Abstract: An article of manufacture comprising a substrate of foil and/or synthetic organic polymer and a water-based ink affixed thereto which is water-resistant upon curing. A method of disposing a water-based, water-resistant ink on foil and/or synthetic organic polymer substrates.

Abstract: A heat transfer image-receiving sheet including a substrate sheet, a dye-receiving layer formed on the surface side of the substrate sheet and a slip layer formed on the back side of the substrate sheet. That slip layer includes a graft copolymer in which at least one releasable segment selected from the group consisting of a polysiloxane segment, a carbon fluoride segment and a long-chain alkyl segment is grafted on its main chain.

Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet having a back coating layer excellent in heat-resistance is provided by using a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer as a resin constituting the back coating layer. A thermal transfer material having an excellent heat-resistance and having a back coating layer having considerable strength is provided by incorporating at least two species of heat-resistant particles having different particle sizes in the back coating layer, since the larger species of particle imparts excellent heat-resistance to the back coating layer, the smaller species of particle enhances the total amount of the fillers, and the larger and smaller species of particles function so as to provide a synergistic effect.

Abstract: A thermal image transfer recording medium is disclosed, which comprises a substrate and an ink layer formed thereon comprising as the main components (i) a coloring agent and (ii) a copolymer consisting of at least a monomer selected from Group A consisting of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile and at least a monomer selected from Group B consisting of monomers represented by the following formula (I); ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or a methyl group; and R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a glycidyl group, or a hydroxyalkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording sheet comprising a base film and an ink layer comprising at least a heat transferable colorant and a binder resin, formed on one side of the base film, wherein the binder resin is a phenoxy resin having repeating structural units of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X is a bivalent group represented by ##STR2## --O--, --S--, --SO-- or --SO.sub.2 --, each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, R.sup.3 is an alkylene group, and each of benzene rings A and B may have an alkyl group or a halogen atom as a substituent.

Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet for repeated printing cycles, including a first ink layer and a second ink layer provided in that order on one surface of a substrate film and transferable upon being heated, wherein the first ink layer and the second ink layer each include a binder and a colorant, and the time taken for the first ink layer to solidify after melting is different from and shorter than that for the second ink layer.

Abstract: Optical media formed from a water soluble polymer and liquid crystal forming amphiphile are disclosed and claimed. The polymer and amphiphile are cast into a film which exhibits an optical axis of symmetry perpendicular to the film surface.

Abstract: A decorative sheet including a printing base material, and an embossed print pattern formed on the printing base material in combination with an ordinary print pattern or alone, the embossed print pattern being formed with an ink composition comprising a poly(vinyl chloride) resin and a reactive acrylic resin as the main components.

Abstract: A recording medium for ink-jet recording has an ink-receiving layer comprising spherical basic magnesium carbonate, amorphous magnesium carbonate or a mixture of aluminum oxide and basic magnesium carbonate. The recording medium promises a good storage stability of recorded images, i.e. less deterioration due to indoor color changes, together with a high image density.

Abstract: A thermal recording medium including a base layer containing a resin having a functional group which chemically bonds with a metal having a low melting point, such as Sn-Pb alloy, and a thermal recording layer made of a thin film with low resistivity of a low melting point metal formed on said base layer such that when a part of the thermal recording layer is heated, the heated part melts and perforates to record information.

Abstract: An optical recording medium is composed of a substrate, and a recording layer formed thereon, which is made of (a) a first recording layer which contains a light-absorbing organic compound and can be deformed upon irradiation of light thereto, and (b) a second recording layer which includes a sulfide containing antimony in an amount of 50 atm % or more, and can be deformed in accordance with the deformation of the first recording layer.

Abstract: An image-receptive heat transfer paper which includes: (a) a flexible cellulosic nonwoven web base sheet having top and bottom surfaces; and (b) an image-receptive melt-transfer film layer overlaying the top surface of the base sheet, which film layer is composed of from about 15 to about 80 percent by weight of a film-forming binder and from about 85 to about 20 percent by weight of a powdered thermoplastic polymer, wherein each of the film-forming binder and the powdered thermoplastic polymer melts in the range of from about 65 to about 180 degrees Celsius and the powdered thermoplastic polymer consists of particles which are from about 2 to about 50 micrometers in diameter.

Abstract: An ink ribbon for thermal transfer printer comprising a foundation and a thermal transfer layer, said thermal transfer layer comprising a colored layer containing a wax-like substance as a main component of the vehicle thereof, and a thermoplastic adhesive layer having a film-forming property provided on the surface of the colored layer, said thermoplastic adhesive layer having a melt viscosity of 1.times.10.sup.4 to 5.times.10.sup.6 cP at a temperature by 40.degree. C. higher than the softening temperature of the adhesive layer, a softening temperature of 45.degree. to 90.degree. C., a solidifying temperature of 25.degree. to 65.degree. C. and a temperature difference of at least 10.degree. C. between said softening temperature and said solidifying temperature. The thermal transfer ink ribbon provides clear images not only on a smooth paper but also on a rough paper even in a high-speed printing or even on printers with different peeling conditions.

Abstract: An electrostatic recording media comprising a support having first and second surfaces, a conductive clay layer on the first surface of the support, at least one dielectric layer present on the conductive layer, and a non-clay conductivizing agent incorporated into the support from the second surface is described. The element is used in electrostatic imaging systems to produce images having improved density in relatively low humidities.

Abstract: A thermal image transfer recording medium comprising a support, and a thermofusible ink layer formed thereon, which comprises a resin matrix and a thermofusible ink, with the above resin matrix and the thermofusible ink having a property of repelling each other.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording film is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon an image protective layer containing a binder composed of a resin soluble in an organic solvent incapable of dissolving the support, said resin having a glass transition point or a melting point of not lower than 60.degree. C., and an adhesive layer containing a binder composed mainly of a polyester resin comprising terephthalic acid as a main acid component, said polyester resin having a glass transition point of from 30.degree. C. to 60.degree. C., in this order, at least one of said image protective layer and adhesive layer containing a coloring material. The recording film forms a transferred image having durability and satisfactory image quality on a smooth surface of a material such as glass, as well as paper and resin films, with a low heat energy.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording sheet comprising a base film, a heat transferable ink layer formed on one side of the base film and a heat resistant lubricating layer formed on the other side of the base film, wherein the heat resistant lubricating layer contains a modified silicone oil having a viscosity of not lower than 600 cst, an average modified amount of which is not more than 1,500 g per mol of a modifying group.

Abstract: An image-retransferable sheet for dry-processing type image-transferring materials is disclosed, which comprises a substrate having on one surface thereof a surface treating agent layer which has a tensile strength of from 1 to 100 kg/cm.sup.2 or an elongation of at least 100% and which contains pressure-rupturing microcapsules enclosing a perfume. The image-retransferable sheet is not suffered generation of unpleasant smell upon pressure-sensitive retransfer.

Abstract: An anchor bolt-setting capsule containing a 2-cyanoacrylate component and a cure accelerator. In use, the capsule is set in the bolt hole and the anchor bolt is then driven. The resulting disintegration of the capsule results in immediate reaction of the two components to provide a firm bond securing the anchor bolt in position.

Abstract: A decorative inlaid sheet material comprising a sheet of flexible substrate and a plastic layer comprising birefringent particles (or flitters) dispersed in plastisol or organosol. Preferably, the plastisol or organosol is clear or translucent.