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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jun Sogabe, Osaka, JP;
Tetuo Hoshino, Osaka, JP;
Kotaro Fujimoto, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Asabe, Tokyo-to, JP;
Susumu Arauchi, Tokyo-to, JP;
Assignee:
Fujicopian Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/26 ;
Abstract
A thermal transfer recording medium comprising a support, and at least a heat-meltable release layer and a colored ink layer capable of being softened with heat stacked in this order on the support, the release layer comprising a wax as a main ingredient, and the release layer having a melting point of not less than 85° C., a heat of fusion of not more than 140 mJ/mg, and a melt viscosity of not more than 50 cps/120° C.