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Thermal transfer material, and printing method and printer used with the same

  • US 6,416,923 B2
  • Filed: 10/05/2001
  • Issued: 07/09/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A printing method in which a thermal transfer material is used;

  • wherein said thermal transfer material comprises a support, a release layer overlaid on said support, and a coloring transfer layer, overlaid on said release layer, having thermoplasticity, and colorable by being exposed and pressurized;

    said printing method comprising the steps of;

    forming a latent image by exposing said coloring transfer layer;

    placing said coloring transfer layer on an image receiving material after said latent image is formed; and

    heating and pressurizing said thermal transfer material while said coloring transfer layer is placed on said image receiving material, making said latent image visible and transferring said coloring transfer layer to said image receiving material at substantially the same time.

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