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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1999
Keishi Taniguchi, Susono, JP;
Shigeo Hatada, Numazu, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image transfer sheet which includes a water-permeable supporter, a release layer which is formed overlying the water-permeable supporter and which includes a water-soluble resin, and an image bearing layer which is formed overlying the release layer and includes a resin and on which an image is to be born, wherein a ratio L,/L,is not less than 0.99, where L,represents a length of one side of the image bearing layer when measured before the image transfer sheet is dipped into water, and L,represents a length of the side of the image bearing layer when measured by setting the image bearing layer on an acrylic plate after the image transfer sheet is dipped into water and the image bearing layer is released from the water-permeable supporter.