Assemblage for thermal dye transfer
US5789343A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2017 |
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: (I) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon sequentially repeating dye layer patches of a dye dispersed in a polymeric binder, at least one of the dye patches containing 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 (II) a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a polymeric dye image-receiving layer comprising a vinyl polymer having no or only slight acidity and a hydrated transition metal or metalloid salt of a strong acid, 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.
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