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Heat transfer dye-receiving sheet
Assignee: Fujifilm Corp
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Filing: 1988-12-22
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Granted: 1989-12-12
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Expires: 2008-12-22
Abstract
Abstract A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet used in combination with a heat transfer sheet having a dye carrying layer containing a dye, said heat transfer dye-receiving sheet comprising a dye-receiving layer receiving the dye transferred from the heat transfer sheet, wherein the dye-receiving layer contains a polyester resin comprising bisphenol A, carbonic acid and phthalic acid.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiiti Kubodera
- 👤 Nobuhiko Minagawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:56
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/5263; B41M5/5272; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663; Y10T428/31786
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet used in combination with a heat transfer sheet having a dye carrying layer containing a dye, said heat transfer dye-receiving sheet comprising a dye-receiving layer capable of receiving sheet comprising a support and a dye-receiving layer capable of receiving said dye transferred from said heat transfer sheet, wherein said dye-receiving layer contains a polyester resin comprising bisphenol A, carbonic acid and phthalic acid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet used in combination with a heat transfer sheet having a dye carrying layer containing a dye, said heat transfer dye-receiving sheet comprising a dye-receiving layer capable of receiving sheet comprising a support and a dye-receiving layer capable of receiving said dye transferred from said heat transfer sheet, wherein said dye-receiving layer contains a polyester resin comprising bisphenol A, carbonic acid and phthalic acid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dye-receiving layer has a thickness of from 3 to 50 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content of carbonic acid is from 90 to 10 mol % based on the total amount of carbonic acid and phthalic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 3, wherein the content of carbonic acid is from 70 to 30 mol % based on the total amount of carbonic acid and phthalic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said polyester resin has a weight average molecular weight of from about 10,000 to 150,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 5, wherein said polyester resin has a weight average molecular weight of from 20,000 to 100,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dye-receiving layer contains silica in an amount of from 5 to 20 wt % based on the amount of said dye-receiving layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dye-receiving layer contains silicone oil in an amount of from 0.5 to 30 wt % based on the total amount of the resin contained in said dye-receiving layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dye-receiving sheet comprises a sheet-shaped support having provided on the surface thereof said dye-receiving layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A heat transfer dye-receiving sheet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bisphenol A is present in said polyester resin in an amount equimolar with the total amount of carbonic acid and phthalic acid in the polyester resin.
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