Dye receptor sheet for thermal transfer imaging
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsSusan K. Jongewaard, Robert A. Braun
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Abstract
A dye transfer receptor sheet suitable for thermal dye transfer imaging is described which can provide a metal background to the transfered image. The receptor sheet comprises an organic polymeric substrate having a vapor deposited metal layer, a primer layer comprising a linear saturated thermoplastic polyester and a thermoset alkyd polyester, and a receiving layer.
Claims8
A thermal dye transfer system comprising a thermal transfer receptor element in intimate contact with a thermal donor sheet, said receptor element comprising a substrate having, on at least one surface thereof in contact with said transfer donor sheet, a vapor deposited metal layer, a primer layer comprising a linear saturated thermoplastic polyester having aliphatic and aromatic groups and a thermoset alkyd polyester, and a thermal mass transfer or dye receiving layer.
An image bearing sheet comprising a substrate having, on at least one surface thereof a vapor depositied metal layer, a primer layer comprising a linear saturated thermoplastic polyester and a thermoset alkyd polyester, and a receiving layer with an image thereon.
The thermal transfer imaging system comprising a thermal mass transfer receptor sheet in intimate contact with a thermal mass transfer donor sheet, said receptor sheet comprising a substrate having on at least one surface thereof in contact with said thermal mass transfer donor sheet, a vapor deposited metal layer, a primer layer comprising a linear, saturated thermoplastic polyester and a thermoset alkyd polyester, and a thermal mass transfer receiving layer.
An image beating sheet comprising a substrate having on at least one surface thereof a vapor deposited metal layer, a primer layer comprising a linear, saturated thermoplastic polyester and a thermoset alkyd polyester, and a thermal mass transfer receiving layer having a thermal mass transfer image thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.