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Thermal transfer image-receiving material
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1991-05-24
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Granted: 1993-09-07
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Expires: 2011-05-24
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a thermal transfer image-receiving material comprising a support which has thereon an image-receiving layerr for receiving a dye transferred by heat application from a application from a thermal transfer dye-donating material and for forming an image. The image receiving layer comprises a fluorine-containing high-molecular weight compound, a fluorine-containing surfactant, and a matting agent. Such a transfer material produces a printed color image which has excellent clarity and resolution.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Usui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:51
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41M; B41M5/00; B41M5/50; B41M5/52; B41M5/529; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/913; Y10S428/914; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A thermal transfer image-receiving material comprising: a support having thereon an image-receiving layer for receiving a dye transferred by heat application from a thermal transfer dye-donating material and for forming an image, said image-receiving layer comprising a heat-transfer dye-accepting substance, a fluorine-containing high-molecular weight compound, a fluorine-containing surfactant, and a matting agent in the form of fine particles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A thermal transfer image-receiving material comprising: a support having thereon an image-receiving layer for receiving a dye transferred by heat application from a thermal transfer dye-donating material and for forming an image, said image-receiving layer comprising a heat-transfer dye-accepting substance, a fluorine-containing high-molecular weight compound, a fluorine-containing surfactant, and a matting agent in the form of fine particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The thermal transfer image-receiving material of claim 1, wherein the fluorine-containing high-molecular weight compound is a member selected from the group consisting of compounds F-1 to F-12 shown below: ##STR11## wherein m and n each represents an integer of 8 to 1,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The thermal transfer image-receiving material of claim 1, wherein the fluorine-containing surfactant is a member selected from the group consisting of surfactants A-25, A-27, a-33, A-37, A-38, A-39, and A-40 shown below: ##STR12##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The thermal transfer image-receiving material of claim 1, wherein the heat-transfer dye-accepting substance is a member selected from the group consisting of ester bond-containing resins, polyurethane resins, amide bond-containing resins, urea bond-containing resins, sulfone bond-containing resins, and highly polar bond-containing resins.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The thermal transfer image-receiving material of claim 1, wherein the fluorine-containing high-molecular weight compound is from 0.001 to 3 g/m 2 , the fluorine-containing surfactant is from 0.001 to 1 g/m 2 , and the matting agent is from 0.01 to 1.0 g/m 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The thermal transfer image-receiving material of claim 1, which further comprises a cushioning layer, a porous layer, or a dye diffusion-preventive layer between said support and said image-receiving layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The thermal transfer image-receiving material of claim 1, wherein the matting agent is a polyethylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The thermal transfer image-receiving material of claim 1, wherein the matting agent is a polypropylene.
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