A method of thermal mass transfer printing a colorant including a binder media from a ribbon onto a first surface of a web having a non-homogeneous thermal conductivity, a non-planar printing surface, a non-homogeneous structure or chemical incompatibility. The first surface of the web is preheated prior...http://www.google.com/patents/US6246428?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6246428 - Method and system for thermal mass transfer printing
