Patent · US Expired

Thermal transfer sheet

US5550098A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 30, 1994
Grant dateAug 27, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/914
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer sheet wherein a clear image having a sufficient density is formed in a thermal transfer process using a sublimable dye and wherein the formed image exhibits excellent fastnesses, particularly excellent light fastness. The present invention is directed to a thermal transfer sheet comprising a base sheet and a dye-containing layer formed on the one surface of the base sheet wherein a dye included in the dye-containing layer comprises a mixture of two or more specific dyes.

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