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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1992
Jeffrey C Chang, Ramsey, MN (US);
Andrew B Becker, Woodbury, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A process for preparing an image utilizing both thermal dye and thermal mass transfer. A thermal transfer receptor element is utilized which contains a substrate and a vinyl chloride-containing copolymer which has a T.sub.g between about 50.degree. and 85.degree. C.; a weight average molecular weight between about 10,000 and 100,000 g/mol; a hydroxyl equivalent weight between 500 and 7,000 g/equiv.; a sulfonate equivalent weight between about 9,000 and about 23,000 g/equiv.; and an epoxy equivalent weight between about 500 and about 7,000 g/equiv., wherein a reactive amino-modified silicone has been chemically bonded to the vinyl chloride-containing copolymer.