THERMAL TRANSFER IMAGING - Patent 0655033

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EP 0 655 033 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	31.05.1995 Bulletin 1995/22

(21)	Application number: 92917131.0

(22)	Date of filing: 12.08.1992

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B41J 2/ 32^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 30^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 385^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 392^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 42^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 50^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 388^{( . )}

B41M 5/ 26^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 382^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 39^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 40^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 46^{( . )}
B41M 5/ 52^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB1992/001489

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1994/004368 (03.03.1994 Gazette 1994/06)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE DE FR GB IT

(71)	Applicant: MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
	St. Paul, Minnesota 55133-3427 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	PATEL, Ranjan Chhaganbhai George Green Cottage Essex CM22 7PP (GB) CHOU, Hsin-Hsin Woodbury, NM 55125 (US) KAM, Keung Kam Woodbury, MN 55125 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bowman, Paul Alan, et al
	LLOYD WISE, TREGEAR & CO. Norman House 105-109 Strand London WC2R OAE London WC2R OAE (GB)

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