MXPA01009341A - Heat transfer material having a fusible coating containing cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a printable fusible coating for use on a heat transfer material, wherein the fusible coating contains cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. The present invention is further directed to a printable heat transfer material having a fusible coating thereon, wherein the fusible coating contains cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. The present invention also is directed to a method of making a printable heat transfer material having a fusible coating thereon, wherein the fusible coating contains cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate.

Description

HEAT TRANSFER MATERIAL WHICH HAS A FUNDABLE COVERAGE CONTAINING CYCLOHEXANUM DIMETANOL DIBENZOATE ON THE SAME Technical field The present invention is directed to heat transfer material, and in particular, heat transfer materials having a melt coating thereon.

Background of the Invention A number of United States and international patents describe the use of the cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in a variety of compositions. U.S. Patent No. 5,026,756 disclosed a hot melt adhesive composition containing cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate as a plasticizer. U.S. Patent No. 5,739,188 also discloses the fact of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate as a plasticizer in a thermoplastic composition. U.S. Patent No. 5,795,695 discloses a xerographic transparency containing cyclohexane dimethane dibenzoate as an adhesion promoter. The patent of l United States of America No. 5,853,864 discloses disposable absorbent articles containing cyclohexane dimethyl dibenzoate as a plasticizer in an article adhesive layer. Furthermore, WO 98/43822 describes thermal dye diffusion coatings containing cyclohexane dimethyl dibenzoate. Although the cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate used as a plasticizer and / or an adhesion promoter in a variety of applications, the use has been limited.

In recent years, a significant industry has developed which involves the application of customer selected dis, messages, illustrations, (collectively referred to herein as "graphic selected by the customer" on clothing items, such t-shirts, sweatshirts and the like. These customer-selected graphics are typically commercially available products tailored to a specific end-use and printed on a transfer or release paper, graphics are transferred to the item or clothing by means of heat and pressure, after which the paper is removed transfer or matrix release.

Heat transfer papers which have an increased receptivity for wax-based crayon-based images, thermal printer ribbons, impact ribbons and dot-matrix printers are well known in the art. Typically, a transfer sheet per ac comprises a cellulosic base sheet and an image receptive coating on a surface of the base sheet. Receptive image coating usually contains one or polymeric film-forming binders, as well as, other additives to improve transfer and coating printing. Other heat transfer sheets comprise a cellulosic base sheet and an image receptor coating, wherein the image receptor coating is formed by melt extrusion or by laminating a film a base sheet. The coating surface of the film can then be roughened, for example, by passing the coated base sheet through a recording roller.

Much effort has been directed to better generally transfer a laminate that supports or image (coating) a substrate. For example, an improved cold peelable heat transfer materi has been described in U.S. Patent No. 5,798,179, which allows the removal of the ba sheet immediately after the transfer of the laminate that supports the image. or some time later when the laminate was cooled. In addition, an additional effort has been directed to better the resistance to cracking and washing of the transferred laminate. The transferred laminate must be able to withstand multiple wash cycles and normal "use and tear" without cracking or fading.

Several plasticizers and coating additives have been added to the coatings of materials with transfere with heat to improve the resistance to cracking and washing the laminates that support images on articles of clothing. However, most plasticizers currently in use are unable to significantly improve cracking without impairing the washability of the coating. The cracked fading of the coating bearing an im transferred remains a problem in the art of heat transfer coatings.

What is required in the art is a heat-fusible coating, which essentially resists the growth while maintaining or improving the washability of the coating. which is required in the art is a heat transfer material having a heat-meltable coating thereon, wherein the heat-meltable coating has improved crack resistance, a fading resistance, and is washable.

Synthesis of the Invention The present invention relates to some of the difficulties and problems discussed above by the discovery of a heat-meltable coating for use on heat transfer material, wherein the meltable coating resists cracking and fading, while essentially not having an impact. negative on the lavab of the coated article. The heat-meltable coating the present invention comprises cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoat which lowers the melt viscosity of the transfer coating and provides a softer feel to the coating.

The present invention is further directed to printable heat transfer material having heat fusible coating thereon, wherein heat fusible coating comprises cyclohexane dimethane dibenzoate. The heat transfer material of the present invention comprises a base substrate and one or more coatings on a surface of the base substrate, wherein at least one coating contains the cyclohexane dimethane dibenzoate.

The present invention is also directed to a method for making a printable heat transfer material having a heat-fusible coating thereon, wherein the heat-meltable coating contains cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. The method comprises applying the cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in an unmelted state on a base substrate of a heat transfer material.

These and other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon review of the following detailed description of the disclosed embodiments and the appended claims.

Detailed description of the invention The present invention is directed to heat-meltable coating for use on a heat transfer material, wherein the fused coating resists cracking and fading, while having a negative impact on the washability of the coating that supports the image. The meltable coating according to the present invention can be used for a number of applications, in particular heat transfer applications.

The heat-meltable coating of the present invention comprises cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. cyclohexane dimetanol dibenzoate allows the production of heat-meltable coating which lowers the melt viscosity of the transfer coating and provides a smoother tac to the coating. Cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoa is commercially available from Velsicol® Chemical Corporati (of Rosemont, Illinois) under the trade name Benzofle 352. Benzoflex® 352 comprises a mixture of cis and tra isomers of 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate and is available in flake form.

In one embodiment of the present invention, heat-fusible coating comprises Benzoflex "352 has a smaller particle size than commercially available leaflets.In this embodiment, the sheets of Benzoflex® 353 are milled to a desired particle size as used. Here, the phrase "particle size" refers to average dimensions (eg, length, width, diamet etc.) of the particles Desirably, the heat-fusible coating comprises Benzoflex "-352 particles having a particle size of less of 50 microns. Desirably, the particle size is from about d to about 30 microns. Even more desirably, the particle size is from about 2 microns to about microns.

The particles of Benzoflex® 352 have a melt pu of about 120 ° C. The particles can be incorporated into a coating composition in a molten state, applied to a heat transfer base sheet substrate, and dried at a temperature lower than that of the fusion pu. This provides several advantages. The dried coating is easily melted when desired. In addition, the non-melted coating, which contains the Benzoflex® 352 particles, is relatively porous, opaque and free of stickiness which increases the printing of the coating. Once cast, the coating is closed, more brillant enough sticky in the intermediate levels of plasticizer.

Ground Benzoflex'-352 powder can easily be dispersed in water using a small amount of surfactant. Suitable surfactants include, but are not limited to, Triton® X100, a non-ionic surfactant available from Union Carbide and Tergitol® 15-S40, an alcohoxyethoxylated surfactant available from BASF. The amount of surfactant may vary depending on the amount of Benzoflex® particles and other mixing components. Desirably, the surfactant amount is less than about 10% by weight of the total p of the mixture. More desirably, the surfactant amount is from about 1% by weight to about 5% by weight of the total weight of the mixture.

The present invention is further directed to printable heat transfer material having a heat-fusible coating thereon, wherein at least one layer of the heat-meltable coating comprises cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. The printable heat transfer material of the present invention comprises at least one base substrate and one or more of the following layers: releasable coating layer, a tie coat layer, a base coat layer, a print coating layer, and a top coating layer. Suitable base substrates include, but are not limited to, nonwoven cellulosic fabrics and polymeric films. A number of suitable base substrates are described in United States Patents Nos. 5,242,739; 5,501,902; and 5,798,179; The entirety is incorporated herein by reference. Desirably, base substrate comprises paper.

The heat transfer material of the present invention may further comprise a release coated layer. The release coating layer may be placed close to or separate from the base substrate. The release coating layer allows cold removal of at least the base substrate of the melted coating after an image transfer has been completed. Desirably, the release coating layer is adjacent to a surface of the base substrate. A number of release coating layers are known to those with ordinary skill in the art, any of which may be used in the present invention. Typically, the releasable coating layer comprises a thermoplastic polymer which is essentially non-tacky at transfer temperatures (e.g., 177 ° C) and which has a glass transition temperature of at least about 0 ° C. here, the phrase "not having essentially transfer tackiness" means that the releasable coating layer does not stick to an overlying layer an extension sufficient to adversely affect the quality of the transferred image. Desirably, the thermoplastic polymer comprises a hard acrylic polymer or a poly (vinyl acetate). The releasable coating layer may further comprise an effective amount of a release enhancing additive, such as a divalent metal ion salt of a fatty acid, polyethylene glycol, a mixture thereof. For example, release enhancement additive may be calcium stearate, a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from about 2,000 to about 100,000 or a mixture thereof. Suitable releasable coating layers are described in U.S. Patent No. 5,798,179, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference. Desirably, the base substrate comprises paper.

The heat transfer material of the present invention may further comprise a tie coat layer. The amorphous coating layer may be placed proximate or detached from the bas substrate. Desirably, the mooring coating is directly above the release coating layer, when present, so as to provide a desired amount of adhesion between the coating layer of the coating. release and an overlying ca, such as a base coat layer. The clamping liner ca provides a suitable adhesion amount for the manufacture, sheeting, handling, printing of the transfer material with heat, but still a sufficiently low adhesion for a removal after the transfer. A number of the tie coat layers are known to those of ordinary skill in the art, any of which may be used in the present invention. The tie coat layers suitable for use in the present invention are described in U.S. Patent No. 5,798,179, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the heat transfer coating layer of the heat transfer material comprises a thermoplastic powder polymer which melts in a range from about 65 ° C to about 18 ° C, and at least one material film-forming binder Any thermoplastic powder polymer and any film-forming binder can be used in the present invention provided that the materials meet the criterion stated above for a tie layer coating. The suitable thermoplastic powder polymer includes but is not limited to polyamides, polyolefins, polyestere ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers or a combination thereof. Desirably, the polymeric thermoplastic polymer comprises MPP635 micropowder, a density polyethylene powder available from Micropowders, Inc., of Tarrytown, New York, or the product Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1, a copolymer of an average particle size of 10 microns of nylon-6 and nylon-12 precursors, available from Elf Atochem North America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Suitable film-forming binders include, but are not limited to, water-dispersible acrylic acid-ethylene copolymers. Desirably, film-forming binder comprises Michleman Emuls 58035, an emulsion of acrylic acid-ethylene of 35% by weight solids available from Michleman Chemical Company, Cincinnati Ohio.

In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, the tie coat layer can be a cast and extruded film. The materials of the cast and extruded film may be the same as those described above for the coated coating layer solution. Suitable molten extrudable polymers include but are not limited to copolymers of ethylene and acrylic acid methacrylic acid, vinyl acetate, ethyl acetate, but acrylate, polyesters, polyamides, polyurethanes, and combinations thereof. The polymer melt composition may include one or more additives. Suitable additives include, but are not limited to waxes, plasticizers, antioxidant rheology modifiers, antistatic agents, and blocking agents. The fusible extrudable tie coat layers for use in the present invention are described in U.S. Patent No. 5,798,179, all of which is incorporated herein by reference.

The heat transfer material of the present invention may further comprise a base coat layer. The base coat layer may be used in combination with one or more of the above described layers. Alternatively, the base coat layer may be used instead of the tie coat layer s both the release coating layer and the cover layer. The base coat layer may comprise materials similar to those described above for the tie coat layer. The base coat layer pu comprises one or more of a thermoplastic powder polymer and / or more film-forming binders as described above. Desirably, the coating layer of b comprises from about 10% by weight to about 1 by weight of one or more thermoplastic polymer powders and from about 90% by weight to about 10% by weight one or more binder-forming binders. film, based on total weight of the dry base coating layer. Desirably, the basecoat layer comprises from about 10% by weight to about 50% by weight of one more thermoplastic powder polymer and from about 90% by weight to about 50% by weight of one or more. film-forming binders, based on the total pe of the dry base coating layer. Still desirably, the basecoat layer comprises from about 20% by weight to about 40% by weight of one more thermoplastic polymer powder and from about weight to about 60% by weight of one or more agglutinate film formers, based on the total weight of the dry base coating layer.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the basecoat layer comprises a thermoplastic polymer powder in the form of a high density polyethylene powder of copolyamide particles, or a combination thereof, and a film-forming binder in the form of an acrylic acid-ethylene copolymer, a polyethylene oxide, or combination thereof. As described in U.S. Patent No. 5,798,179, other materials may be added to the basecoat layer including but not limited to plasticizers, viscosity modifying surfactants. Desirably, the basecoat layer comprises up to about 5% by weight one or more surfactants and up to about 2% by weight of a further viscosity modifier based on the total weight of the dry basecoat layer. Suitable surfactants include, but are not limited to, the ethoxylated alcohol surfactant available from BASF under the trademark Tergitol® 15-S40 and a nonionic surfactant available from Uni Carbide under the trade name Triton * X100. Suitable viscosity modifiers include, but are not limited to, polyethylene oxide available from Union Carbide under the trademark Polyox® N60K and methylcellulose.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the basecoat layer comprises cyclohexene dimethanol dibenzoate in combination with one or more thermoplastic polymer powders and / or one or more film-forming binders. The amount of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in basecoat layer may vary depending on the overall coating composition. Desirably, the amount cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in the coating layer ba is up to about 90% by weight based on the percent by total weight of the dry base coating layer. Desirably, the amount of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate the basecoat layer is from about 10% w weight to about 50% by weight based on the percent p total weight of the dry basecoat layer.

When the base coating layer contains cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate, one or more thermoplastic polymer powders, and one or more film-forming binders, the base coating layer desirably comprises from about 10% by weight to about 90% by weight cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate, from about 90% p weight to about 10% by weight of one or more polymer thermoplastics powder, and from about 90% by weight about 10% by weight of one or more film forming binders, based about the percent by total weight of the dry base coat layer. More desirably, the basecoat layer comprises from about 10% wt to about 50% by weight of cyclohexane dimethanedibenzoate, from about 50% by weight to about 1% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polymers in powder, and from about 70% by weight to about 40% by weight one or more film-forming binders based on percent by total weight of the sec-based coating layer As discussed above, other materials can be added to this layer. base coat including, but limited to plasticizers, surfactants and viscosity modifiers.

Similar to the topcoat layer given above, the basecoat layer may be in the form of a melt extruded film. The extrudate may comprise one or more of the materials described above including the cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. In the embodiment of the present invention, an extruded base coater layer comprises a co-extruded film having a layer of Nucrel® KC500, an ethylene / acrylic oxide copolymer having a melt index of 500 available Dupont, and a layer of Primacor® 59801 , an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer having a melt index of 200 available from Dow Chemi Company.

In addition to the layers mentioned above, heat transfer material of the present invention may comprise a printed coater layer. The printed coating layer provides a printed surface for heat transfer sheet. The printed coating layer is formulated to minimize feathering of a printed image and bleeding or loss of the image when the image transferred is exposed to water. Suitable printed coated components include, but are not limited to cyclohex dimethanol dibenzoate, thermoplastic particulate materials, film-forming binders, cationic polymer, a humectant, ink viscosity modifiers, weak acids and surfactants.

The printed coating layer may contain one or more thermoplastic particles. Desirably, particles have a larger dimension of memos of about 50 microns. More desirably, the particles have a larger dimension of less than about 20 micrometers. Suitable thermoplastic powder polymers include, but are limited to, polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers.

The printed coater layer may also contain one or more film-forming binders. Desirably, one or more film-forming binders are present in an amount of from about 10 to about 50% weight, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer. Desirably, the amount of binder is from about 10 to about 30% by weight. Suitable binders include, but are not limited to, polyacrylates, polyethylenes, and ethylene-vinyl acetat copolymers. Desirably, binders are heat-softenable temperatures of less than or about 120 ° C.

In addition, the printed coating layer can comprise a cationic polymer. Desirably, the cationic polymer is present in an amount of from about to about 20% by weight, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer. Suitable cationic polymers include, but are not limited to, a polymer of amide-epichlorohydrin polyacrylamides with cationic functional groups, polyethylene imines, and polyalialamines.

One or more other components can be used in a printed coater layer, such as a humectant and viscosity modifier. For example, the printed coated layer may contain from about 1 to about 2 by weight of a humectant based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer. Suitable humectants include, but are not limited to ethylene glycol and poly (ethylene glycol). Desirably, poly (ethylene glycol) has a weight average molecular weight of from about 100 to about 40,000. More desirably the poly (ethylene glycol) has an average molecular weight of from about 200 to about 800. In addition, the printing coater can contain from about 0 to about 10% by weight of a modifier. ink viscosity, based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer Desirably, the viscosity modifier comprises poly (ethylene glycol) having an average molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 2,000,000. Desirably, the poly (ethylene glycol) has a weight average molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 600,000.

The printed coating layer may also include a weak acid and / or a surfactant. As used herein, the term "weak acid" refers to an acid having constant dissociation less than one (or a negative notation the dissociation constant greater than 1). Desirably, weak acid is present in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight based on the weight of the thermoplastic polymer. Desirably, the weak acid is citric acid. Suitable surfactants include the anionic, ionic, or cationic surfactants. Desirably, the surfactant is non-ionic or cationic surfactant. Examples of the anionic surfactants include, but linear and branched chain alkyl alkyl benzene sulphonates are not limited to linear branched chain alkyl sulphates and linear branched chain ethoxyalkyl sulfates. L cationic surfactants include, but are not limited to trimethylammonium tallow. Examples of the ionic surfactants include but are not limited to polyethoxylates of polyethoxylated alkyl alkylphenols, ethanol amines of fatty acid, complex polymers of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, alcohols and polysiloxane polyethers. More desirably, surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant.

In one embodiment of the present invention, printed coating layer comprises one or more of the components described above and the cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. The amount of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in the printed coating layer may vary depending on the overall coating composition. Desirably, the amount of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in the printed coating layer is up to about 50% by weight based on the percent p total weight of the dry coating layer. More desirably, the amount of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in the printing coating layer is from about 10% by weight to about 30% by weight based on the percent by total weight of the dry coating layer. Even more desirably the amount of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in the printing coating layer is from about 15% per po to about 25% by weight based on the percent by total of the dry coating layer.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the printing coater layer comprises a microporous polyamide powder, and an acrylic acid-ethylene copolymer binder, a dispersant (Klucel® hydroxyethyl cellulose) a surfactant (Triton® X100), a buffer (carbonate) sodium and cyclohexane dimetanol dibenzoate The printing coater layer has a porous surface for the absorption of inkjet inks.

The heat transfer sheet of the present invention may further comprise a topcoat layer. The topcoat layer functions as a wetting agent and an ink viscosity modifier. Desirably, the top coater comprises one or more cationic polymers. Suitable cationic polymers include, but are not limited to poly (N, N-dimethylethylamino methacrylate), quaternized with methyl chloride, sold under the trademark, Alcostat® 567 Allied Colloids. Other materials may be added to the top coater including but not limited to plasticizers, surfactants and viscosity modifiers. Suitable viscosity modifiers include, but are not limited to, polyethylene oxide available from Union Carbide trademark Polyox® N60K and methylcellulose.

The coating that supports the heat transfer image, comprises one or more of the coating layers described above, can be transferred to article of clothing, or to another porous substrate, by applying heat and pressure to the coating. Desirably, coating that supports the image of the heat transfer sheet melts and penetrates into the substrate interstices, as opposed to merely coating the substrate surface. In order to penetrate the fabric, the combined thickness of the tie layers, base, print and upper desirably greater than 1.0 mils. Desirably, the combined thickness of the tie, base, printing and topcoat layers is from about 1.5 to about 2 mils.

The present invention is also directed to a method for making a printable ac transfer material having a heat fusible coating thereon, wherein the heat fusible coating conti ciciohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. The method comprises the application of hexane dimethanol dibenzoate in a non-melted form or a base layer of a heat transfer material. an embodiment of the present invention, one or more of coating compositions described above are applied to the base layer by known coating techniques, such as roller, knife and air knife coating processes. Each individual coating may be sequentially by any drying means known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Suitable drying means include, but are not limited to, steam heated drums, air blow, radiant heating, or a combination thereof. In an alternate embodiment, one or more of the coating layers described above may be coated by extrusion onto the surface of the base c or of a coating thereon. Which extrusion coating techniques, well known to those skilled in the art, can be used in the present invention.

If desired, any of the above coating layers may contain other materials, such as processing aids, release pigmenting agents, brightening agents, anti-foam agents, and the like. The use of these and similar materials is well known to those who have an ordinary skill in the art. The layers, which comprise film-forming binder, can be formed on a given layer by known coating techniques, such as roller, knife, and air curtain coating processes. The resulting heat transfer material will then be dried by any drying means known to those skilled in the art. Suitable drying means include, but are not limited to drums heated by vap air blow, radiant heating or a combination thereof.

The present invention is further described by following examples. Such examples, however, are not to be considered as limiting in any way either spirit and scope of the present invention. In the examples all parts are parts by weight unless otherwise indicated.

EXAMPLES Multiple transfers were carried out using a variety of heat transfer materials. Each heat transfer sheet contained one or more of the following layers: base coat, release coating layer; Mooring coating layer; base coating layer, printing coating layer; top coating layer; and laser print coating layer. A description of each layer follows.

Base layers BP1 BP1 was a pressurized saturated paper having fiber content comprising about 78% by weight bleached kraft of softwood and about 22% by weight kraft bleached hardwood. The base weight of the leaf was 64 grams per square meter (gsm). The Gurley porosity of the leaves was 24 sec / 100 cubic centimeters. The saturation comprised 100 dry parts of Airvol® 107 (polyvinyl alcohol from Air Products), 50 dry parts of titanium dioxide solution, and 9 dry parts of sizing agent, Sunsize® 1 (melamine-stearated resin from Sun Chemical). The mixture f applied about 12.5% total water solids content. The saturation collection was 14 parts by 1 weight part of fiber.

BP2 BP2 was a bond paper of Neenah Paper, designates Avon of 24 pounds, Crest class. The base weight was 90 grams per square meter and the thickness was 4.5 thousandths of an inch. Layers of Release Coating Rl The Rl release coating was a mixture of the following components: Hycar® 26172 100 dry parts Polyethylene glycol 20M 20 dry parts Celite® 263 30 dry parts Nopcote1 'C-104-50 25 dry parts Triton® X100 2 dry parts Hycar® 26172 is an acrylic latex available from F. Goodrich.

Polyethylene glycol 20M is a 20,000 molecular weight polyethylene glycol wax available from Union Carbid Celite® 263 is a diatomac earth (brightener) available from MacEssen.

Nopcote® C-104-50 is a 50% solids emulsion of calcium stearate available from Henkel Corporatio of Amber, Pennsylvania.

Triton® X100 is a non-ionic surfactant available from Union Carbide.

The ingredients were mixed in a Cowles mixture at 33% by weight of a total dry solids content. The release coating was applied to provide dry coating weight of 13 grams per square meter.

R2 The release coating R2 was a mixture of the following components: Hycar® 26172 100 dry parts Celite® 263 30 dry parts Nopcote® C-104-50 20 dry parts XAMA7 10 dry parts Silicone Surfactant 190 8 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts XAMA7 is a cross-linked aziridine linker available from B. F. Goodrich.

Silicone surfactant 190 is available from D Corning.

Tergitol® 15-S40 is an alcohoxylated surfactant available from BASF.

The pH of the release coating was adjusted to about 10 to avoid premature cross-linking. The ingredients were dispersed in a Cowles mixer by weight of total dry solids content. The release coating was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 16 grams per square meter.

R3 The R3 release coating was a mixture of the following components: Hycar® 26172 100 dry parts Celite® 263 50 dry parts Silica Surfactant 190 8 dry parts The ingredients were dispersed in a colloidal mol at 40% by weight of total dry solids content. The release coating was applied to provide dry coating weight of 11 grams per square meter.

Mooring Coating Layers YOU The TI tie-down coating was a mixture of the following components: Michleman 58035 100 dry parts MPP6356 100 dry parts Triton® X100 3 dry parts The Michleman 58035 emulsion is an acrylic acid-ethylene emulsion of 35% by weight solids from Michlem Chemical Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.

The micropowder MPP635 is a high density polyethylene powder from Micropowders, Inc.

The ingredients were dispersed in Cowles dissolver at 37.5% by weight of the total sec solids content in water. The tie coat was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 11 grams per square meter.

T2 The T2 clamp coating was a mixture of the following components: Michleman 58035 100 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 40 dry parts Triton® X100 3 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 is a copolyamide average particle size of 10 microns 6-12 available from E Atochem.

The ingredients were ground in a colloidal moli. The total solids content was 30% by total dry solids weight in water. The clamp coating f applied to provide a dry coating weight of grams per square meter.

Base Coating Layers Bl The base coat Bl was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 100 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 40 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 2 dry parts Polyox® N60K 0.2 dry parts Michem® Prime 4990R is an ethylene acrylate copolymer available from Michleman Chemical Company of Cincinna Ohio.

Polyox® N60K is a polyethylene oxide available from Union Carbide.

The total solids content was 31.8% weight of total dry solids in water. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Isopropyl alcohol was added in small quantities to control foaming. The base coat was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 15 grams per square inch.

B2 The base coat B2 was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 100 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 70 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 3.5 dry parts The total solids content was 30% per po of total dry solids in water. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Base coating was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 16.5 grams per square meter.

B3 The base coat B3 was a co-extruded film having the following components and component thicknesses: Nucrel® KC500 1.0 mils of Primacor® 59801 flea 0.8 thousandths of a flea Nucrel® KC500 is a methacrylic / ethylene acid copolymer having a melt index of 5 available from Dupont.

Primacor® 59801 is an acrylic-ethylene copolymer having a melt index of 200 available from the Dow Chemical Company.

The Nucrel® KC500 side of the film placed on the paper side, while the Primacor® 59801 side of the film was away from the side of the pap B4 The base coat B4 was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 100 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 40 dry parts Benzoflex® 352 20 dry parts MPP6356 20 dry parts Triton® XI00 3.2 dry parts The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. The total solids content f of 33% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture f dispersed in a colloidal mill. The base coat f applied to provide a dry coating weight of grams per square meter.

B5 The base coat B5 was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 100 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 80 dry parts MPP6356 20 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 4.8 dry parts The mixture was dispersed in a colloid mill. The total solids content was 33% by weight of total dry solids in water. The pH of the coating solution f raised to about 10 with ammonia. The coating ba was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 15 grams per square meter.

Layers of Printing Coating - Ink Jet All the ink jet printing layers were dried at 85% C to avoid a loss of porosity.

Pll The ink jet printing coating Pll was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 31 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts MPP6356 29 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Polyox® N60K 1 dry parts The mixture was dispersed in a colloid mill. The total solids content was 32% by weight of total dry solids in water. The pH of the coating solution f raised to about 10 with ammonia. The printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 17 grams per square meter. The coating f dried in a forced air oven at 85 ° C.

PI2 The PI2 tin ink jet coating was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 25 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Triton® X100 2 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts Sodium Carbonate 1 dry parts Zinc Oxide Solution # 1 5 parts dry Sodium carbonate is available from Aldri Chemical Company, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The # 1 zinc oxide solution is available S.C. Johnson Wax Company as a solution in water and ammonia In this formula, Polyox® N60K acts as a rheology control agent and an ink viscosity modifier (to prevent bleeding of tint jet inks). Sodium carbonate acts as a buffer, which helps prevent discoloration of some inks (HP694 cyan) The zinc oxide solution # 1 acts as a crosslinker for the Michem® Prime 40990R.

The mixture was dispersed in a colored mill. The total solids content was 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The pH of the coating solution raised to about 10 with ammonia. The printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 17 grams per square meter.

PI3 The PI3 jet print coating was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 35 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Alcostat® 567 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts Alcostat® 567 is a poly (N, -dimethylethylammethacrylate), quaternized with methyl chloride from All Colloids as a solution in water.

The total solids content was around 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating p of 15 grams per square meter.

PI4 The PI4 jet print coating was a mixture of the following components: Michleman® 58035 35 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Alcostat® 567 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts The total solids content was around 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating p of 19 grams per square meter.

PI5 The PI5 jet print coating was a mixture of the following components: Michleman® 58035 35 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Alcostat® 567 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 1 dry parts The total solids content was around 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture f dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating pe of 19 grams per square meter.

PI6 The PI6 t jet print coating was a mixture of the following components: Michleman® 58035 35 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Epoxy resin IF1893 25 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 6 dry parts Alcostat® 567 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts IF1893 is an epoxy resin in po available from H. B. Fuller, of San Paul, MN.

The total solids content was around 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating p of 19 grams per square meter.

PI7 The jet print coating of ti PI7 was a mixture of the following components: Michleman® 58035 35 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Tone® 0201 20 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Alcostat® 567 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts Tone® 0201 is a liquid polycaprolactone available from Union Carbide, of Danbury, CT.

The total solids content was around 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture f dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating pe of 19 grams per square meter.

PI8 The ink jet printing coating PI8 was a mixture of the following components: Michleman® 58035 35 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Ketjintax® 8 20 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Alcostat® 567 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts Ketjintax® 8 is an N-ethyl-p-toluenesulfonam available from Akzo Nobel Chemical, Inc., of Dobbs Ferry, Nu York.

The total solids content was around 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating p of 19 grams per square meter.

PI9 The PI9 jet print coating was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 25 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Benzoflex: ® 352 25 dry parts Zinc stearate Dispersed D 10 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Calcium Carbonate 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 1 dry parts Dispersed zinc stearate D is available from Witco Chemical Company, of Houston, Texas.

In this formula, calcium carbonate acts as a buffer. Dispersed zinc stearate D, a zinc stear dispersible in water, acts as a dye binder.

The total solids content was around 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating pe of 19 grams per square meter.

PI10 The PI10 jet print coating was a mixture of the following components: Michem® Prime 4990R 25 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Benzoflex® 352 25 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Calcium Carbonate 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts The total solids content was around 28 % by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating of 17 grams per square meter. ili The jet print coating of ti Pili was a mixture of the following components: Michleman 58035 35 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Benzoflex® 352 25 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Alcostat® 567 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts The total solids content was around % by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating p of 19 grams per square meter.

PI12 The PI12 jet print coating was a mixture of the following components: Michleman 58035 35 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 100 dry parts Benzoflex® 352 50 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 5 dry parts Alcostat® 567 1 dry parts Polyox® N60K 4 dry parts The total solids content was around 25% by weight of total dry solids in water. The mixture dispersed in a colloidal mill. The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. Printing coating was applied to provide a dry coating p of 19 grams per square meter.

Printing Coating Layers - Color Copier Lás PL1 The laser color copying (LCC) coating layer PL1 was a mixture of the following components: Míchem® Prime 4990R 100 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 80 dry parts MPP6356 20 dry parts Tergitol® 15-S40 4.8 dry parts The pH of the coating solution was raised to about 10 with ammonia. The total solids content of about 33% by weight of total dry solids in ag The mixture was dispersed in a colloid mill. The printing coater was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 15 grams per square meter.

PL2 The laser color copying print coating layer PL2 was a mixture of the following component Michem® Prime 4990R 100 dry parts Orgasol® 3501 EXDNAT 1 40 dry parts Benzoflex® 352 20 dry parts MPP6356 20 dry parts Triton® XI00 3.2 dry parts The pH of the coating solution was elevated by about 10 with ammonia. The total solids content f of about 33% by weight of total dry solids in water The mixture was dispersed in a colloidal mill. The printing coater was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 14 grams per square meter.

Top Coating Layers TP1 The topcoat layer TP1 was an aqueous solution containing 2.5% by weight of Methocel "A15, or methylcellulose available from the Dow Chemical Company (of Midlan Michigan), and 1.0% by weight of alum.The supercoat was applied to provide a Dry coating weight 0.5 grams per square meter.

TP2 The top coat layer TP2 was an aqueous solution that contained 2% by weight of Polyox® N60K. Top coating was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 0.3 grams per square meter.

TP3 The topcoat layer TP3 was a water solution of 2% by weight of Polyox® N60K and 2% by weight calcium chloride, added as a dye binder. Top coating was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 0.6 grams per square meter.

TP4 The topcoat layer TP4 was identical to the topcoat layer TP3, but the topcoat layer TP4 was applied to provide a dry coating pe of 1.5 grams per square meter.

TP5 The upper coating layer TP5 was an aqueous solution of 2% by weight of Polyox® N60K and 5% by weight PEG300, a liquid polyethylene oxide from Union Carbide. Top coating was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 2.5 grams per square meter.

TP6 The topcoat layer TP6 was identical to the topcoat layer TP2, but the topcoat layer TP6 was applied to provide a dry coating pe of 0.8 grams per square meter.

TP7 Top coating layer TP7 was aqueous solution of 2% by weight of Polyox® N60K and 0.5% by weight Alcostat® 567. The topcoat was applied to provide a dry coating weight of 1.0 gram square meter.

EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of Heat Transfer Materials having a Printed Image of Laser Color Copiers On Themselves Three heat transfer materials were prepared from the base layers described above and from the coating layers. The components of the heat transfer materials are shown below in Table 1. The images were copied onto heat transfer materials using a Canon 700 laser color copier.

The transfers of the images were made using a hand-ironing technique. All heat transfers were on a t-shirt material or 100% cotton shirts. A cushion material was placed on a hard surface. A T-shirt was then placed on a cushioning material. Then the heat transfer material was placed on the shirt.

The heat transfer material ironed for 3 minutes, applying pressure on the heat transfer material. The ironing passes were len and in the longest direction of the heat transfer material. The plate used was a Procter-Silex model 17109 13117. The images were multiple colo test patterns covering almost the entire surface of the heat transfer material. The transfer material by lime was removed after cooling.

The properties of the three heat transfer materials are given below in Table 1.

Table 1. Summary of Laser Copier Designs Comments: 1. Good acceptance of toner and good transfer of cold peeling. 2. Small loss of color after washing 3. Soft touch.

Transfer of poor cold peeling.

. It tends to clog in the photocopier of co (Canon 700] As can be seen in Table 1, samples C and CLC3, which contained cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzo in the base coat layer and in the print coat layer, exhibited a softer feel than the CL sample. The resulting coated fabrics CLC2 and C samples exhibited a touch similar to that of the fabric itself.

EXAMPLE 2 Preparation of Heat Transfer Materials that have a Print Image of Ink Jet on the Same The heat transfer materials of the base layers described above and the coating layers were prepared. The components of the heat transfer materials are shown below in Table 2. The images were printed on heat transfer materials using an ink jet printer. All ink jet printable heat transfer materials were made with a BPl base layer and an Rl release coating layer.

Table 2. Ink Jet Design synthesis Comments : 1. Transferred with a second heat press at 375 ° F. 2. Transferred with a hand iron. 3. Difficulty of cold peeling the pa after ironing. 4. Canon inkjet inks discolored and darkened when transferred.

Test print: 1. It was printed well with a Hewl printer Packard 694 2. It was printed well with a Hewlett Packard 6 Canon BJ620, Canon BJ4200 with regular and photo dyes; AC BJ420 with regular and photo dye and Epson 800 printers Styl 3. It printed well with Hewlett Packard 694, Ca BJ620, Canon BJ4200, BJ240 and Epson 800 Stylus with regular tin; but not with Canon BJ4200 or BJ240 with inks of f (these were mixed somewhat). 4. They printed well with Canon BJ6 and Epson Stylus 800 printers.

Washing Test: 1. It washed well except for some fading of the HP694 yellow ink.

Image cracking after cin washed. 3. A very light cracking of the image after five washes.

More fading of inks than that of IJ A softer touch after washing than IJ3.

No image cracking. Good washing test.

As shown in Table 2 given above, l samples IJ1 to IJ8 and IJ21 to IJ22 (Group 1) did not contain cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in the printed coating layer; samples IJ9 to IJ20 (Group 2) contained cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate in the impression coating layer. The transfer and printing of the Group 2 samples was found to be similar to that of the Group 1 samples. Both groups of samples were successfully transferred with little discoloration of the printed image. In addition, both Sample Groups exhibited good versatility in relation to use with a variety of printers and inks. However, Group 2 samples exhibited better wash test results in general compared to Group 1 samples.

Samples IJ2, IJ13, IJ15, and I 16 exhibit (1) no image cracking and (2) very little if there is any fading of the image after five washes. In addition, these four samples also exhibited an excellent print, showing good printing results with c printer and used ink. In addition, samples IJ9 to IJ11, IJ and IJ17 to IJ20 exhibited very little cracking of the ima after five washes.

Even when the description has been carried out with respect to the specific incorporations thereof, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art to achieve understanding of the foregoing that alterations, variations and equivalents of these incorporations can easily be conceived. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be established as that of the appended claims any equivalents thereof.

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R E I V I N D I C A C I O N S
1. A heat transfer material comprising a base substrate; Y a coating on the base substrate, wherein the coating comprises cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate.
2. 2. The heat transfer material as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the base substrate comprises a cellulosic nonwoven fabric or polymer film.
3. 3. The heat transfer material as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the coating further comprises thermoplastic particles, a film-forming binder, a cationic polymer, or a combination thereof.
4. 4. The heat transfer material as claimed in clause 3, characterized in that the thermoplastic particles comprise particles of polyethylene polyolefin particles, polyester particles, polyamide particles, copolymer particles of ethylene-vinyl acetat particles of copolyamide, or a combination of the same, and film-forming binder comprises polyacrylate polyethylenes, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer, or a combination thereof.
5. 5. The heat transfer material as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that coating comprises from about 10% by weight about 90% by weight of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate; from about 90% by weight to about 10% by weight thermoplastic particles; and from about 10% per po to about 90% by weight of a film-forming binder, based on the total weight of the coating.
6. 6. The heat transfer material as claimed in clause 3, characterized in that the coating comprises from about 2% by weight about 20% by weight of a cationic polymer based on the total weight of the coating.
7. 7. The heat transfer material as claimed in clause 6, characterized in that the cationic polymer comprises an amide epichlorohydrin polymer, a polyacrylamide with cationic functional groups, a polyethylene imine, a polydiallylamine, or a combination thereof
8. 8. The heat transfer material ta as claimed in clause 6, characterized in that the coating is a printing coater layer and comprises a dispersant, a surfactant and a buffer.
9. 9. The heat transfer material ta as claimed in clause 4, characterized in that the coating is an extruded coating with melting.
10. 10. The heat transfer material and as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that it comprises one or more layers between the substrate and coating, wherein the one or more layers comprise a release coating layer, a coating layer of amorphous or a combination of them.
11. 11. The heat transfer material and as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that it comprises one or more layers lying on top, wherein the one or more layers comprise a printing overlay layer, a top coating layer a combination of the same.
12. 12. The heat transfer material t and as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the coating is a base coater layer, and the material further comprises a release coating layer and a mooring coating layer between the substrate and the coating layer. base, and a layer of print coating on the base coat layer.
13. 13. The heat transfer material t and as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that the coating is a printing and material coating layer further comprises a release coating layer, a tie coating layer, and a base coating layer between the substrate and coating printing layer.
14. 14. The heat transfer material t and as claimed in clause 1, characterized in that cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate has a particle size of less than about 50 microns.
15. 15. The heat transfer material t and as claimed in clause 8, characterized in that cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate has a particle size from about 1 millimeter to about 30 microns.
16. 16. The heat transfer material ta and as claimed in clause 1, further characterized by comprising a printed image on the coating.
17. 17. The heat transfer material t and as claimed in clause 16, characterized in that it is in combination with a fabric.
18. 18. A printable heat meltable coating comprising from about 10% by weight about 90% by weight of cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate, from about 90% by weight to about 10% by weight thermoplastic particles, and from about 10% by weight. % per pe to about 90% by weight of a film-forming binder, based on the total weight of the coating.
19. 19. A heat transfer material q comprises a base substrate and the lime meltable and printable coating as claimed in clause 18.
20. 20. An article of manufacture comprising A fabric; Y an image carrier coating on a surface of the fabric; wherein the image carrier coating comprises cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate.
21. 21. A method for forming an article of manufacture comprising: placing a transfer material by lime near a cloth; apply heat to a superior surface of the heat transfer material; Y separating a part of the heat transfer material from the fabric; wherein the heat transfer material p comprises a base substrate, and a coating on a base substrate, wherein the coating comprises cyclohexa dimethanol dibenzoate.
22. 22. The method as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the base substrate comprises a cellulose nonwoven fabric or a polymeric film.
23. 23. The method as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the coating further comprises thermoplastic particles, a film-forming binder, a cationic polymer, or a combination thereof
24. 24. The method as claimed in clause 23, characterized in that the thermoplastic particles comprise polyethylene particles, polyolefin particles, polyester particles, polyamide particles, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer particles, copolyamide particles or a combination thereof; and the film-forming binder comprises polyacrylates, polyethylenes, acrylic acid-ethylene copolymers, a methacrylic acid / ethylene copolymer, or a combination thereof.
25. 25. The method as claimed in clause 24, characterized in that the coating comprises from about 10% by weight to about 90% by weight cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate; from about 90% p weight to about 10% by weight of thermoplastic particles; from about 10% by weight to about 90% by weight a film-forming binder, based on the total weight of the coating.
26. 26. The method as claimed in clause 23, characterized in that the coating comprises from about 2% by weight to about 20% by weight of cationic polymer based on the total weight of the coating.
27. 27. The method as claimed in clause 26, characterized in that the cationic polymer comprises an amide-epichlorohydrin polymer, a polyacrylamide, cationic functional groups, a polyethylenimine, or polydiallylamine, or a combination thereof.
28. 28. The method as claimed in clause 26, characterized in that the coating is a printing coating layer and further comprises a dispersant, surfactant and a buffer.
29. 29. The method as claimed in clause 24, characterized in that the coating is a melt extruded coating.
30. 30. The method as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the heat transfer material further comprises one or more layers between the substrate and coating, wherein the one or more layers comprise a layer of release coating, a layer of mooring covering or a combination thereof.
31. 31. The method as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the heat transfer material further comprises one or more layers lying on the coating, wherein the one or more layers comprise a layer of printing coating, a layer of top coating or a combination thereof.
32. The method as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the coating is a base cap cap, and the transfer material by c further comprises a release coating layer and a tie coat layer between the substrate and the substrate. base coat cap, and a coating layer of impre on the base coat layer.
33. 33. The method as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the coating is a cap printing coating and the heat transfer material further comprises a coating layer for releasing a tie coat layer, and a base coating layer between the substrate and the coating layer printing.
34. 34. The method as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the cyclohexane dimeta dibenzoate has a particle size of less than about 50 microns.
35. 35. The method as claimed in clause 34, characterized in that the cyclohexane dimeta dibenzoate has a particle size of from about d to about 30 microns.
36. 36. The method as claimed in clause 21, characterized in that the heat transfer material further comprises a printed image on coating. R E U M N The present invention is directed to meltable and printable coating for use on a heat transfer mater, wherein the melt coating contains cyclohexane dimethanol dibenzoate. The present invention is further directed to a printable ac transfer material having a meltable coating thereon, wherein the meltable coating contains cyclohexane dimethanediibenzoate. The present invention is also directed to a method for making a transfer material by a printable ac that has a meltable coating thereon, wherein the meltable coating contains cyclohexane dimethate dibenzoate.