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Thermal dye transfer receiving element with miscible polycarbonate blends for dye image-receiving layer

US5262378A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 1992
Grant dateNov 16, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31507
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A dye-receiving element for thermal dye transfer includes a support having on one side thereof a dye image-receiving layer. Receiving elements of the invention are characterized in that the dye image-receiving layer comprises a miscible blend of an unmodified bisphenol-A polycarbonate and a polyether modified polycarbonate, the polyether modified polycarbonate being a block copolymer of polyether block units and bisphenol-A polycarbonate block units.

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