Abstract: A printing method includes an ink image forming step and an ink image retransferring step. In the ink image forming step, an ink image is formed on a hot melting type adhesive layer of a transfer sheet by using a heat-sensitive image transfer type recording device. In the image retransferring step, the ink image and the hot melting type adhesive layer are transferred onto an image receiving member such as a cloth by heatedly pressing the transfer sheet.

Abstract: An image-retransferable sheet for dry image-transferring materials produced by heat-sensitive transfer is disclosed, which comprises a substrate having on one surface thereof a layer of surface treating agent, the layer having a tensile strength of from 1 to 100 kg/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: A separator for alkali-zinc battery comprising a microporous membrane having alkali resistance, a part of the porous membrane having highly persistent hydrophillic property and the remaining part having water repellent property. In the part having hydrophillic property, precipitation of ZnO can be controlled sufficiently because of its large persistency of hydrophilic property so that dendrite short-circuiting in the battery can be prevented satisfactorily. In the part having water repellent property, O.sub.2 gas is permeable well through it so that a decrease in capacity of battery can be avoided.

Abstract: A printing method includes an ink image forming step and an ink image retransferring step. In the ink image forming step, an ink image is formed on a hot melting type adhesive layer of a transfer sheet by using a heat-sensitive image transfer type recording device. In the image retransferring step, the ink image and the hot melting type adhesive layer are transferred onto an image receiving member such as a cloth by heatedly pressing the transfer sheet.

Abstract: A method for forming a nickel plate or a method for making up an alkaline battery, in such a way that cobalt oxyhydroxide is previously formed on surfaces of positive active material powder and used therefor, by mixing the positive active material powder with CoO powder, for example, to be oxidized, by oxidizing the positive active material powder in a solution including cobalt ions, or by mixing the positive active material powder with cobalt oxyhydroxide powder. A conductive network comprising the cobalt oxyhydroxide is formed, so that conductive efficiencies between the positive active materials and the positive active material and the substrate are made better.

Abstract: A printing method includes an ink image forming step and an ink image retransferring step. In the ink image forming step, an ink image is formed on a hot melting type adhesive layer of a transfer sheet by using a heat-sensitive image transfer type recording device. In the image retransferring step, the ink image and the hot melting type adhesive layer are transferred onto an image receiving member such as a cloth by heatedly pressing the transfer sheet.

Abstract: An image-retransfer sheet for processing dry transferring material produced by the heat-sensitive method includes a substrate, a layer of surface treating agent coated on the substrate and a layer of extended thermoplastic synthetic resin film formed on the layer of surface treating agent. An image is transferred to the image-retransfer sheet by making holes through the layer of extended thermoplastic synthetic resin film in the heat-sensitive method. In retransferring the image from the image-retransfer sheet to an image-receiving material, only the surface treating agent overlapped with the image on the image-retransfer sheet is retransferred to the image-receiving material together with the image. Therefore, undesired surface treating agent around the image is not retransferred to the image-receiving material.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved heat transferable inked ribbon for preparing pressure transferable laminates. The inked ribbon includes a film base coated with an ink layer, which has high pressure sensitive adhesiveness, and further with a control layer, which includes a colorant and has high heat sensitive adhesiveness, viscosity, cohesive forces and hardness. Alternatively, the inked ribbon includes a film base coated with an incident rays reflecting layer, which contains white pigment and has high pressure sensitive adhesiveness, with an ink layer, which has high pressure sensitive adhesiveness, and further with a control layer, which has high heat sensitive adhesiveness, viscosity, cohesive forces and hardness.

Abstract: A separator for alkali-zinc battery comprising a microporous membrane having alkali resistance, a part of the porous membrane having highly persistent hydrophillic property and the remaining part having water repellent property. In the part having hydrophillic property, precipitation of ZnO can be controlled sufficiently because of its large persistency of hydrophilic property so that dendrite short-circuiting in the battery can be prevented satisfactorily. In the part having water repellent property, O.sub.2 gas is permeable well through it so that a decrease in capacity of battery can be avoided.

Abstract: An image-retransfer sheet for receiving an image and for retransferring the received image onto a desired image-receiving material. The image-retransfer sheet includes a substrate and a surface layer formed of surface treating agent and coated on one surface of the substrate for defining an image-receiving surface. The surface layer is provided with adhesive force control matter for controlling adhesive force to be imparted from the image-receiving surface of the surface layer. The adhesive force control matter may be provided on the surface layer in the form of a layer coated on the surface layer. Or otherwise, the adhesive force control matter may include polyethylene fine powders mixed with the surface treating agent in the surface layer.

Abstract: An image-retransferable sheet for retransferring an image of an fused ink transferred from an ink ribbon by a heat sensitive transferring method onto an image receiving member is disclosed. The image-retransferable sheet comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface which is opposed to the first surface and a layer of a surface treating agent coated on the first surface of the substrate. The layer has an exposed surface and a tensile strength of from 1 kg/cm.sup.2 to 100 kg/cm.sup.2. An ink image is formed on the exposed surface of the layer of the surface treating agent coated on the first surface of the substrate by a heat sensitive transferring method.

Abstract: A printing method includes an ink image forming step and an ink image retransferring step. In the ink image forming step, an ink image is formed on a hot melting type adhesive layer of a transfer sheet by using a heat-sensitive image transfer type recording device. In the image retransferring step, the ink image and the hot melting type adhesive layer are transferred onto an image receiving member such as a cloth by heatedly pressing the transfer sheet.

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 image-retransferable sheet for dry image-transferring materials produced by heat-sensitive transfer is disclosed, which comprises a substrate having on one surface thereof, in sequence, a transferable release layer and a surface treating agent layer having a tensile strength of from 1 to 100 kg/cm.sup.2.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for forming a three-dimensional article with two-part curable material on the basis of a three-dimensional information on the article by means of an ink jet method. The material is jetted from at least one ink jet to a stage and laminated thereon. In two-part curable material, microcapsules which encapsulate setting material of the two-part curable material are scattered. These microcapsules are ruptured by radiation of light and so on. The laminated two-part material is supplied with radiation of light from a light source so that it is cured. In this process, a jetting direction of the material from the ink jet head to the stage and/or a jetting amount of the material jetted from the ink jet head is changed in accordance with the information by a control unit, thereby forming a solid article having a desired three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for forming a three-dimensional article with thermosetting material on the basis of a three-dimensional information on the article by means of an ink jet method. The material is jetted from at least one ink jet head to a stage and laminated thereon. The laminated material is supplied with heat by a heat source so that it is cured. In this process, a jetting direction of the material from the ink jet head to the stage and/or a jetting amount of the material jetted from the ink jet head is changed in accordance with the information by a control unit, thereby forming a solid article having a desired three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for forming a three-dimensional article with photosetting or thermosetting material on the basis of a three-dimensional information on the article by means of an ink jet method. The material is jetted from at least one ink jet head to a stage and laminated thereon. The laminated material is exposed to light by a light source to be cured. In this process, a jetting direction of the material from the ink jet head to the stage and/or a jetting amount of the material jetted from the ink jet head is changed in accordance with the information by a control unit, thereby forming a solid article having a desired three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermo-sensitive transfer ink ribbon to be used for producing a dry type transfer material, which is constituted by: a ribbon substrate material; an ink layer formed on a surface of the substrate material and containing a coloring agent, a binder agent, a pressure-sensitive adhesive in the form of dispersion of fine particles; and a transfer property control layer formed on the ink layer and containing a thermo-sensitive adhesive and a tackiness agent. Further disclosed is a method of producing the thermo-sensitive transfer ink ribbon which comprises the steps of: dissolving/dispersing a coloring agent, a binder agent, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive in a predetermined solvent; applying the solvent onto a surface of a ribbon substrate material so as to form an ink layer on the surface; and coating the ink layer with a mixture in which a thermo-sensitive adhesive and a tackiness agent are mixed with each other in the form of a predetermined solution or dispersion liquid.

Abstract: An image-retransfer sheet for dry-processing type image-transferring materials having an image produced by a heat-sensitive transferring method is disclosed, which comprises a substrate having on one surface thereof a layer of a surface treating agent having elongation of at least 100%.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermo-sensitive transfer ink ribbon to be used for producing a dry type transfer material, which is constituted by: a ribbon substrate material; an ink layer formed on a surface of the substrate material and containing a coloring agent, a binder agent, a pressure-sensitive adhesive in the form of dispersion of fine particles; and a transfer property control layer formed on the ink layer and containing a thermo-sensitive adhesive and a tackiness agent. Further disclosed is a method of producing the thermo-sensitive transfer ink ribbon which comprises the steps of: dissolving/dispersing a coloring agent, a binder agent, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive in a predetermined solvent; applying the solvent onto a surface of a ribbon substrate material so as to form an ink layer on the surface; and coating the ink layer with a mixture in which a thermo-sensitive adhesive and a tackiness agent are mixed with each other in the form of a predetermined solution or dispersion liquid.