THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET AND INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20230271443A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US18195306

    申请日:2023-05-09

    申请人: TOPPAN INC.

    IPC分类号: B41M5/382 B41M5/44

    CPC分类号: B41M5/38257 B41M5/44

    摘要: A thermal transfer sheet is used in indirect transfer printing for forming an image through a primary transfer from the thermal transfer sheet to an intermediate transfer medium and thereafter forming an image on a transfer target through secondary transfer to the transfer target. The thermal transfer sheet includes, on a substrate, a masking layer that is a portion that prevents transfer to the transfer target during the secondary transfer. The masking layer is formed from a resin having a Tg of 140° C. or more and 220° C. or less, and the masking layer contains 0.5 wt % or more and 20 wt % or less filler particles relative to the resin.

    PATTERN TRANSFER SHEETS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A RELEASING LAYER AND/OR PASTE MIXTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20230129519A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17971689

    申请日:2022-10-24

    摘要: Pattern transfer sheets and methods are provided for printing paste patterns (e.g., thin fingers) with a high aspect ratio and for increasing throughput in pattern transfer printing. Trenches in the pattern transfer sheets, that are configured to be filled with printing paste and to enable releasing the printing paste from the trenches onto a receiving substrate upon illumination by a laser beam—are coated internally by a coating configured to disintegrate upon the illumination. The coating is configured to enhance the releasing of the paste—increasing throughput and printing accuracy. The receiving substrate may be cleaned after paste deposition by removing disintegration products of the coating therefrom. Alternatively or complementarily, laser absorbing dye may be mixed into the printing paste to facilitate its release from the trenches.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYE SUBLIMINATION WITH DOUBLE-SIDED IMAGE INFUSION

    公开(公告)号:US20230128401A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17972336

    申请日:2022-10-24

    IPC分类号: B41F16/00 B41M5/382 B41F33/00

    摘要: An illustrative dye sublimation apparatus may include a pair of printed sheets placed on either side of a substrate that allows for image infusion on both sides of the substrate. A second heat source, such as a heated plate, is included in order to heat the second printed sheet. Compared to the conventional systems in which a single heat source heats a single printed, the embodiments disclosed herein describe a process for simultaneous double-sided image infusion, which results in a substrate with sublimated images on both sides.