Thermal image transfer recording medium
US5229189A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31928
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thermal image transfer recording medium is composed of a support and a thermofusible ink layer formed thereon, and the thermofusible ink layer contains as the main components a coloring agent, a wax component and a rubber elastomer component which is discontinuously dispersed in the form of layers in the thermofusible ink layer, or is composed of a first ink layer containing a wax component and a rubber elastomer and a second ink layer containing a coloring agent, a wax component and a binder resin, which is overlaid on the first ink layer.
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