Reusable donor layer containing dye wells for continuous tone thermal printing
US6063730A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249953
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reusable thermal dye donor element for a dye transfer thermal printer comprising: a base support having a plurality of wells which preferentially adsorb and desorb dye; and an overcoat on the base support which has a thickness less than the depth of the plurality of wells.
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