Patent ID: 6608002
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: B32B,B41M,G09F

Abstract:
A direct thermal printable film for use with a substrate for making a direct thermal printable laminate comprising:an optically and thermally transmissive film having front and back surfaces; a layer of friction-reducing material applied to said front surface of the transmissive film; a layer of thermosensitive imaging material applied to said back surface of the transmissive film; said front and back surfaces having respective surface forms and said thermosensitive imaging material taking the form of said back surface of the film; said thermosensitive imaging material having a color developing mechanism reactive to transmissions of heat through said film for forming images within said thermosensitive imaging layer that are visible through said film; and a layer of adhesive being applied over said layer of thermosensitive imaging material for attaching the film to the substrate prior to printing.