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Thermal transfer recording material

US5741583A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1996
Grant dateApr 21, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31544
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermal transfer recording material comprising a foundation and, provided thereon, a heat-meltable ink layer comprising at least an epoxy resin, a coloring agent and a particulate polytetrafluoroethylene, the epoxy resin comprising not less than 50% by weight of at least one member selected from the group consisting of tetraphenolethane tetraglycidyl ether, cresol novolac polyglycidyl ether, bisphenol A diglycidyl ether and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether, the content of the particulate polytetrafluoroethylene in the heat-meltable ink layer being from 1 to 60% by weight. The recording material exhibits satisfactory transferability and gives printed images having excellent scratch resistance.

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