Patent · US Expired

Decalcomania

US4322467A · kind A · utility

68Cited by
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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 8, 1980
Grant dateMar 30, 1982
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31808
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There has been provided a method for manufacture of decals wherein the decal is printed with an offset rotogravure process utilizing solventless thermoplastic inks. By controlling the temperatures of the gravure rolls, the offset rolls and the back-up rolls, a continuous process is maintained which is capable of printing all layers of a decal without intermediate drying steps. The decal produced and claimed is, in a preferred embodiment, a ceramic heat release decal especially suited for the manufacture of decorated tableware.

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