Abstract: A sublimation-type thermal image transfer recording medium is composed of a support, a dye-containing layer formed on the support, containing a sublimable dye, and a top layer formed on the dye-containing layer, containing a hydrolyzed product of a silane coupling agent. This sublimation-type thermal image transfer recording medium may be composed of a support at least to dye-containing layers formed on the support, containing a sublimable dye and an organic binder agent in which the sublimable dye is dispersed, and a top layer formed on at least the two dye-containing layers, containing a sublimable product of a silane coupling agent.

Abstract: An image receiving medium for use in combination with a sublimation type thermal image transfer recording medium with a sublimation-type dye containing image transfer layer is composed of a substrate including a sheet made of a fibrous material and a polymeric material in the form of partcles or a porous resin, the polymeric material or the porous resin being located in the interstices within the fibrous material; and a dye receiving layer formed the substrate.

Abstract: A sublimation-type thermal image transfer recording medium is composed of a support and a plurality of ink layers, such as yellow, magenta and cyan ink layers, and a black ink layer if necessary, formed on the support side by side, or on different separate supports, each ink layer containing an organic binder agent and a sublimable dye dispersed in the organic binder agent, with the gram-absorptivity coefficient of the sublimable dye being 150,000 or more.

Abstract: A sublimation-type thermal image transfer recording medium is composed of a support, a dye-supply layer and a dye-transfer layer which are successively overlaid on the support, each layer containing a sublimable dye and an organic binder agent in which the above-mentioned sublimable dye is dispersed, and a top layer provided on the dye-transfer layer, containing a non-dyeable resin or a low-dyeable resin.

Abstract: A thermosensitive recording method comprising the steps of superimposing a sublimation-type thermosensitive image transfer recording medium on an image receiving sheet, and applying heat imagewise to the recording medium while moving the recording medium and the image receiving sheet in such a manner that the running speed of the image receiving sheet is greater than that of the recording medium. The recording medium for use with the above method comprises an ink layer containing a sublimable dye and one or more organic binder agents in which the sublimable dye is dispersed in the form of granules.

Abstract: An image receiving medium for use in a sublimation-type image transfer recording system is composed of a support, an intermediate layer containing an isocyanate compound, and a dye-receiving layer containing an active-hydrogen-containing resin, an isocyanate compound and a polyether-modified silicone, which layers are overlaid in this order on the substrate.

Abstract: A sublimation type thermosensitive image transfer recording medium and a thermosensitive recording method using the sublimation type thermosensitive image transfer recording medium are disclosed, which comprises a support, an ink layer formed on the support, comprising (a) a dye supplying layer formed on the support, comprising a sublimable dye and at least one binder agent in which the sublimable dye is dispersed in the form of undissolved granules, and (b) an image transfer facilitating layer formed on the dye supplying layer, comprising the sublimable dye and at least one organic binder agent in which the sublimable dye is dissolved, in which the dye supplying layer and the image transfer facilitating layer are constructed in such a manner that (i) the concentration of the sublimation dye in the dye supplying layer is greater than that of the sublimable dye in the image transfer facilitating layer or (ii) the diffusion coefficient of said sublimable dye in the dye supplying layer is greater than that of th

Abstract: A sublimation type thermosensitive image transfer recording medium comprising a support; a dye supplying layer formed on the support, comprising a sublimable dye and an organic binder agent in which the sublimable dye is dispersed; and an image transfer facilitating layer formed on the dye supplying layer, comprising said sublimable dye, an organic binder agent in which said sublimable dye is dispersed, and a lubricant or releasing material having lubricant or releasing properties, which is dispersed in the image transfer facilitating layer or present on the surface of said image transfer facilitating layer, and a thermosensitive image transfer recording process using the sublimation type thermosensitive image transfer recording medium are disclosed.

Abstract: A thermal image transfer recording system comprises a sublimation type thermal image transfer recording medium in combination with an image receiving medium comprising a substrate and a dye receiving layer formed thereon, which comprises, as the principal components, (1) a vinyl chloride-based resin containing active hydrogens and (2) an isocyanate compound.

Abstract: An image receiving medium for use with a sublimation-type thermal image transfer recording medium is disclosed, which comprises a substrate; an a dye receiving layer formed thereon comprising (1) a resin, as the main component, which can be dyed with a sublimation-type dye, and (2) a silicone oil contained therein in such a fashion that the concentration of the silicone oil increases in the direction of the depth of the dye receiving layer from the bottom thereof adjacent to the substrate toward the upper free surface thereof.

Abstract: A sublimation type thermosensitive image transfer recording medium which can be used in repetition, comprising a support; a dye supplying layer formed on the support, comprising a sublimable dye and at least one binder agent in which the sublimable dye is dissolved or dispersed; and an image transfer facilitating layer formed on the dye supplying layer, comprising the sublimable dye and at least one organic binder agent in which the sublimable dye is dissolved or dispersed, the dye supplying layer and the image transfer facilitating layer being structured in such a manner that when the dye supplying layer and the image transfer facilitating layer are separately formed on a substrate, and the layers are separately superimposed on the same receiving sheet, with application of an equal quantity of thermal energy thereto, the amount (weight/unit time.unit area) of the sublimable dye transferred from the dye supplying layer to the receiving sheet is greater than the amount (weight/unit time.