Claims
- 1. An imaged article, comprising:
- an imaged substrate having a printed image of a sublimable dye transferred by thermal transfer recording; and
- a transparent resin layer formed on at least a part of said printed image, said transparent resin layer comprising an ionizing radiation-curable resin and wax.
- 2. The imaged article of claim 1, wherein said transparent resin layer further comprises at least one of a slip agent, an ultraviolet absorber, an antioxidant and a fluorescent brightener.
- 3. The imaged article of claim 1, further comprising a heat-sensitive adhesive layer formed between said transparent resin layer and a surface of said imaged substrate on which said image is printed.
- 4. The imaged article of claim 3, wherein said heat-sensitive adhesive layer comprises a resin having a glass transition temperature lying in the range of 40.degree. C. to 75.degree. C.
- 5. The imaged article of claim 3, wherein said heat-sensitive adhesive layer comprises a resin selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate and a vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate copolymer.
- 6. The imaged article of claim 1, wherein said ionizing radiation-curable resin comprises a polymer or oligomer having a radically polymerizable double bond in its molecule.
- 7. The imaged article of claim 1, wherein said transparent resin layer further comprises inorganic particles.
- 8. The imaged article of claim 1, wherein said transparent resin layer further comprises polymethylmethacrylate.
- 9. The imaged article of claim 1, wherein said imaged substrate comprises a card of a polyester resin or vinyl chloride resin.
- 10. The imaged article of claim 9, wherein said card further comprises at least one of embossed information, a signature, an IC memory and a magnetic recording layer.
- 11. The imaged article of claim 1, wherein the imaged substrate further comprises information formed thereon by means of a thermal fusing ink.
- 12. The imaged article of claim 1, wherein said wax comprises a low molecular weight polyethylene.
Priority Claims (6)
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Date |
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1-180471 |
Jul 1989 |
JPX |
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1-180472 |
Jul 1989 |
JPX |
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1-180473 |
Jul 1989 |
JPX |
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1-241929 |
Sep 1989 |
JPX |
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1-325870 |
Dec 1989 |
JPX |
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2-140011 |
May 1990 |
JPX |
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Parent Case Info
This is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/022,865 filed Mar. 1, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,422,997, which in turn is a Rule 62 Divisional application of Ser. No. 07/663,952 filed Apr. 12, 1991, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (7)
Divisions (2)
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22865 |
Mar 1993 |
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663952 |
Apr 1991 |
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