EP0206036A3 - Thermal ink ribbon and process for making the same - Google Patents

Thermal ink ribbon and process for making the same Download PDF

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EP0206036A3
EP0206036A3 EP86107661A EP86107661A EP0206036A3 EP 0206036 A3 EP0206036 A3 EP 0206036A3 EP 86107661 A EP86107661 A EP 86107661A EP 86107661 A EP86107661 A EP 86107661A EP 0206036 A3 EP0206036 A3 EP 0206036A3
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ink ribbon
thermal ink
transfer
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Norbert Dr. Mecke
Rudiger Dr. Weiss
Otto Jung
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Pelikan Produktions AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/40—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used characterised by the base backcoat, intermediate, or covering layers, e.g. for thermal transfer dye-donor or dye-receiver sheets; Heat, radiation filtering or absorbing means or layers; combined with other image registration layers or compositions; Special originals for reproduction by thermography
    • B41M5/42—Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers
    • B41M5/423—Intermediate, backcoat, or covering layers characterised by non-macromolecular compounds, e.g. waxes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/26—Thermography ; Marking by high energetic means, e.g. laser otherwise than by burning, and characterised by the material used
    • B41M5/382—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes
    • B41M5/392—Additives, other than colour forming substances, dyes or pigments, e.g. sensitisers, transfer promoting agents
    • B41M5/395—Macromolecular additives, e.g. binders
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/913—Material designed to be responsive to temperature, light, moisture
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10S428/914—Transfer or decalcomania

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)
  • Impression-Transfer Materials And Handling Thereof (AREA)
  • Application Of Or Painting With Fluid Materials (AREA)

Abstract

A thermal transfer ribbon consisting of a color-transfer layer on a foil or film substrate band is provided with a wax coating which appears to facilitate transfer with high resolution even to rough papers.
EP86107661A 1985-06-26 1986-06-05 Thermal ink ribbon and process for making the same Expired - Lifetime EP0206036B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AT86107661T ATE71883T1 (en) 1985-06-26 1986-06-05 THERMAL RIBBON AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF.

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DE3522801A DE3522801C1 (en) 1985-06-26 1985-06-26 Thermal ribbon and a process for its production
DE3522801 1985-06-26

Publications (3)

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EP0206036A2 EP0206036A2 (en) 1986-12-30
EP0206036A3 true EP0206036A3 (en) 1989-02-08
EP0206036B1 EP0206036B1 (en) 1992-01-22

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EP86107661A Expired - Lifetime EP0206036B1 (en) 1985-06-26 1986-06-05 Thermal ink ribbon and process for making the same

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EP (1) EP0206036B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE71883T1 (en)
DE (2) DE3522801C1 (en)

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US4925324A (en) * 1987-10-02 1990-05-15 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Color ink ribbon for thermal printer
DE3812001A1 (en) * 1988-04-11 1989-10-19 Pelikan Ag WRITING BAND AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
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US5171639A (en) * 1988-05-16 1992-12-15 Pelikan Aktiengesellschaft Method of making a thermocolor ribbon for a thermal printing process
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US5264279A (en) * 1989-09-19 1993-11-23 Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Composite thermal transfer sheet
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US6231964B1 (en) 1998-06-30 2001-05-15 Ncr Corporation Thermal transfer ribbons with large size wax or resin particles
US6504559B1 (en) 1998-09-14 2003-01-07 Gerald W. Newton Digital thermal printing process
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EP0133638B1 (en) * 1983-08-11 1987-11-25 Pelikan Aktiengesellschaft Thermal ink ribbon and method of making it

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EP0154438A2 (en) * 1984-02-24 1985-09-11 General Company Limited Thermal transfer printing process
EP0198505A2 (en) * 1985-04-17 1986-10-22 Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Heat-sensitive transfer sheet

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Band 9, Nr. 220 (E-341)(1943); 6. September 1985; & JP-A-60 078777 (EPUSON K.K.) 04-05-1985 (Kat. A) *

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US4744685A (en) 1988-05-17
ATE71883T1 (en) 1992-02-15
EP0206036A2 (en) 1986-12-30
EP0206036B1 (en) 1992-01-22
DE3522801C1 (en) 1986-10-23
DE3683545D1 (en) 1992-03-05

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