A thermal transfer sheet includes a dye layer disposed on a first surface of a substrate film. The dye layer includes a decolorizable dye. The decolorizable dye has a color difference ΔE*ab between a color A and a color B of 10 or less, where the color A is a color of a transfer-receiving body before the decolorizable dye is transferred to the transfer-receiving body, the color B is a color of a portion of the transfer-receiving body with the decolorizable dye having been transferred thereto, and the color of the portion is a color after the portion is irradiated by a xenon lamp at an irradiation intensity of 1.2 (W/m.sup.2) for 50 hours, the portion having a reflection density of 0.5 or greater before being irradiated by the xenon lamp.

A linerless thermal sheet arranged as a roll, includes a substrate having a first face and a second face, whereby the first face opposes the second face; an adhesive layer on at least part of the first face of the substrate; a thermosensitive layer on at least part of the second face of the substrate, the thermosensitive layer including a first portion and a second portion whereby the first portion and the second portion do not overlap; a release coating applied onto the thermosensitive layer, the release coating has a low adherence to the adhesive layer; at least one colour image is deposited on the first portion of the thermosensitive layer such that the at least one colour image is between the thermosensitive layer and the release coating, whereby the second portion of the thermosensitive paper is blank for thermally-printed information.

Provided is a thermosensitive recording medium being excellent in oil resistance among various performances required for the thermosensitive recording medium, and being further excellent in heat resistance, plasticizer resistance, and printing (recording) run-ability.

That is a thermosensitive recording medium having a thermosensitive recording layer comprising a colorless or pale colored electron donating leuco dye and an electron accepting color developing agent on a substrate, wherein the thermosensitive recording layer contains at least two kinds of urea compounds. The two kinds of urea compounds comprise the first urea compound being represented by the following general formula 1, and the second urea compound being represented by the following general formula 2.

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wherein R.sup.1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, aralkyl group or aryl group, and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,

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wherein R.sup.4 to R.sup.8 represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, and the like, and m represents an integer of 0 to 2.

A thermal transfer image receiving sheet includes: a substrate made of paper; a polyolefin resin layer formed on a first surface of the substrate; an adhesive layer formed on a second surface of the substrate facing away from the first surface; a porous layer formed on the adhesive layer; a foundation layer formed on the porous layer; and an image receiving layer formed on the foundation layer. A surface of the substrate, as defined in JIS B 0601:2001, has a maximum valley (undulation) depth Wv of 2.00 μm or less and a root mean square slope for the waviness WΔq of 0.013 or less. The porous layer has a thickness of 25 μm or more, and a thickness of the polyolefin resin layer is 0.2 to 3.0 times the thickness of the porous layer.

A recording medium includes a support substrate and a recording layer provided on the support substrate. The recording layer contains a color-exhibiting compound having an electron-donating property, a color-developing agent having an electron-accepting property, and a matrix polymer. The color-developing agent contains a compound represented by a specific formula. The matrix polymer contains a polycarbonate resin.

A heat-sensitive recording material has a web-shaped substrate, having a front side and a reverse side opposite the front side, a heat-sensitive recording layer disposed to the front side of the web-shaped substrate, including at least one dye precursor and at least one (color) developer reactive with this at least one dye precursor. A front-side surface of the heat-sensitive recording material is formed dehesively with respect to layers of adhesive applied to the reverse side of the web-shaped substrate. The dehesive front-side surface includes a furnish which is disposed above the heat-sensitive recording layer and comprises at least one release agent. A diffusion layer is formed between the furnish and the heat-sensitive recording layer. A method for producing a heat-sensitive recording material of this kind, and possibilities for its use.

The present invention is directed to a glass container having an outer glass surface with an inkjet printed image provided on said surface, characterized in that an at least partially water soluble CEC with a thickness from 0.002 to 10 micrometer is present between the outer glass surface and the inkjet printed image.

Such glass container is preferably a one-way beverage bottle.

In addition, the present invention is directed to a method of inkjet printing an image on a glass container comprising the steps of: a) manufacturing a glass container having an at least partially water soluble CEC layer with a thickness from 0.002 to 10 micrometer, b) inkjet printing an image on the glass container.

Provided are a transfer film which includes a temporary support, a first curable transparent resin layer, and a second transparent resin layer disposed in direct contact with the first curable transparent resin layer in this order, satisfies Expression 1 and Expression 2A:

n.sub.1<n.sub.2  Expression 1:

100×φ.sub.2/T.sub.2≦5.0  Expression 2A:

where n.sub.1 represents a refractive index of the first curable transparent resin layer, n.sub.2 represents a refractive index of the second transparent resin layer, φ.sub.2 represents a standard deviation of a thickness of the second transparent resin layer, and T.sub.2 represents an average thickness of the second transparent resin layer.

This invention relates to a conductive thermal image receiver element that has an aqueous coatable dye-receiving layer. The dye-receiving layer comprises a conductive polymeric material, a dispersant, one or more surfactants, one or more antifoamers, a water-dispersible release agent, a crosslinking agent, and a polymer binder matrix consisting essentially of a water-dispersible polyester and a water-dispersible acrylic polymer. This invention also relates to a method for making this thermal image receiver element as well as method for using it to provide a dye image by thermal transfer from a donor element.

The present invention provides a process for manufacturing a decorative article, typically in the form of a sheet or web, by providing the substrate with a pore pattern layer which is then dried using a first energy curable water-based ink or coating composition which is essentially free of a curing or cross-linking agent and contains a repellant and subsequently applying a topcoat layer over the pore pattern layer using a second energy curable water-based ink or coating composition which is also essentially free of a curing or cross-linking agent.