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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul R Hirst, Saltburn by Sea, GB;
John Francis, Yarm, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ; B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
503227 ; 428195 ; 428206 ; 428323 ; 428330 ; 428913 ; 428914 ;
Abstract
A thermal transfer printing receiver sheet for use in association with a compatible donor sheet. The receiver sheet comprises in order (i) a supporting substrate comprising a layer of a synthetic polymer having a deformation index, at a temperature of 200.degree. C. and under a pressure of 2 megapascals, of at least 4.5%, (ii) a polymeric intermediate layer having a Transmission Optical Density/film thickness (in mm) ratio of from 7.5 to 17.5, and (iii) a dye-receptive receiving layer to receive a dye thermally transferred from the donor sheet.