Identification document usable with D2T2 printing
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1. An identification document comprising:
- a core layer, the core layer having first and second sides and comprising at least one of polycarbonate (PC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET);
a substantially transparent layer fixed to the first side of the core layer, the substantially transparent layer having first and second sides and affixed to the core layer along the first side of the substantially transparent layer, the substantially transparent layer comprising at least one of PC and PET; and
an image-receiving layer capable of being imaged by dye diffusion thermal transfer, the image-receiving layer being fixed to the second side of the substantially transparent layer.
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Abstract
The invention provides an identification document comprising a substantially opaque polycarbonate core layer bearing at least one indicium thereon, two layers of substantially transparent polycarbonate fixed to the core layer on opposed sides thereof, and at least one image-receiving layer capable of being imaged by dye diffusion thermal transfer, the image-receiving layer being fixed to one of the layers of substantially transparent polycarbonate on the side thereof remote from the core layer.
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1. An identification document comprising:
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a core layer, the core layer having first and second sides and comprising at least one of polycarbonate (PC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET);
a substantially transparent layer fixed to the first side of the core layer, the substantially transparent layer having first and second sides and affixed to the core layer along the first side of the substantially transparent layer, the substantially transparent layer comprising at least one of PC and PET; and
an image-receiving layer capable of being imaged by dye diffusion thermal transfer, the image-receiving layer being fixed to the second side of the substantially transparent layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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12. A process for preparing an identification document, which process comprises:
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providing a core layer, the core layer having first and second sides and comprising at least one of polycarbonate (PC) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET);
affixing to the first side of the core layer a substantially transparent layer, the substantially transparent layer having first and second sides and affixed to the core layer along the first side of the substantially transparent layer, the substantially transparent layer comprising at least one of PC and PET; and
applying to the second side of the substantially transparent layer an image-receiving layer capable of being imaged by dye diffusion thermal transfer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. An identification document, comprising:
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a core layer, the core layer having first and second sides and comprising at least one of polycarbonate and polyethylene terephthalate; and
an image-receiving layer capable of being imaged by dye diffusion thermal transfer, the image-receiving layer being fixed to at least one of the first and second sides of the core layer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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