Thermal dye transfer dye-donor element with transferable protection overcoat
US5962369A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31855
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dye-donor element for thermal dye transfer comprising a support having thereon a coextensive subbing layer and at least one dye layer area comprising an image dye in a binder and another area comprising a transferable protection layer, the transferable protection layer area being approximately equal in size to the dye layer area, the transferable protection layer having associated therewith a release material comprising a multi-hydroxyl compound, the alkali or alkaline earth metal salt of an alkyl diphenyloxide disulfonate, or an organic phosphate ester.
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