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Transducer for converting mechanical stress into electric signals, which transducer is composed of at least one electromechanical sheet and is capable of converting mechanical stress into electric signals and in which transducer at least one of the electrodes required by the electromechanical sheet

Transducer for converting mechanical stress into electric signals, which transducer is composed of at least one electromechanical sheet and is capable of converting mechanical stress into electric signals and in which transducer at least one of the electrodes required by the electromechanical sheet is disposed on the surface of one or more thin and flexible dielectric materials, said electrodes forming electrically conductive surfaces of the transducer for connecting the transducer to a signal processing device, and which transducer is constructed of a unitary, thin and flexible layered sheet structure and has the same width throughout its length.

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Transducer for converting mechanical stress into electric signals, which transducer is composed of at least one electromechanical sheet and is capable of converting mechanical stress into electric signals and in which transducer at least one of the electrodes required by the electromechanical sheet

Transducer for converting mechanical stress into electric signals, which transducer is composed of at least one electromechanical sheet and is capable of converting mechanical stress into electric signals and in which transducer at least one of the electrodes required by the electromechanical sheet is disposed on the surface of one or more thin and flexible dielectric materials, said electrodes forming electrically conductive surfaces of the transducer for connecting the transducer to a signal processing device, and which transducer is constructed of a unitary, thin and flexible layered sheet structure and has the same width throughout its length. : removing the laminate from the unimaged image receiving layer of the recording element; providing a second recording element comprising an unimaged image receiving layer; printing an image on the unimaged receiving layer of the second recording element, wherein the unimaged receiving layer of the second recording element becomes the imaged image receiving layer of the second recording element; and causing the laminate to contact the imaged image receiving layer of the second recording element. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying heat to the laminate. 6. The method according to claim 4, wherein causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying pressure to the laminate. 7. The method according to claim 4, further comprising: cutting the laminate and the imaged image receiving layer after the laminate has become non-removable. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the laminate includes a protective layer and an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer contacting the unimaged image receiving layer. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein transferring the laminate to the imaged image receiving layer includes contacting the adhesive layer to the imaged image receiving layer. 10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying heat pressure to the laminate such that the adhesive layer of the laminate becomes non-removable. 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying pressure to the laminate such that the adhesive layer of the laminate becomes non-removable. 13. The method according to claim 10, wherein causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying pressure to the laminate such that the adhesive layer of the laminate becomes non-removable. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the removable laminate includes a protective layer and an adhesive layer having a first side and a second side, the first side of the adhesive layer contacting the protective layer, the second side of the adhesive layer contacting the unimaged image receiving layer. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein transferring the protective laminate to the imaged image receiving layer includes contacting the second side of the adhesive layer to the imaged image receiving layer. 16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying heat to the laminate such that the second side of the adhesive layer of the laminate becomes non-removable. 17. The method according to claim 15, further comprising: causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying pressure to the laminate such that the second side of the adhesive layer of the laminate becomes non-removable. 18. The method according to claim 1, wherein transferring the removable laminate to the imaged image receiving layer comprises: removing the laminate from the unimaged image receiving layer o f the recording element; printing an image on the unimaged image receiving layer of the recording element thereby creating a first imaged recording element; providing a second imaged recording element comprising an imaged image receiving layer; and causing the laminate to adhere to the imaged image receiving layer of the second imaged recording element. 19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising: causing the first imaged recording element to become the second imaged recording element. 20. The method according to claim 18, wherein causing the laminate to adhere to the imaged image receiving layer of the second imaged recording element includes applying heat to the laminate. 21. The method according to claim 18, wherein causing the laminate to adhere to the imaged image receiving layer of the second imaged recording element includes applying pressure to the laminate. 22. A method of producing a laminated image on a receiver comprising: providing a first recording element comprising an unimaged image receiving layer having a removable laminate contacting the unimaged image receiving layer; providing a second recording element comprising an unimaged image receiving layer; printing an image on the unimaged receiving layer of the second recording element, wherein the unimaged receiving layer of the second recording element becomes an imaged image receiving layer of the second recording element; and transferring the laminate from the unimaged image receiving layer of the first recording element to the imaged image receiving layer of the second recording element. 23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising: completing the transfer of the laminate of the first recording element to the second recording element, the first recording element becoming a new second recording element comprising an unimaged image receiving layer; and replacing the second recording element with the new second recording element, wherein the unimaged image receiving layer of the new second recording element is ready to be imaged. 24. The method according to claim 23, further comprising: providing a new first recording element comprising an unimaged image receiving layer having a removable laminate contacting the unimaged image receiving layer. 25. The method according to claim 22, further comprising: causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer. 26. The method according to claim 25, wherein causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying heat to the laminate. 27. The method according to claim 25, wherein causing the laminate to become non-removable after the laminate has been transferred to the imaged image receiving layer comprises applying pressure to the laminate. 28. The method according to claim 25, further comprising: cutting the laminate and the second recording element after the laminate has become non-removable. 29. A method of producing a laminated image on a receiver comprising: providing a parent recording element comprising an image receiving layer having a removable laminate contacting the image receiving layer; providing a daughter recording element comprising an image receiving layer; transferring the laminate from the image receiving layer of the parent recording element to an imaged image receiving layer of the daughter recording element. 30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the daughter recording element is a former parent recording element. 31. The method according to claim 29, wherein the daughter recording element includes only a recording element. 32. The method according to claim 29, wherein the parent roll is imaged after the laminate is removed from the parent recording element, prior to the parent recording element becoming the daughter recording element. 33. The method according to claim 29