Receiving element containing elastomeric beads for thermal dye transfer
US5538935A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/254
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, the dye image-receiving element containing crosslinked elastomeric beads having a Tg of 45.degree. C. or less, the elastomeric beads being made from an acrylic polymer, an acrylic copolymer or a styrenic copolymer, the elastomeric beads having from about 5 to about 40% by weight of a crosslinking agent, the beads having a particle size of from about 2 to about 20 .mu.m.
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