Thermally transferable compositions and methods
CA 2434549 A1 · Owner: Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Stofko, John J. Jr.; Severance, Richard L.; Chou, Hsin Hsin
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A photocurable thermally transferable composition containing a multifunctional monomer that is substantially non-liquid at room temperature and a thermoplastic binder is disclosed. The composition is suitable for use in thermal transfer ribbons. After thermal transfer the compositions are , photocured to provide a durable weatherable image on a graphic article.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed June 19, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 19, 2021.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 19, 2023.
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