(19)
(11) EP 0 186 354 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.01.1987 Bulletin 1987/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.07.1986 Bulletin 1986/27

(21) Application number: 85308885

(22) Date of filing: 05.12.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 25.12.1984 JP 27724084

(71) Applicant: APPLETON PAPERS INC.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Kawai, Akira
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(54) Pressure-sensitive color-developer material


(57) A color-developer material for use in pressure-sensitive recording is disclosed which is capable of developing a colored image upon reactive contact with substantially colorless color-formers, and comprises a salicylic acid derivative and/or a multivalent metal salt thereof, dispersed in a petroleum resin. This combination provides enhanced intensity of the developed image and increased speed of the imaging performance.





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