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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Aso, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Eguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Komei Kafuku, Tokyo, JP;
Ryohei Takiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M / ; B41M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
503227 ; 420195 ; 420913 ; 420914 ;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal transfer sheet wherein a clear image having a sufficient density is formed in a thermal transfer process using a sublimable dye and wherein the formed image exhibits excellent fastnesses, particularly excellent light fastness. The present invention is directed to a thermal transfer sheet comprising a base sheet and a dye-containing layer formed on the one surface of the base sheet wherein a dye included in the dye-containing layer comprises a mixture of two or more specific dyes.