US5527615A
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Image receptor sheet for thermal transfer
Assignee: Artience Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-01-26
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Granted: 1996-06-18
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Expires: 2015-01-26
Abstract
Abstract An image receptor sheet for use in a thermal transfer method using a thermal transfer material having a thermal transfer layer composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin, which image receptor sheet comprises a substrate and an image receptor layer containing sucrose benzoate, exhibits excellent image-receiving performance and adhesion to a transferred image and which gives an image transfer product excellent in scratch resistance, abrasion resistance and outdoor weatherability.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasunori Kimura
- 👤 Takeshi Yoshikawa
- 👤 Hideaki Kumada
- 👤 Motohiko Kashioka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 08:06
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/26; B41M5/40; B41M5/42; B41M5/44; B41M5/41; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M2205/00; B41M2205/32; B41M5/382; B41M5/38207; B41M5/38214; B41M5/423; B41M5/5227; B41M5/5254; B41M5/5263; B41M5/5272; B41M5/529; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663; Y10T428/31971; Y10T428/31975; Y10T428/31978; Y10T428/31982; Y10T428/31993
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A thermal transfer image receptor sheet for use in a heat-melting thermal transfer method, said receptor sheet comprising a substrate and an image receptor layer formed thereon, wherein the image receptor layer comprises 1 to 99% by weight of sucrose benzoate and 99 to 1% by weight of a thermoplastic resin, and wherein the thermoplastic resin includes a fluorine-containing resin having a polyfluoro group or a silicone-modified resin having a polyorganosiloxane unit in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight based on the weight of the image receptor layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A thermal transfer image receptor sheet for use in a heat-melting thermal transfer method, said receptor sheet comprising a substrate and an image receptor layer formed thereon, wherein the image receptor layer comprises 1 to 99% by weight of sucrose benzoate and 99 to 1% by weight of a thermoplastic resin, and wherein the thermoplastic resin includes a fluorine-containing resin having a polyfluoro group or a silicone-modified resin having a polyorganosiloxane unit in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight based on the weight of the image receptor layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A thermal transfer image receptor sheet according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic resin includes the fluorine-containing resin in the image receptor layer in an amount of 1 to 20% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A thermal transfer image receptor sheet according to claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic resin includes the silicone-modified resin in the image receptor layer in an amount of 1 to 20% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A thermal transfer image receptor sheet for use in a heat-melting thermal transfer method, said receptor sheet comprising a substrate and an image receptor layer formed thereon, wherein the image receptor layer consists essentially of 1 to 99% by weight of sucrose benzoate and 99 to 1% by weight of a thermoplastic resin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A thermal transfer image receptor sheet for use in a heat-melting thermal transfer method, said receptor sheet comprising a substrate and an image receptor layer formed thereon, wherein the image receptor layer consists essentially of 1 to 99% by weight of sucrose benzoate and 99 to 1% by weight of a thermoplastic resin.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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