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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ; B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
503227 ; 8471 ; 427146 ; 438195 ; 438447 ; 438500 ; 438913 ; 438914 ;
Abstract
Thermal dye sublimation transfer recording element for receiving sublimable basic dye-precursors, comprising a support having thereon a dye-developing layer containing a dye-developing copolymer having sulfonic acid side-groups that can react with the basic dye-precursor to produce a dye image, characterized in that said dye-developing vinyl copolymer comprises plasticizing comonomers, the weight percentage of plasticizing comonomers in the dye-developing vinyl copolymer being such that the glass transition temperature of the dye-developing vinyl copolymer is between 30.degree. C. and 90.degree. C.