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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Toshifusa Hirano, Tokyo-to, JP;
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo-to, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a thermal transfer sheet, a thermal transfer method and a thermal transfer system using thermal transfer sheet. The thermal transfer sheet provided with a coloring layer and the adhesive layer being disposed on the substrate in this order, wherein the adhesive layer is formed of a mixture comprising a copolymerization product (A) obtainable by polymerizing an &agr;-olefin/a maleic acid anhydride copolymer with a maleic acid anhydride monoester and an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer (B). The thermal transfer sheet is superior in storage stability in a rolled condition and in printing quality, and also capable of forming a print products having excellent functions as to durability such as wear resistance and heat resistance in high-speed printing.