Receiving element for use in thermal dye transfer
First Claim
1. In a dye-receiving element for thermal dye transfer comprising a base having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein the base comprises a composite film laminated to a support, the dye image-receiving layer being on the composite film side of the base, and the composite film comprising a microvoided thermoplastic core layer and at least one substantially void-free thermoplastic surface layer.
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Abstract
Thermal dye transfer receiving elements are disclosed comprising a base having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, the base comprising a composite film laminated to a support, the dye image-receiving layer being on the composite film side of the base. The composite film comprises a microvoided thermoplastic core layer and at least one substantially void-free thermoplastic surface (skin) layer.
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20 Claims
- 1. In a dye-receiving element for thermal dye transfer comprising a base having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, the improvement wherein the base comprises a composite film laminated to a support, the dye image-receiving layer being on the composite film side of the base, and the composite film comprising a microvoided thermoplastic core layer and at least one substantially void-free thermoplastic surface layer.
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16. In a process of forming a dye transfer image comprising:
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a) imagewise-heating a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a binder, and b) transferring a dye image to a dye-receiving element comprising a base having thereon a dye image-receiving layer to form said dye transfer image, the improvement wherein the dye-receiving element base comprises a composite film laminated to a support, the dye image-receiving layer being on the composite film side of the base, and the composite film comprising a microvoided thermoplastic core layer and at least one substantially void-free thermoplastic surface layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. In a thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:
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a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer comprising a dye dispersed in a binder, and b)a dye-receiving element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, said dye-receiving element being in a superposed relationship with said dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye image-receiving layer, The improvement wherein the dye-receiving element base comprises a composite film laminated to a support, the dye image-receiving layer being on the composite film side of the base, and the composite film comprising a microvoided thermoplastic core layer and at least one substantially void-free thermoplastic surface layer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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