There is disclosed a layered article that can be used in indirect printing, in analog or digital processes. The layered article, when configured as a transfer member, may serve to receive an ink in any form, allow the ink to be treated so as to form an ink image, and permit the application of the ink image on a substrate. The transfer member comprises a support layer and an imaging layer, which may be formed of a silicon matrix including dispersed carbon black particles. Methods for preparing the same are also disclosed.

The object is to provide a transfer paper having good image deterioration resistance, color development property and adhesion property.

The object is achieved by a transfer paper for use in a transfer textile printing method using sublimation textile ink, which comprises a base paper and one or more coating layer(s) provided on at least one side of the base paper, wherein an outermost coating layer positioned on the outermost side with respect to the base paper contains at least a pigment and a binder, at least one of the pigment is amorphous silica, and the binder contains two or more different binders, and at least one of the binders is an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer.

The present invention relates to a preparation comprising a light stabilizer, its use for the production of a transfer medium, a process making the same, as well as a transfer medium and its use.

Apparatuses and methods for applying a transfer material onto the surface of an article are disclosed, including apparatuses and methods of transfer printing on and/or decorating three-dimensional articles, as well as the articles printed and/or decorated thereby. In some cases, the apparatuses and methods involve providing a deposition device, such as a printing device; providing a transfer component; depositing a material onto a portion of the transfer component with the deposition device; modifying the portion of the transfer component with the transfer material thereon to conform the transfer component to at least a portion of the surface of the three-dimensional article; and transferring the transfer material onto the surface of the article.

A protective film that can be included in multi-layer film laminates for use in marketing, advertising campaigns, particularly outdoor or other environment impacted promotions and safety applications. The film includes at least two different polyurethane polymers and is free or substantially free of polyvinyl chloride based polymer. One polyurethane has an ultimate elongation less than 200%, and another polyurethane has an ultimate elongation more than 400%. The film may be transparent, translucent, clear or have other desirable optical properties.

Building panels, especially floor panels, and a method of forming embossed in register surfaces with a digital ink head that applies a curable ink on the panel surface or on an upper side of a foil as a coating and forms an ink matrix that is used to create a cavity in the surface by applying a pressure on the ink matrix.

A porous layer included in a transfer body for image recording by a heat transfer method has a multiple layer configuration, and porous layers are provided such that when a thickness (mm) of each porous layer from a porous layer P(1) of the plurality of porous layers on a side closest to the surface layer to a porous layer P(n) on a side closest to the substrate is set to t(n) (n2), and a total thickness of the transfer body is set to T (mm), Expression (1): CT t(1)+ . . . +t(n) (here, C=0.4, and T1) is satisfied.

Examples described herein include printing systems that include a transfer medium, a binder material applicator to apply a layer of binder material to a surface of the transfer medium, and a print engine to apply printing material to the layer of binder material. The system can also include a roller to press the transfer medium against a print medium to transfer the binder material and the printing material to the print medium.

A transfer member for transfer-type image formation according to the present invention includes, in this order, a heat insulating layer, a heat storage layer and a top layer having an image formation surface, and satisfies Expressions 1 to 6: Expression 1: 0.5t11.5 (t1 represents the thickness [mm] of the heat insulating layer), Expression 2: 0.05t20.50 (t2 represents the thickness [mm] of the heat storage layer), Expression 3: t30.020 (t3 represents the thickness [mm] of the top layer), Expression 4: 10.20 (1 represents the thermal conductivity [W/(m.Math.K)] of the heat insulating layer), Expression 5: 20.23 (2 represents the thermal conductivity [W/(m.Math.K)] of the heat storage layer), and Expression 6: C21.52 (C2 represents the volume specific heat [MJ/(m.sup.3.Math.K)] of the heat storage layer).

Provided are: a liquid absorbing member configured to remove at least part of a liquid component contained in an ink image applied to a printing medium or a transfer body by being brought into contact with the ink image, the liquid absorbing member containing a hydrophilic and oil-repellent material in at least part of a surface thereof that is to be brought into contact with an ink; and an image forming apparatus including the liquid absorbing member. Also provided are a liquid removal method and an image forming method each using the liquid absorbing member.