EP 0618081 B1 19960515 - Thermal transfer image recording method
Title (en)
Thermal transfer image recording method
Title (de)
Thermisches Übertragungsbildaufzeichnungsverfahren
Title (fr)
Méthode pour l'enregistrement d'images par transfert thermique
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 7397293 A 19930331
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0618081A1] A thermal transfer image recording method is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of (1) imagewise exposing a recording element to high intensity light, which comprises a support having thereon a colorant layer, and a colorant barrier layer containing an infrared absorbing substance and being provided on said color material layer, to imagewise ablate said colorant barrier layer, (2) contacting the surface of said colorant barrier layer with the surface of image receiving layer of an image receiving element, and (3) transferring colorant of said colorant layer through ablated portion of said colorant barrier layer to said image receiving layer by applying heat or pressure.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41M 5/025 (2006.01); B41M 5/24 (2006.01); B41M 5/382 (2006.01); B41M 5/48 (2006.01); B41M 5/00 (2006.01); B41M 5/385 (2006.01); B41M 5/40 (2006.01); B41M 5/46 (2006.01); B41M 5/52 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41M 5/0256 (2013.01); B41M 5/38214 (2013.01); B41M 5/48 (2013.01); B41M 5/24 (2013.01); B41M 5/38221 (2013.01); B41M 5/385 (2013.01); B41M 5/465 (2013.01); B41M 5/5218 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0618081 A1 19941005; EP 0618081 B1 19960515; DE 69400181 D1 19960620; DE 69400181 T2 19970109
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 94105080 A 19940330; DE 69400181 T 19940330