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US4731355A
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Image-receiving sheet for thermal dye-transfer recording
Assignee: New Oji Paper Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-10-06
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Granted: 1988-03-15
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Expires: 2006-10-06
Abstract
Abstract A thermal dye-transfer recording, image-receiving sheet, comprising a support having thereon an image-receiving layer containing a butyral resin for receiving a transferred image from a coloring material-transferring sheet, is disclosed. In this image-receiving sheet, sharp recorded images can be obtained, and the images exhibit excellent storage stability and abrasion resistance.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Iwasaki
- 👤 Kazuo Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:06
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/5254; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24893; Y10T428/24901; Y10T428/27; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31942; Y10T428/31949
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
A recording system comprising: a. a coloring material-transferring sheet containing a heat-sublimable dye; and b. a thermal dye-transfer recording, a heat-sublimable dye-receiving sheet comprising a support having thereon a heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer containing a butyral resin for receiving heat-sublimable dye from the coloring material-transferring sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
A recording system comprising: a. a coloring material-transferring sheet containing a heat-sublimable dye; and b. a thermal dye-transfer recording, a heat-sublimable dye-receiving sheet comprising a support having thereon a heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer containing a butyral resin for receiving heat-sublimable dye from the coloring material-transferring sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A recording system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said butyral resin is coated on said support in an amount of from 2 to 15 g per square meter of said support on a dry weight basis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A recording system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said butyral resin is a reaction product of polyvinyl alcohol and butyl aldehyde.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A recording system as claimed in claim 3, wherein said butyral resin has a degree of butyralization of at least 50 mol%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A recording system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said butyral resin has a degree of butyralization of from 55 to 75 mol%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A recording system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the unsaponified vinyl acetate group content in said butyral resin resulting from the starting polyvinyl alcohol is controlled to 20 mol% or less.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A recording system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the unsaponified vinyl acetate group content in said butyral resin resulting from the starting polyvinyl alcohol is controlled to 10 mol% or less.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A recording system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said butyral resin is used in combination with a cross-linking agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A recording system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said cross-linking agent is used in an amount of 50% by weight or less based on said butyral resin.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for obtaining a thermal dye-transferred recorded image comprising the steps of: a. superimposing (1) a coloring material-transferring sheet, comprising a substrate having coated thereon a coloring material, over (2) a thermal dye-transfer recording, heat-sublimable dye-receiving sheet, comprising a support having thereon a heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer containing a butyral resin, in such a manner that the coloring material coated on the substrate comes into contact with the heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer; and b. heating the substrate of the coloring material transferring sheet to selectively transfer at least a portion of the coloring material to the heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for obtaining a thermal dye-transferred recorded image comprising the steps of: a. superimposing (1) a coloring material-transferring sheet, comprising a substrate having coated thereon a coloring material, over (2) a thermal dye-transfer recording, heat-sublimable dye-receiving sheet, comprising a support having thereon a heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer containing a butyral resin, in such a manner that the coloring material coated on the substrate comes into contact with the heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer; and b. heating the substrate of the coloring material transferring sheet to selectively transfer at least a portion of the coloring material to the heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the coloring material is colored itself and is solid or semi-solid at room temperature.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein a thermal recording head is used to heat the substrate of the coloring material transferring sheet to selectively transfer at least a portion of the coloring material to the heat-sublimable dye-receiving layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the butyral resin is coated on the support in an amount of from 2 to 15 g per square meter of the support on a dry weight basis.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the butyral resin is a reaction product of polyvinyl alcohol and butyl aldehyde.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the butyral resin has a degree of butyralization of at least 50 mol%.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the butyral resin has a degree of butyralization of from 55 to 75 mol%.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the unsaponified vinyl acetate group content in the butyral resin resulting from the starting polyvinyl alcohol is controlled to 20 mol% or less.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the unsaponified vinyl acetate group content in the butyral resin resulting from the starting polyvinyl alcohol is controlled to 10 mol% or less.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the butyral resin is used in combination with a cross-linking agent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as claimed in claim 18, wherein the cross-linking agent is used in an amount of 50% by weight or less based on the butyral resin.
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