Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, Macpeak & Seas
Thermal transfer recording sheet
 A thermal transfer recording sheet comprising a support having thereon a thermal transfer image-receiving layer, said support comprising a thermoplastic resin film containing from 3 to 60% by weight of a petroleum resin, where the thermoplastic resin film is preferably a microvoid-containing film, and the thermal transfer recording sheet exhibits excellent surface smoothness and, in case of a microvoid-containing support, also exhibits excellent cushioning properties so that the recording sheet has improved contact with a thermal head to provide a transferred image rich in gradation and which does not curl even after thermal recording. 
Oji Yuka Goseishi Co. Ltd.
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Takatoshi Akihiko Akira
Nishizawa Ohno Iwai