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United States Patent | 5,593,803 |
Kim , et al. | January 14, 1997 |
A thermal mass transfer imaging process comprises the thermal mass transfer of a dye-receptive transparent donor layer which is then at least partially over-coated with a thermally transferred dye image.
Inventors: | Kim; Choon-Woo (Dongchoon-dong, KR), Chou; Hsin-hsin (Woodbury, MN) |
Assignee: |
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
(St. Paul,
MN)
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Appl. No.: | 08/510,970 |
Filed: | August 3, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 430/22 ; 430/200; 430/201; 430/952; 503/227 |
Current International Class: | G03F 3/10 (20060101); G03C 008/10 (); G03C 008/26 (); G03F 007/34 () |
Field of Search: | 430/200,201,952,22 503/227 |
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