In situ dye generation for thermal transfer printing
US5011811A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S428/914
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In situ dye generation in a thermal transfer system is achieved by reacting an electrophile with a coupler compound to form an arylidene dye. The electrophile and/or the coupler compound are transferred from a donor element to a receiver element where they react to form a colored dye. The invention comprises a dye image recording element comprising a support bearing the electrophile which has the structure: ##STR1## wherein X is halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyloxy, substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyloxy, or substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy; PA1 E.sup.1, E.sup.2, E.sup.3, and E.sup.4 are each independently hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl having up to about six carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having up to about ten carbon atoms, halogen, cyano, benzoxazolyl, nitro, --CO.sub.2 R, --COR, --CONH.sub.2, --CONHR, --CONRR, or --SO.sub.2 R, wherein each R is independently substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or alkenyl having up to about six carbon atoms, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl having up to about ten carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least two of the E groups are other than hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl o…
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