Patent ID: 7198838
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: B41M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A protective layer transfer sheet comprising: a substrate sheet; and a thermally transferable protective layer provided on at least a part of one side of the substrate sheet, wherein said thermally transferable protective layer forms a protective layer having a water absorptive property upon thermal transfer and comprises at least a peel layer, a stampable and writable protective layer, and a heat-adhesive resin layer provided in that order as viewed from the substrate sheet side, said stampable and writable protective layer comprises water resistant micro-regions, which are resistant to water and porous, and water absorptive micro-regions formed of a water absorptive resin, and the mass ratio on a dry basis between constituents of the water resistant micro-regions and constituents of the water absorptive micro-regions is greater than 0.1 but less than 0.4.