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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Chialu Chang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yaoliang Hong, Oakland, NJ (US);
Thomas Z. Fu, Milford, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
International Paper Company, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heat transfer recording sheet comprising a support layer; an adhesive layer; and at least one ink receiving layer comprising a microporous polymeric film including at least one thermoplastic polymer. The thermoplastic polymer may be blended with a hydrophilic melt additive prior to extrusion and stretching or an already extruded and stretched microporous polymeric film may be coated with an additional layer of inorganic pigment and binder. The recording sheet containing a printed image is transferred onto target substrates such as paper and textiles.