | HA14 | HA15 | HA16 | HA17 | HA18 | |||||
| . Recording methods or devices | . . Heating | . . . Electromagnetic rays | . . . . Lasers | . . . Electric conduction | . . . Electric discharges | . . . Heat media | . . . . Thermal-recording heads | |||||
| HA21 | HA22 | HA23 | HA24 | HA25 | HA26 | |||||||
| . Objects to be recorded | . . Metals | . . Plastics | . . Paper fabrics or lumber | . . Semiconductors | . . Liquids | |||||||
| HA31 | HA32 | HA33 | HA34 | HA35 | ||||||||
| . Purposes or uses | . . Copying or marking | . . Stamping | . . Displaying | . . Image formation |