Overcoat layer for dye-donor element for laser-induced thermal dye transfer system
US5283224A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31768
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising an image dye dispersed in a binder, the dye layer having an infrared-absorbing material associated therewith, and wherein the binder has been coated from an aqueous dispersion and consists essentially of a hydrophilic polymer which has been set, the dye layer having an overcoat layer comprising spacer beads dispersed in a polymeric binder.
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