EP0848667A4 - IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFER PRINTING - Google Patents

IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFER PRINTING

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Publication number
EP0848667A4
EP0848667A4 EP96930615A EP96930615A EP0848667A4 EP 0848667 A4 EP0848667 A4 EP 0848667A4 EP 96930615 A EP96930615 A EP 96930615A EP 96930615 A EP96930615 A EP 96930615A EP 0848667 A4 EP0848667 A4 EP 0848667A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
transfer printing
printing
transfer
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP96930615A
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
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EP0848667A1 (en
Inventor
Samuel Chang
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc
Olive Tree Technology Inc
Original Assignee
Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc
Olive Tree Technology Inc
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Application filed by Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc, Olive Tree Technology Inc filed Critical Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc
Publication of EP0848667A1 publication Critical patent/EP0848667A1/en
Publication of EP0848667A4 publication Critical patent/EP0848667A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B41M5/38207—Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes characterised by aspects not provided for in groups B41M5/385 - B41M5/395
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/32—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads
    • B41J2/325—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material using thermal heads by selective transfer of ink from ink carrier, e.g. from ink ribbon or sheet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/315—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of heat to a heat sensitive printing or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/38—Preheating, i.e. heating to a temperature insufficient to cause printing

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Thermal Transfer Or Thermal Recording In General (AREA)
EP96930615A 1995-09-05 1996-09-03 IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFER PRINTING Withdrawn EP0848667A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US52333595A 1995-09-05 1995-09-05
US523335 1995-09-05
US68670096A 1996-07-26 1996-07-26
US686700 1996-07-26
PCT/US1996/013813 WO1997010956A1 (en) 1995-09-05 1996-09-03 Improvements in transfer printing

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0848667A1 EP0848667A1 (en) 1998-06-24
EP0848667A4 true EP0848667A4 (en) 2000-05-31

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP96930615A Withdrawn EP0848667A4 (en) 1995-09-05 1996-09-03 IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFER PRINTING

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0848667A4 (ja)
JP (1) JPH11512359A (ja)
AU (1) AU6959596A (ja)
WO (1) WO1997010956A1 (ja)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6246428B1 (en) 1999-05-11 2001-06-12 3M Innovoative Properties Company Method and system for thermal mass transfer printing
FR2810920A1 (fr) * 2000-06-29 2002-01-04 Afkar Changriha Methode et dispositif d'impression par transfert thermique
DE102008007228B4 (de) * 2008-02-01 2012-02-02 OCé PRINTING SYSTEMS GMBH Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Erzeugen mindestens eines Druckbildes auf einem Bildträger

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS54116248A (en) * 1978-03-01 1979-09-10 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Preheating method of thermographic paper
US4675701A (en) * 1985-08-19 1987-06-23 Primages, Inc. Vibrating thermal printing
JPH01294069A (ja) * 1988-05-23 1989-11-28 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 熱転写記録装置
US5105206A (en) * 1989-12-27 1992-04-14 Eastman Kodak Company Thermal printer for producing transparencies
JPH0480052A (ja) * 1990-07-24 1992-03-13 Nec Corp 熱転写シリアルプリンタ
JPH0485048A (ja) * 1990-07-30 1992-03-18 Toshiba Corp 画像形成装置
US5553951A (en) * 1995-01-17 1996-09-10 Eastman Kodak Company Heated platen and rollers to elevate temperature of receiver in a thermal printer

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
No further relevant documents disclosed *
See also references of WO9710956A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0848667A1 (en) 1998-06-24
AU6959596A (en) 1997-04-09
WO1997010956A1 (en) 1997-03-27
JPH11512359A (ja) 1999-10-26

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