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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
May. 16, 1996
Abstract
A print with a hologram, such as an ID card, including a transferred image including a transferred sublimable dye image of a full color using sublimable dye inks, and a hologram and the like laminated on the transferred image for security purposes. Even when stored or used for a long period of time, the hologram causes no unfavorable phenomena, such as bleeding, in the sublimation dye thermal transferred image and has excellent durability. A process for producing such a print with a hologram is also disclosed. In the production of the print with a hologram, a transferred image,of a sublimable dye ink or a combination of a transferred image,of a sublimable dye ink with a transferred image,of a hot-melt ink is provided on an image-receiving sheet,. A protective layer,is provided by thermal transfer or other means on the transferred image so as to cover the transferred image, and, thereafter, a hologram layer,is thermally transferred from a thermal transfer sheet onto the protective layer,, or a laminate including a hologram layer, for example, a heat-bondable hologram label (seal), is heated and pressed by a hot plate or a hot roll to heat-bond the laminate to the protective layer.