| US 7,531,224 B2 | ||
| Two-sided thermal transfer ribbon | ||
| Timothy W. Rawlings, Waynesville, Ohio (US); and Mark E. Keeton, Kettering, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to NCR Corporation, Dayton, Ohio (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 20, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/780,959. | ||
| Application 11/780959 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/779732, filed on Jul. 18, 2007. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/949378, filed on Jul. 12, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0017237 A1, Jan. 15, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41M 5/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 428—32.76 [428/32.75; 428/32.87; 428/212] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A two-sided thermal transfer ribbon comprising:
a substrate having a first side and a second side, opposite the first side;
a first thermal transfer coating supported on the first side of the substrate; and
a second thermal transfer coating supported on the second side of the substrate,
wherein the first thermal transfer coating is adapted to transfer to print media when heated to a first temperature, and the
second thermal transfer coating is adapted to transfer to print media when heated to a second temperature different from the
first temperature.
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