Color toner containing sublimation dyes for use in electrophotographic imaging devices

摘要

The invention relates to a commercially useful color thermal transfer dye sublimation toner comprising at least a binder resin and a sublimation dye component, the binder resin comprising a high molecular weight polymer having a molecular weight of above about 100,000, and the sublimation dye comprising a dye which sublimes at elevated temperatures above about 100 DEG C. The invention further defines a process for the use of the toner.