Structured thermal transfer donors
US7419757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) donor film having a substrate, a light-to-heat conversion layer overlaying the substrate, and a transfer layer overlaying the light-to-heat conversion layer. A surface of the transfer layer includes microstructured or nanostructured features, in a continuous or discontinuous pattern, embossed or otherwise imparted in the transfer layer. The features provide break points to assist in release and transfer of portions of the transfer layer to a permanent receptor in a pattern defined by the features.
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