Method for transferring images onto substrates
US5916723A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/1625
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved method for transferring single and multicolored images on to substrates having the following process steps. Copying a mirror image of the image on to a transfer sheet using pigmented softenable ink, placing the transfer sheet with the mirror image thereon against the substrate with the image and pigmented softenable ink therebetween, softening the ink and bonding the image to the substrate, and removing the transfer paper leaving the image in pigmented ink on the substrate.
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