Thermal dye transfer print bearing patterned overlayer and process for making same
US6759369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24802
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a thermal dye transfer print bearing a protective overlayer comprising a polymeric binder containing dispersed heat expandable microspheres wherein the expandable microspheres have been selectively expanded in a predetermined pattern and a process for making same. The resulting prints bear a predetermined texture pattern in the protective overlayer.
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