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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2003
Jim Ibarra, Williamsville, NY (US);
Rick Wallace, East Amherst, NY (US);
Karen A. Walsh-clemens, East Aurora, NY (US);
Barry L. Marginean, Scottsville, NY (US);
Mike Tato, Kenmore, NY (US);
Pamela A. Geddes, Alden, NY (US);
Joel D. Neri, Youngstown, NY (US);
Robert P. Wilbert, Amherst, NY (US);
Barry Briggs, Kelowna, CA;
Jim Ibarra, Williamsville, NY (US);
Rick Wallace, East Amherst, NY (US);
Karen A. Walsh-Clemens, East Aurora, NY (US);
Barry L. Marginean, Scottsville, NY (US);
Mike Tato, Kenmore, NY (US);
Pamela A. Geddes, Alden, NY (US);
Joel D. Neri, Youngstown, NY (US);
Robert P. Wilbert, Amherst, NY (US);
Barry Briggs, Kelowna, CA;
International Imaging Materials, Inc, Amherst, NY (US);
Abstract
A thermal transfer assembly that comprises a thermal transfer ribbon and a covercoated transfer sheet. The thermal transfer ribbon includes a support and a ceramic ink layer. The ceramic ink layer is present at a coating weight of from about 2 to about 15 grams per square meter, and it includes from about 15 to about 94.5 percent of a solid carbonaceous binder, and at least one of a film-forming glass frit, an opacifying agent and a colorant (at a combined level for the film forming glass frit, the opacifying agent and the colorant of at least 0.5 weight percent).