Patent · US Expired

Methods for reusing artwork and creating a personalized tee-shirt

US5833790A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 1996
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06Q1/12
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of creating personalized, transferable artwork, which comprises the steps of selecting artwork or preselected images, inserting said artwork or preselected images into a clear folder or beneath a clear sheet, said clear folder or clear sheet having no printing or form-work thereon and being capable of being written upon, handwriting onto the clear folder or clear sheet, thereby personalizing said clear folder or clear sheet, copying said art-work or preselected images and said clear folder or clear sheet having handwriting thereon onto a transfer material, and transferring said art-work or preselected images together with said handwriting onto a receptor element, thereby preserving the original artwork for reuse. The invention demonstrates the only way personalization, such as handwriting, can be transferred onto a receptor element, such as a shirt, in correct order using equipment without an electronic reverse imaging capability.

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