THOMAS C MILLER, P. A.
Physician Assistant at Little York Rd, Dayton, OH

5466012, Nov 14, 1995

Apr 19, 1994

8/229858

Richard D. Puckett - Miamisburg OH
Thomas J. Obringer - Vandalia OH
Thomas C. Miller - Kettering OH

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

B42D 1500

283 67

A facsimile security system includes a base sheet capable of having confidential information thereon and a cover sheet with imprinting thereon for obscuring the confidential information on the base sheet. The imprinting comprises lines in a repeated pattern over the cover sheet and the lines are separated by spaces without imprinting which spaces extend across the cover sheet or in an elongated direction of the cover sheet. The spaces may extend in a diagonal direction on the cover sheet or the spaces may extend only partially across the cover sheet in a repeated pattern. The cover sheet is preprinted in a preferred form of the invention.

6057028, May 2, 2000

Sep 24, 1996

8/719045

Yaoping Tan - Miamisburg OH
Thomas C. Miller - Kettering OH
Thomas J. Obringer - Vandalia OH

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

B41M 526

428212

A thermal transfer medium which forms images with high speed thermal transfer printers is provided which comprises a substrate, a first coating comprised of at least 75 wt. % of a wax, a second coating comprising a sensible material such as a pigment and a binder resin with high hot tack properties in an amount of at least 20 wt. % based on total dry components and an optional third coating which does not contain any coloring agent. The first coating has a melt viscosity and cohesion lower than that of the second coating and preferably lower hot tack properties to simplify complete transfer to a receiving substrate. The coating formulation provides high adhesion to a receiving substrate with reduced adhesion to the flexible substrate of the thermal transfer medium, allowing for rapid transfer to a receiving substrate as required with high speed thermal transfer printers.

5744226, Apr 28, 1998

Jun 27, 1996

8/671050

Michael W. Olmstead - West Carrollton OH
Thomas C. Miller - Kettering OH
Thomas J. Obringer - Vandalia OH

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

B41M 526

428212

A thermal transfer medium which forms images having a matte finish is provided which comprises a substrate, a thin first coating and a thick second coating. The coatings are formulated such that only the second coating transfers to a receiving substrate upon exposure to a thermal print head leaving the first coating positioned on the substrate. Separation of the two coatings provides images with a matte finish. The first coating has a higher softening point than the second coating and in preferred embodiments, the binder resin in the first coating provides higher adhesion to the substrate than the binder resin in the second coating.

6231964, May 15, 2001

Jun 30, 1998

9/107139

Thomas C. Miller - Kettering OH
Yaoping Tan - Miamisburg OH
Thomas J. Obringer - Vandalia OH

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

B41M 526

428323

Thermal transfer ribbons with large wax or thermoplastic resin particles within the thermal transfer layer provide a profiled surface which resists transfer of the layer to reverse side of the ribbon when wound onto itself and stored. The large particles preferably have an average diameter in the range of 5 to 20 microns and the thermal transfer layers preferably have an average thickness of less than the average diameter of these large particles. Where the large particles have higher softening temperatures in the range of 50. degree. to 150. degree. C. , the energy needed to transfer the thermal transfer layer is reduced.

6031021, Feb 29, 2000

Apr 11, 1997

8/840097

Frank J. Kenny - Centerville OH
Richard D. Puckett - Miamisburg OH
Thomas C. Miller - Kettering OH

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

C09D 500

523161

There is provided by the present invention a coating formulation and thermal transfer medium and printer which provide printed images in a range of colors by employing thermal dye systems in the thermal transfer layers that form the images. The thermal dye systems contain at least two reactive dyes which react at different temperatures, an activator for the reactive dyes and optionally, a sensitizer for the reactive dyes. The use of multiple reactive dyes enables a range of colors to be produced from one thermal transfer ribbon using either a multihead thermal printer or a single head thermal printer operating at different print head energies.