Claims
- 1. A heat transfer process comprising the steps of:
- providing a heat transferable sheet having an image-receiving layer;
- providing a heat transfer sheet comprising a support and a heat transfer layer formed on a front side of the support, said heat transfer layer comprising a resin binder and a sublimable dye, said binder comprising a cellulose resin;
- bringing the heat transfer layer of the heat transfer sheet into contact with the image-receiving layer of the heat transferable sheet; and
- applying thermal energy, corresponding to image information to a back side of the support of the heat transfer sheet for several milliseconds to transfer said sublimable dye to the heat transferable sheet.
- 2. The process of claim 1, wherein said cellulose resin comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of cellulose ester and cellulose ether.
- 3. The process of claim 1, wherein said cellulose resin comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of ethyl cellulose, hydroxy ethyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxy cellulose, hydroxy propyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, and cellulose butyrate.
- 4. The process of claim 1, wherein said thermal energy is applied by means of thermal heads.
- 5. The process of claim 4, wherein said thermal energy is applied at a temperature of about 400.degree. C.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Rule 60 Divisional Application of application Ser. No. 07/283,973, filed Dec. 13, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,927,666 which in turn is a Rule 60 Divisional of Ser. No. 06/871,918, filed June 9, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,820,687, which in turn is a Rule 60 Continuation of Ser. No. 06/633,252, filed July 23, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,626,256.
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