Abstract: The invention provides a transfer printing film for thermally printing patterns on golf balls. An ink layer disposed on one side of a substrate film contains as a main vehicle a polyamide bearing methoxymethyl group or a vinylchloride-vinylacetate-vinylalcohol copolymer bearing hydroxyl group. Softening point of the polyamide or the copolymer is relatively low, and thus, the pattern formed by the ink layer is transfered at a lower temperature. Both the methoxymethyl group of the polyamide and the hydroxyl group of the copolymer reacts with isocyanate group to form urethane bond, and thus, in the operation of finishing the golf ball with a two-component urethane paint, urethane bondings are formed between the urethane clear top coat and the printed pattern.

Abstract: An ink jet recording element comprising a support having thereon, in the order recited, a base layer comprising a hydrophilic material and an ink-receptive top layer comprising a mordant polymer having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: A represents units of an addition polymerizable monomer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups;B represents units of a copolymerizable, .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomer;Q is N or P;R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each independently represents a carbocyclic or alkyl group;M.sup.- is an anion;x is from about 0.25 to about 5 mole percent;y is from about 0 to about 90 mole percent; andz is from about 10 to about 99 mole percent.

Abstract: An image recording element for inkjet ink images is disclosed. The element comprises a support, a base layer and a top layer. The base layer comprises gelatin and a material selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylalcohol, hydroxyethyl cellulose and mixtures thereof. The top layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of an acrylic acid-diallyldimethylammonium chloride-hydroxypropyl acrylic copolymer and acrylic acid-diallyldimethylammonium chloride polymer.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording sheet comprises a support, and provided thereon, a void layer containing fine inorganic particles and a hydrophilic binder, the hydrophilic binder having being cross-linked by a hardener.

Abstract: A fabric for ink jet recording, which has a boehmite porous layer on the fiber surface of the fabric and is softening-treated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a recording sheet which comprises a substrate and a coating thereon comprising water and a surfactant capable of exhibiting a liquid crystalline phase in water at a temperature of about 25.degree. C. or higher, said coating containing the water and surfactant in relative concentrations such that upon addition of water to the coating, the surfactant undergoes a phase change, thereby increasing the viscosity of the coating. In one embodiment, the surfactant is in a lamellar liquid crystalline phase and, upon addition of water to the coating, the surfactant undergoes a phase change to a hexagonal liquid crystalline phase. Also disclosed are ink jet printing processes wherein an aqueous ink is applied to the aforementioned recording sheet.

Abstract: An ink jet recording sheet comprises a support carrying an ink-receiving layer, this layer comprising a hydrophilic polymer, preferably poly(vinyl alcohol) and a poly(vinylbenzyl quaternary ammonium salt) of the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 is independently alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; each of R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 is independently alkyl of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms and the total number of carbon atoms in R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 is from 13 to 20; each M.sup.- is an anion; and each of a, b and c is the molar proportion of the respective repeating units.

Abstract: Provided is a recording medium comprising a base material, and an ink-receiving layer thereon containing a pigment having an aggregated-particle diameter of from 0.5 to 50 .mu.m and a binder, wherein said ink-receiving layer has a value of BET specific surface area/pore volume within the range of from 50 to 500 m.sup.2 /ml.

Abstract: An image recording medium comprises a support, a polyolefin layer, a polyvinyl alcohol layer and a surface gelatin layer in the order. The polyolefin layer contains polyolefin in an amount of not less than 50 wt. %. The polyolefin layer has a thickness in the range of 10 to 100 .mu.m. The polyvinyl alcohol layer contains a vinyl alcohol polymer in an amount of not less than 50 wt. %. The vinyl alcohol polymer comprises vinyl alcohol units in an amount of 50 to 90 mole %. The polyvinyl alcohol layer has a thickness in the range of 2 to 20 .mu.m. The surface gelatin layer contains gelatin in an amount of not less than 50 wt. %. The surface gelatin layer has a thickness in the range of 0.2 to 2 .mu.m. The surface gelatin layer further contains solid particles. The solid particles have an average particle size in the range of 3 to 100 .mu.m. The image recording medium is advantageously used in an image recording process according to an ink jet method.

Abstract: The inkjet recording sheet of the present invention comprises a cellulosic sheet support, e.g., paper, having on at least one surface thereof an inkjet coating comprising, in combination, a porous base coat having a high absorption capacity for absorbing the vehicle of an inkjet ink, and an ink receiving coat having a superior capacity for keeping the dyes in the ink on the surface with minimal spreading, tailing or blurring, to provide a sharp image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium, comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one side of the base material, wherein the ink-receiving layer comprises, in combination as essential components, a hydrophilic resin and a cationic compound comprising both structural units of the formulae (I) and (II) ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R3 is a phenyl, naphthyl, benzyl or phenethyl group, R6 is an alkyl group the main chain of which has 10 to 30 carbon atoms, and X.sup.- is a halide ion selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide and iodide ions, a sulfate ion, an alkylsulfate ion selected from the group consisting of methylsulfate and ethylsulfate ions, an alkyl- or arylsulfonate ion, or an acetate ion, and the cationic compound is used in combination in a proportion of 1 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the hydrophilic resin.

Abstract: A method of producing glass strands, the method comprising coating glass strands with a heat-polymerizable composition constituted by a solution with a solvent content of less than 5% by weight and a viscosity of less than 400 cP, the solution comprising a basic structure which can be polymerized or cross-linked thermally, the structure comprising at least 60% by weight of one or more components with molecular weights of less than 750, having at least one acrylic and/or methacrylic and/or vinyl ether and/or N-vinylamide and/or N-vinyllactam function, the proportion of polyfunctional components within these components being at least 45% by weight of these components, so as to produce glass strands coated with a non-polymerized, heat-polymerizable composition; the glass strands produced, as well as to composites produced from the strands.

Abstract: A transfer medium includes a transfer portion having a transfer characteristic capable of separating only a region imparted with ink.

Abstract: A process for producing a thermal transfer recording medium having a near end mark, which comprises: applying a near end mark ink onto the uppermost het-meltable layer of a thermal transfer recording medium and drying the resultant to form a near end mark,the near end mark ink being a white ink comprising a white pigment, a resin, a wax and a solvent, the white pigment comprising 40 to 60% by weight of the total amount of solid matters of the ink, the resin comprising at least one resin selected from the group consisting of terpene.phenol copolymer resin, phenol resin and polyethylene glycol resin, the wax comprising a particulate wax having an ester group and a melting point of not lower than 75.degree. C., the solvent being capable of dissolving the resin and incapable of dissolving the particulate wax.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ink-jet printing cloth comprising a thickening surfactant in an amount of from 0.1 to 30% by weight and an aqueous auxiliary for thickening the thickening surfactant in an amount of from 0.1 to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the cloth, respectively.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium comprising a foundation, and a release layer, a protective layer and a colored ink layer provided on the foundation in this order, the protective layer comprising an acrylic resin and a diallyl phthalate resin.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a thermal-transfer recording medium and its thermal-transfer recording method whereby it is possible to perform good thermal transfer to a durable transfer medium such as plastic film etc., and the transferred image is excellent in resistance to mechanical abrasion, and whereby color reproducibility is excellent when plural colors of thermal transferred inks are printed in layers. A thermal-transfer ink layer is provided which at least presents the visco-elastic characteristics that tan.delta. is of 1 or more and the complex dynamic viscosity falls within 100 to 40,000 Pa.s in the viscoelasticity measurement with a frequency of 1 Hz in the linear viscoelastic region of temperature from 100 to 150.degree. C. Alternatively, a thermal-transfer ink layer containing a coloring matter and a thermo-fusing resin is provided on a support, and the thermo-fusing resin presents the visco-elastic characteristics that tan.delta. is of 1.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a printing medium comprising a substrate and an ink-receiving layer which comprises an alumina hydrate surface-treated with a coupling agent and is provided on the substrate.

Abstract: An ink jet recording paper for recording with an ink based on a water-soluble dye having mainly carboxyl groups as hydrophilic functional groups, said recording paper not containing calcium carbonate, and being formed from a base paper comprising kaolin and/or illite as filler and a recording layer provided on at least one side of said base paper comprising a water-absorbing pigment and an aqueous binder as its principal components, the amount of solids in said layer lying in the range 0.5-3.0 g/m.sup.2 on each side of said paper on which said layer is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium comprising an alumina hydrate having an average pore radius of 20 to 200 .ANG. and a half breadth of pore radius distribution of 20 to 150 .ANG..