EP0354122B1 - Mehrfach verwendbare wärmeempfindliche Übertragungs-Aufzeichnungsmaterialien - Google Patents

Mehrfach verwendbare wärmeempfindliche Übertragungs-Aufzeichnungsmaterialien Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0354122B1
EP0354122B1 EP19890402196 EP89402196A EP0354122B1 EP 0354122 B1 EP0354122 B1 EP 0354122B1 EP 19890402196 EP19890402196 EP 19890402196 EP 89402196 A EP89402196 A EP 89402196A EP 0354122 B1 EP0354122 B1 EP 0354122B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
ink
transfer
resin
recording material
material according
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP19890402196
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0354122A1 (de
Inventor
André Mpandou
Bruno Launay
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Regma
Original Assignee
Regma
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Regma filed Critical Regma
Priority to AT89402196T priority Critical patent/ATE82908T1/de
Publication of EP0354122A1 publication Critical patent/EP0354122A1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0354122B1 publication Critical patent/EP0354122B1/de
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
    • B41M5/392—Additives, other than colour forming substances, dyes or pigments, e.g. sensitisers, transfer promoting agents
    • B41M5/395—Macromolecular additives, e.g. binders
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/913—Material designed to be responsive to temperature, light, moisture
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/914—Transfer or decalcomania
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24802—Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.]
    • Y10T428/24893—Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.] including particulate material
    • Y10T428/24901—Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond [e.g., artwork, printing, retouched photograph, etc.] including particulate material including coloring matter
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
    • Y10T428/31725—Of polyamide

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to new recording materials by thermal transfer such as sheets, films, tapes, which can be used several times.
  • Heat transfer materials have also been described, the hot-melt ink layer of which contains fine organic particles (phenolic resins, epoxy resins) or mineral particles (metal oxides , metallic powders, molecular sieves, diatomaceous earth) porous or not forming a barrier layer slowing the transfer of hot-melt ink. It has also been proposed to slow down the transfer of the hot-melt ink from its support to the material intended to receive the recording by placing between the recording material and the ink layer, a layer of an adhesive compound. , cf. for example: published Japanese applications No. 60 / 54,893; 60 / 255.490; 60 / 54,894; 61 / 255.895.
  • the present invention specifically relates to a new solution to the problem of reusable heat transfer materials designated below, for convenience, multi-pass recording materials.
  • a first objective of the present invention lies in the development of simple multi-pass recording materials.
  • a second objective of the present invention lies in increasing the number of possible re-uses of the multi-pass recording material.
  • a third objective of the present invention lies in improving the optical density of recordings resulting from the use of multi-pass recording materials.
  • the subject of the present invention is a multi-pass thermal transfer recording material comprising a base support coated with at least one layer of a hot-melt ink having a melting temperature in the range of 50 to 90 ° C. and comprising at least one coloring substance and a hot-melt vehicle for this coloring substance, characterized in that the ink comprises from 15 to 50%, relative to the weight of the ink, of at least one polymeric thermal transfer resin, homogeneously mixed with the other constituents of the ink, having a softening point of between 60 and 130 ° C, a tensile strength of less than 8N / mm2 at 20 ° C, an elongation of between 0.04 and 6 m / m, a viscosity in the molten state of less than 5 Pa.s at 200 ° C., and an adhesion to the base support such that, at the heat transfer temperature, the force necessary to peel off the ink from said support is superior ure at the force necessary to break the internal cohesion of the in
  • transfer resin the polymeric thermal transfer resin ensuring the gradual transfer of the ink
  • the multipass thermal transfer ink which has been developed contains, like the usual inks of single pass thermal transfer materials, at least one coloring substance of chromatic colors such as blue, red and yellow or at least one coloring substance black and a hot-melt vehicle of said substance, that is to say a compound or a mixture of compounds compatible (s) with the dye (s) and melting at a temperature between 50 and 150 ° C.
  • These single pass inks generally have a transfer rate greater than 80%.
  • the rate of transfer is defined by the ratio of the quantity of ink transferred from the thermal transfer material on the receiving material to the quantity of ink present on the transfer material before the last transfer reported at 100.
  • coloring substances which are suitable for the preparation of the ink of the thermal transfer materials in accordance with the invention are those usually used.
  • the term "coloring substances” denotes organosoluble or water-soluble dyes or pigments. They can be inorganic or organic, of natural or synthetic origin. Dyes such as those mentioned in DE-A-35 20 308 can therefore be used; EP-A-0063000; DE-A-36 06 710.
  • black dyes mention may be made, for specific purposes: carbon black; dyes sold under the commercial brands: NOIR CERES by the company BAYER; NOIR NEOPRENE by BASF; NOIR AU GRAS by the company CIBA-GEIGY; magnetic iron oxide such as those sold under the brand name BAYFERROX by the company BAYER.
  • organic compounds melting between 50 and 150 ° C., such as those used in the usual manner in thermal transfer inks.
  • They can be natural or synthetic products.
  • vegetable waxes such as carnauba wax, candellila wax
  • animal waxes such as lanolin, beeswax
  • mineral waxes such as montane waxes
  • synthetic waxes such as paraffin
  • microcrystalline waxes fatty acids highly condensed in carbon, their esters and their amides such as: stearic acid, palmitic acid, stearamide, palmitamide; alkali salts of fatty acids
  • polyols such as polyethylene glycol, sorbitol, polypropylene glycol
  • polyol ethers such as polyethylene glycol and lanolin ethers
  • alcohols with high carbon condensation palmitic, stearyl, cetyl alcohols
  • polymers such as polyvinyl esters (polyvinyl esters (polyvinyl esters (polyvin
  • the transfer resin (or the mixture of transfer resins) is chosen so as to ensure, for each of the first ten uses (or passes) of the thermal transfer support, an ink transfer rate of between 5% and 60% .
  • polyamide resins such as those sold under the trade names EURELON by the company SCHERING; terpene resins such as those sold under the trademark DERTOLENE-DERTOPHENE or DERTENATE by the company DRT or rosins such as those sold under the trademark STAYBELITE by the company HERCULES.
  • Such a resin is sold under the trademark EURELON-2095 by the company SCHERING.
  • the amount of polymer resin used to ensure a gradual transfer of the ink with each pass depends on the nature of the support and the composition of the latter. In general, this amount represents from 15 to 50% by weight and preferably from 20 to 40% of the total of the transferable composition.
  • the support for the ink layer those used usually are used. They may be films, sheets or ribbons of film-forming polymers such as linear polyesters and, in particular, polyterephthalates of diols (for example ethylene glycol); polyamides (polyhexamethyleneadipamide, polycaprolactam); polyethylene; polypropylene; polycarbonates; cellulose derivatives (cellulose esters, paper). Polyterephthalates are particularly suitable.
  • the dorsal face of the support that is to say the face opposite to that carrying the ink, can be provided with the usual coatings intended to provide them with good thermal resistance and / or good machinability and / or antistatic properties. To this end, mention may be made of back coatings made of polysiloxanes or polyurethanes.
  • the thickness of the ink layer containing the polymer resin is determined so as to ensure sufficient optical density for recording after at least six passes of the heat transfer medium. In general, it is between 4 and 35 ⁇ m and preferably between 4 and 20 ⁇ m. It is possible, without departing from the scope of the present invention, to place on the ink layer according to the invention, an ink layer containing less than 5% by weight of transfer resin and, preferably, does not not containing it, that is to say a layer of ink transferred more than 80% on the first pass. To promote rupture within the hot-melt assembly, the viscosity in the molten state of the second layer of ink must be lower than that of the first layer containing the transfer resin and its melting temperature must not exceed that of the first layer of ink. This layer can have a thickness of between 2 ⁇ m and 10 ⁇ m.
  • the ink of the recording materials according to the invention may comprise, in addition to the transfer resin, other polymer resins used in the inks single or multi-pass such as for example polyvinyl acetates, ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymers (EVAC) and the usual additives (for example: plasticizers).
  • other polymer resins used in the inks single or multi-pass such as for example polyvinyl acetates, ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymers (EVAC) and the usual additives (for example: plasticizers).
  • the multi-pass materials in accordance with the present invention can be obtained by the usual methods of coating film-forming polymer supports, or by a solution of the ink composition in one or more organic solvents: ketones (methyl ethyl ketone), aliphatic hydrocarbons (hexane ), cycloaliphatic or aromatic (toluene), alcohols (propanol, isopropanol) or, preferably, by a molten composition.
  • ketones methyl ethyl ketone
  • aliphatic hydrocarbons hexane
  • cycloaliphatic or aromatic toluene
  • alcohols propanol, isopropanol
  • the inks in solution are obtained by dissolving the soluble substances in the chosen solvent (s) and then, if necessary, dispersing the insoluble substances (pigments for example) by means of a turbine or a ball mixer.
  • the melted inks are prepared by melting the meltable ingredients by heating between 80 and 180 ° C. then addition of the coloring substance (s) with stirring using a turbine or a blender. marbles.
  • the optical density was measured by reflection on transferred solids, using a densitometer of the trade mark MACBETH TR-927.
  • tapes were prepared by coating a film of polyethylene terephthalate 6 ⁇ m thick comprising a backing layer based on a polysiloxane resin. Depending on the composition of the ink, the support was coated with the fade or with a solution.
  • inks A to K the composition of which in percentages by weight is given in Table I below, were deposited on the support by the molten process for ink A and in the form of a solution for inks B to K. In the latter In this case, the coated supports were dried in a dryer between 50 and 150 ° C. Eleven films coated with a 14 ⁇ m ink layer were obtained which were transformed into thermal transfer ribbons.
  • the ribbons thus obtained were subjected to transfer tests. To this end, the same text was reproduced six consecutive times with each sample of tape, then the density of the text reproduced after each pass was measured. The transfer was carried out on a 50-second satin-finish receiving paper measured on a BEKK-31 E device, under the transfer conditions applied to single-pass ribbons (temperature between 60 and 70 ° C). The results are shown in Table II.
  • the ribbons obtained using this ink led to the following optical densities after each of the six passages in a heat transfer machine.
  • the first layer was melted and the second in solution.
  • optical densities measured after each of the six passes of the same ribbon sample in a thermal transfer machine are as follows:

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)
  • Heat Sensitive Colour Forming Recording (AREA)
  • Inks, Pencil-Leads, Or Crayons (AREA)

Claims (9)

  1. Mehrfach verwendbares Material zur Thermotransfer-Aufzeichnung, umfassend ein Trägermaterial, das mit mindestens einer Schicht einer wärmeschmelzbaren Farbe überzogen ist, deren Schmelztemperatur im Bereich von 50 bis 90°C liegt und die mindestens eine färbende Substanz und ein wärmeschmelzbares Bindemittel für diese färbende Substanz umfaßt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Farbe, gleichmäßig vermischt mit den anderen gestandteilen der Farbe, 15 bis 50 %, bezogen auf das Gewicht der Farbe, mindestens eines Thermotransfer-Polymerharzes enthält, das eine Erweichungstemperatur zwischen 60 und 130°C (DIN 52011), eine Zugfestigkeit von weniger als 8 N/mm² bei 20°C (DIN 53455), eine Dehnung zwischen 0,04 und 6 m/m (DIN 53455), eine Viskosität im geschmolzenen Zustand von weniger als 5 Pa.s bei 200°C besitzt und eine solche Adhäsion gegenüber dem Trägermaterial aufweist, daß bei der Thermotransfer-Temperatur die zum Ablösen der Farbe von dem genannten Träger erforderliche Kraft größer ist als die zum Aufbrechen des inneren Zusammenhalts der Farbe erforderliche Kraft.
  2. Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Farbe 20 bis 40 Gew.% des genannten Thermotransfer-Polymerharzes enthält.
  3. Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Transferharz ein Polyamidharz umfaßt.
  4. Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Transferharz ein Terpenharz umfaßt.
  5. Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Transferharz ein Gemisch aus einem Polyamidharz und einem Terpenharz darstellt.
  6. Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Polyamidharz eine Erweichungstemperatur von etwa 95°C hat, eine Schmelztemperatur von etwa 73°C, eine Viskosität im geschmolzenen Zustand von 1 bis 1,5 Pa.s bei 160°C, eine Zugfestigkeit von etwa 3,5 N/mm² bei 20°C und eine Dehnung von etwa 0,7 m/m bei 20°C.
  7. Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es einen Übertragungsgrad von 5 bis 60% bei jedem Durchgang aufweist.
  8. Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Farbschicht eine Stärke von 4 bis 35 µm hat.
  9. Aufzeichnungsmaterial nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es eine zweite, kein Transferharz enthaltende Farbschicht besitzt, deren Viskosität im geschmolzenen Zustand niedriger ist als die der Farbe der ersten Schicht und deren Schmelztemperatur nicht höher ist als die der ersten Schicht.
EP19890402196 1988-08-04 1989-08-02 Mehrfach verwendbare wärmeempfindliche Übertragungs-Aufzeichnungsmaterialien Expired - Lifetime EP0354122B1 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT89402196T ATE82908T1 (de) 1988-08-04 1989-08-02 Mehrfach verwendbare waermeempfindliche uebertragungs-aufzeichnungsmaterialien.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8810776A FR2635109B1 (fr) 1988-08-04 1988-08-04 Compositions d'encres pour materiaux d'enregistrement par transferts thermiques reutilisables et materiaux d'enregistrement reutilisables
FR8810776 1988-08-04

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0354122A1 EP0354122A1 (de) 1990-02-07
EP0354122B1 true EP0354122B1 (de) 1992-12-02

Family

ID=9369262

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP19890402196 Expired - Lifetime EP0354122B1 (de) 1988-08-04 1989-08-02 Mehrfach verwendbare wärmeempfindliche Übertragungs-Aufzeichnungsmaterialien

Country Status (5)

Country Link
US (1) US5376436A (de)
EP (1) EP0354122B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE82908T1 (de)
DE (1) DE68903700T2 (de)
FR (1) FR2635109B1 (de)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20110056989A1 (en) * 2009-09-01 2011-03-10 Louis Ceja Self defense apparatus

Family Cites Families (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3410203A (en) * 1967-02-01 1968-11-12 Rca Corp Non-impact printer employing laser beam and holographic images
US4123580A (en) * 1977-06-23 1978-10-31 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Color source sheet with rubber binder
GB2010515B (en) * 1977-12-15 1982-04-15 Ibm Ribbon for non-impact printing
IT1145104B (it) * 1981-09-21 1986-11-05 Olivetti & Co Spa Elemento inchiostrato termosensibile per stampanti senza impatto di tipo termico
US4489122A (en) * 1982-10-13 1984-12-18 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Transparencies for electrostatic printing
US4525722A (en) * 1984-02-23 1985-06-25 International Business Machines Corporation Chemical heat amplification in thermal transfer printing
US4690858A (en) * 1985-02-15 1987-09-01 Hitachi, Ltd. Thermal transfer sheet
DE3665190D1 (en) * 1985-03-07 1989-09-28 Ncr Co Thermal transfer ink formulation and medium and method of producing the same
US4880324A (en) * 1985-06-24 1989-11-14 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Transfer method for heat-sensitive transfer recording
ATE82551T1 (de) * 1985-08-12 1992-12-15 Gen Co Ltd Waermeempfindliches uebertragungsaufzeichnungsmaterial.
JPS62216790A (ja) * 1986-03-19 1987-09-24 Kao Corp 熱転写記録用インクシ−ト
US4937163A (en) * 1989-01-27 1990-06-26 Xerox Corporation Imaging member and processes thereof
US5104721A (en) * 1990-02-13 1992-04-14 Arkwright Incorporated Electrophotographic printing media
WO1992009936A1 (en) * 1990-11-30 1992-06-11 Eastman Kodak Company Migration imaging system
US5138388A (en) * 1990-12-24 1992-08-11 Eastman Kodak Company Method and apparatus for removing unexposed marking particles with magnetic carrier particles

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US5376436A (en) 1994-12-27
DE68903700D1 (de) 1993-01-14
DE68903700T2 (de) 1993-05-27
EP0354122A1 (de) 1990-02-07
ATE82908T1 (de) 1992-12-15
FR2635109A1 (fr) 1990-02-09
FR2635109B1 (fr) 1994-06-03

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
FR2521070A1 (fr) Feuille thermosensible d'enregistrement
FR2584981A1 (fr) Matiere de transfert thermique et son procede de production
FR2585292A1 (fr) Matiere de transfert thermique comprenant de l'encre transferable a chaud
FR2668977A1 (fr) Support d'enregistrement d'image par report thermique.
EP0354122B1 (de) Mehrfach verwendbare wärmeempfindliche Übertragungs-Aufzeichnungsmaterialien
US4960632A (en) Thermal transfer material
FR2566328A1 (fr) Support reutilisable pour enregistrement par report thermique
FR2646377A1 (fr) Support d'enregistrement a transfert thermique d'images et son procede de fabrication
FR2646809A1 (fr) Milieu d'enregistrement par transfert thermique d'image
JPS63191681A (ja) 感熱転写記録媒体
FR2569613A1 (fr) Element de transfert sensible a la pression et procede de correction l'utilisant
FR2561655A1 (fr) Cire et composition d'encre pour transfert thermique d'encre
JP2716907B2 (ja) 熱転写記録媒体
JP2714513B2 (ja) 熱転写記録媒体
JP2714512B2 (ja) 熱転写記録媒体
JPS6270087A (ja) 熱転写用インク
JPH0324995A (ja) 感熱転写記録材
FR2755059A1 (fr) Support de transfert d'image thermosensible et procede d'enregistrement l'utilisant
EP0319331A2 (de) Thermische Farbstoffübertragungsdruckschicht
JP3405051B2 (ja) 感熱転写記録用インキ組成物、それを用いた感熱転写リボン、感熱転写用受像材ならびに転写記録物
JPS61114891A (ja) 感熱転写記録媒体
FR2636007A1 (fr) Matiere pour transfert thermique et procede d'enregistrement par transfert thermique
JPS6094386A (ja) 感熱転写記録媒体
FR2761927A1 (fr) Support pour transfert thermique
JP2000153672A (ja) 熱転写シート

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19900502

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19920210

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SE

Effective date: 19921202

Ref country code: NL

Effective date: 19921202

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 19921202

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: THE PATENT HAS BEEN ANNULLED BY A DECISION OF A NATIONAL AUTHORITY

Effective date: 19921202

Ref country code: AT

Effective date: 19921202

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 82908

Country of ref document: AT

Date of ref document: 19921215

Kind code of ref document: T

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 19921211

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 68903700

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19930114

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: STUDIO CONS. BREVETTUALE S.R.L.

NLV1 Nl: lapsed or annulled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents act
PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

26N No opposition filed
EPTA Lu: last paid annual fee
PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20010821

Year of fee payment: 13

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20010829

Year of fee payment: 13

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20010829

Year of fee payment: 13

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Payment date: 20010914

Year of fee payment: 13

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20010928

Year of fee payment: 13

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: BE

Payment date: 20011003

Year of fee payment: 13

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20020802

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20020802

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20020831

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20020831

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20020831

BERE Be: lapsed

Owner name: *REGMA

Effective date: 20020831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20030301

GBPC Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20020802

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20030430

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: ST

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20050802