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Dye-donor elements for thermal dye transfer

US5374602A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Agfa-Gevaert NV · BE

Inventors

Geert Defieuw · Kessel-Lo, BE
Emiel Verdonck · Berlaar, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 1992
Grant date	Dec 20, 1994
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2012

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/31663
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Dye-donor element for use according to thermal dye transfer methods comprising a support having on one side thereof a dye/binder layer comprising a dye, a binder comprising a copolymer comprising styrene units and acrylonitrile units, and uniformly distributed solid particles, wherein said copolymer comprises at least 15% by weight of acrylonitrile units and said solid particles are selected from the group consisting of solid waxes, calcium carbonate, and polydimethylsilylsesquioxan.

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