Receiving cloth for thermal transfer recording, and method...

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2006-04-25

2006-04-25

Feggins, K. (Department: 2861)

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Thermal marking apparatus or processes

Having an intermediate medium for transferring ink

Reexamination Certificate

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07034856

ABSTRACT:
A receiving cloth for thermal transfer recording, including at least a substrate formed of a woven or nonwoven fabric, having opposed sides; an ink receiving layer on one side of the substrate, which receives a heat-melted or softened ink; and a tackifying layer on the other side of the substrate, wherein the ink receiving layer includes at least a hollow particulate material including a gaseous body therein; and a thermoplastic material, and wherein the ink receiving layer has an island/sea structure in which the hollow particulate material is present as an island in a sea of the thermoplastic material. In addition, a thermal printing method using the receiving cloth is also provided.

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