Thermal dye transfer system with receiver containing an acid moiety
US5534479A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31855
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising: (a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, the dye being a deprotonated cationic dye which is capable of being reprotonated to a cationic dye having a N-H group which is part of a conjugated system, and (b) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with the dye-donor element so that the dye layer is in contact with the polymeric dye image-receiving layer, the polymeric dye image-receiving layer containing an organic acid which is capable of reprotonating the deprotonated cationic dye.
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