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Reusable donor layer containing dye wells for continuous tone thermal printing

US6063730A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1998
Grant dateMay 16, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 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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