Global Patent Index - EP 1006000 A1

EP 1006000 A1 20000607 - Label-printing process for direct thermal imaging materials including an organic silver salt

Title (en)

Label-printing process for direct thermal imaging materials including an organic silver salt

Title (de)

Etikettendruckverfahren für direckt-thermische Aufzeichnungsmaterialien mit organischem Silbersalz

Title (fr)

Procédé d'impression d'étiquette pour materiaux d'imagerie thermique directe comprenant un sel d'argent organique

Publication

EP 1006000 A1 20000607 (EN)

Application

EP 98204013 A 19981130

Priority

EP 98204013 A 19981130

Abstract (en)

A label-printing process for obtaining a desired optical density and a desired colour tone with an elongated imaging material comprising the steps of: selecting an elongated imaging material; supplying image data to a processing unit of a thermal printer including a printhead having energizable heating elements arranged in a column C; converting the image date, which are not zero into at least one activation pulse per pixel to be printed; energising the heating elements printing-line by printing-line adjacent to the selected elongated imaging material thereby producing an image; transporting the imaging material past and adjacent to the printhead in a transport direction with a transport means; characterized in that the selected elongated imaging material includes a support and a thermosensitive element containing a substantially light-insensitive organic silver salt; and a heat energy of 50 to 200mJ/mm<2> of heating element surface area is used for the formation of an image dot; and an apparatus therefor. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B41J 3/407; B41J 2/36

IPC 8 full level

B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 2/36 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01); B41M 5/28 (2006.01); B41M 5/30 (2006.01); B41M 5/323 (2006.01); G03C 1/498 (2006.01); G09F 3/00 (2006.01); G09F 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B41J 2/36 (2013.01); B41J 3/4075 (2013.01); B41J 15/04 (2013.01); G03C 1/4989 (2013.01); G03C 1/49881 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1006000 A1 20000607; DE 69905757 D1 20030410; DE 69905757 T2 20031218; EP 1135258 A1 20010926; EP 1135258 B1 20030305; JP 2002531291 A 20020924; WO 0032403 A1 20000608

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98204013 A 19981130; DE 69905757 T 19991123; EP 9909163 W 19991123; EP 99964507 A 19991123; JP 2000585071 A 19991123