Thermal transfer image receiving sheet
US5457081A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31786
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal transfer image receiving sheet which can provide an image according to a thermal transfer printing process wherein use is made of a sublimable dye. The image has high density and sharpness and is excellent in various types of fastness, particularly fingerprint resistance, plasticizer resistance, etc. The thermal transfer image receiving sheet of the present invention includes a substrate sheet and a dye receiving layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate sheet, wherein the dye-receiving layer includes a dispersion of a dye-receiving resin dispersed in an aqueous medium.
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